The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-10
FRATERN|TIES
RENDED BY War
LADY MACCABEE ORGANiZA-
TONS, WITH SIMILAR NAMES,
MAKE CHARGES AND
COUNTER CHARGES.

With a view to off-setting alleged
attacks upon their reputation, the La
dies OF the Modern Maccabees, holding
their great executive monthly session
in Detroit last week gave their final
stamp of approval to circular maxi
ing explicit charges against the Ladies
of the Maccabees of the World and
other fraternal organizations, of agi-
tation and other unfraternal conduct,
more particularly since the order was
re-rated last June.
The booklet will be issued to the TO-
600 odd Ladies of the Modern Macca-
bees throughout Michigan. AS many
members of the Ladies of the Modern
Maccabees are also members of the
sister order, the battle takes the com
plexion OF civil war. 1t is contended
by the executive members OF the La
dies of the Modern Maccabees that
this complicated relation makes ii the
more easy for enemies to work under
the guise of friends. Hence the cir
cular, which is cast i'm no uncertain
form
"Spes, proselytiZers and wolves
are some of the epithets applied to
the enemies of the order accused of
working in its midst to shake conf
dence and sow the seeds of doubt.
Among innuendoes said to come
from the rival order are: your So
ciety won't last five years." Your or
der is not based upon adequate rates; "
you owe $4,000 and 10 per cent of
your endowment fund goes to pay the
salaries of the great hive officers"
The false, malicious and perverted
attack" upon the financial position of
the order is attributed to a deputy of
the Ladies of the Maccabees of the
World at a recent meeting in Toledo.
SO challenged, the Ladies of the Mod
ern Maccabees with a marshaling of
facts on their own side. Among other
assurances as to their integrity, the
circular states that the order has
$3.50, 900 distributed through different
state banks, and $3.50, in municipal
bonds, declared by Insurance Commits
sioner j. V. Barry to be gilt-edged. AS
$500 was paid out for claims during
the session for the treausry become
less by the amount disbursed.
In regard to the endowment fund
the circular reads: Ten per cent OF
the $5,500,000 endowment fund col
| lected annually amounts to $55O,0OO
while the total salaries of the great
hive officers is about $1,000. The
great commander and the great record
keeper receive $500 year; while
the supreme record keeper of the La
| dies of the Maccabees of the World re-
ceive salaries of $4,000 EACH"
The supreme hive of the l.. O. T. M
o. II. w. is further charged with insti-
eating soliciting trip of two mem
bers of the Ladies of the Modern Mac
cabees to collect dollar subscriptions
from various hives for the purpose OF
suing the great hive.
other fraternal organizations OF
minor importance are also implicated
in the charge, which. however, bears
heaviest upon the order most closely
related to that under attack.
| The Ladies of the Modern Macca'
bees and the Ladies of the Maccabee'
of the World are placed in an anomal
Gus position by the steadily growing
antagonism between them. While th'
latter society is said to have onl!
about 5000 members in this state. !
claims a membership of $4,000 in thu
entire country and was originally
merger of various state fraternal or
CARNATIONS created about 16 years ago
Several members of the great execu
tive committee of the Modern Mac
cabees are unofficial members of tn
Maccabees of the World, and the wan
of strict confidence rumored to exis
among those in high authority makes
the councils of the order delicate
matter in more senses than one.