The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-22
HANCOCK EAGLES
VISIT HUBBELL
MEMBERS OF AERiE ARE GIVEN
GREAT TIME AT BIG SOCIAL
AND INITIATION LAST
EVENING.

Nearly a hundred Eagles from the
swooped down on Hubbell last night to
attend a big meeting of the aerie in
that place, going by special train on
the Mineral Range, leaving here at
o'clock. Besides the local members
there were present a number from
Calumet and Lake Linden while the
Hubbel Eagles turned out i'm large
numbers to honor their visitors.
A class of eight members was ini-
tiated. the work being in charge of the
Hancock lodge degree team which
performed the ceremonies in a man.
ner to win much appreciative applause
from those witnessing the initiation
and to make a lasting impression upon
the novitiates on whom ii was con-
ferred.
After the ceremonial features were
concluded grand social session and
luncheon was enjoyed, which was one
of the best affairs of the kind ever
pulled off i'm Houghton county. 1.-THE
Hubbell Eagles are fine bunch of
fellows" said a Honcock eagle this
morning as his memory fingered on
the good time enjoyed" and they are
certainly there when it comes to enter
tanning" President Joseph Jewell pre-
sided as POSTMASTER and speeches
were made by members from Hancock
and the other aeries of the county,
also by visiting members from Sagi-
nav and Cincinnati aeries. Vocal
selections were given, and the festiv-
tiles continued unrestrained until one
o'clock when the Hancock visitors
left to take their special trains for the
return trip.
Music was furnished during supper
by the Hubbell Eagles band which also
met the visiting Eagles at the depot on
the arrival OF the special and escorted
them to the hall. The supper embrace
ed a extensive bill of fare, prepared
and served by the Hubbell Eagles
without any outside assistance and
was declared to be one of the best
banquets ever enjoyed by any social
organization in the county. A notable
feature was the absence of any intoXi-
eating liquors i'm the lodge room, nor
being served during the banquet, al
though opportunity was given any de-
string refreshments to secure them
elsewhere The absence of liquor was
an innovation at Eagles affair of this
kind and was very favorably COM
mented upon by those present. who
regarded ii as a step in the right di-
rection which will be generally taken
up by other lodges of the order in the
county at future banquets.
President Mclaughlin of the Calu-
met aerie was among those who spoke
at the banquet, and he said he hoped
i'm the not distant future to arrange
for a holding similar meeting at
Calumet, to which the other aeries of
the county will be invited. Eagles af-
fairs i'm Calumet had been rather
quiet of late, he said, but he expected
that "A new era of activity would
shortly be inaugurated.
Hancock. too, will in the course of
the next two months hold big meet
ing, to which general invitation to
all the other aeries will be extended.
This will be on the occasion of the
installation of the new officers TO be
elected on December 6, and which will
be installed at the first regular meet
ing in January.
The Trip to Frisco.
Hubbell aerie, II was announced
last night, will send eighteen MEM
bers to the annual national conven-
ton to be held at San Francisco, Cali
fornia next August, going on the spe-
cial Eagles train. Hubbell is the first
Of the Houghton county lodges to take
any steps in this matter, but at the
next regular meeting of the Hancock
aerie il is expected it will be discuss
ed, with probability that some of
the members will decide to go. Secre-
tary Rouleau said this morning that
he intends to take in the trip If he
can possibly do so.
A circular relative to the special
Eagles train has been received from
Past Worthy President ID. j. Dalton
of Cincinnati, containing full partic-
ulars relative to the train, accomoda-
oil