The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-02
new OFFICERS ELECTED BY
FRENCH naturalization CLUB
Joseph 0ulette Of Calumet Chosen
President at Annual Meeting
Yesterday
CENTRAL BUREAU REMAINS

The third annual meeting of the
French Naturalization clubs of
Houghton county was held yesterday
afternoon at Hubbell. the session TAX
ing place at the convent hail. and pre-
sided over by Frank o. Mayotte of
Hancock, who on his retirement be-
comes an honorary president OF the
society. He is succeeded as president
by Joseph Ouelette OF Calumet, who
was yesterday elected to that Office.
The fun list of the new officers Is as
follows:
President, Joseph Ouelette of Calu-
met.
Vice president, C. o. olivier of Han
cock
Secretary. Charles f. Rouleau of
Hancock.
Assistant secretary. Ernest Thi-
bault of Dollar Bay.
Corresponding secretary, Leon
D'Aoust of Hubbell.
Treasurer, George Valliere of Hub
bell.
1t was voted to continue the Cen
trail bureau OF the Naturalization
league at Hancock and Calumet was
selected as the place for holding the
next annual meeting on the first sun
day of May. 1911.
The five branches of the French Ma
turalization League in the county,
| Hancock, Calumet. Lake Linden, Hub
bell and Dollar Bay. were each repre-
scented at the meeting. those present
from Hancock being President f. o.
| Mayotte, Secretary G. T.. Rouleau, G
o. olivier, A. Cornellier, A. Drouin
and Leon Leveille.
The full returns of the census taken
of French residents of the county not
having yet been completed an extern
sion of tine was granted, for three
months. until the first Sunday in Aug
ust the place of meeting being subject
to the call of the president. 1t is prob
| able that ii will take place in Hancock
however, as the books of the organiza-
| ton are kept here. Secretary Rouleau
was authorized to obtain books into
which the data contained on the emu
meratlon blanks will be copied so a.
to be accessible in permanent form.
| The places in which the enumeration
Is still incomplete are Chassell, thu
South Range and small towns where
there are no branches. but the emu
meration of which is i'm the hands O
a committee appointed for the pur
pose. Steps were taken yesterday to-
wards having branches organized IL
the near future at Chassell and Soufl
Range. The reports from the othe
places in the county. where branches
are i'm existence. are all ready to b'
turned in, several being already in tn
hands of the secretary
A committee OF three composed o
C. o. olivier of Hancock, f. +. Primes
of Lake Linden and President Ouelett'
of Calumet was appointed to revise thu
bylaws to meet conditions as the!
now exist as a result of development
since the league was first organized
Reports were submitted by the sec
rotary and treasurer and showed
good financial membership as well n
a steady growth of membership. TIL
purpose of the organization is not 81
much to acquire a large membership
as to exert it's influence in having
every French resident of the count.
become an American citizen. taking
out naturalization papers and becom
ing interested in the affairs OF tn
country Politics do not enter into tn
work of the society in any way, ever
person affiliated with 1t or coming un
der its influence being free To exercis
his political privileges in accordanc
with his own personal inclination an
preferences.