The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-30
- p
SSHlTET&NLNL NIEMS
GsGAS1c-=-]

:. at the odd Fellows hall last even
mig. Nominations OF officers for the
nsuing year were also made. The
lection OF officers will be held next
tuesday evening after which there
Nil be an informal social session and
luncheon.
Eagles Postpone Election.
The election of officers for the CAL
met Aerie, +. O. +, did not occur at
he regular meeting this week as was
expected. 1t was decided TO hold the
election in connection with the next
'ogular meeting Of the order.
Pythians viii Elect.
Al the regular meeting OF Charity
,odge. No 1871. knights OF Pythias to
he held tomorrow evening, officers for
che ensuing year will be nominated
and elected Work in the first degree
viii be conducted. The members of
this lodge are making preparations
for dancing party to be held in the
near future to which all Pythians and
their friends will be invited. Com
mittees to take charge OF this enter
tainment win be named at the meet
ing tomorrow evening.
Meeting of Reohabites.
Helping Hand tent, No. "a, Inde-
pendent order of Rechabites has
made arrangements for an informal
social session to be held i'm connection
with the regular meeting on Saturday
evening. December 10. \ fine pro-
gram has been prepared for this oc-
casion and it is expected that attend
ance will be large.
Former Masonic Home.
Thirty-three acres of valuable land
i'm East Grand Rapids, the property
upon which the Michigan Masonic
home formerly stood. will hereafter be
tied up and for all anybody can now
see cannot be made use of.
Under the deed by which the prop
erty was turned over To the Masons of
the state the property may be used for
maintaining thereon the Michigan Ma
sonic home and for no other purpose.
IL is even said by some of the attor-
neys connected with the board of con-
troll that the insurance cannot even
be used for any other purpose than for
a home on that site Therefore the
decision of the board of control e.
move the home to Alma apparently
loses to the Masons this fine properly
as well as the insurance on it,
1t was some 81 years ago that the
Masonic Home association, organized
In Grand Rapids, purchased 10 acres
of land in East Grand Rapids and es-
tablished the home thereon. This land
was sold off from time to time unit
but 33 acres, one for each degree OF
Masonry. was retained. The proceeds
of the sale turned over TO the Masons
the entire property free of any cost
and during the time the home has
been upon this properly the only ex.
pense was the maintaining of tn,
building and the Inmates there.
Later the home was taken over un.
der a board of control and the insti.
tuition has been most successfully con.
Quoted for the entire state until it wa'
burned.' February 16, 1910. Since tina
! time the inmates have been housed IN
/ the Lake side club while a decisor
was being reached as to whether tn
building should be reconstructed OF
! it's present site or the home establish
ed in some other city.
Discuss New L. o. 7. M. M. Rates.
An events of unusual significance i
contained i'm the announcement tina
the great executive committee of tn
Ladies of the Modern Maccabees will
meet in executive session Wednesday
November go and continuing for sew
eral days.
The reason for this most unusual &C
tion is due to the desire of hundreds OF
members of the order to meet in per
son with the great hive officers, wit
the idea of obtaining at first hand cor
rect information as to the new sched
ule of rates adopted at the recent con
vention. At the same time many mem
bers desire to have their transfer
made out. while others who have per
mitted themselves to be suspended
wish to be reinstated i'm good STANDING
st. Anthony's Court.
AZ a nnpetfnp of ST AnthonV's COurI