The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-07

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be held next Monday evening.
M. w. of A. Election.
The Modern Woodmen of America
will at the meeting to be held this
evening select their officers for the en-
suing term.
Work on the erection OF a new main
building for the. national tuberculosis
sanatorium of the Modern Woodmen
of America near Colorado Springs
will commence about January 1. The
building will contain dining rooms,
kitchen and kindred departments and
ing capacity Of 36S. The cost of the
new building will be 100000 which
sum, 1t is planned to raise through
10000 subscriptions of $40 each from
the members OF the order. There are
at the present time at the sanatorium,
three tent colonies with a capacity OF
60 patients each.
Eagle iHarbor Reunion.
IL has practically been decided that
the proposed reunion Of copper coun-
try Pythians under the auspices of
the Laurium lodge, at the old school
house at Eagle Harbor where Justus
Rathbone wrote the ritual Of the or
der, will not be conducted until next
spring or summer. II was proposed TO
go To the old schoolhouse to exempli-
fy the dramatic first rank degree the
Laurium lodge having a very excellent
team for this degree. However the diff
ficulty of access to the old schoolhouse
during the winter, and the fact that
during the winter and the fact that
fenced in providing accommodations
inside of the building for all who con-
template making the trip, have made
it advisable to postpone the visit un-
til next summer. The outing will then
he conducted on an elaborate scale and
1t is likely that it will prove a very
popular one.
EIks' Rehearsal Tonight.
The first rehearsal for the minstrel
show to be conducted under the
auspices Of Calumet b. +. o. e., at the
Calumet theater, December Is and 16,
will be held at the Elks temple this
evening, at the conclusion of the reg
ular meeting of the lodge. s. A.
Grubbs of Chicago, an experienced
minstrel man is in this city to direct
the staging of this entertainment. Be
tween rs and so male voices will be
heard in the choruses Scenery cos
tunes and electrical effects worth
$4,000 will be used to give the pro-
duction the proper setting.
The entertainment committee con-
sisting of. DIR. G. II. Rupprecht. chair
man. Josiah T. Daniels, c. H. Hohl,
James w. Doyle, Fred ID. Cowley, Silas
c. Chynoweth, S. Russell Smith. John
+. Foley and C. r. Hanson will have
entire charge Of the arrangements for
this production.
Lady Willard Hive.
During the present year five mem
bers of Lady Willard Hive, L. o. II.
M NJ, have died and death claims
amounting TO 100000 have been paid.
all of the payments having been made
within two weeks of the date of the
death of the member. The local
DIuiltn VI TIC Olhtl III a. HOui
condition and has not experienced the
loss of membership which has been so
marked in other orders which have
adopted the adequate death rates. The
total membership of the Calumet Hive
is almost as large at the present time
as at the first of the year.
The order at large is also said to be
in a good condition and as the mem
bers are becoming more familiar with
the new rating, more satisfaction ex-
lists.
Modern Brotherhood.
At the regular meeting of the Mod
ern Brotherhood of America to be held
tomorrow evening, a large class will
be initiated into membership. The
meeting will probably prove a very in
teresting one.
Helping Hand Tent.
An informal social session will be
conducted in connection with the reg
ular meeting of Helping Hand Tent,
No. "a, I. O. r. on Saturday evening.
A large attendance is desired.
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