The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-28
X. OF P. MEETING
AT SAGINAW OCT.7
DATE OF CONVENTION CHANGED
FROM OCTOBER S TO OCTOBER
7-THEATER PARTY
ARRANGED.

A communication has been received
by the members of Charity lodge.
knights of Pythias, No lSl. from VIII
II. Hampton of Charlevoix, grand
keeper of records and seal, of the
Michigan domain, announcing a change
In the dates of the annual grand lodge
meeting. This convention was to have
opened on October 3, but at coun-
ell OF the grand lodge officers held In
Detroit recently, II was decided that
the gathering would not convene until
Oct Z. The meeting will be held at
Saginaw.
Headquarters will be at the Hotel
Vincent and at the convention some
important legislation will be consider
ed including the receipt Of a report
from the Pythian Home committee rel
alive TO the Pythian Grand Lodge Re-
/ lief fund: also the establishment Of a
state lodge to take care of members of
subordinate lodges that have surren-
dered their charters and a prop
osition to change the time of holding
the annual grand lodge convention
/ To a date earlier I'm the fall hereafter
/ Supreme Chancellor George NJ. Hanson
of Calais, Main, has been invited t.
be present at the meeting and has
signihed his intention of coming i
he can possibly do so. Others expected
are Supreme X or r. and S. Fred h
Wheaton of Minneapolis, and the su
preme master at arms, the Crane
Chancellor of ontario, and the Gran'
x. Of r. and s.. of Wisconsin.
Joseph Thomas has been named I
represent the members of Chart
lodge at this convention and he WI
leave early next week for Saginaw 5
AS To be on hand for the opening G
the grand lodge meeting.
Advices from Saginaw indicate tha
elaborate arrangements have bee
made for the entertainment of the Wis
itinp Pythians and Pythian Sister
} one of the features will be a theat'
party. gwen under the auspices OF
committee named by the Sagina
lodge. over five hundred seats ha'
ben reserved for the visiting Pythial
and their ladies.
At the regular meeting OF the mer
! bers of Charity lodge to be held |
Z morrow evening, work i'm the first d
t groe will be conducted. The membe
: have received a cordial invitation
: attend \ meeting and social sessi
t given by the members of the Hanco
4 lodge. Friday evening and 1t is eXpe'
5 ed n large number will attend.
D Will Attend Convention.
The various Italian fraternal orga
izations i'm Calumet have been invi'
IN send delegates to a convention To
" held I'm Philadelphia in Novemo
; which convention will name deiega
y IN visit Rome early next year to &C
y for with the Italian foreign depa
z mont. relative to the welfare OF IL
= tons IN the United States. This &C
u ference. it is expected, will result
p" closer ties between the Italian goVei
y mont and the italians who have loc
Oh I'm America and will be for IN
mutual benefit. Every state IN
union will be represented at the II
;" adelphia convention.
Al a meeting of the grand lodge
o' the Knights of Romulus' held III "a
IT, met this week. it was decided tha'
% delegate would be sent to this copN
I" lion the name OF the delegate to
announced later.
For Columbus Day
II has been practically decided
90 tho calumet observance of Column
on dov. under the auspices of the On
no ,onber Columbus society will be hei'
+ Tho italian Hall, Saturday evening"
N ~ Although october II, was set a
20 at the last session of the Micin
~ legislature as legal holiday mari
n the anniversary of the discovery
90 America by Columbus the rae
tho holiday will not be generaiiy
" sorved in calumet, makes 1t seem
,,,soble 70 hold the celebration OF