The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-19
NEWS OF ERATERNAL
" the ~ SOCIETIES


/ Members of Divisions Nos and
of the Ancient order Of Hibernians
will attend communion services at the
Sacred Heart church al S o'clock sun
day morning. Both divisions will as
semble at the convent school building
! from where they will march to the
church in body.
! Eight candidates will be initiated at
/ the regular meeting of Division No. 2
on Sunday afternoon, at which time
state Secretary T.. A. McAuley of
Hancock will be present and will adj
dress the members, giving further de-
tails Of the big membership contest
which is soon to be inaugurated among
the members of the various divisions
/ In the copper country. Special prizes
will be offered for this contest and will
be awarded according to the proportion
of increase in membership. which viii
give each division an even chance.
|. o. o. r. Activities.
1t has been definitely decided that
the members of the-Calumet and Hec-
Ia lodges, /. o. O. f., members of Cam
ton Copper City and members of Calu-
met Encampment, l. o. o. f. will go
to Houghton on April 20 to attend the
temple dedication ceremonies i'm the
latter town, via special trains on the
copper Range road. This matter was
formally acted on at a meeting of a
joint committee from the local lodges
last evening. Special trains will leave
Calumet at 1880 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
and returning will leave Houghton az
11:00 y. m. and 2:15 a. m, besides the
regular trains leaving Houghton at
AIS and 1912. Round trip rates have
been offered for the trip. The Calumet
and Hecla band has been engaged TO
head the Calumet subordinate lodges
in the parade, and it is likely that a
band will be engaged by the Encamp-
ment members to lead them i'm the
parade The Encampment and Canton
will appear i'm full parade uniforms.
The members of the degree teams Of
the lodges and others who desire to
spend the entire day in Houghton will
leave on the morning train. The de-
gree work will be conducted in the
morning. In the afternoon the other
members will go to Houghton and will
be met at the Houghton station by To-
cal members as well as by the MEM
bers Of the Portage Lake lodges. The
parade will then be formed and will
proceed through the principal streets
l,r hn ttrhf ha
ious features on the extensive program
will be carried out.
Owing to the fact that the train
leaves at an early hour in the after
noon. it will be impossible to arrange
a local demonstration.
Pythian Memorial Day.
Plans will soon be considered by the
members of Charity lodge No. 131.
and Laurium lodge No. 202 Knights
Of Pythias for the observance of the
Pythian Memorial day which falls on
June II. 1t is likely that the members
of the two lodges will join in the OBJ
servance Of this day and that an appro-
PIRATE program will be arranged.
While this matter has not been decid-
ed, it is expected the members will
march to the Lake View cemetery
where the graves of deceased brothers
will be fittingly decorated.
Active preparations will soon be
made by the members of the first and
third rank degree team of Laurium
lodge, for the trip to the upper PENN
| sula reunion at Menominee IL is
likely that a special car will be char
tered for the trip and that a large
number of the members of the lodge
will attend.
At the meeting of the members of
Charity lodge TO be held tomorrow
evening the matter of appointing a de-
gree team captain to succeed A. Il.
Rosewarren, who resigned at the last
meeting, will be considered. Other