The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-24
BOOSTERS ARE
ENTHUSIASTIC
MASS MEETING LAST EVENING
RESULTS IN MOVEMENT TO
ADD MORE MEMBERS
TO CLUB.

A campaign FOR securing more
members for the Greater Hancock
club. the membership fees of dollar
each to constitute the nucleus of the
"home coming" celebration fund was
started last evening. The meeting
was the biggest held since the move
ment To observe the semi-centennial
of Hancock was started. and mdieat-
ed a growing interest in the plans for
the ''home- coming" to be held in
July. For the benefit of those who
We're not conversant with what had
been accomplished at previous meet
ings Chairman Rogers went briefly
over the details so far disposed of or
which have been given consideration,
and stated that the first need was for
money. e
Judge Bentley gave some pointers
relative TO home coming celebrations
held at Burlington, VT, and suggest
ed that when invitations are sent out
to former residents the invitation
should be accompanied by a definite
program showing what entertainment
is to be given to former residents if
they come here for the celebration.
DR.. w. IL. Matchette proposed that
a tentative program be prepared, with
everything i'm the entertainment line
included that may possibly be given,
and from all that are proposed Sc
lection might be made by vote Of the
members. Among the ideas elected
for the celebration are drill contest
between Butte and copper country
teams. This feature IL was suggested
by Ed. Scallon. would attract much
interest in Butte, Arizona, Utah, Ne
vada and other mining sections where
hand drilling Is still i'm vogue, and re-
suit i'm bringing many here for that
feature aloe. A boat trip to the entry
a mardi gras carnival at night shows
at the driving park, parades, an aero
plane. a miners parade, days set
apart for miners, fraternities, etc.
motor boat races and number Of
other features were suggested and will
be included in the tentative program
to be prepared.
A committee consisting OF DR.. Mat
Ghetto, Michael r. Carrigan and Ar
chic Vervillle was appointed by the
chair to canvass those present i'm the
hall for new members, and a large
number signed their names and depos-
tied their dollar. Any resident of the
city can join at any time by applying
to the members of the committee.
II was proposed that prizes be Of
fered to persons furnishing the long
est lists of names of former residents
to whom Invitations might be sent,
also for features connected with the
home coming sleh as TO the person
travelling The longest distances. the
oldest "old settler returning for the
celebration, etc.
Thomas Cougflin, the clubs dele
gate to the Upper Peninsula Develop
ment association meeting at Menom-
inee gave a report upon the proceed
ings. his remarks embodylng practic-
ally the same points as were given i'm
the News Interview with Mr. Cough
lin on his return from Menominee last
Wednesday.
The next meeting of the Greater
Hancock club WIN be held two weeks
from last evening. on Thursday,
March 10, when there will be smok-
er to add interest and attractiveness
to the session and help bring out a
big crowd.
Superintendent Ralph of the street
railway company expressed his inter-
est i'm the home coming and said that
the traction company is considering
the matter of extending the tracks to
the park and that they would do
whatever is possible in this direction.
Should Have An Assistant
1t has been suggested that the Off
GERS of the Greater Hancock club
should engage a stenographer and
typewriter to handle the large mass
of correspondence that win be neces-
ments for the coming celebration. The
sending out of the thousands of in
vitations. preparing advertising matter
with attraction enter
prises and various other features will
involve a great amount of correspond
ence.
Another suggested feature of the |
homecoming. not yet mentioned at
any of the meetings so far held, is a |
historical pageant. with floats de-
plotting the progress Of the city I'm the |
past fifty years. Some of the subjects
for floats are an early set
tiers leg cain. tents and wiewams of |
the Indians that formerly inhabited !
the woods. missionaries teaching the |
Indians, lumberiacks float. miners |
float, hunters float, and floats illus
trative of the many Municipalities rep |
resented In the population Of the city. |
OF the subject would de-
velop other ideas for floats which |
would make up historical pageant of
great attractiveness At the Hudson |
Fulton celebration. the Philadelphia |
celebration held a couple OF years ago. |
the celebration of Pittsburg's one hum
bred and dftieth anniversary, the |
Quebec tercentenary and the Glouces-
ter bi-centennial all held within the |
past two years. these pageants were
the main feature of the celebration and |
attracted a great deal OF attention.
II Is proposed to have n design |
showing Hancock as the huh Of the |