The Calumet news., 1911-12-13
NEWS Of FRATERNAL
L the ~>1 SOCIETIES


Trustee for three years-Josepn
Reed.
Trustee to fiji vucancy-Jonn Warne
Captain of degree staff-John Law
| ers.
Canton Copper City.
Canton Copper City, No. 45, Patri-
archs Militant l. O. o. f. at it's last
regular meeting, elected officers for
! the ensuing year as follows:
Past mandant-Dougald C. Nc
Rae.
Commandant-Willi Vincent.
Lieutenant-Charles Schwenn.
Ensign-Edwin ]. Williams.
Clerk-Edwin w Northy.
Accountant-Andrew Nichols.
Professionalism II. Thomas, three
years: Fred Petermann, two years and
| Robert Olander, one year.
Major General Fred w. Davis of De-
troit will again be department COM
mander of the state for the period of
three years, he being the only candi-
Jate for election to that office. Steve
j. Hall of Flint will be in command
of the second brigade. TO which the
upper peninsula cantons belong.
Canton Copper City is planning an
open meeting for the members of the
eucampment branch and of the other
branches i'm the copper country to be
held in January. Further arrange
ments will be made later.
3. of r. T. Elects officers.
At the last regular meeting the MEM
bers of Red Jacket lodge, No. 3G7,
brotherhood of Railroad Tranmen
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year:
President-Daniel Ross
Vice president-James Tobin
Secretary-M. J. Schneider.
Treasurer-M. j. Trudeau.
Agent official publication-Rudolph
Peterson.
Medical examiner-Dr. ]. c. Abrams.
legislative representative - Danie!
Ross.
Local grievance committee-Joseph
A. Eister, NJ. ]. Schneider and j. c.
Roehm.
The members of the lodge are look
ing forward with great interest to their
annual ball at the Calumet Light
Guard Armory on Friday evening, Dec
%. and expect that it will be one OF
the social events of the season.
Spanish War Vets Elect.
The annual meeting of Camp j. T.
Petermann, Spanish h-American War
Veterans. was held last evening in the
Light Guard Armory. The annual
election of officers took place, follow
ed bv a banquet. The evening was
spent most pleasantly. The officers
elected are as follows:
communicated. ]. p. Petermann.
Senior vice commander-P. ID. Mac
Naughton.
Junior vice commander-T ]. Ken
nedy.
officer of the day-,Al. f. Hooper.
Adiutant-George J. Kemp.
officer of the guard-Peter Doering.
Chaplain-Edward ]. Lean.
Ouartermaster-John Trevarrow.
Trustee-Frank J. Kohlhaas.
New Rates Are Popular.
George s. Iovelace of Muskegon
great commander of the X. O. T. M NJ
declares that while the big readjust-
ment i'm the financial plan of the or
ganization will probably result In the
loss of about 90 per cent of the mem
bership in Michigan, the society VIII
more than make up that loss within
few years, and that the new plan
will result in making the Maccabees
stronger and better than ever before.
Under the old current cost rate
of insurance, says Mr.. Lovelace, the
Younger members of the organization
were forced TO carry the older mem
hers. MANY of whom Joined 30 years
ago. making the death rate, under the
old assessment plan. extremely high'
in recent years. and steadily growing
bioher. Insurance under the old plan
cost the man of so the same as the
member of 25 or 80, and the younger
members quit in large numbers as
of the frequent assessments.
The society Is now running uhuer
what they call an adequate rate IN
which the rate is adjusted according
IN the age of the member on joining
There have been $4,000 transfers from
he current cost rate. TO the adequate
ate. To date, and Mr. Lovelace est-
mates that so per cent of the member
,hip will make the change. There
ire n large number of members In
,alumet and the copper country; about
% 900 in Michigan and the total mem
,ership was 1O1 200, on Jan. l, 1911.
About 81 per cent Of the members
vho have transferred are under 10
ears old, and 40 per cent are under
. wears Of age Those who do not