The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-18
TOMORROW DAY
OF Big PARADE
GRAND TURNOUT OF UNIFORMED
COMPANIES AND FRATERNAL
. SOCIETIES WILL BE BIG
FEAT URE.

Tomorrow is F'raternal Day at the
big Hancock homecoming which was
auspicuously opened yesterday after
noon at two o'clock with the blowing
of whistles. ringing of bells, footing of
horns, music by the band and an add
dress of welcome by Mayor Dodge. To-
morrow the big feature of the day will
be the gathering of representatives of
the various fraternal organizations
and militia companies, naval reserves
and other uniformed bodies for pa
Iade that will eclipse any similar dem
onstration ever planned in Hancock. Ii
will consist of over three thousand
men, several bands of music and beau
tifully decorated floats. making a line
over two and half miles long.
The parade will form at ten o'clock
in the morning, in three divisions, and
will march through the principal
streets, which are bcdeckcd i'm red.
white and blue, varied by an occasion
al decoration of red and yellow. Some
of the decorations are especially
worthy of mention, among them being
those of the Naval Reserve armory at
Germania hall, consisting of the letters
M n. b." i'm bunting and with a steer
ing wheel Illuminated in colored cleo
trio lights. At the home of Judge G..
e. Bentley on Hancock street is a
novel design including a bar of music
from the song Home Sweet Home"
and the words, There's no place like
home"
A. S. Ley is grand marshal of the
parade and he will be attended by
Troop A, Home Coming cavalry, after
whom will come the several divisions
with their chiefs and their aides as
follows:
Division No. 1.
Major r. L. Dunstan, chief of divi-
sion; aides DR.. W. II. Mtachette. John
Ruhl band, the Houghton militia,
Hancock naval reserves, Bersaglieri
Italian society, IIibcrnian Rifles, Han
cock fire department with apparatus
and other uniformed bodies
Second Division.
Chief of division, Captain John l..
Harris aides, DIR. J. Il. Scallon, George
H. Nichols various lodges, arranged
according to seniority OF organization,
including the German Aid society, A.
.. III. division No. 1. a. O. H. division
No. 2 St. Jean Baptiste society, ST |
Joseph's society. st. Patrck's socie-
ty, Court Raymond, A. c. A.. Hancock |
Aerie of Eagles, Italian Citizens |
League No 2. Modern Brotherhood of
ers This division will comprise about |
1900 men.
Civic Division.
Chief of Division. j. f.. O'Neill: |
aides, Charles KeDcrson, c. b. Saxby. |
This division will consist of civic or
Hancock club and committees, distin-
gushed visitors in automobiles and |
floats of business houses.
Formation of Parade.
The Hancock cavalry will form on |
Hancock street, east of Lake; the mill
Water street; lodge division, on Quin-
cy street, west of railroad crossing; |
civic division Quincy street east of
crossing near Sakar store. The line |
of march will be east on Hancock To
Reservation. north to Quincy west |
over Quincy to celebration park The
column will move at 1915 a. m.
Reviewing of Parade.
The parade will be reviewed at Mon
teZuma park by Honorary President |
John ID. Ryan, city officials. celebration
committee of Greater Hancock club.
and distinguished visitors, who will
remain on the band stand until the
rear of the column has passed when
they will take their seats In autos and |
carriages and follow. led by STAFF OH
GERS, w. III. Mason and William Reid.
Hoi Pollo Committee.
"Hoi Polloi' committee has been
appointed to take charge of the joll-
lcation of Saturday, the closing day of |
the celebration. They are all live ones
and constitute a bunch that will in
fuse some ginger into the proceedings.
They are as follows:
DR.. Moore, chairman. Baltic, John II. |
Dee, Baltic. Mike Messner, Jr.. Fred "A.
LETTERS. III. $. Goodell. Painesdale: Jo- |
seph PAUL, Trimountain: James w. |
Squlres, Redridge: Dan Vessels, Vino.
ma; DIR. w. ID. Written. Baltic; Joseph
Hambitzer Arthur Finley. James
Healy. Mart Haas, Corbin Douglass,
Joe Rertropd Nfisa. l'oIav Uouohfon.