The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-17
lAURIUM LANDS
M. B. A. MEETING
NEXT CONVENTION WILL BE
HELD IN THIS ClTY-DELF~
GATES RETURN FROM
MARQUETTE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Rutherford Il. Wills
and Valentine Kohn have returned
from Marquette where they represented
Enterprise lodge, 10. 1925, Modern
Brotherhood of America, at the con-
vention which was held last week.
The session was very interesting one
and a number of important matters
pertaining To the welfare of the order
were discussed
Laurium landed the next convention
for this district which probably will
be held three years from now. The
conventions were formerly held every
two years, but recently it was decided
that the sessions would be triennial.
There were fifty-four accredited dele
Fat,s in attendance at the Marquette
convention, besides a number of other
members of the order, and IL is expect
ed that by three years from now, there
viii be ut least twice as many delegates
making the convention a large one.
Besides the business sessions the
gathering ut Marquette was very in
teresting one and included a number
OF pleasure excursions to points of in
terest. At the invitation of Warden
James Russell. the delegates visited the
Marquette branch prison and trips We're
made to Pressure Isle and other points
of interest The convention proper
was held at the Owls hall and ban
quet was served at Keough's hail. AS
closing feature. a very excellent con-
cert program was rendered which was
greatly enjoyed by those present.
The delegates named to represent
the upper peninsula branches of the
order at the Denver national conven-
ton are: w. ]. Sutton and David Ma
son of Marquette. Fred ]. Dubrucq of
Menominee, w. S. Ellis of Munising
and II. G.. Generse of Escanaba. The
delegates will leave Chicago on the
NJ b. a. over the Rock Island road
on August s.
Italian Federation.
Final arrangements are being made
by the committee i'm charge for the
big convention and reunion of the Up
per Peninsula Italian American Feder-
alton in Laurium on Thursday. Friday
and Saturday. Delegates from all
branches of the order i'm the upper
peninsula will arrive here on We'd
nesday evening and the business con-
Nention will open at Torreanos hall
OF Laurium on Thursday morning. /
viii be continued on Friday. As Their,
are several important matters to be
taken up at this time, the meeting is
awaited with interest by all members
OF the Federation.
Saturday will be Italian American
Gay and will be marked by n big re-
union of all the Italians I'm the copper
country with large delegations i'm at
tendance from the iron country towns.
IL is expected the Iron Mountain body
VIII be fully 100 strong and will be
accompanied by a band. other bran
ches of the Federation will also send
large parties. The big features of
saturdays program will be a grand
parade, through the principal streets
OF the town and a reunion at the Pales-
IRA with addresses by some of the
most prominent members.
James Lisa of Calumet will he hon
'rafy president of the big reunion and
anton Nigra will act as grand mar
Shal' circuit Judge Elect II. II. O'Bri-
IN VIII deliver an address in English
AT the Palestra and Atillio Castiglano.
formerly of Laurium and one of the
founders of the Federation, but now
consular agent at Hibbing, will speak
IN Italian.
Ihe arrangements for the big gath
er'ng have been I'm the hands OF the
Ionowlng committees: President Jas.
iorreano; vice president, Vincent Val
i"' secretary, Louis Tinctti; vice sec
re''lry' Peter Sissolda Ricca: treasur-
er' Paul Mltchetti vice treasurer, John
-. Grossio; other members of execu-
i've committee. NJ. Ernesti. Frank Bag
gore. Bat Marta. John Nerone. Luis