The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-26
NEWS Of FRATERNAL
4 y the - SOCIETIES

Cash prizes aggregating 800 have
been hung up by the state officers oi
the Ancient order of Hibernians for
a membership contest between the
sixteen divisions IN the upper penin-
sula. T.. A. McAuley OF Hancock state
secretary of the A. o. II. was present
at the meeting of Division No. . last
Sunday afternoon and explained the
plans made for the contest. -Four cash
| prizes will be offered, $50. $25, S15 and
SO, besides special prize OF a $40
gold medal for the individual member
who secures the largest number of ap-
plications The contest is to continue
from now until the latter part of July
when the state board will hold a coun-
ty meeting at Hancock. Before a diyi-
sion can be eligible for a prize, II is
necessary that the membership be in
creased az least five per cent.
Division No. OF Calumet has al
ready named Booster" committees and
a meeting will be held Friday evening
at the Sacred Heart high school au-
ditorium To outline plans for the cam
paign Committees have also been
named by Division no. OF IAurium
to have charge Of the campaign to he
/ conducted by that division.
The state board proposes 20 conduct
a meeting in each county Of the up-
per peninsula this summer and it is
likely the Houghton county meeting
will be held about the time of tile
home coming celebration at Hancock.
This year the diamond Jubilee of the
Ancient order of Hioernians will be
celebrated. The order was founded In
Ireland, IS years ago. The Hancock
division is the oldest division i'm the
state of Michigan, and 1t is likely that
the July meeting of the state board.
already mentioned, viii be the occa-
sion of a big celebration and that
large class Of candidates will be inI-
tiated at that time
Busy Week for I. o. o. r.
Today is the 92nd anniversary Of
the founding OF the Independent order
of odd Fellows and no more appro-
PIRATE celebration could be arranged
than the dedication of the new temple
of Pilgrim lodge Of Houghton, I'm
which the Calumet, Hecla and Kewee-
nav subordinate lodges, Calumet En-
campment and Canton Copper city,
besides other branches of the order
i'm the county are participating. The
degree teams of the Calumet a. HecIa
lodges left Calumet at 1880 O'Clock this
morning on a special Copper Range
train. The Hocla lodge team confer
red the initiatory degree and the
Calumet team conferred the first de-
gree on classlof fifty candidates this
morning.
Early this afternoon the members
of the Hecla and Calumet lodges ac-
companied by the c. e. III. band and
of the Calumet Encampment accom-
panied by the LAurium band went to
Houghtou to participate in the big !
street parade and dedication ceremon-
les this afternoon. Special trains win
leave Houghton at II p. m. and 2:15
p. m. tonight for the benefit of re-
turning odd Fellows.
Tomorrow evening a joint meeting /
of the Hecla and Calumet lodges will |
be held at the Red Jacket town hall |
TO welcome Grand Master Ganshow. |
Grand Secretary Wilder and Grand |
Warden Mcneil. The meeting will be
of public nature and the friends OF
the members are invited TO attend |
The c. & II. orchestra has been engag-
ed to furnish music for dancing and a
short program of musical ana literery
as well as addresses by the
grand lodge officers will he given.
ON Friday evening the regular meet
ing of the Calumet Encampment will /
be held ut which degree work will be
conducted.
Has 100000 Members.
c. ]. Byrns, of Marquette, a mem
Der of the board of directors of the
Modern Woodmen of America, has re-
ceived letter from c. w. HAYES. the
head clerk. advising him that certif-
cate No. 100000 on $4,000 policy,
had been issued i'm favor of George
Woodruff of Camp No. 6,647 of Joliet.
Ills.
Mr.. Byrns says that the order will
this year maintain the pace that il set
IN 1910. and he believes that the last
years record, which was the best in
the history Of the organization. will
be exceeded by at least 10000 mem
oers. During 1910 something over
$4,000 new certificates were issued.
At the monthly meeting of the board
II directors held last week, 667 death
claims were allowed In the settlement
IF these the treasurer will issue drafts
representing S1O79,S426O.
The state organization OF the Mod
'rn Woodmon of America will hold its
riennial convention week from to-
lay. The Michigan meeting will be
leld at Sault ste. Marie. There will
De in the neighborhood of $50 delegates
n attendance, the basis of representa-
ion being one for each 500 members.
Ihe upper peninsula will have eight
en- delegates, representing a member