The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-04
MARK FORT|ETH
ANNIVERSARY
GERMAN AID SOCIETY OF cALU-
MET ARRANGING FOR PRO-
GRAM TO BE GIVEN
FEBRUARY 8.

| tetn anniversary ana III is likely Una
an informal program will be arranged
in honor of this occasion.
The society was organized on Feb
ruary Sth, 1871. with charter mem.
bership of twelve tried and true Ger
mans, only two of whom now survive
Joseph Meyers Of Buffalo and Loren7
Ham of Laurium, who was the first
president. In 1882. the society had a
membership of forty-eight and joined
the Arbeiter Bund of the state. the
latter organization being comprised of
all Of the branches of the German Aid
society and having membership of
$4,000.
The year 1884 was a most trying one
for the society although the member
ship had increased to over 100. The
heavy and soon exhausted the fund of
$1,000 in the treasury, so that the
monthly membership fees had to be
doubled. AS a result many of the
members dropped out, only thirty eight
remaining steadfast. The treasury al
so suffered and at one time there was
only $50 available.
Today the society is in a fourishng
condition and boasts of a membership
Of over 200 and a treasury account of
more than $4,000. The organization pro-
ivides sick benefit, also funeral ben
eft of 500, and a death benefit of
$500
The present officers are as follows:
President. William Was.
Vice President Alfred Schwartz.
Recording and Corresponding Secre-
tary, Joseph Winners.
Financial Secretary, Joseph Fors-
ter.
Treasurer, Joseph Hermann.
Trustees, Leo Kaltenbach, John Et-
finger, John Miller, Peter Mantz, Jo-
Iseph Wolf and John n. Geifer.
Messenger, John Grathwold.
FraternaI Insurance.
Emphasizing the Importance of the
passage by the legislature of a bill
regulating fraternal insurance, State
superintendent of Insurance Hotchkiss
of New York, has denied an applica-
ton for the cancellation of the license
of the supreme lodge Knights of Ply
thias To do business i'm New York state.
The application was made by r. Ba.-
Der. aged 20 years. holder of a fourth
class insurance certificate i'm the or
der. Recently a similar petition was
filed with Attorney General O'Mallcy.
who held that the question was one
for the state insurance department to
decide.
Barber complained because his
monthly assessments were increased,
but Superintendent Hotchkiss held that
the increase was necessary.
THE truth is" says Superintendent
Hotchkiss in n memorandum accom-
panying his decision, that while many
advocates Of fraternal insurance have
long shut their eyes to it, the repre-
sentative men of all these societies as
well as the heads of insurance depart
ments in the various states are now
of one accord in the belief that unless
prompt and wise action be taken by
the state in the enactment of reason
able but at the same time mandatory
laws and by the societies themselves
in the readjustment of their rates as
well as in other directions. fraternal
insurance will within the next decade
or two end in receivership with heavy
losses to its millions of members and
their departments"
Knights Templar ConcIave.
Plans were made and discussed for
the coming of the state conclave
Knights Templar, to Saginaw in June
at recent meeting of the Grand Com
mandery committee, with Right Emil
nent Grand Commander Charles E.
Graham Of Detroit, says the Saginaw
Courier Herald. The conclave will take
place on the first Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday in June, 1911. and it
is expected between 1900 and 1000 will
be present for the occasion. 1t has
been decided that the Headquarters of
the grand commandery would be locat-
ed in the Hotel Vincent. together with
the headquarters for Damascus com
hi"hNNAS %Np. u VI DtlTOlt, the ltnaCa
commandery and several others. De-
troit Commandery No. | will have it's
headquarters at the Bancroft house
while the others will be divided ND
among the hotels of the city.
The various preliminary matters rel |
alive to entertaining the visitors were
considered in general way. and
number of details decided upon. such
as meeting the grand commandery Of
hcers, escorting them from their trains. |
the accommodations and similar plans. |
A visit was paid to the Auditorium.
which was inspected and found to be
well suited for the meetings of the
grand commandery.
General Program Outlined.
Those present at the meeting to con-
slider plans were right Eminent Com
mander Charles r. Graham of Ithaca;
members Of the grand commandery
committee, Sis Thomas f. Borden of |
Saginaw, past grand commander: Sir
Charles II. Rowe, eminent comman- |
der OF No. 1, Detroit, and William |
Wallace, past eminent commander of |
St Bernhard; Charles A. Khuen. emil |
nent commander; Charles H. Man |