The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-08-30
NEWS Of FRATERNAL
~ the - SOCIETIES


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sss>ssSss
Arrangements have been made by
the Ishpeming council of the knights
of Columbus To initiate a large class OF
candidates next Sunday, and II is ex-
pected there will be a large number of
members present from all of the coun-
ellis of the upper peninsula. Those
from the Calumet council who plan to
attend this ceremony are requested to
uotify Dan Harrington. 1t is planned
for the copper country members to
leave Saturday night on a special car
over the South Shore.
What will likely be one of The most
curious gifts to be received by Car
dinal Gibbons i'm commemoration OF
his golden jubilee as priest and his
silver jubilee as a Cardinal, which will
be officially marked in October, will be
rosary made of nuggets of gold.
This gift viii be the offering of the
knights of Columbus. 1t will be pre-
scented with an engrossed set of reso-
lutions, bearing the congratulations of
| the order upon the prelate's double in
bilee. These will be presented by a
special committee
The rosary is made of rough gold,
just as It was mined. The unique ar
| ticle is the work of a miner in Alaska,
who presented it to sister Mary Clare,
of the Convent of the Presentation, st.
John, N. b., as a mark of gratitude.
The Sister sent the nuggets to the
Knights of Columbus through National
| Director Reddin. The only other
known rosary of similar workmanship
was presented to the Pope The gift
was accepted to be presented to Car
dinal Gibbons. Sister Mary Clare was
voted $1,000 for the use of the convent
of which she is a member.
The ordinary rosary consists of SO
beads, so that the rosary Of nuggets
will weigh several pounds and will be
worth several thousand dollars In ac-
tual cash.
For X. of p. Convention.
Chancellor Commander Joseph Thorn
as of Charity lodge and Charles Kauth
of Laurium lodge, knights of Pythias,
will leave Sunday evening for Grand
Rapids, where they will attend the
state convention rs delegates of the To-
cal lodges. They will be joined at
Hancock by Webster Dock, who will
represent Hancock lodge. The conven-
ton will be the thirty eighth state
gathering and will open on Tuesday,
Sept 3, with delegates from over 200
lodges in attendance. There are now in
Michigan more than 10000 Pythians
and the total membership of the or
der is over 100000 The Pythian Sis
ters will hold their state convention at
the same time and place and both of
the local temples will be represented.
The first day of the convention will
be given over to the uniform rank,
which will hold the annual state field
| day. Seventeen companies of the mill
itary branch from various parts of
the state, viii take part in the days
events. A parade will be held Tuesday
afternoon, September 8, and will be
followed by prize drill. Seven COM
panies have entered the contest for the
prizes, which will total $500.
Numerous social events have been
| planned in connection with the two
conventions. The business sessions of
the X. of p. convention will open on
| Wednesday. It is not expected there
will be many contests over the grand
lodge officers, the only opposition be-
! ing for the offices of supreme repre-
sentatives. for which George L. Husk
of Bay City and c. A. CPuss) Palmer
Of Manistee will be opposed by Ira G.
Curry of Owosso, Samuel G.. Carlton of
Sault Ste. Marie and Fred c. Wet
more of Cadillac. w. ii. Ounsworth of
Menominee, who is well known to all
of the Pythians who attended the up
per peninsula convention at that city,
| Is a candidate for the Office of inner
guard. made vacant by the resignation
of Charles ID. Mason of Gladstone, who
has left the state, but who has the
privilege OF naming his successor.
Convention Of Foresters.
Edwin Edwards and Thomas Hollow
of Calumet have returned from De-
troit where they represented the state
as delegates at the national conven-
ton of the Foresters of America.'
Those high up in the order proclaimed
the convention one of the most sue
cessful ever held by the organization.