The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-07

expected to appear in this parade. IL
having been arranged for an hour
when all members whether from Cal
umet or out of town may participate.
Sunday. June IL, will be the thrtieth
anniversary of the founding of the
Maccabee order.
Samaritans in Session.
The fourteenth annual session of the
Imperial Council of the Modern Sa-
maritans began yesterday at Duluth.
There were i'm attendance about 100
delegates from all the councils in
Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin
and Michigan.
As soon as the representatives.
showed up at the hall the meeting wa
called to order, the report of the last
meeting read. the reports OF officers
heard and committees appointed.
The reports read showed that the
order is i'm a fiOurishing condition
both socially and financially. During
the first few months OF 1911 nearly as
many members have been taken into
| the organization as were taken in
during the year of 1910.
| A program of entertainment is be.
| ing planned for the visitors. This Is
! the last annual session of the Imper-
ial council. The meetings will be held
every two years from this time on.
The most important question to be
! decided is the matter of raising tho
assessment to those who joined the
order prior to 1905. a new scale OF
/ rates was put into effect i'm that year
! Plans for the raise were discussed al
| the last annual meeting and the com
mittee appointed at that time will re-
port at NE continued session this
afternoon.
New officers Are Named.
The third degree was conferred on
eleven candidates at the regular meet
ing of the members of Calumet lodge
No. 1874 last evening and. after the de-
gree work an informal social session
was conducted at which refreshments
were served. The third degree will be
conducted again next Wednesday even
ing. The semi-annual election of ofIi-
GERS was held last evening. resulting
in the selection Of the following:
Noble Grand. Fred Tonkin.
Vice Grand, Arthur Caldwell.
District Deputy, Alfred Taylor
Representatives to Grand Lodge
meeting. Chris Gribble and William
Carah.
Alternates. John Spur and William
Williams.
The younger members of the I. O. o.
+. in Calumet have formed social
club which will he known as the
Friendship Social Club. a number of
entertainments will be conducted
throughout the summer months. plans
having already been made by the Off
GERS for these entertainments.
The degree team of Calumet lodge
will give a dancing party at the Elec-
trio park on Saturday evening, June
"a and IT is expected the event viii
prove very pleasant one.
Monument to Boynton.
The executive committee OF tho
Modern Maccabees will meet at Por
Huron TO start definite movement
for the erection of a monument e
Maj. N S. Boynton. father of tho
| Maccabees."
statement has been made by a
NJ. Stay, great record Keeper, to thu
effect that when the new Modern Ma
! cabees temple was built at Port Huron
space was reserved at the tim
4 on the grounds for a suitable memor
4 ial to Maj. BOynton. The plan is L
\ have every Maccabee contribute on
] cent, which would create fund o
$50, 10000. In his will Mai Boyntol
left 81 900 for this purpose which viii
be added to the fund.
1eca Lodge Election.
The election of officers for the ensu'
! ing term will be the principal business
to come before the regular meeting OF
Hecla lodge, No. 80. ]. o. q, +. this
evening. As several candidates have
been nominated for some of the offices
IL Is expected the meeting will be OF
interest. Representatives to the gran(
lodge meeting at Saginaw will be Sc
lected at this time and the past grands