The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-11
Hancock Department
NEXT MEETING
AT KALAMAZOO
AIpena Withdraws In Race for
German Aid Convention

Kalamazoo was the unanimous
choice for the next state convention of
German Aid societies at the business
session today Alpcna withdrew it's
claim on the strength of assurance of
he 1915 meeting.
The Gcrm9n Aid convention this AZ
ternoon passed "A resolution in
troduceG b. Eugene ttLcnan protest.
ing against the elimination of the
modern languages in the high schools
as advocated by L. l. Wright in a
recent address.
Little business came before the con-
Ncntion this morning. many members
employing the time i'm sightseeing
rather than i'm attending the business
session. The election of officers and
The awarding of the next convention
will come tomorrow morning.
Big Dance This Evening.
This evening the delegates and
friends will be entertained at dance
to be given at the Germania hall. The
dance Will bc open To the public and
a tOlulll
imitation To all to attend.
There will he another special train
from Lake Linden and Calumet for
this event and large delegations are
expected from both places.
Elect officers Tomorrow.
The last business session of the
convention will he held tomorrow
morning when officers will bo elected.
Tomorrow afternoon viii bc devut-
ed to Il visit To Calumet and Lake
Linden To inspect the mines mills and
shelters. While in Calumet the party
viii be the guests of the Calumet
Arbciter Unterstuezungs Vcrein.
This will mark the close of the
convention, the evening session
Thursday being devoted To social
good time. The special that brought
the delegates here will leave again
FRIDAY morning, about > o'clock. and
will make Il special lay-ovcr at tho
500 To allow the visitors To- see the
locks. The special will arrive in
Detroit Saturday morning.
Address Of Welcome.
The convention was opened yestcr-
day afternoon by Major Ojala who
In short speech informed the visitors
that the city was theirs To do as they
pleased with and that the keys had
been thrown in the lake with the an
Chor tied To them.
President Michael Ricgcl replied
briefly, thanking the MAYOR for his
hospitality and declaring that the
members of the order greatly apprcci-
atcd the welcome they had received
here.
The big convention parade featured
tho evening celebration Three bands
and long list of marching delegates
took part in this demonstration and
we're accompanied by the Hancock
city council and the mayor
The parade ended in Gcrmania hall
where Prof. w w. l'lorer of the Uni
Norsitv of Michigan gave an address
on the "Old and New Country
hr. Florer emphasized the causes
which lead so many Germans To come
Ia america and which had resulted in
inc formation of the German society
here. He said that America held over
-ooo,0oO Germans. DR.. Florer in par
tlrular dwelt upon the influence of
German thought ia modelling the mod
tfn school systems and stated that the
influence of the tatherland IN model
in America should not be undcrcsti-
mated.
DR.. florer spoke ON the successful
''"Iman play, Der Herr Gegcnkandi-
ddi, which was given at the high
school Monday night. The play will
hc repeated in the Germana hall this
evening before the close of the dance.
At an elevation If 100 feet at sci
TN" horizon IS Il little nioSc than l.
miles away.