The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-07-19
PequaminS Lodge
Organized Monday.
July 18th and 18th Will Long be Remembered
by Odd Fellows of Baraea County.

Pequaming lodge No. l55 is the name
and number of the new lodge Of Odd
Fellows instituted Monday afternoon
in Pequaming by Grand Master H. l..
Mcneil and Grand Secretary Fred
Rogers, assisted by C. H. Watkins, of
Detrait.
The degree work was done by the
team from Pilgrim lodge, of Houghton,
who, with large delegation from
Hancock, in all about so, came down in
a tug.
The dedication of, the new temple
which will be the home of the youngest
lodge of Odd Fellows in Baraga county,
was completed that afternoon by the
the Grand Lodge officials and the beaut-
iful and impressive ceremony by which
it was done was witnessed with deep
and significant interest by the local
members.
The officials chosen for the new lodge
are as follows.
P. G., Edward Gail.
N. G., Ben Brink.
v. g., Fred C. Proctor.
R. S., Emil Hedman.
F. S., w. J. Colenso. ~
Treas, C. J. Brink. ~
Chaplin. Jens Skuggen.
]. G., Norman Gail.
o. g., Alfred Langdon.
r. S. N. G., Ditlof Anderson.
L. S. N. G., Henry Peterson.
Representative to grand lodge, Ben
Brink.
Alternate, Fred c. Proctor.
Gabriel Anderson was commissioned
district deputy grand master.
A large bunch of members from
L'Anse and Baraga were present in the
evening and witnessed the degree work,
which was exceptionally good.
Immediately following the conclusion
of the degree work the ladies of Pc
quaming served bounteous supper in
the main floor of the hall.
This is the third lodge in Baraga
county, the other lodges being in
3araga and L'Anse, the total member
ship being approximately two hundred
members.
The establishing of this new society
in Peqnaming has been looked forward
to by the boys for some time. They
were all members of L'Anse lodge No.
445, the parent of Odd Fellowship in
this county, and residing nine miles from
this lodge, it was nearly ar impossible
ity for them to attend meetings, and
derive the pleasure so much sought.
Early last spring they decided to have
lodge of their own and also erect
another story on the Town hall; how
well they succeeded was satisfactorily
demonstrated last Monday.
The future outlook for the Pequam.
ing lodge is one of splendor and il
should experience strong, splendid
growth, it being the only fraterna
organization in that town. The new
society started out with membership
of 80, II charter members and % who
were initiated and who are as follows:-
D. X. McKalvie, Peter Soinen. Sam
Miilu. George Crandell, Christian ].
Borgan, Charles W. Forsyth, Burton
A. Allen, Thomas Lofquist, ALFRED
Anderson, VIM. Johnson, Einar Hansen,
Jay Marsh, Arthur w. Gail; Jens
Thorsen, Eddie T. Anderson, John c.
Anderson, Carl j. Soil, Albert Almli,
Carl Ahlsen August Kopponen, Johr
Maenppa and Alfred Leslie.
General Superintendent Fred W.
Hebard of the Charles Hebard Sons
Inc, lumber company closed down the
the saw mill Monday night in order to
give all the Odd Fellows an opportun
ity to attend the meeting, which was
an important one to the boys of the
three links.
Grand Master Harry l.. Mcneil anc
Grand Secretary Fred Rogers, of the
Grand Lodge of the l. o. o. F., Of
Michigan, conducted school OF in
struction to the local lodge of Ode
Fellows, Tuesday evening. The Pc
quaming and Baraga lodges were guests
and considerable number Of member,
from each of these towns attended. tn,
meeting was held in the Town Hall, a
the local lodge room is too small, ant
L'Anse lodge entertained the seventy
five members who were present.
Messrs Mcneil and Rogers are giftec
speakers, and their addresses were en-
tertaining and instructive, especially