The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-16
OFFICERS FAVOR
K.O.T.M. MERGER
Conventions Vote Needed to Re.
unite the Two Orders


rcorge :. Lovclace, head of the
r,ipbts of the Modern Maccabees,
and Daniel =. Markey, commander of
the Maccabees of the World. met in
Detroit Thursday in conference with
other officers of both bodies and COM
uleted plans for consolidation of the
two orders.
The merger will go into effect if
ratified by tho convention of the
,Iodern Maccabees In Bay city June
10 Under the terms of the agree
mont. the two orders, which We're
originally one, will reunite to form
large fraternal organization with a
,apital Of about $i4,00O,00O and a
membership of about 100000.
The agreement, which the officers
nf both orders have ratified. will hold
rood for the Maccabees of the World.
sanction for this sort of combination
was given by that organization in
1907, the only restriction being that
the Modern Maccabees conform to
rates which would not lessen the val
ne of the assets of the Maecabees of
the World In 1911, the Modern Mac
cabces changed the scale of rates from
the rraternal insurance. so that now
both organizations are operating on
the national fraternal rate scale.
Will Form Grand Tent
The consolidation, If carried, will
mean that the Modern Maccabees will
become grand tent of the Macca-
bees of the World. The local tents will
not be affected by the amalgamation
in any way" They will still be gov
crncd by che Modern Maccabees which
will keep state headquarters at Port
Huron. The grand tents of the vari-
ious states will have delegates to the
supreme tent, which will have the
headquarters at the Maccabees of the
Worlds office i'm Detroit The only
change i'm local tents will occur i'm
small cities where both orders have
small tents and where these can COM
bine to advantage.
Both orders have practically the
same IllUul, ST. that the COlSoldtlbfl
may he consummated without diff
Guilty. The Knights of the Modern
Maccabees was the original organiza-
ton This was established for bust
ness I'm Michigan only, in 1881. In
1883, the same men formed the SUI
preme tent to do business outside of
the state.
Friction Caused Split.
This joint arrangement continued
until about 1902, when friction arose
between the supreme tent and the
grand camp, or state organization.
The knights of the Modern Mac
cabees then started To carry on bug
neoS i'm other states and the SUI
prcme tent became the Maccabees of
the World.
The amalgamation would reduce
the expenses of both orders material
~ in addition to making both strong
err said Mr.. Lovelace Thursday. I'm
der the consolidation, the Maccabees
Of the Worlds office would han
die the death benefits for both their
tents and ours. We would have the
Held work for Michigan. The only
new step made necessary by the plan
will he the election of delegate from
our grand camp to the supreme tent
The proposed consolidation will af-
feet in no way the ladies' auxiliary of
either organization. These societies
are independent of the mems orders
ana will probably not combine 1t was
fumored that the Ladies of the Mod
ern Maccabees were not in sympathy
with the proposed amalgamation Of
the other orders. This was denied by
the officers OF the mems organizations.
Mrs. y. II. Gilbert. 5S1 Concord ave-
nue., who is n supreme officer, said
lhursday night that she felt the ladies
would have no objection to the merger.