The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-12
TO APPLY big"
BROTHER PLAN
Calumet EIks Hold Annual Meet
ing Last Evening

James II Fisher was reelected eX-
allied ruler of the Calumet lodge OF
Elks at the annual meeting last even
ing. The meeting was largely attend
cd and proved one OF the most success
ful on record. Even more important
than the annual election of officers was
practise the big brother plan for
the redemption of juveniles who have
taken their first crring steps.
The rcwly elected officers are:
EaNlted ruler James n. Fisher.
Esteemed Leading knight-Oscar
Keckonen.
Esteemed loyal knight-John J, Ell
lis, Jr,
Esteemed lecturug knight-William
! Halves.
Sccrctury--John Sweeney.
Treasurer. Bruce Patton.
! Tyler-P. J. Brennan
Trustee Harry Scott.
! Delegate To national convention in
! Denyer-James r. Fisher.
AlteruGtc--Dr. NJ. \. Tnometz.
About the only important change in
the personnel of the officers is the
election of John Sweeney To be secre-
tary for the ensuing year
Exalted Ruler Fisher announced to
the lodge that he had conferred with
Judge Of Probate George {. Bentley.
juvenile court officer relative to the
putting in practice of the big brother"
plan, which has been under considera-
ton for some time, and found Mr.
Bentley willing To cooperate to the
fullest possible extent. Mr.. Bentley
believes tho biz brother" plan will!
prove Very effective i'm correcting the
future conduct of boys who have
gone wrong probably for the first
time.
When this report was received the
lodge unanimously decided to take up
,hiS work. \ committee of three, q.
Martini, Herman Guck and August
Beck, each of whom has an abundant
supply of the milk of human kindness.
mas been named TO supervise the intro
auction and application of this plan.
II is tho aim OF the lodge to seek on;
boys who because of various reasons
como within the pale of the juvenile.
court Each boy will be assigned a biz
brother from among the lodge mem
borship. II is the duty of this big
brother to become responsible To the
court FOR the boys future conduct.
study the boys nature, his home sur
roundinGs and influences which have
led him astray and seek To correct the
fault, thus hell ing the boy 10 solve his
problems and grow up into a useful
citizenship. Corrective measures ara
10 be applied with forbearance and
tact SO that the hoy win not lose his
Independence. in fact may never know
that hc is being made the object CA
this treatment. II the plan works out
m practice AS well as in theory, the
calumet I;lks will have taken a big
stride and Mr. Fisher, who is to some
oNtont sponsor Tor the plan here. :ecls
that among the lodge membership are
20 number of men big" enough To get
results.
ST. Jean de Baptiste Society.
The members of the St Jean de Bap- |
tiste society at their last regular meet
ing elected officers for the ensuing |
year. The annual reports were pre-
scented and show the order to be in |
excellent financial condition. 1t has |
been decided the installation ceremon-
les viii be conducted on Friday April
8. Following are the officers elected:
Past rresident-Dcnnis Leveque.
Prcsidcnt-Johr Il. Cloutier.
First vice president-Joseph Chatel. |
Second vice prcsident--Celestin Oy-
er.
Financial secretary - Frank Le-
Assistant financial secretary go
charles G. Chaput.
Recording secretary-George CIou- !
tier.
Treasurer-HOmer Forrest
Master of work-OncZimC Lebeau.
Sergeant at arms-Alphonse Daily
Directors - Joseph Hould, Joseph |
Chaput and Napoleon Etu.