The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-21
HALlAM-AMERlCAkS MEET HERE
July 26, IT AND 18TH
BIG PICNIC ACROSS RIVER
Delegates From All Over the Upper
Peninsula Win Be In
Attendance

CryEtal falls VIII entertain anu
ther Grand Lodge convention this
month when the annual meeting OF
the Italian SocietieI OF the upper
peninsula will be held here. The
dates for the big convention have
been set for Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, July 26, q, and 2S.
Delegates will bdgin arriving in
the city on Wednesday night, July 20
The local lociety will meet all trains
and will be accompanied by the Cor
rigan- Mckinney band The visito. IS
will be taken 10 the Eagle hall where
lunch will be served.
Thursday and Friday July 70 and
q win be given over 10 the general
meeting Of officers and delegates, at
which time a revision of the socfety
bylaws will be made. Election OF
Grand officers will be held and mat
ters of patriotic and other business
will be discussed. After the meeting
a big banquet will be served in the
Diamond Drill hall, which will be
attended by all delegates and most
prominent citizens OF the city.
Saturday Big Day.
Saturday, July 2S, Is Italo-Ameri-
can day and has been set aside as
the big day Of the convention. There
will be something doing every min
ute throughout the day, both for the
members OF the society and people
of Crystal Falls and vicinity.
The morning will start out with
biz parade. consisting of the local So
ciety and the societies for Iron River
and stambaugh. The parade Will be
headed by the Corrigan Mckinney
band OF this city and the Palatka
band and will form In line at Eagle
hall and march TO the school park
where prominent speakers will be
heard in both the English and ltal-
ian languages.
After completion Of the program
AZ the park the bands, societies and
people will again form in line and
march TO the picnic grounds across
the river, where dancing, refresh
ments and amusements OF all kinds
will be in order throughout the day
The grounds where the picnic viii
be held is being fixed up in good
shape and q new dancing pavilion
will also be erected. The picnics
will continue over until the following
day.
Following Is the committee on ar
rangements Novenio Pivotto. Peter
Bivliacqua, Mario Buscarini, Louis
Leonard, John Frizzo, Artura Cozza
and John Massaggio
Offieers Of the Lodge.
President -Noyenio Pivotto.
Vice President Fred Albarello.
Financial Sec. Peter Bivliacqua,
Cor Scenario Buscarini.
Treasurer Arturo Montini.
Grand Lodge OnicerS.
President John Costello, Calumet
vice President Rep. John Daprato
Iron Mountain.
Financial Sec Ruhno Carocci
Iron Mountain.
Cor Sec James Torreano. Laur
ium.
Treasurer Mr. Tommasoni, Iron
Mountain.
The Federation Italo-American OF
the upper peninsula was organized
In Iron Mountain on October %. 1909
at which time there were present %
societies from the different cities OF
Northern Michigan.
The aims Of the association is more
moral than material. The principal
thing Is TO maintain among the
members the spirit OF patriotism and
10 promote the American citizenship
and 10 use the combined votes TO SO
cure right and honest men to serve
the people. To educate and help
the members who need II and 10 keep
the good name of the Italian imml-
grants up