The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-10-22
MACCABEES SEE
BRIGHT FUTURE.
HOLD BIG RALLY
WILL HOLD SERIES OF WINTER
RALLIES AT VARIOUS PLACES
IN COUNTY THIS YEAR

IN COUNTY THIS YEAR
Maccabees from a number of tents
in the county gathered at the city hall
Thursday evening to be the guests
of Ivanhoe Tent No. "a of this city
in the second Of series of rallies
which are to be held throughout the
coanty during the coming winter and
the way the sir knights met and
mingled with one another put one in
mind of the good cid days when fra
ternal insurance was about the only
kind to be had and when an initiation
was announced, men who made up the
membership of the tent would walk
for miles and take in the fun of help
ing some candidate track it over the
hct sands of the desert. Many a man
present Thursday night recalled the
time when he had taken the three
years of warfare" and of how he had
subsequently assisted in giving the
same work to others who had decided
to join the order.
The meeting Thursday night was
called to order by Commander VIM. K.
Malone and he introduced Fred Cutler
/
resentative of Great Commonder
Thompson. Mr.. Cutler dwelt on the
things pertaining to the Maccabee
order which have been commonly mis-
understood and also talked of the
things which had been condemned IN
the order and of the good features
which had replaced the bad and stat
ed that in his opinion there was no in
surance which could compare with
that of the Maccabees at the present
time. His talk was very good and
the points which he brought out were
so clear that everyone present had q
different view of his Maccabee policy
after Mr.. Cutler had finished
Deputy Arthur Throp, of Crane
Rapids was also present and he gave
a good explanation of many thing!
dealing with the securing of applica
tons, premiums, prizes and awards
He stated that never before in the
history of the order was it on sucl
sound footing and so ably prepared
to take care of its obligations as a
the present time. The future looked
bright and the coming year he sait
, would see a revival of the old time
. fraternal spirit and that each tent il
, the order expect to do lot of initial
ing provided that they put forth
, little effort in that direction.
Other speakers were Mayor E. E
Fales, c. A. Wheeler, w. E. Malone
, A. M. caves and others from thi
tent, <. Z. Sly, Com. Silver, and 9th
ers Of Ionia, Chas. S. King and other
; of Palo tent, number from Smyrni
and Orleans tent and Harry d. Osgoo'
of Santa Marie tent, Grand Rapids
; Mr.. Osgood brought with him tw
: other sir knights from Comstock Par
! tent.
, The attendants were from the fol
: lowing tents, Orleans, which was on
{ with the largest attendance of an
| of the visiting tents, Palo, Smyrns
Ionia and Greenville. After the socia
gathering and the business meetin
the committee in charge announce
e that spread was ready and all sa
r down and helped get away with tn
I Refreshments which had been pre-
r pared.
: 1t was decided during the bushes
meeting that a series of these rail-
e meetings would be a good thing fc
n the coming winter and the followin
y places and dates were selected fc
2 the rally meetings.:
. Orleans-November 81, 1919
; IPalo-December IL, 1919.
h Smyrna-January 16, 1920.
: Saranac-Date in February not "
e decided upon.
q Ionia-March Is, 1920.
n Ed. ID. Engemann was chosen 9
q secretary of the county organizatio
q and he will see to it that the warrior
4 tents have due notice of the meetin
e some time before hand and that otht
e necessary arrangements are take
h care of.
Each one of the tents represente
Thursday night promised good tin
e when the meetings are held with the
y and it is hoped that there will alway
be lot of the local Maccabees WI
: will go on these trips which will ha,
: much to do with the future of Il
I order.