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The Women Maccabees

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Parent Issue
Day
25
Month
April
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

The Woman Maccabees Of Michigan Win Their Suit Against the Supreme Hive

AN EXHAUSTIVE DECISION

Was Handed Down in Case Saturday --- Miss Bower of Great Hive is Jubilant

Judge Kinne, Saturday, decided the case between the Great Hive, L.O.T.M., and the Supreme Hive, in favor of the Great Hive, sustaining the contention of the Great Hive in all things. The decision is given in the following words:

"I think that the complainant is entitled to a decree establishing its earlier right to the name, to the secret and ritualistic work and paraphernalia, including badges, representations, terms, symbolic letters, motto and gowns, with an equal, co-ordinate right on the part of each of said orders to use the same with the distinguishing marks as hereinbefore stated, whenever and wherever either may choose; and denying to the defendant the possession of any paramount and exclusive right in the same; also requiring the defendants to withdraw such protests as may have been filed without the state, and perpetually restraining and enjoining them from in any manner interfering with complainant in the extension and expansion of its work.

The judge also decides that if the Supreme Hive continues to interfere with the work of the Great Hive without the state, the Great Hive should be entitled to apply to his court to require the Supreme Hive to surrender their ritualistic work and paraphernalia, or to make changes in them.

The decision is a long and able one, going into the history of the organization of the two bodies of the Lady Maccabees and finding prior rights existing to the Michigan body and prior use of the ritual, paraphernalia, etc.

The Great Hive L.O.T.M. has about 3,000 members outside of Michigan and has decided to rapidly push its growth in membership outside the state. Judge Kinne has decided that they may do so. the case will undoubtedly be carried to the supreme court.

Miss Emma E. Bower, the Great Record Keeper of the Great Hive, was feeling very happy this morning over the decision, which she believes will greatly inure to the benefit of the order of which she is an officer.