The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS FOR
STATE CONVENTION.
THREE VERY LIVELY DAYS
OFFICIAL Programme as Announced by
Executive committee-Assur.
ance Of Good Time.

About every Eagle in the city Is
busy in one way or another in assist
ing in the preparations for welcoming
the pinioned flock that will own Bill
ings during the last three days OF the
week. But the welcome viii not be
all; there is to be entertaining, and
every one knows what that means with
the Eagles.
Already the city is beginning to
take on a gala appearance in honor
of the convention, which promises to
be the most important and elaborate
event in the history of Eagledom in
the west A gang of linemen in the
employ of the electric light company
is engaged in stringing wires along
Montana avenue from the corner OF
Twenty ninth street to the opera house,
little over three blocks, from which
innumerable incandescent lamps are
suspended, which will cause that thor
oughfare to be brilliantly Illuminated
and made as bright as day on the
nights of the convention. Many OF
! the stores will decorate lavishly and
not little rivalry has already sprung
! up as to whom shall be accorded the
/ honor of having the most artistic
! decorations.
| Instead of Elks' hall, as at first pro-
posed, the room Of the aerie will be
Occupied as headquarters. The con-
! vention will meet in Gruwell hall,
which is about the only room in the
! city large enough to accommodate all
/ the delegates.
In order that there may be no doubt
as to the entertainment OF the visi.
tors another subcommittee has been
appointed, whose special duty it will
be to care for the guests The new
committee is composed of j. R. Yates.
/ Bert Shorey, George Hubbard, Doctor
Arnold, G. L. Harris, w. A. Vale, Phil
Grein, Doctor Cliff Lindsey. H. A.
Firth, o. A. Tschudy, Sheridan Smith
and Cal Brown.
Programme as Arranged.
Chairman Bever of the executive
4 committee yesterday gave out copy
OF the programme as at present ar
ranged for the three days of the con.
vention. 1t is as follows:
Thursday.
Address of Welcome, opera house,
$3.50 p. M, by the Honorable Fred H.
Foster.
Response, the Honorable Finlay Nc
Rae.
"Eagledom," the Honorable ]. Bruce
Kremer.
Friday.
Official meeting of convention, Cru
we'll hall, 10 a. m.
/! Baseball, fair grounds, Eagles VS..
Elks, $3.50 p. m.
Grand parade, 1880, assemble at
GruweM hall.
Regular meeting of aerie after pa
rade.
Saturday.
Official meeting of convention, CRU
we'll hall, 10 a. m. #
Lawn party and concert, Grein's
park, 2:30 p. m.
State Eagle ball, Gruwell hail, 8
p. m.
The above is the official programme
as now decided upon. OF course,
there will be many pleasing side di-
! versions of which no mention is made,
as these will be in the nature OF I'M
promptu and unexpected events,
which have a way of happening at
: gatherings of this kind. Each local
, Eagle considers himself a committee
of one with full power to contribute
all he can in the way OF adding to the
/ pleasures and joys OF the visitors, re-
2 gardless OF the plans OF the commit
tee which acts in the capacity OF pur.
r yeyor to the whole, leaving individual
} members to look after such as tney
may wish to entertain in special
2 manner.