The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-14
ST. CLOUD ELKS
| MAKING READY
LODGE SIG WILL ENTERTAIN THE
STATE BODY.
81. 1
Special Program with Many Features
Of Entertainment for the One Thou
sand Visitors Expected-Ladies of
the Order to Have an Important P,,rt
in Proceedings.
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Special to The Journal.
st. Cloud, Minn., April 14.-St Cloud Elks.
members of Lodge 516, are planning some note
worthy features III the way Of entertainment for
those who attend the second annual convention
OF the Minnesota State association which con-
1enes In the granite city June IA and 49,
w. W. hoons OF this city. president of the
state association, Is making arrangements to en-
tertaln 1000 visitors grand ball, exclusively
for Elks and their ladies' will be given Thurs,
day evening, June IA. On Thursday afternoon
the ladies' Will have an informal reception at the
clubrooms IN honor Of visiting ladies. This will
take place while the Elks are at the operahouse
transacting the business Of the convention from
z to o O'Clock.
Friday, June Is. Will be the "redletter'' day
of the big convention. At 1890 there will be
monster street parade. The local Elks have al
ready taken up the matter of complete uniform
for each man who owns "516' as his lodge,
and there are 343 members in the st. Cloud
lodge. Unique badges and beautiful decora tons
are being planned. In the afternoon of Friday
the visitors will be driven to the interesting
points of the city and country, to the state re-
formatory, normal school, to Sauk Rapids, the
large dam and pulp mill in course of construction
at Watab, the stone quarries and other places
of like interest.
Friday evening a vaudeville company from
Minneapolis will give performance at the op-
erahouse. The railroads have made special rates
and will run excursion trains for Elks exclu-
sively.
High Honor for Miss Brewer. i;
| Miss Josephine Brewer Of the St. Cloud normal
school has been chosen delegate to the Man.
chester Geographical society Of England which
will celebrate the two hundredth anniversary
of Franklin's birth. The American Philosoph-
ical society of Philadelphia has issued an invi-
| ia tion to the Manchester society of England to
be represented at this celebration.
j. V. Brower formerly member Of the Min
| nesota Historical society, member of the
Manchester Geographical society, which appoint
I>ed him as its delegate to this convention. When
| recently Informed of his death, the society ca
| bled Miss Brewer requesting her to act dele
gate in her fathers place. President Eliot
of Harvard, President Nichols Of Cornell. Horace
Fl. Furness, Secretary of State Root and Joseph
II. Choate among the noted speakers who
will be heard at this celebration.
Teachers Reelected.
The board of education has reelected all ita
corps of teachers. The st. Cloud high school
has been. given recognition by; the North Cen
/ trail Association of Colleges and High Schools,
which means that graduate of the St. Cloud
| high school may enter any university college
In any Of the north central states. Out Of the
ia high schools in this state but twenty three
of the schools are thus recognized. = ....
Scott a Prospective Candidate.
At tile meeting of the Maccabees last night
Earl c. Scott of st. Cloud was elected delegate
to the state convention in st. Paul, where it
will be decided whether or not Minnesota will
| haye state tent.
T. If such action is taken Mr.sScett Will be aecan-
| ddate for state secretary. : ~