The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-01
VISITING KNIGHTS
WILL HAVE BUSY
SESSION
The Program Includes Every
thing From a Parade toa
Creased Pig.

The program for the grand conven-
ton of United Commercial Travellers,
which will be held in this city on June
and s. has been announced and the
many lodgemen in the northwest will
take notice.
The headquarters and information
bureau will be in the Hotel Dacotah
cigar stand, with P. 4. Lowe in charge.
The committeeman will wear blue
badges. while all other members of the
local council, No Ga, will wear yellow
badges.
The program for the two days is
as follows:
Friday. June ..
$50 to 1880 4. M.-Public meet
ing Metropolitan opera house.
Chairman-Past Grand Counselor
Terry McCosker.
PROGRAM.
Invocation. 49,. Rev. F. E. r. Miller
Music.
Address of Welcome. Hon. Geo. E. Duis
Address by DR.. E. P. Robertson for
the Commercial Club.
Response Observation-Disclosures.
=. Grand Counselor H. ]. McGarvey
:. Gov. John E. Johnson of Mimi.
Recitation. -. Miss Marion Mercer
ADDRESS
... Gov. John Burke of n. Dakota
Music.
1880 to II Noon-Public reception
to Cows. Burke and Johnson. Metro
politan opera house. Executive meet
ing. Elks hall.
2:S0 P. M.-Grand parade. Deputy
Grand Counselor Frank Hanson in
charge.
500 P. M.-Sports at Town & Coun-
try Club.
Events for Ladies.
Nail driving contest. First and Sec
ond prizes.
Potato race. for girls under is years
old. One prize.
Ball throwing contest. Open to all.
One prize.
Girls foot race, for girls under 16
years. One prize.
Ladies' candy contest. First and
second prizes.
Guessing conteste. One prize for
each event.
Events for Men.
Fat mans race. Weight to be 200
lbs. or over, and age to be so years
or over. One prize.
Foot race. 100 yard dash. Open
to all councillors. First, second and
third prizes.
Twenty-Five yard wheelbarrow race.
Driver to be blindfolded and wheel
his wife or sweetheart. One prize.
Ball game between nine picked from
visiting councils and a nine from No.
Ga.
Three legged race for councillors.
First and second prizes.
Tug of war between Canada and the
U. S. For the honor.
Hop, skip and jump. One prize.
Sack race. First and second prizes.
Pie eating contest for U. C. rs. One
prize.
Catching creased pig. The pig to
be turned loose in the woods. There
will be special suits on hand for all
contestants. Winner gets the pig.
Tug of war between visiting coun-
cillors and members of No. 81. Prize
honors.
Boys Events.
100 yard dash, for boys under -
years. One prize.
Diving contest, for money in -four
One prize
Diving contest, for apples in water
The clown and rube band of Min
neapolis will be in action at all times
and places.
Special events will be added by
committee.
Saturday, June S.
3 A. M.-Executive session. Elks
hall.
10000 A. M-Ladies' sightseeing
tour of the city by auto.
1900 o'clock noon.-Progressive
luncheon by the ladies of Council No.
ga to the visiting U. c. T. ladies. Car
riages start from headquarters. First
course-Residence of Mrs. T. J. Ler-
ry, South Fifth street Second course
Residence of Mrs. w. w. Fegan,
South Fifth street. Third course
Residence OF Mrs. F. F. Stokes, Reeves
avenue. Fourth course-Residence of
Mrs. Jas. NJ. O'Neil. Reeves avenue.
$3.50 P. M.-Reception at residence
of Mayor Geo. E. Duis for the U. C. T.
ladies to meet Mesdames Burke and
Johnson.
$3.50 P. M.-Grand ball-informal
Hotel Dacotah. U. c. rs. only.
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