Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-02
odd FELLOWS
take POSSES
sion OF [. CITY
Hundreds Of Three Linkers
Arrive in City and
Overflow Hotels
I'll Days Will Be Spent
Here by the Three
Branches
An Informal Reception and
Dance rendered Dele.
gates First Evening

Bismarck for the next three days
will be owned by the visiting Odd
Fellows and Rebekas.
These good folks are here in force
and by noon today even larger dele
cations will have arrived, SO that
when all the noses are counted there
will be about 400 three-linkers in
the city.
No. people on earth are more well.
come.
The trains Monday brought in
large delegations from all directions,
especially the late trains from the
east, on which we're upward of 100
members of the two orders. The 500
train from the north was filled to
the doors with delegates and the
train on the same line from the south
brough about 100. Many came up
the Linton branch and more are
looked for this morning. All the
towns to the west are well represent
ed and the lodge officers expect that
every lodge in the state will have
one or more delegates.
Monday the incoming trains were
met by members of the reception
committee and directed to hotels and
a great many private families had to
be inquisitioned for rooms early In
the evening, but before midnight all
the visitors were comfortably fixed
out somewhere or other. All the
hotels are filled to their utmost cap
acity and cots are in demand.
The delegates are q jolly bunch and
being q benevolent lot, take all the
pleasure in life that is in sight.
The Commercial club officials have
been busy helping the local lodge to
make it pleasant, although the heavy
downpour Of rain during the evening
interfered somewhat with arrange
ments. However, the informal recep-
ton at Patterson's hall during the
evening proved pleasant curtain
raiser for the events which are to
come off during the stay Of the dele
gates.
Judge Winchester was a host in
himself at this little gathering and
kept up interest and made folks talk
and feel at home. He made very
happy opening speech which placed
the gathering at ease, and was fol-
lowed by B. Anger, Fred Smith, can
didate for superintendent of public
instruction, Rev. B. A. FAIL of En-
derlin, Gen. E. "A. Williams, Presi-
dent Burton Of Grand Forks, of the
Rebekahs, Secretary Jennie B Hill of
the Rebekas, Mrs. Poole of Forest
River, and others. All the remarks
we're in the most happy vein and
were heartily applauded. a happy
suggestion was made that a silver
offering be taken for the Odd Fell
lows home and the hat was passed,
| 5000 being raised therefrom.
The floor was then cleared and
dancing became the order of the
evening until toward midnight.
thus lending" a very pleasant aus
picious beginning" Of what will nm
doubtedly prove very profitable
and pleasant convention.
The two grand lodges will meet
at 10 a. M, this morning at Patter-
sons and X. p. halls where the dele
gates will register. AT IL a. M,
there will be parade, headed by
the Commercial Club band, weather
permitting. The line of march will
be around several blocks in the bust
ness part of the city to Patterson
hall, when an adjournment will be
taken to lunch. There will be bust
ness sessions in both lodges in the
afternoon.
In the evening there will be an
Interesting exempli acation of the Re
bekah degree work, after which
there will be grand ball at Patter.
sons hall, followed by a banquet at
the Mckenzie building, next to Bak-
er's hall.
In addition to grand lodge work
Wednesday time will be taken to
visit the several points of interest
about the city. such as the capitol,
the penitentiary. the Indian school
and Fort Lincoln.
Thursday viii be grand encamp-