The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1908-06-20
The LAST DAY OF THE
ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Continued from First Page

hearty vote of thanks being rendered
them for their most excellent music.
Brother Emil Farant of Minnea-
polls placed in nomination the
name of DR.. Henry L. Bryant of
ST. Paul for the presidency of the
association for the ensuing year.
The motion was seconded by c.
B. Conger and the doctor was unani-
mously elected as president.
DR.. Bryant thanked the conven-
ton for the honor conferred upon
him, but deprecated the fact that
he had been elected, as he was
never at any time an of1ice-seeker.
He stated that he would do all IN
his power to make the association
a winner and stated that his wife
would also put her shoulder to the
wheel.
Andrew Fritz of St. Cloud nomi-
mated r. ]. Angus of Fergus Falls
as vice.president, claiming that
next to DR.. Bryant, he was the
noisest Elk in the state; that when
the good Lord made Fergus Fall S
and the residents thereof he had
taken the cream of the clay left and
made Brother Angus. Mr.. Angus
was unanimously elected vice-preSi-
dent.
J. Henry Geurin of Little Falls
nominated N. A. Nelson Of Still
water for reelection as secretary.
This nomination was unanimously
made.
In responding Mr.. Nelson stated
that the Lord had not endowed him
with a talent to address an audience.
However he would put forth his
best efforts for the success of this
association. Il am just common
Nick Nelson; anything you want to
say to me, say it and will put forth
every effort to perform my work in a
cre6itah h1a manner
w. w. Koons of st. Cloud was
reelected as treasurer.
Archdeacon Parshall OF Cass Lake
was unanimously rendered the office
of chaplain, as was also A. H. Jester
of Bemidj as sergeant-at-arms.
Brother Jester protested vigor-
ously at being elected sergeant-at-
arms when there were more worthy
brothers.
AS punishment for his one mega
tive vote he was required to tell the
telephone story, which convulsed
the convention for five minutes.
T. ]. Godfrey, exalted ruler of
Hibbing lodge, on the behalf of
the City of Hibbing, extended an
invitation to the association to hold
the 1909 convention in Hibbing.
DR.. Bryant stated that he believed
that the interests of the association
would be better subserved if the
next convention were held in a more
centrally located point. He was of
the opinion that if the 1909 nesting
was held at St. Cloud the association
would get many other members,
Brothers Foley and Snow seconded
the selection of St. Cloud as the
next meeting place.
Brother Godfrey responded that
if it was the sense of the convention
thatthe next meeting 90 to ST. Cloud
he would withdraw the name of Hib-
bing for the good Of the association.
On motion St. Cloud was selected
as the place for holding the next
meeting, on dates to be set by the
St. Cloud lodge.
w, w. Koons, exalted ruler of
st. Cloud lodge, thanked the assem-
bly, in behalf of the lodge and the
city OF St. Cloud for the honor
conferred upon his city, and stated
that St. Cloud had a lodge of 375
members consisting principally of
married men; the ladies of St. Cloud
would extend a very gracious welcome
to the visiting ladies, and the St.
Cloud Elks would see to it that the
time which the Elks would have
would be very torrid" one.
Brother Lycan called attention to
the fact that the showing made byI
in coming here with hust-
ling delegation and asking for the
next convention was a commendable
one, and he moved that it be the
sense of the convention that every
endeavor be made to meet at Hib- !