The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-08-22
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After strenuous work on the parr
OF the officers and members OF
Gophers Lodge No. 1O5, I. B. P. O..
! f w, the preparations are completed
for the coming of the National Grand
Lodge. which will meet undr the i'll
vitation Of Gopher Lodge in ST. Paul
next Tuesday. 81
The business men of the CITY. the
Board Of Publicity and other citizens
, have shown their appreciation CT the,
Importance of this event, which Will
be unqQuestionably bring the largest
Twin Cities that were ever gathered
here. n
The citizens have shown their in
terest and loyalty, too. and have
thrown open heir,ehon1es for the &C
comnodation and entertainment OF
the coming throng.g
The bulk of the delegates and visit
ors are expected to arrive on next
Monday eveningsEpn 4, special train
from Chicago, Witch will arrive about
9 O'Clock. s
The members ofsGopher Lodge will
meet the train afsthe Union Depot
and all citizens who have signihei
their intention toshouseEor board the
visitors are invited and requested to
come there so aSS.to sescort their
guests to their Homes.
The program Nnthe Week-srbject
of course to stAhsc changes as NAV
necessarily arise as follows
TuesdaJ orenoon.
Public recepfpn at old state
Address Of wefeo1ne by Gov. Jot',
A. Johnson, for Minnesota.
Address OF welcome bv Mayor
Daniel w. LAWYER. for ST. Paul.
Rcsponc by ]. f. Hawkins esq.
Seattle. Wash, for the Grand Lodge
Responc by James E.,,eKelley, Esq,
birmingham. Ala, for the subordinate
lodges.
Remarks by DIR. W f. Atkins.
Hampton. Va. Grand Exalted Ruler.
| TUESDAY Afternoon.
Grand street parade at o'clock
sharp.
! The formation and route Of process
SIGN will be as follows:t
J. F Coquires Chief Marshal: ]. f..
Dillin gham, Cmef Of Staff; Owen
Howell, d. W:SDwyer, Chas, Broody.
Carl Pickett. David Driver, Aides
First ision-Right resting on
Ccelar-Composcd Of platoon OF
mounted polio enen. band, chief mar
shall and chief OF staff, grand ESQUIRE.
Grand Lodge officers i'll carriages,
Grand Lodoe delegates
Second Division-Right resting on
Ninth strcet-Band. aides, Great
| Lakes Lodge Chicago
Third Division-Right resting on
Tenth strcct--Band. aides. Pittsburg.
birmingham. Iowa delegation.
Fourth Division--Rightz resting OF
Eleventh street-Band. aides, Grand
Temple in Tallyhos.
Fifth Division-Right restino on
| Twelfth STRICKLAND, aides, Zenith
| City Lodge. Duluth: Arnes Lodge,
MINNEAPOLIS; Gopher Lodge, St. Paul.
The route Of the procession will be:
Cedar to new capitol, where pictures
| will be taken: %.St. Peter to Sixth. to
[ Broadway to Seventh, to Cedar to old
capitol s
Tuesday Evening
| Will occur the grand reception and
ball at the Auditorium.
! Program.
, Overture 49,. 81. Elks' Band, Chicago
| Welcome Address,. T. H. Lyles
Gohper Lodge 105, ST. Paul.
Address. .. ..........:.s B. S.. Smith
Ames Lodge, 1o6, Minneapolis.
Selection 49,. Miestic Ouartctte
Address. .. s.. D. H. Saunders
Zencth City Lodge 10. Duluth
Eureka Temple "a, st. Paul.
Selection :.klks Bant
Address-Churches Rev. H. S. Graves
.Address-Citizens. W. T. lfranci:
Selc ction Majestic Ouartette
Response. .Dr...W E. Atkin:
Grand Exalted Ruler, Hampton. Va
Selection. .............. Elks' Band
! This will be the most pretentlous
affair ever givemby the citizens OF
Minnesota and Every one who car
raise the price ofsAdmission should be
present.
The sale OF boxes and seats opened
last Monday and though there are
! fortv-four boxes59they were all SOLD
at $40 and SIS each. several hundred
Of the; parquet and box circle seats
have also been sold. still there is room
for more, but it will be advisable Ton
as many as car TO purchase seat
at once and avoid the rush tuesday
night.
The entire Grand Lodge and other
| prominent personages will be seate,
UPON the stage. Music will be fur.
nisl1ed bv the Elks Band Of Chicago
composed CT thirty pieces.
After the exercises before the GU,
/ tain are concluded the audience vii
remain in their seats and see th<
| Auditorium changed into grand BAL
broom.
| The purchasers. of the twenty-five
boxes that will be brought to view
when the change IS made VIII D.
/ escorted to their boxes by the usherS
| The thirtv-two gentlemen who com
| prise the floor committee will line u!
on the bail rooms: floor and the ba'
will open with the grand march. ant
continue to the wee. sna' hours.
| Supper will be served IL tn
| spacious dining hall upstairs on tn
box circle floor. :,
+, The committees that are responsl1b''
for this affair are:
Executive Committee.
4 T II. Lyles. Exalted Ruler. ex