Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-08
NORTH DAKOTANS \.
in WASHINGTON
NORTH DAKOTA SOCIETY At
THE CAPITAL HOLDS ITS An
III , MA MEETING AND ALL HAVE
Il GOOD TIME. ~. ! - ny y Il ~. Ss<


the number of half q hundred or more
assembled around the banquet table
at the Hotel Johnson last night, the
occasion being the annual election Of
officers of the North Dakota Associar
ton Of the District Of Columbia.
The meeting was one of the larg.
est and pleasantest ever held by the
association, and much good feeling
and tollity prevailed. The provender
and liquids-for which the Hotel
Johnson. is famous-were up to the
usual standard Of excellence, above
all, plenteous. First came the oys-
ters-selects on half shell-one of
the spe.cialties Of the hosiery, with
a cocktail and bouillon on the side,
then some delicious baked sea bass;
huge platters, banked high with deli
cately Drowned oysters rolled and
fried in Vienna bread crumbs-how
they did disappear before the hungry
Dak0tans-and were as quickly re-
plenished Then there was chicken
salad, potatoe salad, just slathers of
It, and turkey sandwiches and other
sandwiches too numerous to mention,
bottled beer for those who liked it,
mineral and soft drinks for the water
wagon contingent-indeed it really
makes ones mouth water to think
of it even the day after and then
the coffee and all the trimmings and
the cigars and the speechifying.
The boys felt so good over this
treatment and the warm hospitality
which the Hotel johnson has for years
extended particularly to North Da-
kotans, that Esau L. Johnson, the
proprietor, was called to the carpet
and forced to accept the hearty thanks
of the members, who, led by Major
Hamilton, arose as one man to tell
him how they loved him. Landlord
Johnson was overcome with confusion
by this vociferous reception, but man.
aged to articulate his appreciation,
and assured the members that If any
North Dakotans ever get neglected
under his roof it would be without
his knowledge.
In the midst of the New Years
festivities Senator Hansbrough was
not forgotten. Feeling words called
attention to the gravity of the senior
senator's illness, and by rising vote
the secretary was directed to for
ward a message Of sympathy and good
cheer to the distinguished sufferers
bedside.
An amendment to the constitution
and bylaws changes the date OF an
nual meetings at which officers are
elected from December 81 to Febru-
airy %, in honor of a memorial date
in North Dakota's hfstory-1889-
when President Harrison signed the
bill admitting North Dakota, South
Dakota, Idaho, Montana and Washing
ton into the sisterhood Of states OF
the union, and incidentally in remem-
brance of the birthday of the father
of his country.
A feature of the evening was the
brilliant address by Frank O'Connor,
of Grand Forks, who was proudly re-
ferred to as a son of North Dakota,
having been born and raised In the
state.
Representative Marshall was the
only one of the congressional dele
CATION present, and his short talk in
resonse to the lato political cam
paign created merriment. Major Ham
ilton, as president and toast master,
was in his usual happy vein. Brief
remarks were made by Rollie P.
Currie, HI, D. Fruit, Charles D. Ham
ell, Theo. Schenkler,, o. s, Strom. J.
M. Boardman, r.. w. Farrar. DR.. w. F.
Patton, Theo. Eaton, Henry O'Keefe,
w. S. Van Horn, J. C. Gipson, and
others, and regrets were expressed
that a number of the present last
night would be with the association
no longer after March AT least for
q few years. Ill.,. %@% &c. -
Theo. Eaton showed his fine Italian
hand in political maneuvering and
fixed up a slate in true Mark Hanna
style when the election Of new ON
GERS for the association was under
discussion When the smoke cleared
away it developed that the following
omcers had been selected for the en-
suing year: 4. .G}a s: !. r + ~
President, Col. G. A. 5Lounsberry q
the general land once; vice presi-
dent, william H, Connolly, q the In
terstate Commerce Commission;
treasurer, NJ. A. Kelly, Of the treas
ury department. and secretary, jos
eph F. Miller, OF the government
printing once, When the meeting
h,n1,o ~, 2Efhn hnnr vas midnight and