The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-02
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The Toast Program.

At the conclusion or the feaSt the
POSTMASTER DOTTED his coat-meta-
phorically speaking-and opened the
campaign of oratory by humorously
and aptly introducing each of the
speakers who had been assigned a
place on the program To give even
a brief summary of the responses
would consume more space than The
Free Press has at it's disposal, be-
sides it would be a task that We
scribe freely acknowledges his in
competency to attempt if anything
like justice to the speakers were to
follow. Mr.. W. B. Davies, on be-
half of the Mankato Elks, welcomed
the guests of the evening in a
manner that left no doubt about the
keen appreciation the home people
felt at the splendid attendance of
visitors, many of whom had left
business, endured heat and fatigue
to participate in an event that
means so much to Mankato Elks.
The POSTMASTER introduced in turn
Fred Johnson of New Ulm, whose
well known wit came to his assist
ance in defining the origin of Hello
Bill" an appellation which, while ii
has no direct connection with the
order, is nevertheless a by-word that
an Elk, perforce of usage, always ac-
knowledges with a Hello Bill" re-
Spouse.
Did Not Follow Webster.
Mr.. Moore of Rochester, who was
assigned to respond to the subject
"Anesthetics'' did not follow Web
ster's definition and put his sub
jects" to sleep, but on the contrary
kept his hearers very much awake
"The Elk as a Citizen" was respond
ed to by Judge Halam of st. Paul
and as the judge is mighty inter
est talker, he knows what kind OF
stuff in man is required to make &
desirable citizen, whether Elk OF
otherwise. AS the speaker himself
is known to be above reproach In
both private and public life what
/ he said was to the point. ''Impres
sions of a Wandering Son" was as
signed to l.. P. Hunt, whose exten
sive travels and wide acquaintance
no doubt impressed the committee
on program that the subject wei
fitted the person. Mr.. Hunt spoke
in humorous strain that caused
a good deal of merriment, conclud
/ ing his remarks with a hearty greet
ing to the visiting Elks and a com
plimentary and commendatory refer
ence to the fraternity of Elks.
| Good Natured Digs.
John H. Mitchell of ST. Paul, in
discussing "Admonitions Not Seri
ous)," took occasion to give the
program committee few good Ma
tured digs about the parenthetic sec
ton of his subject and then pro
ceeded to become semi-serious. Be
fore he concluded he admonished hi:
hearers along certain lines tina
were timely and entirely appropri
ate.
H. C. Hotaling of Mapleton, gath
cred in the Scattering Herd" il
well chosen words and in an inter
testing way He traced the scattered
members until he found that Man
kato lodge of Elks is represented il
Ithirty-eight states. THE Fledgling,
handled by S. F. Donaldson of Fari
bault, was full of wit and rich com
lparisOns. AS the Faribault lodge o
Elks was started from members o
Mankato lodge, the former is consid
Iered an offspring of the home lodge
Mr.. Donaldson said that his lOdg
was following in the footsteps of it
mother lodge, has bought lot, sc
cured plans and next January hope
to dedicate a home.
How Lodge Was Started.
c. H. Saulpaugh told how and b,
whom Mankato's lodge of Elks wa
started, and as he was the principa
tmOver in the founding of the lodge
spoke with full knowledge of hi
From One to Six Hundred" sui
ject Certain it is that Mr.. Saul
paugh has a pardonable pride il
seeing the magnificent growth of tn
order in MankatO which has grow