The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-11
ELKS TO STAMPEDE
TO GRAND FORKS
ONE OF BIGGEST EVENTS IN
NORTH DAKOTA ELkDoM TO
BE PULLED OFF JUNE
II AND q.

Grand Forks, N. D., May 11.--A
thousand North Dakota Ellxs will at
tend the annual meeting of the North
Dakota Elks association which will be
held in Grand Forks June 81 and 20.
That Is the idea held by the members
of the Grand Forks lodge, No. 255,
and they are now providing entertain
ment for that number.
Some new entertainment features
will be introduced at this, the first
annual meeting of the association.
The state lodge Of Elks was only
launched about a~year ago, and it was
at that time decided that No. 255, the
mother lodge of Elkdom in this state,
should have the privilege of proviu.
ing the first entertainment for the
lodges in the state. There now are
nine Elk lodges in the state and each
of them is expected to send delega-
tons Of from seventy five to to $50,
and these visitors. together with the
members of the Grand Forks lodge,
will swell the total number to / 200 or
1880.
Both on land and on the water the
fun festival promises to be right
".
to use the parlance Of the proclama-
ton that has been issued over the
signature of w. Fl. McGraw, exalted
ruler Of No. 255, "diddings," and "do-
ings." The "diddings," as detailed, in
clude. grand Elks parade, an auto
mobile parade, a water pageant,
cracking of the ice (palace), field
sports and a picnic, together with a
grand ball-perhaps.
The Elk picnic will take place at
the Town and Country club, or Lin
coin park. as it is now known, and
the committee announces that there
win be prizes for wives, daughters
and sweethearts of Elks who partici-
pate in the sporting contests. Then
there will be a naval engagement be-
tween two boats on the Red river, and
the old Hudson Bay post, Fort Ell
ton, near the site OF the Country club
house, will again be stormed and taken
by the Red river fleet.
Fargo, Bismarck, jamestown, Val
ley City, Dickinson, Mlnot, Devils
Lake, and Williston are the cities of
the state outside of Grand Forks in
which Elks lodges have been organ
lied, and from each of those cities
delegations are expected.
The officers OF the State Elk ASSOC
citation are the following:
President-James A. Dinnie, Grand
Forks.
Vice President--chas. Klaus, James
town.
secretary-Frank v. Kent. Grand
Forks.
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Executive Committee-Stephen Col
Inns, Morton Page, j.. ]. Nierling, L. j.
Palda, A. H. Gray, j. @. Quinlaven,
Andrew Stade and r. r. Mockler.
The committees Of the Grand Forks |
lodge in charge of the entertainment
and various other features have 1ust
been named, being as follows:
Executive Committee-E. Y. SarIes. |
chairman; William Spriggs, J. d. Ba-
con, M. Stanchheld, w. Fl. Alexander.
Reception-M. F. Murphy, chair
man; J. ID. Taylor, Geo. E. Duis.
Hotels-Art Reade. chairman: Os-
car Knutson and Fred Bartholomew.
Entertainment--J. ID. Turner, chair |
man; s. III. Wilder Thomas Regain.
Field Sports-B. N. Abrahamson |
chairman; ]. G. Fadden. William Abra- |
hanson, Thos. Mccoy, H. w. Num-.
Automobiles-W. H. Kelsey, Fl. ., |
Holmes, f. l. Briden.
Music-B. F. Brockoff, w w. Hall,
Fl. Gotham.
Decorations-W. Fl. Brown, v, e.
O'Calligahan, John r.. Nuss
Publicity. A. Callahan, chairman: /
2. A. Brown and Albert Void.
Parade, D. TayIor. Thomas Tbar
aldson and l.. l.. Eckman.
Headauarters-A. F. Dinnie, William
Morrow, c. J. Hurd.
Police Patrol William Lowe. III. a.
Ryan, Odin overly.
MISREPRESENTATION. c. ]. Fisk, John |
Carmody and J. r. Church,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Roycraft.
+. A. Maxwell, Geo. Else.