The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-27
WILL DECORATE
WITH ELECTRICITY
DECORATION COMMITTEES or u.
c. r. CONVENTION WILL ApoRN
MAIN BUSINESS THOROUGH
FARES OF CITY WITH ELEc-
TRIO DECORATIONS.

Fargo VIII present a handsome
scene during the great u. c. T. con-
vention If all the arrangements of the
decoration committee are carried out
in detail Every visitor will go away
with the feeling that 1t is truly the
biggest little city in the world and the
heart Of every North Dakota travelling
salesman will swell with pride that
such metropolis is located within
the confines OF the state.
Extensive preparations are being
made to adorn the main business thor
oughfares of the city, which are al
ready so brilliantly lighted, with cleo
trio decorations during the convention
An immense electric replica Of the u.
c. T.. badge and emblem Of the grip
and crescent will be the chief attrac-
ton In the heart OF the great white
way, and will be suspended from the
four corners Of the buildings facing
Broadway and ". p. avenue.
This will be the welcome sign to
all the visitors as they come in either
on the N. P. or the @. N, as It is ex-
pected the sign will be so immense that
ii can be seen equally as well from
either station.
One Of the features OF the carnival
during the last night of the conven-
tton, Saturday, June IL, will be an
open air dance to be held on the pub
lie street on Roberts street between
N. P. avenue and First avenue north.
in front of the Gardner hotel. All
the dancers will appear enmasque and
will present a gay appearance, which
will be almost reproduction of the
carnival nights in gay Paree.
This feature of the convention will
doubtless recall TO the minds of many
OF the older citizens many of the old
time fire festivals held in Fargo sew
eral years ago.
Another feature of the convention
will be the municipal court with Joe
CIaffy Of st. Paul as Judge. The COM
mittee feels that 1t has been especially
fortunate in securing Mr.. Claffy for
judge as he will make a good one.
One Of the chief prizes to be award
ed on athletic day at Island park will
be box OF Twin Oaks cigars, do
mated by the Monopole Tobacco Works
of New York. Through an oversight
this prize was omitted from the list
of prizes donated by the various mer-
chants for this event.
Ball Teams Promised.
Chairman McKone Of the athletic
committee, arranging for the sports
of the u. c. T. convention, has the
assurance that at least four baseball
teams Of the various councils of the
Jurisdiction will be on hand to enter
the convention series.
NH.
here are from Grand Forks, Crookston,
Duluth and Bismarck. It is possible
that both Minneapolis and st. Paul
will have teams here also for the series.
The prizes for the winners of the
series are 800 for the victors and $50
to the losers OF the final champion
ship games.
Ninety Rooms Reserved.
Mgr. Al Leimbacher of the Gardner
hotel has received a wire to reserve
ninety rooms in his popular hosiery
for the st. Paul and Minneapolis dele
cations attending the immense con-
vention of the United Commercial
Travellers to be held in this city, June
8, 0 and 10.
1t is expected that there will be
others from the twin cities attending,
but this reservation was made alone
for those who know in advance that
they are coming.
1t is understood that the whole sec
ond floor at the Waldorf hotel has
been reserved for the grand officers of
the order. This will be the Official
headquarters OF the convention.
This will give some idea Of the Inn
mensity OF the convention and the
number OF people to be expected in
the city at that time. Chairman Nc
Kone of the athletic entertainment
committee stated this morning to a
Forum representative that 5000 visit
ors were expected in the city outside
Of aviation day when 1t was thought
fully as many more would be here.
The High Dive.
The high dive, which will be given
by Prof essor Leggett OF Grand Forks,
promises to be one of the great feat
ures. This "death-defying" leap will
be made from the roof of the Waldorf
instead OF the Gardner as was prev
iously announced.
A BROOKLYN man of eighty In b1Iid-