The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-19

ISCOEuiHB ScCFSIdry OF the DOdFu OF
directors gave an interesting memorial
Of a number of men who had passed
away.
He was followed by Frank Pearson
who gave a parallel address upon the
lives Of two men who had lived and
influenced the town, both of whom are
now gone. Mr.. Pearson also especially
mentioned w. P. McKinstry and Form
er Secretary c. B. Chase.
Walter Green of Ashland, Wis, gave
short address reviewing the days of
over thirty years ago. He drew an in
teresting comparison between the old
days and the present Fargo. Mr. Green
stated that in his travels he always
stood up for Fargo. He said that the
time was when Fargo was one of the
toughest cities in the United States, but
that In his mind 1t had developed to
be one of the finest cities that he knew
OF. He thought that this development
had been brought about by the doing
away Of the saloons some years ago.
John Orchard gave the closing adj
dress in which he spoke feelingly OF
the old days and mentioned specially
the crack basket ball teams which rep
resented the old three cornered league
which included Fargo college, agricul-
tural college and the Y. M. G. A. Mr..
Orchard gave a mastery address urg-
ing the present management to keep
foremost the religious work of the as
ISOLATION in the minds and hearts of
it's members.
Excellent music was furnished by
Mr.. and Mrs. Dodsley who in the old
days looked after much of the music
for the Y. M. c. A.
Following this service interesting
letters were read from out of town old
time members and secretaries who
could not be present. This meeting was
in charge of Henry Amerland and was
conducted in the lobby. At this meet
ing members of the old time women's
committee served tea. Those present
of the old committee were: Mrs. Geo.
Nichols, Mrs. George l. Foster, Mrs.
Fed Hansche and Mrs. j. e. Stickney.
Interesting letters were read from
Harry Bascon, S. t. Sathwaite, Chas.
S. Clements, first vice president of the
association; r. H. Straub, ]. F. Gala
han, c. w. Coffin, j. j. Hunt, now in
charge of the st. Paul institute; w. M.
Parsons, VIM. Ewing, It. S. Lippy, T.
ID. Patton, representing the Winnipeg
Y. M. c. A.; Phil Bevis of the Duluth
Y. M. C. A.; Geo. A. Forbes of the Spo-
kane 7. NJ. c. A.; j. A. Laudenslager
of the Minneapolis association, and T.
Carter Griffith representing the Grand
Forks association.
Among the most interesting letters
are several which are quoted in part as
follows:
w. n. Day.
w. H. Day writes: 81 am greatly
interested in this occasion and regret
that my engagements are such that
cannot be present. look back upon
the days in Fargo as among the happi-
est of my life. There / brought my
bride; there our first child was born
there new friends were so kind and
gentle to me and mine that have al
ways been grateful that God allowed
me to labor among you. The beautiful
watch which the young men gave me
on the evening we started for Tacoma
has been my constant companion and
is priced above all my possessions;
likewise the valuable present to Mrs.
Day. Please remember Mrs. Day and
to all who know u.s.
Eugene MeAuIiffe.
Eugene McAuliffe writes especially
mentioning that he was a discoverer
of the old swimming hole (Which is
located near the old Ice house.) He
says it would give him infinite pleasure
to meet the old timers and review the
good old days. Mr.. McAuliffe is gem
eral fuel agent for the S. & S. c. E..
l., E. N. & T. H. Ry. Co.
A. K.McLean.
A. r. Mclean pays one of the high
est tributes to the association. He
writes that he has never let his mem
bership drop since 1887; that he is
a member of the board of directors and
a member of the physical committee
of the Tacoma association. He then
makes the following statement; I'm
the last fifteen years I have been able
to make some returns to an institu-
ton to which / feel owe most next
to my mother everything that is best
in me-" Mr.. Mclean is in the whole
sale grocery business at Tacoma,
Wash.
L. s. Baehe.
L. S. Bache writes that he remem-
bers when the old courthouse was
down and put into the ditch by
the Northern Pacific railroad and the
good times we young fellows used to
have there. If there are any of my
old friends left wish you would hand
them my kindest regards. 1t will be
this anniversary in June. Mr.. Bache
is vice president of the Lincoln Water
Proof Cloth Co., residence, Bound
Brook, N. ].
w. C. Bentley.
w. c. Bentley writes representing
himself as the first delegate from Far
go to Y. M. C. A. convention This
was the Minnesota convention held in
Minneapolis in 1888 He says that ne
might have done more for the associa-
tion while a member here, that he
had received the fruit of his labor for
what little he had done. kindly re-
member me to the old boys" Mr..
Bentley is special representative of
the Alaska Investment & Development
Co., address Fort Townsend, Wash.
r. r, Macmillan.
T. f. Macmillan wholesale and re-
tail grocery at Tacoma. Wash. He
says: II feel a peculiar satisfactaion
in having had little more than the
average to do with the beginning of
the Fargo association. The remem-
brance of which and of those other
brethren who had so much interest in
It's welfare Is most agreeable. / pray
Gods continued blessing upon your