Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-10
r. v. Bice,
County Auditor.
BLUE RIBBON BOYS AND SLOT.
LARS COLTS DINED AT THE
HOTEL WESTERN.

The Blue Ribbon Boys led the little
horses up to the trough Monday and
a bountiful repast, delightful talks,
and social hour after the banquet,
served to make it one of the most en-
joyable occasions Of the season, at
which there cannot help but be much
good resulting for the club.
Messrs Steve Jones and Joseph Fou-
bert, managers Of the Hotel Western,
prepared an excellent menu and played
host in very fitting manner. The ban
quet was on the game order and was
Saved in the height Of fashion, each
course to the final, including jelly rolls.
tied with the successful blue ribbon
was in keeping with the occasion.
After the banquet proper, called SO
because it was uppermost in the minds
of those who had gone from breakfast
preparing their appetites for the event,
Edward F. Flynn presided in his usual
happy manner as POSTMASTER, and be-
sides offering each speaker some good
solid food upon which to speak, he in.
tr"tiEced every toaster in witty man
ner that made the evening all the more
enjoyable.
R. E. Austin told how the Blue Rib.
bon Boys won, the victory for the
club being the greatest in that all could
point back in future years to the event
as the starting point in the welfare of
Devils Lake.
The unavoidable absence Of Charles
Stotlar, while regretted, nevertheless
it served as an opportunity for one Of
his valuable cohorts to throw some en-.
lightenment on the Ramsey County
Fair association, which too was given
hearty consideration and endorsement by
those present. Hal Davies talked On
publicity, giving the various methods
that may be adopted by the committee
that has been appointed, laying great
stress on the news feature Of publicity
which means that Devils Lake will be
kept before the people continually, this
particular section being well cared 70,
in the line Of providing interesting
news features always acceptable To
newspapers over the country.
Manager Branham Of the Inter Ocean
had few words Of publicity nature
illustrated by some experiences he had
had in advertising an automobile race
meet at Boise, idaho.
Louis Mundt talked on this section
as beet producing country and advis
ed that sugar beets could be raised q.
successfully here as in his home in
Michigan. A. '. Haig spoke in behalf
Of the directors, who he felt confident
would concede to anything t'aS would
swell the treasury Of the club vii
liam Reid insisted that even more mem
ters could be secured by another cam
ra;gn and Harry Kneeshaw suggested
that at smoker to he held in the very
near future the glad hand be extended
to the new members that have already
joined the boosters ranks. AverS
johnson suggested ladies day.
| President Horton addressed the cl,t
and suggested that a paid secretary
be one Of the things that the organiza
tion look forward to. He also referred
t. the Lake Region Development assosi
atior and started the ball rolling which
resulted in an invitation signed by
those present being extended to James
J Hill, inviting him to speak at tn,
Lake Region banquet which will talk,
place here some time the latter par
Of this month.
Another important action to provid'
funds was the appointment Of com
mittee consisting Of Edward Flynn
Avery Johnson, Harry Kneeshaw, Thos
Turner and r. E. Austin to 60 aheat
with a minstrel show.
4. A vote Of thanks for the excellent en-
tertainment provided by Managers Fou
bert and Jones was extended and tn
little party adjourned, satisfied that tn
gathering had been success in ever.
particular.