Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-17

EVERYONE WAS PROPERLY IN
4 ITIATED AND FEW GOT PAST
BLUE RIBBoNERS AND COLTS.
The Lake Region Meeting Resulted II
the Final Preparations Being Mad
for the Exhibit at the St. Paul Lane
Show-James J. Hill and Lake Re
! gion Banquet Will Be Largely At
! tended From Over tho District.
(From Saturdays Daily
There was plenty doing at the Com
mercial club last night and from the
early hour of the evening until the
wee small hours Of the morning, the
glad hand was extended, so that the eff.
fccts of a cordial hand shake still re-
NAMED the morning after.
According to President Horton it
was the best assembly ever held in the
club rooms since he has been at the
head of the organization. More boost
ers, more active spirit and more en-
thusiasm was never displayed in the
corridors of the handsomely appointed
club rooms, which now has a member
ship of over 200.
The reception Of the new members
was not all, for the Lake Regionites,
some from Cavalier, Rolette and Tow
ner counties, were present to go over
the work of the association and get the
latest news on the Lake Region ex-
hibit which will be displayed at St.
Paul
The visitors too were surprised at
the enthusiasm, especially when the
glee club got busy and demanded the
attention of the meeting for few mo-
mcnts at least by marching in lock
step through the rooms, singing the
good old southern melodies in harmon
ious fashion.
The Reason For It.
As the cards that were sent out ear
ly in the week announced, the recep-
ton was rendered the new members
who have recently joined the club and
were accepted by the directors. Even
the old members who wanted to get the
spirit were there and were not disap.
pointed.
The Blue Ribbon Boys and the Colts
were on the receiving line, but there
was nothing backward about their re-
ception. Any one who got to the Sec
ond landing in the opera house block
was almost sure to land within the
gates of the Commercial club. As he
landed he was thus introduced to the
throngs inside, his coat was removed
by the attendants, and after being Civ
en- a cigar, he joined the rest to talk
about something good for Devils Lake
until another member was landed.
The Lake Regionites.
While all this was going on the Lake
Region association was attending to
business, and it is surprising the
amount of good accomplished with so
many Interruptions. About ten from
the various counties comprising the
Region, together with the local dele.
gates gathered in the remote corne,
of the room and talked over the ex.
hibit which will be shipped to St. Paul
December l, where it will be palced in
the auditorium space secured by the
Lake Regionites. That this region is
to have as large and as good an exhibit
as the entire state of North Dakota
is the opinion of those present and as
al are live wires in their respective
counties, their ideas will no doubt be
carried out.
-Four more members were added to
the publicity committee last evening,
Messrs. Groom, Of Cavalier, Lord of
Towner, Hong of Pierce and Edwards
of Rolette. This committee will fur.
nish the data for the booklet of the
Lake Region which is to be published,
the data and cuts to arrive in Devils
Lake the first of next week. The sou.
venir booklet will be largely illustrated
and the Lake Region will be proven bv
picture to be the most productive and
the best place to settle in North Dako.
ia.
Unique Buttons.
Twenty thousand unique buttons, ad.
vertlsing the Lake Region, were order.
ed by the association last night to be
given away at the big show. The but.
tons will contain fax seed, and prom.
Use to be the most striking ADVERTISING
feature on the floor of the St. Paul
show. The buttons will cost considera.
BILE and will be well worth keeping AZ
souvenir of the Lake Region. This in
addition to the fifty thousand booklets
mat will be printed will give plenty
! o. publicity to the Lake Region. Ar
soon as the data is completed it will
be given to an expert who will write
brief description of the entire 1,ake
Region for the booklet, getting down
IN concise form all that is to be said
about this great section.
The Exhibit.