The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-06-02
MANY 2 X CONVENTIONS IN JUNE
Fourteen; Conventions win BE Enter.
tanned by Grand Forks During
VS.. the Month. *

Grand Forks, N. d., May 3O.-Four-
teen state conventions and annual as.
sociation meetings or conferences i, the
program for the month of juno in the
city af Grand Folks, and to carr out
it's portion Of this program the city is
already assuming added activities
along many different lines to insure its
guests the very best kind of treatment.
AS convention city for June.
Grand Forks will easily hold the palm
in North Dakota, having majority Of
all Of lie conventions that tax. place
that month.
Church conferences: lodge sessions
and gatherings Of organizations of bus,
mess and professional men will mark
the progress of the month, there being
m average Of ere new. convcntion
each two days.
The work will open next Sunday
when the North Dakota t1piscopaIian
Clericus goes inc session. This gath
e.ring will cont'"ua till Tuesday even
and will attract practically every Epis-
copalian rector in the state to this city,
bringing large number of laymen as
well.
Immediately the Episcopulians al
journ, the annual meetings of the state
Odd Fellow bodies opens. The grand
lodge of Odd Fellods will meet June
6 and Z; the Rebekah lodge will meet
June 6 and Z; while the grand encamp-
ment Of the o Fellows will be held
June s. A number Of new features
have been introduced into this meet
ing, such as the competitive drills,
which will bring large number of
visitors to the city.
On June Is two conventions will be
opened, those of the North Dakota
Opticians association and the North
Dakota jewelers. association. These
meetings continue three days, the en-
tertainment features being in the hands
of the local jewellers, while the pro-
gram calls for the presence of num-
Der of men prominent in the jewelry
field-both in the manufacturing lines
and in the sales departments.
The second day Of these two conven-
tions will see two other encampments
commenced, being those of the Grand
Army Of the Republic and the Womans
Relief corps. Both Of these bodies will
bring large number of people to the
city. 1t has been several years since
the encampment has been held in this
section Of the state, and that fact will
La materially to the interest. The
encampments continue June IA and Is.
Eagles of the state come to town the
day the four gatherings already sched-
uled for June Is end. The Eagles turn,
ed out to the number of about 1000
at Fargo last year, and this season
there are indications that they will
be out in even larger numbers. About
1.500 Eagles is the number Of visitors
that the local committee in charge OF
the plans believes will be the guest
roll for the two days. A parade and
a picnic are two of the big features
that are proposed.
Between June 1G and June 81 there
is slight rest, and it is probably well
for the citizens that such is the case.
For on June FL, the "Best People on
Earth" the Elks, will take possession
of the city, the occasion being the first
annual meeting Of the North Dakota
Dakota Elks association. There are
nine Elk lodges in the state ana each Of
these lodges proposes to send delega-
lions Of from 100 to 200 members. The
Crookston, Mimi, lodge will also send
a delegation, while there will be other
visitors from over northern Minnesc.
ia in attendapce. The Elks are going
right and have prepared for big fes-
tival Of fun that promises to surpass
anything Of the kind ever attempted.
And then comes the Masons. On
June 26 the KEN Temple shriners hold
forth for their ceremonial, the fourth
since institution. 1t will bring big
caravan to the city with Shriners in at
tendance from all points of the CON-
pass. The next day the grand lodge
of the Masonic order will be called,
continuing two days, being followed
by the grand chapter of the. Masons.
simultaneously the grand chapter, Or
der Of Eastern Star, holds forth in its
annual conclave, SO that the four days,
June 26 to 20 inclusive, will be filled