Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-06-06

ANTLERED TRIBE
HOLD BIG SESSION
ELKS OF NORTH DAKOTA MEET
AT FARGO FOR JOLLY TIME.
JAMESTOWN in 1913.

Fargo, June 5.-Nearly 1900 Elks
of North Dakota and other states are
enjoying the entertainment of the
state convention of the Best People
on Earth in this city. Fargo is one
vast display of purple, and decora-
tions of purple and white are very
handsome and elaborate.
Tuesday night the big auto parade
passed through the streets of Fargo
and Moorhead for over an hour and
many beautifully decorated cars
were seen. The cups for the hand
soonest turnouts were awarded the
prize winners as follows: First
prize, SIS silver cup, Robert G. Col
Inns, driving Ford; second prize,
$50 silver cup, w. H. Diemert, driv-
ing a Buick; third prize, $25 silver
cup, August Hanson, driving Case;
fourth prize, SIS silver cup, G. S.
Reynolds, driving a Ford. The
starters were Reynolds, Graves and
Rogers.
Last night there was a general jol-
lification at the Elks hall, with lunch
and vaudeville program.
Today will be the big day of the
convention. This afternoon Bob st.
Henry will fly in his aeroplane at the
State Fair grounds. The celebration
at the fair grounds will begin at 2:30
o'clock.
The feature of the entire conven-
tion will be the parade of Elks this
morning at 10 o'clock. The parade
will march through the principal bus
mess streets of Fargo and Moorhead.
A large number of unique features
have been arranged.
The Lisbon First Regiment band,
the williston and Minot delegation,
and the Fargo band greeted the del
egates from Dickinson, Mandan, Bis
marck, Jamestown and Valley City.
Jamestown and Valley City each had
cars specially decorated inside and
out. They were followed by the
Grand Forks special with the Minot,
Grand Forks and Fergus Falls bands.
Each visitor registered and received
a neat badge and program.
The meeting was called to order
by President Morton Page, who gave
a brief history Of the order and of its
founding in the state.
Deputy Otto Bauer gave a report
which showed that there are total
of 2,443 members of the state asso-
citation, that it has over $4,000 in
vested in real estate, and that it
gave to charity during the past year
$1,77O.
The report of the secretary-treas-
urer was also read and showed the
order in the most fourishing condi-
ton.
Secretary Sam Mcdonald read his
report to the convention and Treas
urer c. A. Graw read his report.
jamestown in 1918.
The report of the auditing commit
tee consisting of Ad. Leech, Sam
Crabbe and J. S. Grady was received
and approved. Jamestown was
unanimously chosen for the next
place of meeting. jamestown had a
large number of boosters at the con-
vention and the honor of designat-
ing their city as the place for the
next convention was greeted with a
shout of approval.
Elect New Officers.
officers for the ensuing year were
chosen as follows: President, Charles
Klaus, jamestown; vice president, l..
]. Palda, Minot; secretary, Robert E.
Wallace, Jamestown; treasurer, Dar-
by O'Malley, Valley City.
Major Harry Flint of jamestown
is down with his horns sticking up in
good shape and hustled, like all those
old jamestown fellows know how,
for the next Elks convention at
Jamestown-and landed.
Where one or more good fellows
are gathered together, there also will
you find Bob Wallace of Jamestown,
Bob is here with all the
proclivities for which he