The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-05
ELKS PLAN BIG
MEET At FARGO
Summer Convention in That
City Already Being Ar
ranged by Lodge

Fargo, N. D.. Feb. 5.-The date for
n two days convention of the
North Dakota Elks' association was
not definitely fixed Saturday night at
a meeting called by Colonel Morton
Page. president of the association, but
It will take place either June II and
Is or June is and 10, these two dates
being comparatively open dates dur-
ing June, the convention month for
Fargo.
June IA and Is comes on Friday
and Saturday, and it was at first de-
cided to have the convention take
place then. but hotel men stated that
the last two days of any week were
busy ones about the hotels Of this
city and 1t would he better to take
the dates June IS and 10 which will
The question will be decided within a
day or two.
Committee to Have Charge.
Quite a number of the leading Elks
were present at the meeting which
was held in the parlors of the Elks
club on Second avenue and the meet
ing was presided over by Colonel
Page. Speeches were made by e. r.
Orchard, Fred A.. Irish. T.. j. Weiser,
A. B. Smell. Addison~I4eech and others,
and it was decided to place the man.
agement of all of the affairs of the
convention in the hands of. an ex-
ecutive committee Of five which is to
be appointed by Colonel Page. which
with himself as an ex-officio member
would give a working force of six.
This committee will have the power
to appoint other committees and
complete every arrangement.
Danish Kangaroo Court.
1t was decided that all of the mon
ey for the expenses Of the convention
shall be paid by Fargo, and that when
shall be nothing offered to them for
sale which will look like a scheme to
raise money. In other words 1t is
the hope Of the Fargo boys to make
their visitors and guests feel that they
are really guests and are not expected
to pay for anything other than their
living expenses. The kangaroo court
as a money raiser will be entirely
tabooed. and some other means will
be created for maxi, : fun, that will
not be a money producer.
A decorating committee will have
charge of the decorations for the city
and in this way it is hoped to make
the decorations of Fargo as nearly
uniform as possible. Fred A.. Irish
was given charge of procuring the
music and looking after the program
and he will work out a scheme fol
having the best that can be had. 1t is
understood President Page will an.
nounce a committee in a few days
which will fix the date.
The state Elks' association wa,
formed in this city some time and its
first big gathering was held last yeal
n Grand Forks. There being nearl,
1000 Elks in the big parade which
was the great big feature Of the con.
vention. Every lodge in the state
was represented. The ladies are ex.
pected to come in large numbers and
it will be necessary to have a ladies
auxiliary committee to see that they
are entertained.
The Fargo members are looking
forward. to a season of hard work, fol
it is up to them to improve upon the
Grand Forks session II it is at all
possible to do so. and they believe
that 1t will. There will be stunts
without number nulled of during the
two days and decorations will be one
of the big features that will be an
attractive feature. -.