The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-18

Held One Gathering-Ex-
poets Much Success.
officials and delegates Of the North
Dakota Independent Order Of t'ores-
tiers to the number Of fifty r gath
cred for the first triennial session Of
the state high court. the convention
converting at the Odd Fellows hall
ing session was occupied with the APP
pointment of committees and the
greater part Of the afternoon session
was given owe to the reports of OIL
GERS. The election of officers will be
the concluding business session, set
for late this afternoon, but may be
continued until tomorrow morning.
High Chief Ranger DR.. F. N. Bur-
rows Of Bathgate Is presiding and this
is the first meeting of the court since
the 'triennial plan was adopted. The
high court was established in this city
in 1890 by Oronhyateka, the %celebrat-
cd Indian supreme chief.
This evening the entertainment
SO1kl1JAlILSS "AAA lohc lllS CSSll&c SSAAS
to the Grand theater and the social
session will be concluded with a ban
quet at Logan's cafe.
Convention Committees.
The following committees were
named by the chief ranger at the op-
ening of the convention:
Credentials-G. II. jacob, William
Howell, &. A. Glenn and James Bur-
ris.
Distribution-T. \. Martin. c. G.
Wagner and Robert $. johnson.
Finance-W. S. Husband. S. Eyolf.
son. d. G. Mickey, D.. Mckenzie and
James Whaley.
Petition and Appeals. X. olafson,
Walter Barclay and ALI Houston.
Constitution and Laws-James
Twamley, Henry Ferris, \. E. Muir
and William Gaulke.
State of Order-H. L. Payne. j. H.
Norman, L. j. Margasch, Con Slagcr-
man and a. II. McGilvary.
New Busincss-John johnson, D.
Mckenzie and a. E. Muir.
Mileage and Per Diem-G. Il. Jaco-
hi. l.. A. Warnken and w. S. Johns
ton.
Press-C. S. Crane. w. n. Husband
and G.. r. jacob.
Chief Rangers Address.
DIR. f. N. Burrows. high chief rang
err of the court. made his annual adj
dress before that body this afternoon
and his principal recommendation
was in regard to increasing the EN-
bership. DR.. Burrows stated that he
deplorcd the fact that SO many menu
bers Of all ~fraternal orders think that
the securing of new members is the
sole duty OF paid organizers. He de-
clared that this was an expensive plan
and that the selection of candidates
by a stranger is not likely to he nearly
as good as that done by neighbors and
friends in the order who will I've
familiar with the history and financial
standing of the candidate. He also
recommended a larger initiation fee
and gave a complete report Of the SUI
prone court meeting.
Sccretary's Report.
G. r. Jacobs report as high secrc-
tary showed that at present the mem-
bership Of the order is 1000. but that
in 1911 it was considerably larger.
For this reason he urged that the con-
vention devise some new plan of a
membership campaign. He reported
eleven new courts established and q
cash balance in the bank Of $929.54.
The total receipts for the yca were
$%5.6O1.O7.
Stephen Eyolfson presented his re-
port as high treasurer showing a bal
ance of $750.33 al the end of the three
year period.
The officers follow:
Fl. G.. RI. y. Burrows, Bathgate.
p. Fl. c. Ri. E. Payne. Fargo.
II. v. G. R.-Ilcnry Ferris. Ardoch.
Secretary-G. II. Jacob, Grand
Forks.
T~reasurer-s. Eyolfson. Gardar.
Auditors-W. $. Johnson, Cavalier:
L. A.. Warnken. IImerado.
Orator-D. &. Mckay, Park River.
High Junior Secretary-Sam Rus
Organist-Wm. N. Husband, Hen
sci.
Senior Warden-Jas. whaley, Ink
ster.
Junior warden-J. H. Norman,
Hensel.
Marshall. ]. Margasch. Grandin.
Conductor. A. Martin. Park
River.
H. s. B.-A. Slagerman. Bathgate.
II. J. B.-M. Mcconnell. Mimic.
Past High Executive Officers.
P: H. c. R.-James Twamley, Grand
r. II. v. c. Robin johnson, Gar
p. II. Phy.-C. s. Crane. Grand
Forks.
Delegates in Attendance.
Mimic, Walter NJ. Barclay.
Bathgatc, Aft. Houstin and Con
Slagernan.
Park River, T. A. Martin and u. q.
Mckay.
Grand Forks. d. McKKenzie.
Emerado. II. l.. Emery.
Ardoch. A. II. McGilvery and W. IL.
Burris.
Grandin. l.. j. Margasch.
lnkster. A.. i. Muir and Jos.
Whaley.
Bay Center. Jos. Howell.
Hamilton. Jas. Dyer.
Thompson. VIM. Gaulke.
Voss, G. i. Glenn.
Gardar. q. B. oigeirson. s. K. Myr-
dial. J. X. Olafson. q. K. Olafscn and
Sig Sigerson.
l4arimore. G.. G.. Wagner.
Happy Hollow. ltoht. $. Jrhnstone.
A desire to die III harness shouldn't
induce All actress with the middle
aged spread to stick to juvenile parts.