The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-12

The actual business meeting OF the
commercial club last night was
ceedingly short. The baIloting was
done between the hours of 8 and .
o'clock, after which two tellers were
appointed and the vote was counted.
There was no opposition to the above
candidates, and with the exception of
one vote that was cast for William
Jennings Bryan for president, they re-
ceived all the votes cast, and were
declared elected. Short talks were.
given by the newly elected officers,
A Very Busy Night.
Last night was about one Of the
busiest that the commercial club has
ever had. Early in the evening there
was a banquet given by officers of the
club to the Rt. Rev. Bishop Boeckman
Of Norway, Rev. Hans Nilsen Hauge
Of Norway, and President Dahl of the
Lutheran conference, they being the
guests Of honor and the following in
addition to the two mentioned were
present: Pres. f. A. Aasgaard Of
Concordia college, Moorhead; Pres. II.
A. Weld Of the state normal school,
Moorhead; President Worst of the A.
c., this city; Mayor w. D. Sweet,
i. w. Doe, of Forest City, Ia; DR..
J.. N. Kildahl of st. Olaf college,
Mortified, Mimi; Judge Edward En-
gerud, Col. Morton Page, DIR. Paul
Sorkness, J.. 81. Dahl and G.. p. Slime,
all Of Fargo; and Rev. Gustav Stearns
of Milwaukee.
Reception Afterwards.
After a splendid repast had been
served in the Prize private dining
room, a public reception was held in
honor Of the distinguished visitors
who were introduced to the prominent
Fargo and Moorhead citizens present
by Mayor Sweet and the committee
for the reception, Messrs. Slime, Sork-
ness and ]. II. Dahl. Mayor Sweet
made a few remarks, as did DIR. Hauge
President Dahl of the conference spoke
for the conference and visitors, and
he stated that they could not have
been treated better anywhere; that
everything hat had taken place in
Fargo had been Of the best, and that
the conference and those who COM
posed 1t would long remember their
visit here and all connected with 1t.
The reception that had been rendered
the two great churchmen of Norway
was most complimentary to them and
they appreciated it.
Many Committees.
While this reception was going on
three of the rooms of the commercial
| club were taken up with committees
from the conference and the rooms
presented a lively appearance. After
the reception was concluded the guests
and members were invited into the
assembly room to listen to an address
by G. c. Morrison of the Great North
ern railroad. The gentlemen had
thrown up a great screen on the wall
Of the club room, and the lights Q
lowered and with the aid of a moving
picture machine the audience was
most a~greeably entertained.
Talked OF the West.
Mr.. MorrSson's theme was the glori-
Gus west, and he took his hearers by
sight and voice into the finest farms
Of this state, showed what had been
done in a comparatively few years to
make what was thought to be barren
land the gFandest farms in the world.
He showed the difference between the
towns of North Dakota a quarter of a
| century ago and now. Then with his
| pictures he took the audience into the
| Rocky mountains, showed then the
national parks and the beautiful sights
there, and he went from there into
| Oregon, where he showed the fruit in
dustry and ended by bring them back
home again.
It was noticeable that the strangers
to this country were very much i'm :
pressed with what they had seen and
Bishop Boeckman remarked after
wards that he would surely watch out
for those sights when he was travelling
west today. 1t was a great night at
the club and everybody was pleased
! that so many different functions were
pulled of SO successfully.
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