The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-31

The members of Fargo council 65 are
asked to attend the meeting of the Elks
this evening to assist in attending to
some much needed business. Please
be on hand at 8 o'clock, for the meeting
will not last long.
Herb Mason expects to wear a long
linen buster on the trip to
preserve his new suit Of clothes from
the dust and there will be man more
lust like him. This is a necessity.
The boys from the Ada, Mimi, band
will all be dressed just the same as the
members of IS, white trousers, white
shirts, yellow neckties, white caps
with the proper bands and the bass
drum will bear the Fargo council Ia
bel. Fargo expects to turn out in the
parade in fine shape and there will be
no council having anything over our
own.
Crookston newspapers expect to do
things right in the coming meeting.
One of the papers has sent here for
write ups of the members, but Secre-
tary Dunn says it would never do for
| him to write what he knows abou the
| different members who are prominent
and he has passed it up.
Remember the meeting this evening.
W. W. King, secretary Of the state
retail dealers organization, is getting
out his white vest and his long tailed
| coat to wear to the commencement Oh
the University of Minnesota, where his
son will graduate in the dentistry
class. w. w. expects to be back in
time to go up to Crookston, but he
may make a miss Of 1t.
Nearly all of the wholesale houses
in the city will be doing thelr utmost
to make it pleasant for all the visitors
to the city next week, whether they
are customers or not. It sure will be a
big week for the people OF Fargo as
we'll as the visitors, and it is up to the
| people and particularly the travelling
men to do what they can to make
4, things lively. The festivities begin
Monday morning.
Harry Horwitz, who was known
when the convention met in Fargo, as
the only Jew policeman in the north
west. has gone to Detroit, Mimi, to
live during the heated term and in the
fall he will go to the twin cities to live,
occasionally dropping up this way to
sell goods. "
Remember that the word has gone
out that Fargo council -7jll meet to-
night in order to avoid holding a meet
ing ON Saturday night, june 7, m big
night of all the Masonic Home coming
week. Remember the meeting is to-
night, and you in particular are ex-
pected to attend. .-..
The badge committee has made it's
report and the badges are here. They
are of the usual deep golden color and
are nicely printed with Fargo council
displayed in a prominent place.
The big question that is to come be-
fore the grand council is whether to
have two departments one for frater-
nal members and the other for the IN
surance members. The old style is to
have only one which embraces the fra
ternal as we'll as the insurance, but the
proposition is to have WI departments.
Thomas E. u is chairman of the
laws committee and already ne q mad
many letters in regard to the question.
AT last many of the people have had
an opportunity of seeing Bill"
i Grasse's car. 1t broke down in the
street one day during the week, by q
i bolt coming out and William Bit had
to stop so that all could admire 1t. He
WANTED to be placed on the beneficial
list, and as the car was guaranteed for
the year he asked to have a new one
sent on, but a few taps with a hammer
in the hands of ~an<expert remedied the
matter and the car is now all right.
1T might be stated for Charley
IBlakeslee and William IL. Grasse, Frank
Clark and Tom Sirrs that Benefits are
not given in case an automobile breaks
down unless of curse the man who is
member is hurt insthe accident. Tom
Dunn says that the order does not car
try auto insurance. although from what
Ihe has heard, it might be desirable.
w. ID. Austin, deputy insurance COM
missioner, was in town from Bismarck
this week. He lis still a member of SIS
In good standing and greeted several
OF the boys while here and they were
n glad to see him.