The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-14
KNIGHTS OF GRIP
WARMLY WELCOMED
MAYOR LARSON OF cRooksToN
suRRENDERs KEYS OF CITY
TO UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAv-
ELERs-clTY CENTER OF FIR
ING LINE.

Crookston Times: With streets
canopied with flags and streamers,
bands playing, autoes footing, and ev-
erybody smiling, the Silver Jubilee
grand council meeting of the United
commercial Travellers opened in
Crookston today for a three DAYS
session, with ideal weather, a large
attendance and every indication point
ing TO a record attendance. The first
SPECIAL arrived last night from Minot
at 8:15, and the second from ST. Paul
and Minneapolis this morning. both.
pelng met, togethers with all incoming
delegations on regular trains, by the
Clt1zen's band, m~arshalled by F. u.
Gravel, the daddy ofh'88.l and march
ed to headquarters, where the u. c..
rs registered for the convention. the
ladies registering in their department..
EVERY member of the grand council
is here, with the exception of Grand
conductor F. S. Pool, of Minneapolis,
VINO, at the last moment was una
voidably detailed.
Hearty Welcome Extended.
With members of the rand council.
n members of Col. Gotham Post No.
80, G. A. r., seated on the stage, the
formal welcome to the visitors was
extended in the Grand op~erahouse,
which was crowded at 10 o'clock. r.
x. Gravelle presided, and after a SCI
lection by the orchestra, invocation by
rev. 5. j. H~edelund, a selection by the
u. G. II quartette. Mayor FL. L. Lar
son gave the address of welcome, K
pressing his pleasure at the large
crowd present and assuring them that
the city was theirs. He then formally
turned over a six-foot gilded key to
Chairman Gravel, who thanked him on
behalf of the u. C. r.
~ FTbnH 49, aHr-LE.-
Counselor w. w. Fegaii, who paid a.
pretty tribute to Crookston and.
the royal welcome extended.
Represented Governor.
George Author, private secretary to
Governor Eberhart, was called upon
ind expressed the regret Of Governor.
Eberhart in being unable to be pres
ent, paid the u. C. It's somc very high
compliments, and congratulated
Crookston upon the royal welcome ex-
tended, and preparations made fOr en-
PERTAINING the crowds. He closed by.
telling q story that brought down the
house.
Unity, Charity, Temperance.
II. g. Caspar, r. C..aof st. Paul next
an address in which he dwell
upon Unity, Charity and Temperance,
Unity, that binds all that is noble:
Charity, that springs from the heart.
and temperance, that means real tenn
perance in all things.
A Beautiful Tribute.
DR.. e. p. Robertson of Grand Forks.
president of Wesley college, was the
speaker, and paid the u. C. us
of the most eloquent tributes ever
listened to. He spoke of the travelling
man as the business builder, and or
his potential possibilities. He referred
to the fight Waged by the veterans
a difference OF opinion back in
the SOS and the different kind Of a
fight in which the commercial traveller
is engaged. The grip, he said, was
the insignia of ideas which the tray
cling men distributes. He spoke of
the necessity of preserving the home
life, n cited q great field Of public
usefulness, for the knights OF the
grip, who. lie they would bit undertake
to protect pure ~Womanfood In their
travels, like the knights of old, would
drive white slavery from the face OF
the earth.
Voice rom The West.
Mayor Davis of Minot, spoke brief
expressing his qualification over
the splendid welcome extended ~
Crookston, and invited the travellers
to come west for a. future meeting.
insisted that the magic city was
the biggest city between Duluth and
the Pacific coast, excepting Crooks
tom.
The silver Anniversary.
The silver Anniversary was the
subject OF the address of w. Clark
SON past grand counselor. and He
made q splendid address. accounting