The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-19
Devils LAKE
BOOSTERS MEET
ENTHUSIASTIC BANQUET HELD
PROMINENT MEN OF NORTH
WEST GIVE TOASTS.

Devils Lake, N. D., March 10. -
With rattles at every plate on the
banquet tables, upon which We're the
inscriptions make a Noise Like a
Booster" and Roll the. Rattle for
Devils Lake" the operahouse audi
forum fairly resounded with. rafting
last night, when over 800 sat down to
one of the best, banquets ever tender
ed in the northwest, known as the
citizens banquet under the auspices
Of the commercial club. It was in
deed a gala occasion, made more so
by a gallery of spectators, the best ar
ray of community development talent
that could be secured. The menu was
unique, as served by the ladies. of the
churches, from the hot biscuits au
Devils Lake buerre to the pie a la
Great Northern with 500 cheese and
Booster Style coffee. Besides the pro-
gramme of speakers, several parodies
were sung by the guests present ac-
companied by the Great Northern Or
chestra, the most important parody to
the tune of "Everybody's doin' it," be-
ing as follows:
Everybody's boosting it. boosting it,
boosting it;
Everybody's boosting it, boosting It,
boosting it. "
The commercial club is surely doing
fine,
Three hundred members soon will be
in line. w. g..
For the club is winning all the time.
Members here, members there, every
where.
Everybody's boosting it, boosting it,
boosting it;
Everybody's boosting it, boosting it,
boosting it.
Soon we will point to the armory over
there
Where wen hold the next midwinter
fair.
Get right up in the band ago chair,
For everybody's boosting it now.
Horton Was Toastmaster.
Pres. W. H. Horton of the com
mercial club presided as POSTMASTER
and introduced the speakers, who were
assigned subjects as follows:
National Aid for Good Roads-U. S.
Sen. A, J.. Gronna.
Greetings from Grand Forks-W,
p. Davies.
Organization and the Retailer-w.
w. King, secretary of the North Da-
gotta Retailers association.
The Way Duluth Does - B.. NJ.
Rastal, secretary of the Industrial
committee of the Duluth Commercial
club.
Organization and Community Deyel-
opmeEt-Allen D.. Albert, editor of The
Minneapolis Tribune.
North Dakota Goes Forward-B. A.
Libby.
Club PIans-W. H. Horton.
AT the close of the session every
one in attendance to a man signed his
to q slip, stating 1t was his In
tention to become a booster and Join
the commercial club. The main adj
dress of the evening was that of Al
len Albert. 1t was responded to with
the following parting song, to the tune
of Goodbye, Everybody:
Hello, Allen Albert,
Greetings good old scout.
Here's your hearty welcome,
You can't wear it out.
We're glad to know you've brought
from afar
A message new.
We're to like o and tell all you
say,
And we like your city too.
Hello, Allen Albert,
Howdy! now let's shake.
Please tell Minneapolis that We boost
Devils Lake.
We long to have you linger awhile.
Just to help us boost a bit.
We're sure you'd make a great Dew
lis Laker,
And you'd score a mighty hit.
Goodbye, Allen Albert, come back any
day.
You'll find we have grown some
Through boosting the new Albert way.
To Secretary Kellner, the new live
wire of the club, the success of the
banquet is due.