The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-12
j. c. I. COUNCIL
Opened TODAY
w. w. Fegan, in Annual Ad-
dress, Makes Important
Recommendations.
BALL TOURNEY
IS BIG FEATURE
That Part Of the Show Being wasched
IF. x. Gravel Pressdes at Recep.
Hon Session This Morning-Big F,es-
tivities Tonight.
(By STAFF Correspondent )

(By staff Correspondent.)
Crookston, MINI, June 12.-with
over 700 visiting travellers registered
at the u. c. T.. headquarters up to
noon today. the formal opening Of the
annual grand council session in Crook
eton took place this morning. The fea-
lures Of the day were the reception
of visitors arriving on special trains,
the welcome gathering in the Crook
first meeting of the executive council
at 1 o'clock this afternoon. a reception
and musical for the ladies this after
noon, and baseball game between
the Grand Forks and Fargo council
baseball teams.
The st. Paul special arrived this
morning, the visitors being received
with automobiles and conveyed Inn
mediately to the headquarters. The
Minot special arrived last night, and
all other trains were loaded with con-
vention visitors.
Fighting for Next Convention.
Already the fight is under way for
the 1914 gathering, with st. Paul,
sNfankato has come determined to land
the convention. and seemed to have
the inside track when st. Paul boosters
reached the scene The Sanity City
council. however, is not conceding any
thing, and will make a hard bid for
the gathering.
F. x. Gravel Of Duluth. who found
ed the Crookston council nineteen
years ago, presided at the welcome
ser OF SIS Paul, Mayor IL. y. Larson
Of Crookstop.. DR.. =. Ps Robertson
Of Grand Forks ana w. B. Clarkson
of Owatonna, MIMI. as the principal
lepeakers. sfS
Fcgan Nfsases recommendations.
At sthas meeting !. of the s. executive
council Grand, Chancellor w. w. Fegan
made his report Of the work for the
year, and he included several impor-
tant recommendations in his address.
He urged the travellers to support the
movement for changing the general
election day from Tuesday to Monday:
he advocated efforts to secure uni
form excess baggage rates in North
Dakota; he proposed that three dele
gates be the limit from each council
to the executive council, and he also
advocated that the initiatory work at
the grand council meeting be done by
the entertaining council, that the
grand officers might have more time
to tne1r Work. He also ADVISED mluOE
changes in the bylaws.
He reported the establishment OF
new councils at Fergus Falls and Dew
Ills Lake, and reported. also. that the
Minot council, which. last year was
not in very good condition, to be in
fine shape.
Ball Tournament is Interesting.
The baseball tournament will be q
big feature. Grand Forks. Fargo,
Crookston, Minot and Devils Lake
have teams here. and they will fight
out the championship.
Crookston is Making Good.
Crookston Is in gala attire for the
convention, the opening Of the white
way and automobile parade being the
big feature tonight. Several hundred
autoists from neighboring cities will
participate, Crookston being the OBJ
jective point Of several organized
touring parties. @
The city IL not overlooking any op-
portunity to make life pleasant for
the visitors during their stay here.
The business men have Joined hands
with the travellers in making the pres
ent grand council session the best that
has ever been held.
Robertson Makes Hit.
DIR. E. p. Robertson OF Grand
Forks made a big hit with the vis-
itors. being accorded m enthusiastic
Ieception. He made plea to them
for the protection Of American wom-
anhood, and contended that the trav-
cling men. in the hotels and on the
road. could be the greatest force In
CT mbatting the white slave traffic.
He urged. them to work for the
preservation Of the home. and for q
better brotherhood In business
me- - -sx,
commission made q brief address In
viting the travellers to that city. ano
w. B. Clarkson. former grand coun-
celor. talked on s.The Silver Anniver
sary." giving some features In con-
nection wirh the organization Of the
The Welcome Session.
The welcome session was big fea-
ture, being called to. order by Mr..
Gravel at 10 o'clock. Invocation being
, asked BY Rev; +. J. Hsdelund: Mayor
city, and w. w. Fegan Of Grand
Forks, grand counselor, responded to
the welcome. = 81 ~ ,5ss 4 Z F,i5
He harkened back to the time. thir-.
ty-one years ago. when he was resi-,
dent Of Crookst0n, and he also talked
Of the order. showing the Minnesota
Dakota Jurisdiction to be the second
largest IN existence. (. u
Geo. =. Authier. secretary to Cover
nor Eberhardt, represented the execu.
tive ofhcial, who waseunable to attend.
Mr.: Authier expressed his appreciation
at being present, paying compliment
to the travellers for their great work.
Arc NorthWest Missionaries. 4
Mr.. Capser cOntended that Il the
travellers were the first real mission
aries to enter the northwest, and No
sid that they had been biz factors In
IT. development. Il ssSa d
He also talksd o. the motto of the
ordsr Unity. Charity and Temper.
''Unity,, n said. sssis 4 that i which
binds III III that which II nohle. s.:
Charity springs from the heart
without oetentattons and guidAd i N.
wisdom AlWAy6. Il s
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