The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-12
COLLEGE
TO GIVE BANQUET
COLLEGE ON HILL WILL TENDER
CITIZENS BANQUET NEXT MON
DAY EVENING AT MASONIC
TEMPLE TO EMINENT CANA
DIAN EDITOR, j. A. MACDONALD.

Fargo college will tender a big ban
quet next Monday evening to the citi-
zens of Fargo vt the Masonic temple
in honor Of J.. A. Macdonald Of Toron-
| to, the eminent Canadian editor who
Is the editor Of The Toronto Globe.
The guest of honor will deliver the
address of the evening at the banquet
and will be here to address the MEM
bers of the graduating class OF Fargo
| college also. Mr.. Macdonald, long
prominent in the journalistic profess
sion in the diminion above h bound
airy, has been an active figure in shap-
ing the destinies Of that greatest Of
British possessions.
AS a man of letters he stands I'M
rivaled in his own country and ranks
among the three noted writers Canada
has produced in recent years-"Ralpn
Connor'' Grew. William Gordon, D. D.,
Of Winnipeg), Robert ". Service (call-
ed the Canadian Kipling) and Mr..
| Macdonald.
It is told that The Globes editor
was the d~iscoverer of Ralph Connor."
| Years ago before The Man From
| Glengary made his appearance on the
| book shelves, the story goes that Rev.
DR.. Gordon submitted a sample OF his
literary work to Mr.. Macdonald, who
was so impressed that he at once en-
couraged the Winnipeg divine, but ad-
vised him to assume a nom de plume
as he thought DIR. Gordon's stories
would take better with the public If
the readers thought they were not
written by a man Of the cloth. So
DR.. Gordon took the pseudonym of
Ralph Connor" which has stuck to
him from that day to this. After
awhile came The Man From Glengary
and with it fame for the author, but
it is said DR.. Gordon never fails to
credit Mr.. Macdonald with his sue
cess.
The banquet will be served at $50
o'clock and all those holding reserva-
tons are asked to be ~punctual. Judge
Amidon is chairman of the committee
in charge of the banquet.
There will be no solicitation of funds
for Fargo college at this affair, as is
so often the case at functions OF this
kind. The object Of the meeting is to
prepare the way for the big endoW-
ment campaign that is soon to be
waged here to complete Fargo's $100,
900 and thus meet James J. Hills offer
of $4,000 and lay the foundation for
raising the balance of the 100000 en-
! dowment in the east.
Governor Hanna is also a member
OF the CONlT1lILGS III Charge OL lulS
affair and although absence will pre-
vent his attendance he has given con.
siderable time to the preparation fol
the banquet.
Among the other members Of the
committee are Robert M. Pollock. A
L. Moody, Judge Newton c. Young
Judge Charles A. Pollock. John S
, Watson, Mayor H. F. Emery, Ale1
Stern, Maj. Matthew F. Steele, U. S. A
(retired), William E, Boyd. H. W
Gearey, Charles r. Stone, Pres. JohI
w. Hansel of Fargo college, H. L
LOOMS, George H. HOLSTER, Rev. r
A. Beard, D.. d. Rev. John M. Walters
D. D., DR.. C. N. C%allander, H. E. Magill
George E. Perley of Moorhead, Walter
r. Reed Of Armenia. Arthur A. Miller
Of Crookston, M. B. Cassel of Hope
John K. West of Detroit, J. P. Hardy
and James A. Buchanan Of Buchanan
and Fargo.
Dean Robinson. the new vice presi
dent Of the college, is in active charge
CT the banquet and has supervision o.
the arrangements.