The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-25
Martin Left the City.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
BY a unanimous vot. the Minnesota
state EIks' association, In session at
FsribauIt, decided today to hold the
1916 convention in Duluth.
The officers elected today are:
President J. p. HcaIy, st. Paul; sec
rotary, n. r. Eidrcdge, St. Paul; treas
Urer; John e. samuelson, Duluth;
sergeant at arms, Louis Nash, ST.
Paul.
Twelve hundred men participated
today in the magnificent street parade
that was witnessed by thousands OF
people.
Jupe PIuvius 10 In bad with the
EIks. Were he to make application
10 jcin, the eest People on Earth
would certainly turn him down cold.
There would net be enough black
balls TO 90 around. Old Jupe inter.
fered with the convention at Fari-
bault and the plans made by the 10.
cal lodge.
However, undaunted by the drizz-
ling rain and frowning skies. Mankato
Elks in twenty automobiles left
the Elks' corner at Second and Hick
CRY streets this morning between
eight and nine O'Clock for Faribault
TO attend the annual state convention
If the unpropitious weather had been
adequately foreseen, II is probable
that the trip would have been made
over the Dan Patch line. and then
there would have been some appre-
ciablc representation of the fair sex
but the regular train left too early In
the morning for that. II could no.
be held and there was no time to
make arrangements for special
Therefore the Elks' ladies'. almost
without exception. stayed at home.
Program Was Disarranged.
The program with regard to the
wearing of uniforms was not fully
carried out. II had been Intended 10
go without coats or vests, but to en-
ter Faribault in white shirts and
white duck trousers. But very few
were the white duck trousers that
were actually worn. .when the start
was made. though most of the mem =
hers had this article OF the uniform
wrapped up in a little bundle. ready
city OF the schools and state insti;u-
tons. Nearly all wore their coats
and vests. and some had light over
coats or raincoats. The umbrellas OF
purple and white were kept carefully
wrapped up. no one seeming at all
anxious to test their water shedding
qualities. But the purple neckties
were much In evidence. and this was
also true OF the white hats with pur-
pie letters, proclaiming the wearers
TO be OF Mankato lodge No. 225. TIL,
SAFE story was told by the white
badges with purple letters, and by
the big white signs on the automo-
biles, inscribed In purple with the
words. "Mankato B.. p. o. T.. 225."
Purple and White In Evidence.
Purple and white were much In
evidence. in spite of the garments
that were worn as a defense against
the unpropitious elements. There was
band of seventeen pieces. all the
members wearing white caps. There
we're white canvas coats with brass
buttons for the band. The players
were as followsi Comets. William
Schwanenberg. William Sontag, Har-
~ Zimmerman and Robert Jache;
cIarionets. Ed Lamm. DIR. c. III. Ner-
bovig. Harry Iverson and George
Schwigert of Watervilie: altos. 81
mon Lamm and William r. Crandall;
trombone. Claude Crandall; piccolo
Carl Kortz: Dasses, O. +. Morrow and
DIR. a. F. Kemp; drums. DIR. b. II
McCleery and Harold SLIDER.
Those in the Party
The party included also the fol-
lowing: J. ]. waddell, starter; John