Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-15
AUDITORS TO 4.
BE GUESTS AT
BANQUET HERE
Fourteenth Annual Conven.
ton Opened. in Court
4. Room This Morning.

The Visiting members of the County
auditors Association of North Dako-
N will be guests at a banquet at Ho-
tel Frederick this evening at $3.50
o'clock when the first day of the four
steenth annual convention will come
to a close.
The convention opened in the dis
trict court room. at the court house
this forenoon when President Charles
+. Fouts. auditor of McHenry county,
called the meeting to order and in
troduced DR.. H. NJ. Wheeler. mayor
a. the city of Grand Forks.
= Mayor Wheeler delivered a brief
address OF welcome and surrendered
the key Of the city to the auditors
With the remark that the speed limit
would be suspended as far as the
guests were concerned, until they de-
part from the city. Lest the generosity
of the mayor be not misunderstood,
II wasspointed out for general on
SUMPTION : that the speed laws in
question did not have particular ref
trence to the velocity sections of the
b1otpr vehicle law of the state. The.
mayor assured the auditors that the
City was gratified in being presented
With the opportunity to welcome them
and he felt certain that the members
Of the association would find time and
occasion to. go the limit and v be-
$ond it,. while the guests of the city.
President Responds.
Z The remarks of Mayor Wheeler
were enthusiastically a%pplauded as
was the response of President Fouts
who, in behalf of the auditors. extend
ed his appreciation of the sincere well
come which had greeted the county
officials.
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OF the minutes of the last convention
there was an informal discussion Of
the duties Of county officials. with es-
pecial reference to the added duties
which have been imposed upon the
county auditors by reaso of the Sc
lective service regulations.
81 During the discussion it was pointed
out that while the additional work
meant a considerable burden to man
counties. it had been cheerfully and
efficiently done, and Judging from the
remarks exchanged between the audi
tors, it appears that zone of them has
experienced any serious hitch in the
new and unusual duties. The n de-
sire apparent was to a the work
OF, the local draft officials throughout
the state ven nor .creditable. il
possible. than before, and every n
recognized that there is to be no
limit to. the efforts. of the county audi
tors in behalf of the country's great
cause.
Owing to- the fact that the discus
sion, being of exceptional interest,
extended over more time than allotted
to it. several routine business matters
were postponed for consideration UNI
til the afternoon session which opened
In the court roonl at , o'clock.
Those Who Are Here.
The following auditors are attend
q j. a. Beery. Billings county: Frank
r.. Huff. Bowman county; G.. X. Mel
by, Burke. county: w. r. Tucker, Cass
county: Ole 7. Eide. Cavalier county:
c. G. Misfeldt, Dickey county: Hans
Anderson, Grand. Forks county; Hen
ry F. Duggan. .Mountrail county;
Charles F.. Fouts. McHenry county;
Henry !Telander, Nelson county; Frank
J..N. kiebert, Oliver county; VIM. W.
S%chlenker. Sheridan county; c. H.
Dale, Slope county; Andrew Blewett,
Stutsman. county,. Gerhard D. Olson,
I Trail county; F. F. Vaughan, Towner
county; r. w. Kennard, Ward coun-
ty: Harry Harding. Williams county.
Several others were expected to ar
rive during he afternoon.
j. "A. Brown to Speak.
At the banquet at Hotel Frederick
tonight President Fouts will be the
toastmaster. and the principal address
will be given by J. A. Brown, presi-
dent Of the state board Of. control. A
musical program has been prepared,
and in addition to that, moving pic
lures Of Grand Forks will be present
ed. A number of brief speeches will
he, given by the auditors.