The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
State Session Will Be Held
In St. Cloud
DATES, AUG. 10, 20, 2l
New Hotel Is Expected to Be
Completed In Granite City
BY Then
From Thursdays Daily

st. Cloud, April ii. r. Jerrard, a
| member of the executive committee
Of the State Association of the Bene
VIOLENT and Protective Order Of Elks
called meeting Of the trustees of st
Cloud Lodge No SIG and Exalted Ru
| Ter II. H. Sullivan at the parlors Of the
Club to take some definite action ir
The matter of the entertainment Ol
the association to which had been
extended an invitation to hold its an
nual meeting and convention here
during the coming sumner.
At the annual meeting held in St
Paul last June invitations were ex-
tended by several cities TO meet in
their town this year, but st. Cloud be
ing the most central. the Granite City
was selected as just the right place
At that time is was expected that the
rev Breen hotel would be ready fol
occupancy, in early June, but delays
beyond the control of the manage
Ment made this opening date iInpos-
siLle.
Definite Action Urged.
President ]. F. Thompson of Man
l:ato was urging definite action and
The meeting called yesterday was 70.
this purpose. Mr.. Breen and his asso-
ciate, Mr.. Hesse, were called and gave
positive assurances that the first
floor, with forty two rooms, would be
ready for occupancy July and as
many more rooms the second floor
August /. They insisted that all ma
terial had been purchased, much OF
which was ready for immediate de-
livery, while the partition tile and
the tile backing and facing brick were
on the ground. Brick laying will start
within ten days and with no labor
complications everything is TO be in
readiness within the time stated. Up
on these assurances it was decided
to invite the convention TO meet here
August 10, 20 and 81.
Plenty of Leeway.
This would give the hotel manage
ent plenty OF leeway and there is
little doubt but that all plans will ma :
be entirely out of the question to ask
a thousand or more visitors here until
housing facilities were assured. In a
pinch private homes and the normal
school dormitories could be appealed
to, but this now seems hardly proba-
bic Committees on arrangements
will soon be named and plans will be
carefully outlined to give the visitors
a rousing good time. 1t is likely that
the visitors will be entertained one
day at a fish fry at Pelican Lake,
northwest of Avon, where bathing,
boating and dancing facilities are un-
excelled and another day will be set
aside for sightseeing and all around
entertainment. The third. or closing
day will be devoted to business SEES
sions only. That ST. Cloud lodge will
do everything in its power to give the
Elks within it., gates one Of the best
conventions eyer held is assured in
advance. avg s.. r., ... ....
Arrangement of Flower Gardens.
Exalted Ruler Fleet J. r. Jerrard,
recommends at this time that the good
housewives in laying out their flower
gardens devote rtuch space to purple
and white, these being the colors OF
the order. 1t is not unlikely that a
substantial prize, or series OF prizes
will be offered to the best "Elks" gar
den and as a result there should be
much friendly rivalry. Within few
weeks the general program. as ar
ranged by the committees in charge,
will be outlined in these columns.
A thousand strangers for three
days visit means much to st. Cloud
and they will be sent home with the
firm conviction that the Granite City
stands at the very head when it comes
tn knowing how