The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-04-17
ELKS STAGE BIG
INITIATION FOR
80 NEW MEMBERS
Fawns Sprout Antlers After
Suffering from T. N. T.
Last Night
PARADE WAS A SCREAM

From the moment the band started
playing Hail, Hail, the Gangs All
Here last night until the Siberian
limited pulled out Of the 500 station ut
1880 O'Clock this morning. Bismarck
Glks owned the capital city of North
Dakota, a large area surrounding the
:ownsite, and at least three miles OF
atmosphere above the city's sky
icrapers.
AS a result OF the big initiation,
which the Bismarck lodge of Elks
staged here last night, more than so
residents of this city and adjacent
points are sprOuting horns and nurs-
ing sores incurred in the battles with
7. N. r.. the lodges pet goat. The
initiation was bowling success, howl
that can best describe the vocal selec.
tions rendered by the many fawns.
Street Parade
The festivities started at o'clock
last nigh with street parade led by
the Elk's band. Scattered at various
vantage points throughout the bust
ness district were Elks and prospec-
tive Elks suitably garbed and bedeck-
ed and as rule manacled to the traf-
&c guide posts in the center Of street
intersections.
Besides those paraders who. were
forced to travel the route o. malcn
on foot, some carrying balls and
chains, others led by dog chains
around their necks and most of them
grOtesQuely dressed, there were sew
eral of the vehicles popular in the dim
stone age OF Bismarcks earlier
history.
Suiierlngs Galore
TO one of these vehicles of ancient
vintage was attached a diminutive
donkey led by two festooned Elks.
The donkey was not only led, but al
most had to be pushed to pull the
carriage load of boisterous Elks whose
chief delight seemed to be to see how
badly a fawn could suffer before all
amused public''s gaze. They suffered
there is no doubt as to that, but rum
ors have it that the suffering they
experienced in the street parade was
vertable holiday compared with
what they we're forced to endure later
dL Luc Elm uOluc WuCL IuCy Wei
formally introduced to T. N. T.
All of the doctor members of the
lodge were kept busy from 10 O'Clock
last night until 1880 o'clock this morn
ing ministering to the injuries sus-
tanned by the faWns in adjusting their
newly acquired antlers. Bandages and
arnica were exhausted long before
nightfall, at which time it was neces-
sary to substitute sand paper and Mis-
souri, river water to heal the scars OF
battle
The initiation festivities will be
brought to an official close tonight
with big dance and banquet at Pat
terson's hall. This will be an in
formal affair and it promises to be one
of the most brilliant dances Of the
year.
The following fawns now sprout
antlers:
Edward Guthmueller, Napoleon
David F. Zeigenhagel. Lehr; John A
Smith, Burnstad; Fred J. Brost
MUM; Edwin HEB, Kuhn; Richard
Lange, Kuhn; Clarence T. Bolstad
kulm; william Wolff, Kuhn; Edwin
F. REM, Kuhn; Theodore H. Giedt
Kuhn; Max c. Bueckler, Fredonia
Palmer N. Anderson, Kuhn; Albert
Gackel, Fl. NJ. Bjornson, A. r. Kemph
r. j. huemmele, M. }. kuemmele, Cal
vim Kusler, j. w. Hofer, John c. Nip
Dolt, Chas. Hernett, VIM. Bechtle
Leonard e. linus, Edward E. Bannon
L.. r.. Bechtold, Neil H. Quay, r. M
Bergeson, Walter J. Thompson, A. ID
Gordon, Zack Slattery, c. A. Bonham
Oscar Burkardt, V. n. Dresbach
Oscar r. Boutrous, Harry Larson
John J. Jenner, d. F., Cordner, A. E
Snyder Edward w. Herbert, John p
| Tucker, Obert A. Olson, Wilbur
Rohrer, Fred E. Davis, F. S. Hastings
! Alfred 0. Kelson. Albin Erstrom. H. A
Fosse, VIM. O. Anderson, DR.. W. H
Bodenstab A. F. Toppins, Gust 4
Osmundson, c. A. Ruckel, r. B. Webb
c. W. Meyers, Frank E. Hedden, VIM
f. Bates, Phillip NJ. Webb, F. E. Nc
Curdy Norman Flow. Benton Flow
D. B. Register, J. A. Schweitzer, Ottt
Johnson, E. V. Lahr, Spencer Boise
James l.. Callan. F. H. Sturgeon, ]. D
Smith. 3. F. Wolverton, V. c. Goddard
Chester Nelson, J. W. kennie, FREQ
Hessnger, ID. F. McPhee.
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