The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-04-14
YE0MEN CLOSE
BUSY MEETING
HERE TONIGHT
Grand Ball is Finale For Busy
Sessions of the
Order
BANQUET A BIG FEATURE
Three Hundred in Dining R0o)n
Fargo Drill Team
Wins
BANQUET A BIG FEATURE
II. E.. Elliott was elected dele.
J gate -at-large to the national con.
Vcntion by vote OF III 10 80. His
opponent was Col. j. II. Fraine.

/ opponent was Col. }. II. FrAine.
! The state conclavc of the American
! Yeomen will end one of the busiest
/ two-days conventions in the orders
! history here tonight with a grand ball.
The concluve was in almost con-
! tinuous session yesterday, taking only
a little time for meals, and great
mass of business. including the cleo
tion Of delegates and naming Of the
! next meeting place was crowded into
; today's program.
The banquet OF the order, held last
night at the Mckenzie hotel at II
! o'clock, was one Of the biggest events
of the conclave. Three hundred Yeo-
men crowded into the banquet hall.
The banquet followed the initiation OF
! about so Bismarck candidates, at a
lodge meeting in Patterson hall. The
Rolla, N. D.. team was in charge OF
the initiatory work, and 500 Yeomen
I watched the ceremonies.
In the late afternoon the Rhadaman-
thus degree, the highest degree Of the
Yeomen, was given to more than, 60
candidates, the elaborate initiatory
ceremonies being in charge Of the Far
go team.
Foreman t'nseated.
A fight over the right Of NJ. J. Bred-
void, foreman, head Of the order in
North Dakota, to continue to act as
such upset the program of the first
day. The parade for the afternoon
and the Town Criers drive was dis
pensed with while the delegates en-
gagged in prolonged discussion over Mr..
Bredvold's case.
Mr.. Bredv0ld was unseated by vote
! of 1872 to 80 late in the afternoon.
Claim He's NOn.Resident. ,s
A large group Of delegates had de-
manded the resignation Of Mr. Bred
, void, who formerly lived at Devils
! Lake, because they said he had moved
from the state to Minneapolis and
under the bylaws of the order a non
! resident can not hold a state office.
! There were active workers both
against allowing Mr.. BredyOld to con-
tinue to act and for him. Il. w. HUI
| bert, correspondent, took the chair to
preside until new officers are elected.
In the competitive drill last night
the Fargo team was awarded first
place and the Rolla team won second
place. Both teams were cheered by
the delegates for their splendid ex-
emplification of the lodge work.
Committee On jump.
w. H. Elliott, of Fargo, was toast
master at the banquet, which was held
late because OF, the class adoption and
the competitive drill. G. N. Keniston
of Bismarck, addressed the visitors on
| fraternalism. The Mckenzie orches
ra furnished music.
! The drive about the city for the
visiting delegates, which was postpon~
ed, was to be held today and the pa
rade also was scheduled. The COM
mttee on arrangements, composed OF
! G. G. Marsh, w. II. Elliott and E. j.
! Gobel, kept things moving rapidly in
! face of the heavy rush OF business OF
the convention and were being highly
! praised by the delegates for the man
ner in which the work was handled.
! It was announced that entrance to
Patterson hall tonight will be through
! the Mckenzie hotel.
! The parade of the Yeomen was the
feature of the afternoon. Dressed in
most unusual costumes more than 100
were in line for the march through
the downtown streets. The parade was
led by Yeoman dressed as a devil
and the marchers were kept in line by.
another riding his own hobby horse
i The Yeoman were unable to hold
their grand ball on the roof garden,
but ate lunch there at noon today as
guests Of the hotel management.