The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-05
LIONS CLUB DATED
FOR THREE TRIPS TO
FORT LINCOLN CAMP
Besides Brocopp Ceremonies
Next Monday, Will Enter.
tain and Lunch There

The Lions club is now booked for
three visits to Fort Lincoln this
month. AS a result of two invitations
received at the luncheon. at noon to-
day, two trips to the fort were added
to the original date Of August II.
next Monday. when Captain Herman
A. Brocopp is to be decorated by the
war department with the disttr-
suished service cross for conspicuous
aeroism in the World war.
BY acceptance Of the two new In
vitations the club will hold its Mon
day. Aug. 10. luncheon at the citizens
military training camp at the fort,
then Thursday evening, Aug. %. the
club will 60 down to entertain the
camp and the garrison with q pro-
gram. The invitations were delivered
by Col. A. w. Alfonte and Chaplain
sudduth.
Committees to Stir Up Interest
President w. s. Ayers appointed
6ofus Robertson and Ed Klein a COM
mittee to get Company A, national
guards. to attend the Brocopp cere-
monies. Joseph Spies and Archie
johnson were named to get the mem-
bers out for the ceremony and the
subsequent banquet at the Grand Pa
cific. Additional points will be allowed
The two membership teams for the
occasion as they get members on their
sides out and also added points IN
the membership score for guests they
may bring. It will be a 81 dinner.
The ceremonies at the fort will be
held at S o'clock.
william Doty and Harry Crane were
appointed q committee Of arrange
ments for the banquet. David Shipley.
A. l.. Fosteson and Congressman Tom
Hall were appointed a committee
to invite outsiders to attend the Bro
copp ceremonies and dinner. while F..
]. Bassett and Harry Hanson were
appointed to handle the dinner
tickets.
Chaplain Sudduth announced that
the entertainment date assigned the
Lions was one of three. each service
club being booked for an entertain
r1ent.
will Permanently Boost Camp
Colonel Alfonte. formally intro
duced by Congressman Hall. thanked
the club for the part it played In
boosting the training camp into an
attendance of $50. and assured the
Lions that the fort post is to be a
permanent one. OF the camp. he said
It had been organized into four rifle
companies and a band. Both he and
Chaplain Suddutn spoke Of the in
terest the visit of the club would put
into the training. as after the novelty
dies down the camp routine Is likely
to flatten the spirits Of the young
men. they said.
DR.. C. D. Dursema proposed that,
in view of what happened this year,
the club make it a point two months
in advance of the camp each year
to take up the am statewide boost
for the affair.
Join in Legion Band Uniform
The matter OF supplying a uniform
for the lcgion.s state band was
brought up by D. E. Shipley, and the
club agreed to donate its one-third OF
SIS to the purchase, the other service
clubs here being allowed q similar
privilege Of subscribing SIS each
There arc seven members n the banc
from Bismarck and Mandan. and thu
organization wants to visit the Louis
VILE convention in September. but
needs some new uniforms to make Il
presentable for the band contests
A. L. Fosteson va sworn In as .
Lion, and the entire club and guest.
took the oath Of allegiance to thu
flag with him. The guests were Dick
Hall, Chicago; Professor Waldron o.
the agricultural college, Fargo; H. G
Keller, a Dickinson Lion; F. B
Strauss Jr., Bismarck: H. G. Patton
Duluth: and Colonel Alfonte ant
Chaplain Sudduth, Fort Lincoln.