The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-15
Hanna Reelected
Head ElkS BOdu
All Other Officers Also Are Re.
named at State Conven.
ton Here Friday
WILL PUSH AID TO cRlPPLES
Work Among Handicapped Chill
dren Will Continue; Re.
ports Arc Given

ports Arc Given
Prepared to carry on the extensive
crippled children's assistance program
IN which the member lodges are en-
gaged, the North Dakota State Elka
association concluded its annual con-
vention in Bismarck Friday by re-
electing former Governor L. B
Hanna Of Fargo as president. All
other officers also were reelected.
They are Sam Stern, Fargo. vice
president: Alec Rawitscl,er, Williston
treasurer: George T. Richmond
Jamestown. secretary. and A. G. Pag-
enkopf. Dickinson. trustee.
Devils Lake was chosen Is the 1885
convention city.
H. K. Jensen, Mandan, head Of the
associations committee In charge OF
crippled children's work, reported that
In the last three years 254 physically
handicapped North Dakota boys and
girls have been treated through the
work Of the various Elks lodees
Every lodge in the state Is engaged in
the work and Jensen urged that there
be no let-up as there are many
children on the waiting lists.
Former Governor Hanna, who pre-
sided at the sessions. highly praised
the work which the lodges are doins
tor crippled children, and DR.. Joel G.
Swanson, Fargo, who conducted q
crippled children's clinic Friday after
noon, was thanked In resolutions fos
the assistance l,s has given.
Resolutions Are Adopted
Other resolutions expressed sym.
pathy to Vice President Stern ovel
the recent death Of his father, Alez
Stern Of Fargo. and extended condol.
ences to relatives over the deaths IL
the last year Of Secretary Lyall 3
Merry Of Dickinson lodge and Of Sec
rotary Chester Timboe Of Devils Lake
lodge.
The railroads of the state vere
thanked for the assistance they have
extended in the transportation Of
crippled children.
Forty-eight delegates. representins
nine Of the 10 Elks lodges in the
state, registered for the convention,
the only lodge without representation
being Grand Forks.
This afternoon the delegates visited
the new capital building ana were
taken on q tour Of the state peniten.
t1ary with Warden q. Patterson m
their escort.
Officers Of the Bismarck lodge were
Installed Thursday night in unique
ceremonies in which past district dep
uty grand exalted rulers and Former
Governor Hanna occupied the chairs,
the services being conducted by Dis
trtct Deputy Raymond G. Dobson,
Minot.
Others in the chairs were G. H.
Doyon. Doyon; Sam +. Crabbe, Minot /:
W. A. Hausmann. Churchs Ferry:
Sam Stern, Fargo; L. K. Thompson,
Bismarck; and A. O. Pagenkopf, Dick
inson
Spear Heads Local Lodge
q. L. Spear was installed as exalted
ruler OF the Bismarck lodge. Other
officers are: James w. Guthrie. es-
teemed loyal knight; John A. Ora
ham. esteemed lecturing knight;
Walter w. Clark, secretary; J. p. Wag-
ner. treasurer; George C. Upright.
tyler; and Obert A. Olson, trustee for
five years.
Under the auspices Of the Bismarck
and Mandan lodges, q flag day pro-
gram was held in the Memorial build
ing Thursday evening. Major ]. M.
Hanley, Mandan. was the principal
speaker with Charles Liessman, pre-
siding. The Bismarck boy scouts and
the juvenile band participated in the
program. A short talk was given by
Al Rosen, Bismarck.
The convention opened Thursday
afternoon with Hanna in the chair
and listened to . report by Dobson in
which he said that five Of the 10
lodges had showed . membership gain
during the past year. whereas all
lodges the previous year had suffered
. membership loss.
Crippled children,s work carried on
by each lodge was reviewed in both
Thursday and Friday sessions. Re-
ports on scores Of crippled children
who are being helped back to normal,
were made by the delegates.