The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-15
BANQUET WILL BE GIVEN
EDITORS FRIDAY EVENING
Preparations Made Give Members of Great Northern Ed
torial Association and Their Ladies Hosptable Re-
- ception at the Hotel Markham.

of the Great Northern Editorial
association and their ladies, on their
arrival in this city between now and
tomorrow evening, and after giving
a banquet in their honor at the
Hotel Markham, tomorrow evening,
to allow the members of the party to
enjoy themselves according to their
own sweet will"
1t is expected that a few of the
early arrivals will be in Bemidji this
evening and tomorrow and that the
larger number will come to the city
tomorrow evening, over the Great
Northern and M. & I. railways.
The program for the banquet is
completed in so far as the part that
local people will take in the affair
and also as to addresses that will be
made by two of the visitors, but
further than this the program will
not be completed until all of the
visitors have arrived, tomorrow.
P. J. Russell of this city will act
as POSTMASTER at the banquet and
John F. Gibbons, city attorney, will
deliver the address of welcome. It
has been decided that Rudolph Lee,
editor of the Long Prairie Leader
and president of the Grert Northern
Editorial association. and I. J.
COPYRIGHT, publisher of the Staples
Headlight and secretary of the asso
citation, shall respond to the address
of welcome on behalf of the visitors.
The balance of the program will
be mostly of an impromptu nature
and as editors. as rule, are devoid
of fear and absolutely conscience
less, there will be no trouble in
securing flow of soul" after they
have partaken sufficiently of the
feast of reason" The banquet will
start at $50 o'clock sharp.
In the evening, prior to the BAN
quet, the Bemidji band will give one
of their delightful concerts from the
bandstand on the dock; and Prof.
Harry Masten's orchestra will fur
nish music dnring the banquet.
The following is the program of
the concert that will be rendered by
the Bemidji band, Prof. Harry
Masten, director, at the dock:
March-"Salute to Washington -
W. ID. h1e1ef
Selectioy-"The Girl Question
| Os. f. HOWARD
Observation-Disclosures .............Al Hayes
An Indian Itermezzo-"R Rainbow ......
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Percy Wenrich
Selection from Bales Opera. THE
Bohemian Girl ............................Dal
Baritone solo-"Rocked in the CRADLE
OF the deep ......................i ID, Robinson
III Played by Charles GUNNER.
4 Medley Overture-"Bits of Remick's Hits"
........................ B. Lamp
l Medley March="Don't Take Me Home'...~
........................Harry VonFilze,
| Should quite a number of the
| editors arrive this evening, or dur
ing the night they will be given q
launch ride on the lake tomorrow
afternoon, touching the variou:
pretty spots hereabouts, togethe,
| with trip to the power dam on thu
Mississippi river, east of the city
II The program subsequent has moi
yet been fully decided upon and viii
not be until the editors arrive, Blu
there will be launches to take tn,
visitors for a ride Saturday to place
where they can camp and have
"picnic.''
Il The visitors will be allowed t.
fish battle, boat or do any oil
thing" they desire; the police hav'
been given instructions to apprehen
no man, woman or child who bear
the X-mark on the secretary of tn
Bemidj il Commercial club.