The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-11

0VI VANNs
An important and much applauded
feature of the evening was the
musical program given under the
direction of Harry Masten and
with the following musicians: Mrs.
Harry Masten, Fred Chamberlain,
H. E. Anderson, Fred Post, Arthur
Brown, Peter Peterson, George Kin.
ney, Herbert Wood and w. c. Nc
Lachlau.
The musical program follows.
MARCH, National Emblem. e. E.Bagley
sELEc11oN-"Three Million Dollars"
........ ............A. Friedland
CoRNET s0Lo-"The Three Star Polka
................E. M. Bagley
MR.. ARTHUR BROWN
CONCERT wALrz-"Jolly Fellows
,,,,,.,,,,,,.,,,,.. Robert VQllstedt
ovERruRN- "William Tell. .. !. .Rossini
DANcE-''The Man in the Silvery Moon"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .Rbe Danmark
! Celeste Aida" from G. Verdi's Aida
Observation-Disclosures. .Tarau- Rosey
The Soldiers Chorus from Faust
.Tavan-R osey
A. G. Wedge, president of the
Commercial club, acted as toast
master and before the guests were
seated proposed a toast to Our
good friends, The 500 Line"
The following menu was served
THE MENU
Blue Points Manhattan
Essence Of Chicken En- Tasse
Celery Hearts Olives Sailed Almonds
Fillet of Pompano. Joinville
Potatoes Duchess
a,s.s Sliced Cucumbers
Braised sweetbreads and Fresh Mushrooms
En- Croustade
French Peas
Champagne Punch
Royal SQUADS Stuffed with Chestnuts
Sauterne
Honey ed Sweet Potatoes
Wild Rice Fritters
500" Line Salad
Ices in Form Angel Cake Glace
Bon Bons Fruit
Waukesha Cheese
Mocha Cigars
1t was nearly II o'clock when
POSTMASTER Wedge announced
the beginning of the program of
toasts, which included important
responses, through all of which
ran vein of keen humor. Those
responding were w. L. Brooks,
former president of the CONNER
cial Club: George M. Huss, con-
struction engineer; Thomas ].
Burke, president of the Northern
Wholesale Grocery Co !: A. H.
Bright, general counsel for the
500; General Manager w. H.
Gemmell, of the Minnesota & In
ternational; Judge c. w. Stanton,
w. B. Martin, vice-president of
the 500 line; c. w. Gardner, 500
comptroller; c. J. Winton of the
Bemidji Lumber company; Gen.
eral Manager Huntington and
Mayor John c. Parker.
In beginning the speaking pro.
gram, Toastmaster Wedge expressed
regret that Judge Marshall A.
Spooner, who has been so promi.
nently identified with the coming of
the 500, had been called away just
previous to the hour of the banquet
by the serious illness of a client.
Mr.. Wedge explained that Judge
Spooner had been expected to give a
history of the coming of the 500 to
Bemidji.
In the absence of Judge Spooner,
Mr.. Wedge traced briefly the events
leading up to the building of the
new railroad and told of the great
secrecy which had to be maintained
in the earlier stages.
Mr.. Wedge said that the 500 had
first planned on skirting the north
shore of Lake Bemidji. A com.
mittee composed of Brooks. Gould,
Lycan, Stoner and Spooner went to
Minneapolis to convince the 500
officials that they should build
through Bemidji, and as a result
President Pennington said he would
send Mr.. Sand and Mr.. Green. These
men did come later under assumed
names, but at that time not half
dozen persons in Bemidji knew why