The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-06-16
Northern Minnesota Association to
Convene for Annual Session
July 4-5-6-7.
BEMIDJI COMPANY TO BE
HOSTS FOR SECOND TIME
Monster Celebration on the Fourth to
Start Long Program Off with
a Rush.

Bemidji will entertain the
Northern Firemen's Tournament
association July 4-5,6-7. The usual
running races and contests will be
pulled off and also a monster cele.
bration of the nations birthday.
Charles Collins, Floyd Brown, AID
John Goodman, the executive CON-
mittee Of the Bemidji department,
with Chief Cell and secretary
Cunningham, are sparing no expense
to make the annual tournament a
success.
On July 4, a squad from Company
K will fire a salute at sunrise. At
ten O'Clock, a monster parade will
be formed of the fire companies,
militia, civic companies and the
bands. Prizes have been offered
for the department having the most
uniformed men in line, best appear
ing company, best float, society
having the most members in line,
most comical costume, and for the
company making the best appear
ance. Following the parade speeches
of welcome and response will be de-
liyered.
In the afternoon, a ball game,
foot race, drill for degree teams, and
a launch race will be the attractions.
A grand ball starting at 9 p. m.
will be the feature of the evenings
entertainment. The orator of the
day has not yet been selected.
The events to be run off the fol-
lowing days have been spread out so
that not more than two hours of
each half day will be taken up by
them. This will give the visitors
plenty of time 10 visit the places of
interest 10 and around Bemidji and
enjoy their outing in the fullest
capacity. The meeting of the asso-
citation will be held at 8 p. m. July
5; big smoker, presided over by AL
Jester, is scheduled for the evening
of the sixth; and the evening of the
seventh will be spent along the lake
shore in picnic groups.
AS July 4 falls on Monday this
year, many of the teams are expected
TO arrive on Saturday afternoon and
Sunday so that the members and
their families may have the extra
day for outings. Company l OF
Crookston and Company l. of Thief
River Falls have been invited to
attend the tournament.
Bemidji has always stood we'll up
10 the association, but has failed to
do mu IN in the line of winning for
three or four years past. Ray Den
mis- has won the coupling contest fol-
five years, and he also holds the as.
ISOLATION record of four seconds in
this event.
AS far as is known now, teams
will be sent here from CIookston,
iIallock. International Falls, Black
duck, Warren, Spooner, Red Lake
Falls, Thief River Falls, Ada, Ar.
gyle, St. Hillaire, Kennedy, and
Roseau.
The Northern Minnesota Firemen's
Tournament association was organ.
in Crookston in 1895 as the GU,
come of feeling that if annual tourna.
ments were held, friendly rivalry
would grow up among the fremen of
the upper country that would result
in more efficient service and conse
quently better fire protection. 1t wa.
decided to hold the first tournament
in Crookston July 1921, 1895. Since
then a tournament has been held
every year.
Bemidji entertained the fremer
here in 1901, but the tournament
was badly managed and only three
teams Crookston, Park Rapids and
Bemidji, contested. The tourna
ments the two following years were
so unsatisfactory that it was de
cided to reorganize the association.
This uas done ~ Crnnketnn IN