The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-24
General Manager Gemmel Impressed
By Dinner Prepared By Domes-
tic Science Glass at
COMMERCIAL CLUB BANQUET
Says Bemidji Has A High School
Building Of Which Any Large
City Might Feel Proud.

W. H. Gemmell, general manager
Of the Minnesota and international !
railroad, who was present at the
Bemidji Commercial Club banquet
held here last Friday evening in the
high school building, was interview
ed by a representative OF the Brain
erd Dispatch yesterday morning and
that he was pleased with the ban
quet and the high school is made
evident by the following which is
taken from yesterdays issue of the
Dispatch:
In response to the Dispatch re-
personalities inquiry as to what
was new Mr.. w. H. Gemmell, gener-
al manager of the Minnesota and In
ternational railway stated that he
had returned Sunday morning from
a weeks absence in the north where
he found business very good indeed,
but difficult and expensive to handle
on account of the severe cold weather
and drifting snow.
There is much more snow north
of Bemidji than here, which, drift
ing more or less, added to the pro-
tracted cold spell, has caused things
to drag, but he looks for an improve
ment in the weather soon and an
immediate return to normal condi-
tons, so far as movement of traffic
is concerned
"Mr. Gemmell added that the most
interesting event Of the week was a
dinner and meeting of the Bemidji
Commercial club given Friday eve
ming at 6 80 o'clock in the new high
school building which he attended
on the special invitation of the pres
ident of the club There were about
100 men present including members
and invited guests, and the purpose
of the occasion was to create a
greater interest in the Bemidji Com
mercial club and the work it was
doing for the Development of that
city and the surrounding territory.
addresses were made by Mr.. Neill
of Red Wing, president of the FEEDER
alton of Commercial Clubs of the
state. and by conductors of Farmers
Institutes and others interested in
agricultural possibilities of north
ern Minnesota. They were all good
and instructive and before the meet
ing broke up many pledges for new
membership and increased interest
in the work of the club were Sc
cured.
Mr.. Gemmell remarked that he
enjoyed the meeting immensely but
that which impressed him most was
the dinner itself. 1t was served in
the basement of the high school, a
new, modern and strictly up to date
school building, of which any large
city could be justly proud, by the
domestic science class of the high
school. The dinner, consisting OF
seven or eight courses, was cooked
and served by young girls, eleven to
fourteen years of age, under the d.
rection of the supervisor of domes-
tic science and sewing of that
school. The food itself, the manner
in which it was cooked and the
promptness of the service would put
many an establishment whose bust
ness is to cater to the public, on it!
mettle to excel it.
'It was certainly an inspiring
scene to watch about fifty young
girls, neatly garbed and uniformed
in white aprons, that badge of ser.
vice of which none nobler or more
womanly exists-that of good house.
keeping with their trays, moving
swiftly among the tables and attend.
ing to the needs of their guests
They appeared to enjoy their work
and take pride in doing it we'll
Their part, under the able direction
of their instructress and her assist