The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-08-28
Visitors Were Entertained at Dinner
BY Commercial Club, $50 Sitting
at the Tables.
MANY ATTEND RECEPTION HERE
Bemldji People Unite in Making VS.
1tors Feel at Home Band Con-
cert Inside.

! With the cars showing signs of a
hard struggle against rain and wind,
nearly thirty machines of the Crook
ston-Bemidji auto tour pulled I'D be-
lore the Rex hotel shortly after six
o'clock last night. Excellent wealth
er and roads had been found by the
tourists until within a few miles
from this city when one of the worst
thunder storms of the season over
took them and the rain fell in tor
rents.
The run from Crookston was made
without marring features until the
storm caught the tourists. Side cur
tains were quickly placed but even
With that protection the occupants
OF some cars were wet before the ho-
tel was reached. One car had no top
and the driver was the only one seat
ed when it came down Beltrami av-
enue. Clothing stores were opened
for a few minutes and the visitors
fitted out with needed dry apparel.
E. A. Barker, his wife, family, and
Ned Jerrard of International Falls,
W. L. Brooks and E. H. Denu, Chas.
Borchardt and H. A. Plate and DR..
and Mrs. E. H. Marcum went to Foss-
ton yesterday morning and met the
tourists. The entire party were the
guests of the Fosston Commercial
club at dinner and the journey to
Bemidji was resumed at 1 p. M. ..
At Fosston, the dinner was served
by the ladies of the United Lutheran
church and over $50 people were
seated at the tables. L. G. Hancock,
president of the Commercial club,
welcomed the guests and S. S. Stads-
void followed with a briefer one. Re-
sponses were made by President Lor-
ing, DR.. Morley, official pacemaker,
and Andy Stephens. -.
"Fosston certainly did itself
proud said one of the tourists this
morning. They had a dinner there
that was fit for king. The roads
into Fosston had been dragged for
seven miles out and were in ideal con-
dition." At Bagley a stop of forty
minutes was made.
The Crookston club was augmented
by cars from Erskine. Mcintosh and
Fosston. After supper last night,
the tourists were the guests of the
Bemidji Auto and Commercial clubs
at an informal reception in the club
rooms. The Bemidji band was I'M
able to play on the street because of
the rain and so was housed in rear
room of the club. This morning the
S'City of Bemidji' was used to take
the guests on a trip around the lake.
Owing to the heavy rain last night,
many of the cars will stay in Bemidii
for a day or two until the roads dry
out somewhat, although some started
back early this morning. Many of
those who came in the cars are plan
ming to go back to Crookston on the
train this afternoon and leave but the
driver to return with the machine.
Following is a list of the out of
town arrivals:
Pilot car Uoring)-Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Loring and daughters, Helen
and Genevieve, Mr.. and Mrs. W. A.
Low and daughter Mary.
Pacemaker Morley car)-Dr. G..
A. Morley and wife and daughter,
Donna, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Wilder of
Grand Forks, and Blanche Heath,
representing the Crookston Daily
Times.
Press car (Dotson CARL. P. Dot
son and wife and sons, Perry and AL
Ian, and Mrs. F. c. Bracelin of Fargo.
Checker (Robbins carl e. w.
| Robbins (secretary) and wife and
| children, Katherine, Harold and Ken
meth, and Miss Phrona Kirsch.
Repair car Gourmet car)-Charles
/ Ebbighausen and William Espe.
Car No. (Stone car)-Will Stone,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thayer Bailey of Be
midi, and Miss Ida Stone
Car No. 2 (Misner car)-Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey w. Misner, Mrs. II. C.
Misner, Miss Helen Misner and Da.
vid Fa1k Rosentha1
Car No. 3 Taylor car)-Mr. ant
i (Continued on last page