The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-12-10
Social Gathering Of BemiAI BuE--
ness Organization Most Success
full Ever Held Here,
CITY's ENTERPRISE rs PRAIsED
Speakers Commend It's Wonderful
Progress Barker Tells Of Associa-
tons Purpose and Work.

the past, but the merchants and
business mems affair held in the
Markham hotel Wednesday evening
capped the climax and will go down
in Bemidji history as the big feature
event of all time past.
The same service that has made
banquets at the Markham hotel such
success in the past again predomin-
ated at last evenings affair and
proved big factor in the final out
come OF the occasion.
Mrs. C. E. Battles and Mrs. e. F.
Netzer, who gave talks on Credit"
and "Co-operation,' respectively,
easily made the hit of the evening
and were loudly applauded for the
splendid manner in which their ad-
dresses were delivered as well as for
the ideas advanced Both, these
talks appear in full elsewhere in this
issue.
Tells of It's Aims.
President E. A. Barker, who pre-
sided as POSTMASTER, ably outlined
the work of the association during
the past year and expressed the SEN
timents of the club as the next step
to be taken was to annex the women
to the membership. In introducing
the various speakers. Mr.. Barker
conducted the title of toastmaster in
becoming and fitting manner
Endorses Association.
w. B. Stewart, county superintend-
ent of schools, was the first speaker
on the program. He said: 1t was
suggested by the, toastmaster that l
was merely to break the ice for the
other speakers. Professor Stewart
spoke encouragingly of Bemtdji's
progress, heartily endorsed the work
of the Business Mems association,
calling attention to the fact that the:
Bemidii organization is the lafGeet.
of it's kind in the state and that With.
our united efforts we will continue
to meet with success in the future.
McGarry a Live-Wire.
Senator P H. McGarry of Walker.
who was among the invited guests,
was introduced by Toastmaster Bar
ker as a "live-wire" in a live COM
munity and Pat" did not disappoint
the merry-makers in the role of an
after dinner speaker. "Bemidji Is
the center-piece of beautiful north
ern Minnesota" said Mr.. McGarry.
'and it is only fitting and proper
that it should be. The state is
proud of Bemidji, because it has
make good as such center-piece.
It is filled with the kind of men who
make opportunity and who do not
wait for the opportunity to make
the man. -
Have Few Equals.
"You have among you class Of
people who have few equals. Your
bar is comprised of lot of bright
young fellows; your doctors are far
above the average and I have never
heard a word of complaint against
them; your retail and wholesale mer-
chants are comprised Of men Of
whom you may well feel proud: You
also have among you man whom
feel is too big for Bemidji to claim
by herself. He belongs to Mime
sofa. I am just selfish enough to
claim as much right for him for the
people of our county and other coun-
ties as you people do in Bemidji, and
that man is the Honorable Judge G.
w. Stanton
Mr.. McGarry also expressed him
self as being willing to boost for this
county and district as we'll as for his
own and believed that through. CO.
Operation northern Minnesota will
continue to progress az it has In the
past.
Nord Felt Honored.
Senator-elect Leonard H. Nord, Of
international Falls, was called upon
to wind up the evenings program.
which he did in most fitting man
ner. He expressed himself as being
Imost pleased to meet with the, people
LOT Bemidji, and felt highly honored
| to be one of the invited guests ct
this business mems banquet. He re-
ferred to the time he ate his first big
dinner in this city, which was ct {
department store" as he put It.
comprising saloon, gambling den
and a restaurant.
Made Wonderful Progress.
"since that time Bemidji has made
most wonderful progress said Mr.
Nord. "looming up today as one OF
1.-The most progressive cities in the
northwest.
"You have elected me your sena-
tor. II told you what was go
ing to accomplish, or rather hoped
to accomplish, your POSTMASTER
might ask me to hault and invite me
lcontinued on last paEe,