Morris tribune., 1915-08-20

that nothing would beset what Supt.:
Kreitter, who was with the party, de-
scribed as the brains of the state"
C. w. Kieswetter, general agent of
the road at Duluth, was also on the
trip, and he and Mr.. Kreitter did ev-
erything possible to make the trip a,
memorable one.
Special Reeches Duluth.
The special arrived from the Twin
Cities in Duluth early on the morning
of Friday, Aug. 6, and the morning
was spent informally. Most of the
time Secretary Rutiedge and Will
Wilke, of Grey Eagle, were receiving
registrations at the Spalding hotel,
and members Of the party looked for
rooms and generally got ready for
settling down, although nobody could
understand why under the sun they
wanted rooms, for few used them.
During the morning A. c. Weiss,
publisher of the Herald, of Duluth,
one of the leading dailies of the
state, invited the visitors to see Du-
luth from its highest point aside from
the top of the hill. That was the top
Of the famous Alworth building, which
Is seventeen stories high and all tall
stories, but not Of the newspaper va
riety.
Commercial Club In Charge.
Following the routine work Of reg
istering, the general committee, ap.
| pointed by the Duluth Commercial
club, the Invest organization, by the
way, that exists in Minnesota, took
charge of affairs, and until Sunday
morning when the special pulled out
of Duluth, the Commercial club men
had charge and command. Col. H. V.
Eva, secretary Of the club, and George
D. Mccarthy, assistant secretary,
beaded the work of entertaining. but
1t seemed as though every other man
In Duluth was a member Of the coin.
mittee. Stillman H. Bingham. edi
torial writer Of the Duluth Herald;
c. s. Mitchell, who occupies a. similar
position on the Duluth News-Tr Tribune
and A. G. Weiss, of The Herald, were
oil on hand and took leading parts,
At the banquet and at other times
Mayor w. !. Prince, City Commission
ers Bernard Silberstein, J. A. Farrell
Fred Voss, and others were on hand
to aid.
Fifty Autos Communicated.
On Friday afternoon in the neigh
borhood of fifty autos, furnished tt
the club and Communicated for use
took the visitors out around the city
The drive that day started in at the
lakeside end Of the famous boulevard
wonderful driveway which extends
from one end Of the city to the othel
along the brow Of the hill. This wal
taken. It gives view Of Duluth anG
the harbor which gave to scores O
those on the excursion, their first rea
conception Of the fact that Minnesot,
contains within its borders one OF tn,
greatest ports of the world. Minnesots
/ point, that protecting arm that rum
out into the lake and forms the haI
| Dor, was seen in all Its beauty for til,
! day was clear; ships were seen com
! ing in and leaving the harbor, and, Ii
short, conditions were perfect for see
! Ing the great harbor at its best.
That evening the banquet tenderet
by the Commercial club, was given
:. tt was the second largest ever serves
! In the splendid rooms Of the club l
consisted of a fine planked whitefisl
;! dinner, and with the members of tn
): party were large number of leadin
! Duluthians, who helped in every wa
:. they could in entertaining thei
:! guests.
Toastmaster at His Best.
!. Bentley P. Neff, well known bus
!, ness man Of Duluth, and who is NAL
|, ing name for himself as an ate
:. dinner speaker, was postmaster. Fl
!: was at his best and there was not
! dull moment. In fact, one cannot col
ceiye Of there being a dull momen