The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-07-27
Big AUTOMOBILE TOUR TO ADVERTISE
BEMIDJps CHAUTAUQUA OF next WEEK
Thirty Machines to Leave City Thurs
day Morning for Bagley, Carrying
Out Unique Plan of Publicity.
CARS DECORATED FOR OCCASION
Programs and Season Tickets Will Be
Distributed Along Route-Mer-
chants to Meet Guarantee.

chants to Meet Guarantee.
Thursday morning, July 29, at
$3.50, be ready to start with your
automobile on one of the biggest and
best booster trips ever inaugurated
in the city of Bemidji, when from
twenty to thirty automobiles will
leave the Markham hotel for Wilton,
Solway, Shevlin, Bagley, Leonard,
Pinewood and back to Bemidji, for
the purpose of advertising the five
day chautauqua in Bemidji from Au-
gust to L. - e
The committee in charge, with F. &
S. Lycan, chairman, has completed
arrangements for the big trip and
encourage the owners of cars to take
their wives and children and their
neighbors' wives and children and
join the happy boosting throng.
Arrangements are being made to
take dinner at Bagley, our neighbor
county seat, making short stops
at the towns between here and that
city. The party will leave Bagley
shortly after dinner and return as
far as Shevlin, then north to Leon
ard, coming back to Bemidji by way
of Pinewood, arriving here before
dark
Abandon Other Trip.
A similar trip had been thought
of for Cass Lake, Blackduck and Kel-
liner, but weather conditions made
it impossible during the past few
weeks to make drives in any direc-
tion. Cass Lake is showing the
same entertainment as Bemidji
week later and the opening days are
too close at hand to plan another
trip. ."@
| Before leaving the cars will be
decorated with banners, daters and
other necessary material appropriate
to boost this big feature and every
car owner is invited to join the
booster affair. The committee is
making an effort to notify all car
owners, but begs to impress the fact
that none will be Intentionally slight
ed. Every car owner should notify
Mr.. Lycan as early as possible as to-
how many he will take in his party
and if he has any others who would
like to 60, but for whom arrange
ments have not been made.
This information is also necessary
so that the hotels in Bagley can be
notified of the coming of Bemidji
Chautauqua boosters and that the
best of service may be secured.
To Distribute Programs.
Programs and season tickets will
be taken for distribution on the trip
and indications are that several will
be taken along to make short talks,
outlining the weeks entertainment.
AS season tickets are being sold in
advance for $3.50 for adults and
$1.OO for children, the committee is
of the opinion that many will pre-
fer to buy them, rather than to pay
$500 after August first.
Another advantageous feature in
securing advance season tickets Is
that single admission tickets to the
major portion of the entertainments
will be sold from so to Is cents each.
When you buy season ticket for
$3.50 and attend the ten entertain-
ments the cost each will be Is cents.
E. A. Barker, chairman Of the
Chautauqua committee, and who has
the tickets in charge, is anxious to S
distribute more tickets to citizens
for the purpose of resale. About
fifty Bemidji business and profession
al men signed the chautauqua con-
tract and can be held to the amount
of $1,000 each, unless 5000 worth
of advance season tickets are disposed
of before the arrival of the chau-
tauqua. Help the local COMMITTEES
by helping yourselves to season tick
cts at saving in price Of fifty cents.
The local committee also discussed
the advisability of sending q man to
Walker, Blackduck and Kelliher
with advertising posters, programs.
etc., for the purpose of featuring the
big week in Bemidji. This matter
will come before the Merchants asso-
citation meeting today and details ar
ranged.
These Cars to Co..
The following car owners will
probably make the trip: w. p. Dyer.
E. B. Berman, A. A. Lord, J. p.
Black, w. L. Brooks, e. A. Barker.
G. E. Carson, A. G. Wedge, ]. K.
Given, F. R. Walsh, E. e. Mcdonald.
A. B. Palmer, A. NJ. Bagley, K. Nc
Iver, T. C. Bailey, George T. Baker.
R. H. Schumacher, H. c. Baer, G. D:
Backus, G. E. Battles, D. Gill, William
McCuaig, DR.. p. H. Marcum, DR.. g..
M. Palmer, H, E. Reynolds. DR.. u.
T. Tuomy, H. B. Brookins, J.
Hennessey and c. L. listed.
Mrs. Martin Brown and Mrs. Olaf
Opsahl will entertain the Norwegian
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