The Princeton union., 1915-08-26
SOCIABILITY TOUR
Is Most Successful=.-Eight Towns
Visited by Mile Laos County
Fair Boosters.
Anoka and Cambridge Citizens En-
tertain the Tourists in Truly
Royal Manner.

1noIc IS llO uOuUU Uu u W1ldU 1tlcuu-
ship is we'll worth cultivating not
only by individuals, but by villages
also, and we might add all the larger
units of society as well. 1t is nice
for all concerned, and those from
Princeton who were fortunate
enough to participate in the socia-
bi]ity Gour last Tuesday realize that
this is true. A more enjoyable affair
would be difficult to conceive of, as
it was splendidly successful.
The purpose of the tour was to ad-
yertise the twenty-fourth annual
fair of the Mile Laos County Agri-
cultural society, to be held at
Princeton September Is to 18, in
elusive, and there is no doubt but
what wide publicity was given the
biggest and best county fair of this
section. Thirty -eigj,t automobiles
were used to convey the tourists,
and the back of each car was adorned
with neat banner, carrying the in
scription "Mille Laos County Fair,
September Is, 1e, II and 49," Stops
were made at eight villages, and the
party was greeted by goodly turn
out at each of the places visited,
but Anoka and Cambridge citizens
fairly did themselves proud enter
tanning the visitors.
The party left Princeton at a.
NJ. and arrived at Zimmerman
half an hour later, where the first
stop was made. The Citizens band
played couple of pleasing selec-
tiUns, and then the tourists con-
tinued on to Elk River. At this
place the band took possession of the
neat concrete band stand situated in
the center of the village park, and
favored those assembled with
three stirring selections. At Day.
ton the next stop was made, and
after two selections by the band, the
party continued it's tour to Anoka,
where it arrived at noon.
The hospitable people of Anoka
greeted the visitors with open arms.
Arrangements had been made for
the party to be met by automobiles
and piloted into the city, but our
Anoka friends did not know that
Dayton was to be visited, conse-
quently the reception committee
took the wrong road. After the
band had discoursed some pleasing
music at the band stand in the down
town district, the party was piloted
to the state hospital by Editor Roe
G. Chase of the Anoka Herald. At
the hospital. that prince of enter
tainres, Superintendent John A.
Coleman, made one and all welcome.
A bounteous dinner was served in
the spacious dining rooms of two of
the cottages, and Mr. Coleman and
his estimable wife took especial care
to see that all were served. At the
conclusion of the dinner, cigars were
passed around to the gentlemen,
and then Mr.. J. J. Skahen in a few
we'll chosen remarks extended the
sincere thanks of the visitors to the
good citizens of Anoka in general,
and to Mr.. Coleman in particular, for
the cordial reception rendered them.
Mr.. Skahen suggested rising vote of
thanks, and needless to state, not a
member of the party remained
seated. R. G. Dunn also voiced the
thanks of the visitors to Anoka
citizens, and paid deserved tribute
to Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman, the
former with whom he had been in
timately acquainted for more than
35 years. At the conclusion of Mr..
Dunn's remarks, three rousing
cheers were given for Anoka, and
the genial and hospitab]e superin-
tendent of the hospital and his es-
timable wife. The visitors we're
then taken on tour of inspection of
the asylum, and it was indeed in
teresting. The subways connecting
the various cottages were passed
through, and the bakery, the power
plant, nurses dining room, and
other parts of the institution
were visited. Time did not permit
an extended visit, and it was with
some reluctance that the party
quilted the hospitable confines of
Anoka, and proceeded northward.
The next stop was at St. Francis,
which was reached at $3.50 p. M.
After two band selections the tour
continued, and Bethel was invaded at
p. m. A brief stop was made at
that place, after which the party
proceeded on to Isanti, which was
reached at 5 p. m. A pleasing sur
prise was in store for the tourists at
Isanti, as a reception committee
from Cambridge consisting of Sena-