The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-31

American flag. No tobacco, cards,
alcohol or edibles are allowed to be
sent in these bags. The French tariff
prohibits the first three. Anyone
wishing to donate bags will leave
them with the chairman of the COM
mittee, Mrs. A. E. Whiting, 1911
Bixby avenue. BY sending the bags
from here Nov. 3, they will reach the
French soldiers by Christmas time.
"Save portion of each dollar
earned and you will never want;
plant tree where you fell one and
your forest will last forever" We
have secured quantity Of small say
ings banks which we desire to loan
for the purpose of encouraging
thrift. There is nothing complicated
about it. Just come in and get one
of the little banks, put your money
in it from day to day and bring it
in for deposit as often as you wish.
Adv. d1O27tf
Forty attended the entertainment
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Harnwell for the members of
the win One' adult Bible class of
the Methodist church. The purpose
of the entertainment was to work
up new enthusiasm in the class and
to interest more men and women in
the work. A unique get-acquainted
''stunt' was played. Each member
was given a slip of paper on which
was written a letter of the alphabet
These slips were to be matched so as
to spell the name of some variety of
apples, such as Russet, Greening,
Baldwin, etc. When the various
groups had been arranged each group
wrote piece of poetry and the one
writing the best piece got the first
prize, B. a. P, which consisted Of
big Apple Pie), the second best won
the pride l.. A. P. (Little Apple Pie)
and the rest got N. A. P. (No Apple
Pie). This solved the mystery of
the name of the social, B. A. P.-L.
A. Pm. A. P. Mesdames Soren-
son and Nietret sang duet during
the evening and Mr.. Tuseth rendered
several violin solos. The class was
divided into two divisions, and each
division will try during the next two
months to secure the largest num-
Der Of new members for the class, the
new members to be in attendance at
Sunday school at least three Sundays
during that time. At the end of the
two months the losing side will give
a banquet for the winners.
Night porter wanted. Hotel Mark
ham.--Adv. 1O27tf
A large reception and ball will be
given Wednesday evening, Nov. Is,
by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Backus at
the Hotel Radisson in honor of Miss
Ruth Towle, the fancee of their son,
Seymour Wellington Backus. The
marriage of Miss ToWle and Mr..
Backus has been announced for Nov.
%. Mrs. Backus and Miss Towle
have been spending the week at In
ternational Falls, the guests of Sey-
mour Backus at his bungalow Min
neapolis Journal, Oct 20.
Miss Mildred L. McGriff, R. NJ, of
Chicago, graduate nurse, can be Sc
cured at 9O1 Lake Boulevard. Phone
27.-Adv. 1031tf
Mrs. w. H. Roberts will leave this
evening for Minneapolis where she
will be the guest of friends for a
couple of weeks before going to
Long Beach, CAL, where she will
spend the winter. While in the
West she will visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs Herbert Grove, of Los An
geles Mrs. G. w. Hastings of Min
neapolis will accompany Mrs. Rob-
erts to California.
Mrs. George A. Mcdonald and
daughter, Marion, who have been the
guests of Mrs. McDonald's parents,