Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-06-08
MINNEAPOLIS MEN
VISIT W|lL|ST0N
DELEG ALTON DELIGHTED WITH
THE RECEPTION ACCORDED
THEM HERE

E+.. HENl n EnE
Tuesday evening the special train Of
twelve cars bearing the delegation of
100 men, members of the Minneapo-
lis Civic & Commerce association,
pulled into the station here at GAS
where the visitors were greeted by a
large gathering Of Williston folks,
and the Williston band. The fact that
rain had been falling almost contin-
uously for twelve hours prior to the
arrival of the guests did not dampen
the ardor or the welcome accorded
them, although it made necessary
some alteration in the plans of the
entertainment committee. The auto
mobile trip being impractical the del
egation was escorted to the armory,
the famous First Regiment band,
which accompanied the business men
on their tour, heading the visiting
members.
At the Armory Pres. Craven of the
Williston city commission made q
brief but pleasing address of welcome
and he was followed by J. w. Jack
son who expressed his regret that the
weather prevented the carrying out of
the program as it had been planned.
In his excellent address Mr.. Jackson
told the visitors how much the local
Commercial club and the citizens gen.
orally appreciated having the Mime
apolis business men visit Williston,
pointing out the fact that trip of
this kind draws city and country closer
together and accomplishes results that
would be wholly impossible in any
other manner. 4.
Mr.. J. C. Van Doom responded on
the part of the visiting delegation and
among other things mentioned in his
address he said that the Minneapoli-
tians did not consider themselves "of
the east" but that Minneapolis was
big brother of Williston's and that
the interests of the two communities
were common. Mr.. Van Doom is con-
nectsd with the IT, 8. Rubber com
pany of Minneapolis, and also is di-
rector of the Civic and Commerce as
sociation.
Mr.. Howard Strong, secretary of
the Civic and Commerce association,
gave a most interesting address along
the lines of organization and develop
ment Mr.. Strong gave evidence that
he was very familiar with conditions
in this state as shown by the sta
tistics he quoted and his familiarity
with the resources, products, and de-
velopment of North Dakota.
A large crowd had assembled at the
armory to hear the speeches and the
splendid concert by Rossiter's First
Regiment band, and about $3.50 the
delegates were informed that a dance
would be the entertainment for the
balance of the evening. The visitors
were then introduced en- masse to the
bevy of ladies present and from all
everyone seemed to en-
joy the evening immensely. The
business men of Williston and the
men had an excellent op-
portunity to get acquainted and to
talk over matters of interest without
missing the pleasant social diversion
Of the evening. A unique feature of
the arrangement was that the young
ladies' present wore a little pennant
or card on which was written their
name.
At 11:3O it was announced that
luncheon would be served from that !!
time until / o'clock in Odd Fellows
hail. This finished off the evening in
4 manner which seemed to please all
hands. The visitors are reported to
nave repeatedly made the statement
hat the entertainment accorded them
1ere was the first real reception they
lad received on the trip and that it
vas certainly one Of genuine pleasure.
The guests departed on their special
It 8 o'clock Wednesday morning.