The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-18
BEMBjf RISES TO
!. RECRUITING NEED:
/ CANADIAN TROUPE
F.. BOOKED BY {. E.

At the meeting of the Commercial
club yesterday noon, among the
guests was Captain Ned M. Green,
head of the recruiting forces of Min
nesota and Wisconsin, who made q
brief address to those present, tell
ing them of the work of recruiting
and asserting that it needed the
hearty cooperation of all. In this
work is involved no little expense
and Captain Green has hit upon i
plan to stimulate the work in his
district, securing what are known
as the r. s. A. Juvenile Entertain
ers of Winnipeg, Manitoba. This
talented aggregation has appeared In
Duluth and other places with great
success. Captain Green has arranG-
ed for their services for one month
and will stage them at prominent
points. share of the receipts to go
toward the expense Of extensive and
intensive recruiting.
They will appear In Bemidji at the
Grand October 80.
After his explanation to the Com
mercial club Captain Green was as
tonished at the suddenness of the
decision of Bemidji's business men
pany and give their hearty support
to the work of recruiting In this dis
trict and thus lend aid for the gov
ernment.
Everybody A Booster.
"All in favor of getting behind
this proposition and pushing 1t to a
successful end, stand up" was the
command of Acting President H. E.
Reynolds at a session of the CONNER
cial club Wednesday noon. after
Captain Green outlined the plan Tor
raising money in Bemidji to further
the work of the recruiting ma
chine" in this section of the coun-
try.
Captain Green has orders from the
department at Washington, to. go
ahead with the 'detHiis o. perfeCtinK
recruiting machine" that will de-
liver double capacity in these emer-
gency times In outlining the work
expected of Bemidji citizens, Captain
Green said:
Captain Explains.
"In these emergency times, en-
ergency results are expected from
the recruiting officers througout the
entire nation. We are now running
our recruiting machine at about
one-third capacity, where it should
run double capacity. It takes con-
siderable money to bring it up to
this standard and 1t is up to me to
secure such cooperation in my ter
ritory as will bring this about with
the least possible expenditure.
Company From Canada.
"The services of the R. 8. A. Ju-
venile Entertainers of Winnipeg
have been offered me for one month
and I would like to bring them to
Bemidji. What want Of you is your
support and efforts in securing a
capacity house. This troupe is
thoroughly high class Canadian
troupe of vaudeville artists and you
need not hesitate in saying a good
word for them, because they will de-
liver the goods The money, I as
sure you, will be used wisely and
proper and should like very much
to have you take action now"
1t was here that Mr.. Reynolds
arose and commanded those in favor
of supporting the plan to stand, and
every man in the room jumped to his
feet, while the officer applauded.
In Experienced Hands.
Walter 8. Baldwin, an old time
theater manager, headquarters In
Duluth, accompanied Captain Green
and was called upon by Chairman
Reynolds. Mr.. Baldwin told why he
was along, stating that in order to
put on a show it was always neces-
sary to have in charge man who
understands the business.
Mr.. Baldwin spoke very highly Of
the Juvenile Entertainers from Win
nipeg, and asked that they be book
ed for Bemidji October 30, which
date, he said was open, at the Grand
theater.
1--WE have loads of literature, post
ers, bills, cuts and advertising mat
ter" Mr.. Baldwin said, land stand
ready to cooperate with you in every
possible way toward making this per-
formance a bowling success"
Committee In Charge.
1t was decided to appoint a COM
mittee OF five to have charge of this
work and Chairman Reynolds named
the following members: Roy Leibslie,
chairman; George T. Baker, N. E.
Given, F. J. Koors and Rev. l.. p.
Warford.
The committee was on the job i'm
mediate1y after the session adjourned
and reported that the Grand theater
had been secured and that two per-
formances would be given October
30, one in the afternoon and one in
the evening. Further details will be
made public as soon as they are
worked out.
The troupe is travelling under the
management of A. H. Smith and di-
rected by Miss Helen Murdoch, and
comprises thirteen Canadian young
sters who are purely amateurs, but
give such a performance which would
belle the fact.