The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-15
ROTARY CLUB CONVENTION 70 Be HELD - ri
IN GRAND MARAIS Next SATURDAY Afternoon
The Formal Opening Of the DuuthPort Arthur Highway
to be Celebrated by Proper Ceremonies

Next Saturday Grand Marais will
probably have the largest crowd Of
visiters we have ever had. The occa-
sion being the convention of the Ro-
tary clubs of Duluth, Superior, Port
Arthur and Fort William, also for
NAL opening of the DuMth-Port Ar
thur highway. About 200 members
of the several Rotary clubs and their
friends are expected to be in atten-:
dance. !
The Cook County Commercial club
are making arrangements to receive
these distinguished guests as we'll as
we are able, though it will tax our
accommodating facilities to the ut
most. We realize that this will be
our opportunity to show to our
neighbors what a pleasant place
Grand Marais is, and no efforts will
be spared to make their stay here
pleasant one.
A committee of the Commercial
club has in charge the listing of all
the available rooms in the private
houses, so that the houseing of our
visitors can be done on some sys-
tenn. And we are asked to say that
if anyone have rooms that have not
already been listed will please tele-
phone this office or Paine's hotel, as
all the rooms available will likely be
filled.
1t has been arranged that the
afternoon meeting will be held at
the court house and social gather
ing in the evening at the school
auditorium, where there will be
speeches and other ent ertainments.
The people Of the village are asked
to make such preparation as they
can in the way of decorating their
business houses and residences with
flags and bunting A number of
Canadian flags have been sent for
which will be on sale at one of the
stores about noon Saturday. r
Let US all declare holiday Sat-
urday afternoon and help make it as
pleasant for our visitors as we can.
That the affair will be of some i'm
portance can be seen by the follow
ing article in the Duluth Herald:
"Next Saturday afternoon the Du
luth-Port Arthur and Fort William
highway, known as the northern end
of the black-and-whit trail which
runs from Kansas City to the Can
adian head of the lakes, will be open
ed officially to the motoring public
with special ceremony.
1.-THE official opening of the high
way and the dedication of the new
Outlaw bridge over Pigeon river, the
connecting link for the black-and-
white trail, will take place at Grand
Marais at o'clock next Saturday af-
ternoon. Participating in the cere-
monies will be members of the Ro-
tary clubs from Duluth, Superior,
Port Arthur and Fort William, all of
whom will travel to Grand Marais by
automobile. 1t is expected that there
will be more than $50 persons in at
tendance, including Leslie Pigeon Of
Winnipeg, recently elected president
of the international Rotary clubs.
''The Duluth and Superior delega-
tion will leave Duluth at 8 o'clock
Saturday morning, arriving at
Grand Marais at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon. The Port Arthur and Fort
William delegations expect to arrive
about the same time. The Grand
| Marais Commercial Club is arranging
for the reception and entertainment
of the visitors, with special prog
ram for the women in the delega
| tions.
Herbert Warren is chairman of
the local Rotary club committee in
charge of arrangements. He has ex-