The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-25
LIBERTY DAY
CELEBR TI0N
AT AUDITORIUM
Dean of Journalism at Wisconsin
and Representative of
Wilson to Talk
STATE EDITORS TO COME
Anticipated That $50 to 200
Newspaper Men Will Be
Here for Conference

Liberty day will be observed at the
Bismarck Auditorium on Friday af'
ternoon with one of the most i'm
pressive programs to be presented in
the northwest. The speakers will in
clude Dr.. Willard {, Bleyer, dean of
the college of journalism OF the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin, and DR.. Thomas
F. Moran Of Purdue university. who
comes here as a personal representa-.
i've of President Wilson. Governor
lynn }. Frazier will deliver the open.
ing address, in which he will discuss
he relatio nof the North Dakota State
council OF Defence and the journal
lists of the state as regards patriotic
effort of all kinds.
The Program.
Liberty day, by proclamation OF
President Wilson and Governor Fra
zier. will be observed as a half-holi'
day in North Dakota. In Bismarck
all state, county, city and private Of
iices will close for the afternoon, and
everyone will be expected to join with
the state editors in program, which
will begin at the Auditorium at In
he afternoon.
After patriotic concert by
O'Connor's orchestra, Governor Fra
zier will speak, and the chief execu'
tive will be followed by DR.. .Bleyer
whose subject is Newspapers in the
Fight for Democracy" =, DR.. MOran's
talk will conclude the program The
Iurdue. man, who won a.. large fol
lowing in this state when he spoke
At the recent war conference In BIS
,narck. will deal with Americas work
N the war. ~ "a; ! ~ sI,s-t%'.7> X - :st,9
4, Friday evenings banquet, to be
staged at the Nick enzie' hotel, begin
ming at $3.50 p. m. will be the bic
event of the newspaper mems war con
ference from social standpoint. The
program as definitely arranged at q
meeting of the Grid IRON club last
evening follows: .+.. .
Toastmaster-Hon. Andrew Alexan
der Bruce, chief justice of the North
dakota supreme court.
"Over the Top"-Governor Lynn J.
Frazier of North aDkota.
"Poison Gas'-Dr Willard G. Bley
er, dean of University of Wisconsin
college of journalism.
"Camouflage'-S H. Clark, pub
Usher of Jim Jam Jems.
"Wire Entanglements"-Jerry d
Bacon, publisher of the Grand Forks
Herald.
"Barrage Fire"-Dr. Thomas F. Nor
an. Purdue university.
Trench songs-Mrs. II H. Steele
Miss Bergliot Caspary, Henry Halvor
son, George w. Humphreys and the
Bismarck Mixed quartette.
Press panygerics-George w. Stew
art, publisher of the Wilton News
r. E. Elickson, publisher of the Re
gent Times. .a...
Melodies of Freedom-O'Connors
orchestra.
Executive Session.
An executive session of the news
paper men will be held at the Com
mercial club rooms at 10 o'clock Sat
urday morning. Governor Lynn j
Frazier will preside; there will be
brief talks by Drs. Moran and Bleyer
and Governor Frazier, as chairman OF
the North Dakota Council of Defense
will explain a tentative plan Of pa
triotic publicity which has been pro
,osed by the councils press bureau.
MONDAY Luncheon.
The conference will officially close
with a war luncheon for the newspa
per men at the Grand Pacific hotel at
1880 Saturday afternoon. Drs Moran
and Eleyer will make brief addresses
and Judge A. A. Bruce will preside
Actually, the conference will con
tinue until the stroke of twelve Satur
day night, when the big meeting will
formally close with the last strains
of a dance program which E. G. Pat
terson of the Hotel Mckenzie will ten
der the visitors and their wives, to-
gether with Bismarck friends.