The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-07

one has called Bemidji The City of
Enterprises" 1t deserves the name.
It is an example OF what city can do
whom It is not loaded down with any
one over-rich man or any one dominat-
Ing industry Bemidji is a city OF
young men who pull as team.
They are all prosperous. No one has
any excuse for not being prosperous
It Is not to be wondered then that
he two hundred who responded to
the Northern associations invitation
ran out of superlatives and had only
exclamation points left when Bemidji
marshalled a half hundred autos and
whirled them away to Itasca State
Park, just good hours ride through
I forest country broken by splendid
farms. The park which is In fact mon
ument to Douglas, whose child it is.
preserves for all future generations
Lake Itasca the source of the Missis.
sippi and except that at Cass Lake,
the only remaining large body of Nor
way pine. the most stately and impress
sive of all the pines mingled with the
birch rightly called The Lady of the
Forest. This crowned wonderful
three days outing and placed the
wreath Of honor on the association
TO it, to Bemidti, to Birchmont, to the
Park these men showed thanks, con-
gratulations and praise, all deserved
and all spontaneously given. Thurs
day evening the guests were enter
tanned at an informal reception at
BirchmOnt where the 2lst Battalion
Band rendered short concert follow
I'd by dance.
Saturday morning was devoted to q
trip about Bemidji where the Crook
ston Mill. the new Normal and other
points of interest were shown the
visitors.
At noon one of the features Of the
outing was staged when the Crook
ston Lumber Company entertained the
editors and friends at a typical camp
dinner Tables were set in the nat
ural forests near Birchmont, where fish
and beans were served to nearly three
hundred people. A. A. D. Rain, Bert
Lakin and the Bemidji officers Of the
company were untiring in their efforts
to make the meal success.
In the afternoon a program of races
was held at the summer hotel, the
events being under the personal d.
rection Of the supply men who had
also provided the prizes The compe-
tition was keen, entries liberal and
excitement intense. The - winners
were as follows: ..s.'. g
Ladies' Egg and Spoon Race: Mrs.
w. F. Marcum, Bemidji Sentinel.
Fat Mems Race: L. A. Bradford,
Verndale Sun
Married Women's Race: Mrs. H. e.
Mitchell, Bemidji Sentinel.
Thin Mems Race: w. w. Jones,
Gonvick Banner.
Single Ladies' Race: Margaret
Oberg, Blackjack American.
Tug-Of- War-Men-SOu Mime
sofa team.
Tug-of War-Ladies-N Min
nesota team.
Children under IS: Margaret Che
ney, Minneapolis Journal.
A free for all speaking contest In
which the participants were called on
by Chairman Wilke who announced
the subject, the discussion being limit
ed to three minutes or less, resulted
In prizes being awarded to Mrs. H. M.
Phillips Of the Mahnomen Pioneer
and H. T. Mitchell of the Bemidji Sen
tinel.
In the evening President Verify call
ed the guests to order and introduced
Judge c.. w. Stanton of Bemidji, a
former editor apd member of the asso-
terestingly some of the early history
Of the association, recalling many of
the older members who has since
passed to their reward.
n. H. Mcmahon. secretary Of tho