The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-09-01

Mammoth Parade Will Begin
at 1880 and Proceed Thru
Business Section
MAJORITY OF STORES
TO BE, CLOSED ALL DAY
Program of Vital Talks and
Sports Will Follow Big
: Barbecue Dinner

" Details have been completed Tor the
big Labor Day celebration to pc heid
in Bemidji, Monday, SEPTEMBER o
Commencing at 1880 the parade
will leave from Fifth street and Be
midi avenue at the Library. All VINO
are participating in the parade are
required to in the line OF march not
later than 1915 so that they may
be assigned their places. 5t
81 J. The line of march Will De IRON rom
Fifth street and Bemidji avenue
south on BemidI avenue to Second
street, west on Second street to Min
nesota avenue, north on Minnesota
avenue to Fifth street, east on fifth
street to Beltrami avenue, thence
north on Be1trami avenue to Diamond
Point park. 80
MI Att Diamond Point dinner will pc
served, the serving to commence at
-t11.3O. The dinner will be in the ma
tire Of a barbecue. Eight quarters
tween 1,l5O and 200 pounds, 10Y
mounds Of coffee, 100 pounds OF sugar,
10 gallons Of cream, gallons OF
milk, and $50 loaves OF bread VIII
make UP, the dinner. All tha above
will be- served free. Any one desiring '
more tnan the above may bring ad-
ditiona eatables with them. The
eajtables will be. served on a plate,
but cups, knives, forks and spoons
will not be furnished. It will be nee
essary that each person supply his
or her own If they wish them. u
The coffee will be served by the
AmericanaLegion and the food by the
Boy and Girl Scouts The dinner will
he cooked by Chef Lannon OF Clear
brook, barbecue expert. 5s
Speaking will commence at Fl,
o'clock and will continue until ~
o'clock, in-th e. AT efnoen.. Fire speak
ers. who have been secured, are men
of wide reputation and vii lbring
MESA ges OF vital imp Ortance on pres
ent day conditions. Vfce7Pres1dent
Lowell of the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Engineers and Firemen, Judge
CIV. Stant,on of ,Bemidji and Attorr-
ney McGrath Of. St. Paul, will deliver
the addresses. -.,. "a .::.--,s<1 -.
p At 8 O'Clock in the afternoon a pro
gram of sports will be put on, con-
sisting of races games, and contests
of yariednature. In the evening a
pavement dance will tbe held in the
down town district which will COM
mence at s O'Clock and will be free
to- the public. A good orchestra has
been secured for this event. - :
With the exception of grocery and
provision stores, all stores will be
closed for the entire day, it is I'M
derstood. Grocery and provision stores
will be open until 1880 a. m, in
order to give patrons an opportunity
to get their. supplies of milk and
other necessary groceries. Under a
general agreement made some time
ago all stores agreed to close all day
on such occasions as Labor Day, but
on account of it coming on Monday
after being closed; Sunday previous
it was found advisable to open for a
short time in the morning. President
B. A. Kobe of the Retail Grocers as
ISOLATION advises that the majority
of the stores will be closed all day
and that the grocery stores will close
promptly ait 1880 a. m.
1t is expected that this Labor Day
celebration will be the biggest ever
held in Bemidji. A large number OF
floats, Industrial, fraternal and other
Kinds are being prepared for the oc-
casion and these will be accompanied
by a long line of marchers repre-
senting the various labor unions and
other organizations