The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-04
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OUTING is TO OPEN AT
PARK RAPIDS AUGUSTA
Big Time Being Arranged for
Editors Here; Big Parade, 4
Reception and Dance

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Congressman Harold Knutson, who
while publisher of a newspaper at
Foley, Mimi, was an early president
Of the Northern Minnesota Editorial
association, will travel the longest
distance Of any Of the participants
in the outing Of Minnesota editors
to be held at Park Rapids, Itasca
State Park and Bemidji, August 9th
10th, 18th, 18th and 9th, according
to A. G. Rutledge Of Minneapolis
secretary who yesterday received a
letter from the congressman, who
is now in Washington, requesting a
reservation for Accommodations at the
Park during the outing. 80
.a"The news paper boys and girls
who are coming to the outing are
representatives Of all parts Of Min
nesota," says Mr.. Rutledge, "as is
shown by reservations made in adj
vance for the season, among which
are from George Erickson Of Spoon
er, on the Canadian boundary and
Philip Leisch of New Ulm, in south
ern Minnesota, Martin Widsten of
Warroad and u. c. Coughlin Of
Waseca, R.. d. Handy Of Duluth and
w. E. Hodges Of Sleepy Eye, Mrs.
Emma Harwood Of Roosevelt and
F. d. Rucker of. Winona, George w.
Christie Of Red Lake Falls and p.
K. Whiting of Owatonna, as we'll as
Rifle Morgan of Starkweather,
North Dakota president Of the n.
D. Press association, q. II. Peterson
of Dickinson, N. D., and L. 3. Fra
zier $of, Aurora, ILL.,, 9 prominent
member Of the Illinois Press associa-
ton. 70 It = ~. ,.s.
The outing will begin ct Park
Rapids, ednesday, August 9Th
where an elaborate program is IN
charge Of the local Community Club
committees. The Park Rapids COM
pany Of Minnesota National Guards.
men and, the Park Rapids band will
participate in = the ,c entertainment
during the afternoon and evening
at the city park, where six O'clock
dinner will be served the editors. At
ter the dinner, a mass meeting will
be held in the park with addresses
by Governor Preus, State Forester
Cox, and Col. A. W. Bjornstad, Com
mander at Fort Smelling, whose
Third Regiment Y. s. Infantry band
will also be present. Nv. j. ::
Thursday morning at 9 oclock
the party will go BY auto to 1tasca
State Park, where they, will camp in
Itefits until the conclusion Of the
outing Sunday afternoon. The camp
will be at "Preachers' Grove" the
especial pride of State Forester Cox
in one of the finest stands of mature
Norway pine in the, entire :, North
west, with the "Peace Pipe" Indian
cold-water springs close by, located
on the shores Of Lake Itasca, one
mile east Of, Douglas lodge on the
Green Trail Highway. Col. Bjornstad
and infantry company and the reg
mental band from Fort Smelling Will
also camp here in their ow ntents.
At the state park camping grounds
there will be a horseshoe pitching
tournament for both men and wo-
men, with $125 in cash prizes. There
will be volley ball games, and a set
Of boxing gloves have been provld-
ed whereby any pugnaciously- in
clined members Of the party may
settle their differences of opinion
over the horseshoe contest.
Friday afternoon, the cutters with
Col. Bjornstad, his band and COM
pany of infantry will come by auto
to Bemidji, where preparations have
been made for entertaining them.
The visitors will be banqueted at the
Hotel Markham at $3.50 o'clock, fol
lowed by, a reception and dance at
the Birchmoriiit summer hotel The
Third Regiment band and company
Of infantry will participate in a Npa-
rade with Che Bemidji Boys band
of rs pieces and the Bemidji Ma
tional Guard and Naval Militia. .,
Saturday will be. devoted to visit
ing and taking a hike to points Of
interest III athe park and there will
be kittenball game between The
editors and the supply men, nth a
hir bonfire and talks in the ev ening.
Sunday forenoon there will be
memorial services for editors who
died during the past year and the
outing will officially close that at
ternoon, although number in the
party will stay at the Park as the
tents will remain up and meals Will
be served until Mondy noon. There
will be plenty Of room and accom-
modations for all, according to the
secretary.