The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-14
WARM WELCOME
FOR TEACHERS
BEING PLANNED
Citizens Are Asked to Open
Gates of Hospitality When
They Visit City ]
COMMITTEES WORKING
Housing Problem Is Put Up
To Citizens-Fine Enter
tainment Is Planned

Citizens of Bismarck will open the
gates of hospitality when the North
Dakota Education association con-
veption brings between 1000 and l.
200 teachers here on November Fl,
22 and 90, under plans laid down by
citizens committees, which held
joint meeting last night in the As
sociation of Commerce rooms.
Two rare treats have been provided
for the teachers. in addition to the
fine program prepared by the ofiicials
of the association. The appearances
of Ricardo Martin, tenor Of the
Metropolitan opera Company, New
York, and declared by many critics
the righ.ful successor to Enrico
Caruso, and Count Tolstoy, famous
Russian lecturer. have been made
possible through the Association OF
Commerce. >Mr. Martin will appear
two nights. On his first appearance,
Nov. %, limited number Of tickets
will be sold, the number being lin
tied to those who can be taken care
of in excess Of the number Of teach
ers, who will be guests, attending,
and on Saturday night the concert
will be for the public.
Gala decorations are planned for
the convention. The decoration OF
hotels, depots, schools and streets
will be under the direction Of G. A.
Hassell. A subcommittee of the A.
of c., composed of E. B. Klein, Henry
Halverson, William O'Hara, Christ
Bertsch, Jr., and G. A. Hassell will
assist in the street lighting. housing,
informal: on and similar tasks.
1t is planned to establish informa-
tion. booths for the visiting teachers,
to direct them to rooms, to points Of
interest apd generally to aid the
strangers in the city, Headquarters
will be maintained at the A. of c.
in charge of Mrs. R. A. Tracy.
The housing question is a real
problem. It is desired that many
rooms be listed for the teachers,
since the number is expected to ex-
ceed the available number Of rooms
in hotels. It is made clear that the
teachers will expect to pay hotel
rates for the best rooms, and the cit
izens' committee desires that the
best homes be thrown open to the
teachers as mark of Bismarck's
Count Tolstoy, who lectures Nov.
%, is obtained by the local commit
tee at great expense as a compliment
to the teachers. However, it is ex-
pected 800 citizens may be able to
hear him lecture, and tickets will be
sold at 81 each.
Sings Two Nights.
= Riccaardo Martin will sing on
% to the teachers and q
few tickets may be sold to outsiders
for this performance, and Saturday
the entire house will be open. The
charge fixed for the concert is $3.50,
held by the citizens committees to
be unusually low in view Of the repu-
tation and achievements Of Mr.. Mar
tin. An unusual call for tickets is
A service corps is being organized
under the direction of J. ]. Mac
Leod, ito consist Of high school boys
and Boy Scouts. The service corrs
will furnish information to teachers
the convention. One bus
line, it was reported, has agreed to
furnish transportation between the
district and the high
school for 10 cents to teachers. Many
meetings will be held
in the high school. Members of the
Of Commerce are asked
to volunteer automobiles to take the
teachers to rooms selected for them.
Of the Thursday Musical
club will furnish special numbers at
The beginning of each days program
IF the teachers.
Governor Nestos will introduce
Count Tolstoy and Mr.. Martin will
be. introduced /by director of the
A. of C.