The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-07-03
ALEXANDRIANS WERE
ROYAL ENTERTAINERS
NORTHERN MINNESOTA NEWS
PAPER MEN HAVE ENJOYA-
BILE SUMMER OUTING
.SNAPPY PROGRAM STARTS ON
THURSDAY EVENING AND
ENDS SUNDAY MORNING

The annual summer outing Of the
Northern Minnesota Editorial Asso-
citation, held at Alexandria last week,
was a most delightful occasion and
attracted a party of about $50 from
all sections of the state, many of
whom were ladies'.
The Northern Association, with
their summer outings, have done much
to advertise the beauty of the lake
region of the state as they have made
it possible for the newspaper men
from southern and southwestern Min
nesota to familiafize themselves with
the beauties of central and. northern
Minnesota.
I The citizens of Alexandria left no
stone unturned to make the stay of
their guests an enjoyable one. The
entertainment opened with smoker
and song service at the Community
Club rooms, presided over by Presi-
dent Carl Carlson of the Northern
Association. Mayor Ludtke extend
ed most cordial welcome on behalf
of the good people of Alexandria and
Asa M: Wallace of the Herald re-
sponded.
Friday afternoon the visitors were
taken on a forty mile drive about
Alexandria which covered all of the
beautiful lakes tributary to this
live wire little city.
The climax of the outing was
reached Friday evening when splen-
did fish dinner was served the visitors
at the Blake hotel by Mine Host A.
]. DuBeau, a former owner of the
Palmer House in Sank Centre. Fol
lowing this sumptuous feed which was
attended by several hundred, includ-
ing many of the citizens of Alexan-
dria, and their ladies, Asa M. Wal
lace as POSTMASTER, again introduced
Mayor Ludtke who renewed his well
come and told of the pleasure
the people of Alexandria were having
in entertaining their distinguished
guests. President Carlson of the As
ISOLATION responded in a most APP
propriate manner. In rapid order a
dozen or so other speakers, practical
ly all country publishers, were in
troduced, rather cruelty at times per-
haps, but one and all acquitted them
selves with distinct credit and demon
strated to the people of Alexandria
that they were not only high type cit
liens but wind-jammers of real merit.
The address of Gunnar Bjorenson,
editor of the Minneota Mascot, was
an outstanding feature. Mr.. Bjoren-
son is resident of the Seventh Con-
gressional district and just before fiji
| ing was closed, he was drafted by the
Republicans of the district to become
a candidate for Congress against the
present incumbent, Rev. Qvale, at the
November election. While Mr.
Bjorenson did not talk politics, new
ertheless he made most favorable
impression upon the citizens of Alex.
andria who will have the opportunity
to vote for him as they are residents
of the Seventh Congressional district
1t had been advertised that Theo.
dore Christianson, president of the
Seventh District Minnesota Editoria
Association and Republican nominee
for governor, would attend the Alex.
| andria outing, and there was a keer
disappointment not only among the
newspaper men, but among the Alex
andrians when it was found that Mr.
Christiansen had failed to arrive al
the time the banquet started. How.
ever, just about when the toast-mast
err was to close the ceremonies fol
lowing the banquet, Mr.. Christensen
reached the Blake Hotel after rather
a strenuous trip. He was introduced
and no man in Minnesota was ever
given a more cordial reception thar
was Ted. The newspapermen of the
state know his worth and ability anc
the people of Alexandria were fol
him. In quarter of an hours tall
Tedd demonstrated very conclusively
that the Republican party of Mime