The Bismarck tribune., 1925-06-01
ST.PAUL MEN
TO GIVE BIG.
PROGRAM HERE
Boosters to Make Five-HOur
Stop in Bismarck Next
Friday Evening
TOUR BEGAN TODAY
Lecture, Concerts and Big
Party For Children To
Feature Entertainment
TOUR BEGAN TODAY


left St. Paul this morning in spick and
span Great Northern equipment en- J
route on their 42nd annual trade |
tour which will reach here at 5:1b
p. m. Friday, June s, for an evening
stop.
The St. Paul boosters, who will re-
main here until 1O:30 p. m, Friday,
will present a big program in this
city. Immediately upon their arri-
val they will stage street parade,
headed by the 206th Minnesota Infan-
try band. The parade will be follow
ed by "kid" party in the Northern
Pacific park. Prizes and souvenirs
will be given to the children. Carl
L. Anderson, secretary of the st. Paul
Chamber of Commerce, who was in
Bismarck a few days ago making ar
rangements for the entertainment to
be given in this city, made the re-
quest that the stores in the city re-
main open until $3.50 p. m. on June
as the visitors expect to visit every
mercantile establishment in the city.
Evening Program
The evening program will begin
with lecture by Paul w. Ivy, of the
faculty of Northwestern university,
in the Rialto theatre at 1920. The
lecture will be especially for sales
people in the stores. A band concert
will be given at 8:15 in the park at
the west side of the court house.
Selections will be sung by the Gold
Medal 0uartet of St Paul,
A small army of railroad operating
employees have been working for
months in making things ready for
this annual excursion as have busi-
ness houses of st. Paul and business
men in the cities and towns which
are to be visited.
Every conceivable detail has been
taken into consideration and all
things worked out to such fine
point that those in charge of the
trip swear that their special train
will remain on time. Watering, coal
ing, switching from railroad to rail-
road, assigning Of crews and motor
power, turning of the train, the meet
ing Of other movements, dining car
supplies, all these and scores of like
items have been carefully figured
out.
Many Souvenirs
New Great Northern equipment
has been assigned from the baggage
car, which the boosters are carrying
loaded to the gills with souvenirs for
the children, through band car, din
ers and pullmans to the observation
car which has, been fitted with ex-
hibits, unique displays of st. Paul
features, radio and telephone service,
barber shop and bath! Everything
possible to increase the comfort on
a railway has been made available
for these 100 men who are making
the train their home for a week.
Cities and towns along the timer
ary are ready too-especially the
children. Unique and individual
stunts have been prepared in many
of the cities and towns and plans
have been laid to capture the CRATE
fulness of the boosters through use
Of scores Of little pleasantries which
children in some towns and business
men in others will render the tour
lists when they arrive. 4
206th Big Band Coming
The 206th Infantry Band has COM
pleted months Of practice in work
ing out the music repertoire which
it will play on 176 marches in 80 COM
certs and children's song tests. The
children's song leader for the boost
ers says he has his voice all whitfield
down to nice point and he is all
ready to meet and play with the kid
dies in the cities and towns.
All the preparation has been fun
but not nearly so much as the carry
ing out of the plans and the enter
tainment features will be.
On Road For Week
The big special will wind its way
from railroad to railroad and branch
line to main line over the railroad
netway, finally returning to St. Paul
next Sunday morning when the tour
lists will have travelled 1478 miles.
About all that isn't ready and can't
be guaranteed is the weather. How
ever, the boosters claim that they have
even made negotiations with the wea-
therman to deal out the same splen-
did days which these tourists have
enjoyed unbroken for the tours of
the last four years.