The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-06-30
GLORIoUS Time
Northern Minnesota Midsummer
Day Celebration.
Much Benefit and Anusem emit
Had by All.


Flags, evergreens, steamers and bunt-
ling were on every street, the corners
all being spanned by arches of green
trees.
! Friday evenings train brought in a
large number of people and Saturday
morning special from the Mesaba
range was due here at $50 but as us
ual in such cases didn't arrive until
after 10 o'clock, Nearly 1000 people
alighted from the train.
The visitors were net at the train
by the Finnish population of Ely and
their band and procession was formed
arranged as follows:l
Marshalls on horseback.
i Flags of q. S. and Finland.
Ely Finnish Band
Ely Girls in Finnish National costume
Mayor Vail and speakers in carriages.
Hibblng Band.
Hibbing Visitors.
Eveleth Band.
Eveleth Visitors.
4 Virginia Visitors.
Ely Singing Societies.
Ely Finnish Citizens.
4 Citizens in carriages.
i The parade took ID the principal
streets OF the city add proceeded to
Sandy Point where DIE following pro-
gram was given. /
i Address of Welcomes Mayor Vail.
Prayer Rev. Lehtonen
"Choral No. $40" B Bands
{. DINNaR.
Welcome lin FinnisN VIM. Vuoti
March Bands
Singing Mixed Choir
Address Dir. j. ,Jackola
Singing Male Choir
! Poem ------L- EN-. Mecklin
lSinging =C Choir
i Music sss..s--B af1tfs
Singing Hibbing Choir
i Address Judge w. A. Cant
| The band contest ard the contest
of the male glee clubs took place after
the program and sports, lunches ETC.,
followed until darkness set in. The
Hibbing band was awarded the first
prize and Ely secured second. The
Ely Glee Club secured first prize for
the fourth consecutive year. Eveleth
secured second Prof. Erick Anttlla
and his athletic association gave an
Exhibition during the afternoon which
met with the approval of the large
party present. The athletic boys re-
ceiyed prize of S25 for their work.
The visitors were housed during
Saturday night as well as possible in
various residences about town and all
arrangements were in perfect order
for Sundays doings. However. the
weather man had not been fixed and
Sunday morning opened with steady
rain and the same kept up until The
excursion train left at O'Clock that
evening.
At nine O'Clock Sunday morning ex-
ercises were held at theiOpera House
at which John r. Heino OF Duluth
made an address. The business of
the association was also transacted
and officers elected as fellows:
President-John Saari
Vice Pres.--Matt Aho.
Sec.-John Isolta.
Treas. Jacob Pantilla.
/ Virginia was named as the next
place for holding the annual celebra-
ton. DR.. Jackola outlined discus
sion on 1.-The Intelligence and Eleya-
! tion of the Finnish People, and Dir.
Tanner opened the discussion of $50
cial Questions of the Day." An APP
peal to President Roosevelt was for
INFLATED and the same ordered for
warded, The appeal Was as follows:
"To Theodore Roosevelt,
president of the United States.
"We, citizens of the United States,
of Finnish birth or blood, are deeply
sensible to the critical condition Great
ed by the dissolution of the union be-
tween the kingdoms of Norway and
Sweden. We fear that this act may
lead to armed hostility which would
seriously disturb existing conditions
in Northern Europe.
sour native Finland being adjacent
/ to the two Kingdoms aamed, would
naturally suffer from open hostility in
/ that region orthe earth. Realizing
this we have repeatedly urged our kith
and kin, who have lived under the
j most trying circumstances, to refrain
from committing any act that might
Iplunge Europe into tic deplorable
state of war.
i Therefore we do most earnestly
4 hope and do most respectfully beseech
i and petition that you, q sincere adj
yocate of peace, will endeayor TO keep
| the Kingdoms of Norway and Sweden
from doing anything that would dis
/ turb the peace of the world.
Fl Notwithstanding the rain, many
went to Sandy Point and the various