The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-05
LYCELEBRATES
GREATEST 4TH
in HER HISTORY
SCORES OF OUTSIDERS JOIN THE
CITIZENS IN OBSERVING
THE DAY.
AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME
Great Interest Displayed I'm the Races,
the Parade and Literary
Exercises.
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whole heart and soul was engaged In
this matter and his eloquence proba-
bly, had more influence in securing
the adoption of the Declaration by
congress than the efforts of any one
else.
1t was most interesting and pa
thetic coincidence that Adams and
Jefferson, to whose efforts we owe
the Declaration. to the one for his
skill in drafting 1t, and the other for
his eloquence in advocating it, should
both have lived to see the fiftieth an
niversary of it's adoption and should
both have passed away on that ami
versary. Both died on July a, 1925,
Adams at his home in Braintree,
Mass, and Jefferson at his home In
Monticello, Virginia. United as they
had been in this great work for their
country, which alone would give
them undying fame, If they had rem
dered no other public service, and al
though they were political opponents
and rivals for the presidency in later
years, yet by a graceful act of proyi-
dence they were brought together
again in the hearts of the American
bly, linked by the circumstances of
their deaths.
The "Star Spangled Banner" sung
by Mrs. F. F. Nevin, was one of the
best things on the program. Mrs.
Nevin has a voice of wonderful range
and sang the song with spirit She
was accompanied by the band.
Col
Mr. Benjamin F. Coleman deliv-
cred the Fourth of July Grafton, TAX
ing as his subject Ideal Citizenship
Among the principal elements that go
to make up ideal citizenship Mr..
Coleman mentioned, were the fos-
tering care of education. The ideal
citizen is friend to learning and has
been since Lycurgus laid the founda-
ton of the public school in old
Sparta. None but the highest should
be allowed to teach the children for
they are the nations reliance for the
future None but the best educated
and the most loyal and patriotic men
and women should instruct in the
public schools.
Other characteristics of the ideal
citizen are his fidelity to law, and his
hatred of anarchy and of partisan
ship-that rock on which the ship of
state has more than once been in dan
ger of disastrous wreck.
Mr.. Coleman closed with an elO-
quent preoration in which he COM
pared the characteristics of ideal
citizenship to the simple wayside
flower-within the reach of all, how
ever lowly. They are not like the
consultations that shine above us in
the starry heavens, but may be pos
sessed by the most humble. Also the
highest precept of ideal citizenship is
found in the golden rule-"DO we un-
to others as We would that they
should do unto YOU"
America" sung by the choir,
completed the exercises and the COM
pany dispersed for lunch
The Committees.
The committees and officers of the
day that has added so much to Ely's
reputation were: Mayor F. NJ Clark,
president of the day. John Hudgins
made a model marshal and every
thing moved like clockwork under his
direction. John H. Watson perform
ed we'll his duties as starter for the
races in the afternoon.
The executive committee, COM
posed of d. G. Mcdonald, J. R. Marks
c.. r. Reeves, A. r. Whitehead and l.
r. Marks, did the work assigned to
them very well.
To the finance committee much
credit is due for furnishing ample
funds to enable Ely to have whoop.
ing Fourth of July. The committee
was made up as follows: G. Marks
chairman; s. Goodman and c. A.
Gardiner.
To the publicity committee every
thing is due for getting the people
here to have the time of their lives.
More, perhaps, is due, to this conn.,
mittee for making the celebration the
success that it is than to any other
The committee was composed of d. c.
Mcdonald, chairman; j. r. Leonary
and Roy Schenck.
The committee on program and eX-
ercises put much careful thought in
to arranging an interesting program
to entertain, not only the people OF
Ely, but the outlying camps and dis
trictS. The committee was made ur
of the following ladies and gentle.
men: r. H. Richardson, chairman
A. r. Whitehead, Mrs. V. T. Lewis
Mrs. F. F. Nevin, Mrs. John Weber
A. B. Witcher, Roy Holtzmand and J
Dillon. To the committee on decora.
tion is due the patriotic appearance
| Ely presented. That veteran deco
| rator, j. F. Miles was the chairman
and Mr.. Miles was ably assisted in his