White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-18
Great PREPARATION Going Ahead
for the Celebration of the
Glorious Fourth of July
QUEENS COSTUME A DREAM
PARADE WILL BE MOST BRIL-
LIANT PAGEANT EVENT SEEN
IN COUNTY AND SPORTS THE
MOST UNIQUE.

More enthusiasm is being develop
& ed each day as the Fourth of July
approaches, and the patriotism of the
people is reaching the sizzling point.
Everybody in the district is taking
a keen interest In the celebration,
and the contest for the Goddess of
e Liberty and Queen of the Fiesta Is
waking up the attention of everyone
s throughout the district. Ii is going
10 be a great celebration--a celebra-
tion. the like of which never before
was known in White Pine county.
The stores are crowded now with
the National ensign; flags of all sizes.
and red, white and blue bunting
peeps from the shelves. and is seen
on the counters. The glorious
Fourth is fast approaching, and the
details of the program for the three
days celebration are keeping pace
with the flight of time.
The costumes of the Fiesta Queen
and her maids are going to be of the
most gorgeous raiment. The crown
and scepter of the queen have already
been seen, the former being on ex-
hibition in the window of Bishops
jewelry store, and the seepter of gold
plate. studded with precious stones,
being In the window of Clark & Linds-
kog The erowning of the queen will
be one Of the first big functions of
the celebration and will take place
on the afternoon of the third. II will
be an open air coronation, and VIII
be made amid the aeelalms of music
and the greeting of the crowd on
the corner of Murry and Aultman
streets. From that time on the
queen will hold full sway. the people
OF the district being her willing sub
jeets. bowing to the slightest wave
of her scepter.
She will be the Goddess of Llber
ty, and hers will be one of the most
elaborate floats OF the Fourth of July
pageants. And there Will be more
floats. and there will be prizes for the
most striking of these. Other fea-
lures are being prepared for the car
nival OF patriotism. and there Will be
no delay In the march of events.
There viii be music galore: bands In
the procession, and orchestral music
for events on the side. The crown
Ing of the queen on Monday after
noon will inaugurate the ceremonies,
and there will be no letup from that
time on until the wind up of the
three days celebration.
There will be band concert early
IN the afternoon and the theater OF
events will then move to East Ely,
where Is to be played ball game.
In the early evening the wild west
snow Will be witnessed In Ely Ball
park. and little later will be held
the grand ball In the East Ely audi
torium, where one may dance into
the Wee sma' hours. At sunrise on
the Fourth a salute will be fired In
nonor of the day, and the morning
Will be taken up with the parade and
literary exercises. the latter being |
held on stand to be erected at the
corner of Murry and Aultman streets.
In the afternoon a ball game will be
witnessed in Ely park, and at night
.nefe VIII be two dances in Ely, ana
also a wild west show In Ely park.
II Is on the cards to have boxing
contest between Jack Carpenter, the /
uhdefeated champion of this neck OF
the woods, and Tom Monyhan of Nc
mcGill. Some rare sport Is promised
III this for the McGill man is said to
pe there" and those In the know
are confident that Master Jack Is go
ing TO have his hands full.
On the fifth Schiller's orchestra will
give concert on Aultman street in
the morning hours, and there will be