The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-09-01

boys were headed by the Cadet
Band of the Port city and the
Ely City Band accompanied the
Ely contingent, The Ely party
were met at the outskirts of the
city by about 80 delegates from
Tower dressed in the regulation
uniform of 80 years ago and
weighted down with pack sacks.
The makeup of the delegation
was as near the picture used as a
trade mark by the association, as
possible.
The parade was one of the
finest ever seen on the ranges and
covered several city blocks. Only
a short march was attempted ow-
ing to the disability of several in
the line Of march and after trav-
|ersing Main street to the McKin-
ley monument the parade was dis
persed. Cars were in waiting and
all transported to Mckinley Park
where the annual picnic was held.
The bands from the outside
augmented by the Tower and Sou
dan bands kept the air sur
charged with music and the old
settlers spent several happy hours
meeting old friends. Lunches had
been provided by the home folks
and the visitors and everybody
enjoyed themselves. To add to the
|gayety of the occasion the COM
|mittee had barbecued twelve
sheep and these were also added
to the bill of fare. Eats and more
eats were INDUCED in after which
the young people put in some
dancing at the pavilion to the
music of several bands.
The day was showery and along
towards evening a considerable
rain set in which continued over
an hour. The autos hustled the
crowd from the grounds to the
city where at 9 O'Clock the dance
was called at the tent and plat
form erected for the occasion.
Over 100 couples danced
to the early morning hours to ex-
cellent music furnished by the
Kraft orchestra from Virginia.
1t was estimated that some two
thousand people were i'm Tower
on Friday, called there by the re-
union. The city had been gaily
decorated and each and every
citizen made it a point to see that
visitors were taken care of. All
autos and boats Of the charming
Lake Vermilion city were in use
during the three days Of the meet
ing transporting people to the
various beauty spots near the city
and on the lake. A large number
of visitors were taken up the lakes
to the several cottages and bung-
allows where rooms had been pro-
vided.
Saturday afternoon a business
meeting Of the association was
held in Odd Fellows hall. A large
attendance was noted and many
suggestions for the good of the
association were made and dis
cussed. One Of the suggestions
made was particularly good one,
viz: the election of a secretary
for Tower in order to facilitate
the collection of dues and the
transaction of necessary business.
w. III. Congdon Of that city was
named for the place and his selec-
ton was happy one. Mr.. Cong
don is a worker and one who will
take an interest i'm the work. An
other move was to get the names
and addresses of all members en-
rolled On register with the date
and place of their arrival on the
Vermilion range. A book Of this
nature is necessity and will
prove a valuable history Of the or
ganization and its members. The
were instructed to
send out notices and get this in
formation. After the transaction
of the business, a nominating COM
mittee was named which presented
a hist Of officers to the meeting.
The recommendations of the NOM
mating committee were accepted
as a whole and the following
officers were unanimously chosen !:
President-Samuel T. Owens Of
Eveleth,
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