White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-30
Safe and Sane Fourth of
July Celebration wilZ be
GiOer1 BY The Red Cross

BY suiting the occasion 10 the need,
by turning the management and pro-
ceeds of the Fourth of July celebra-
ton over to the Red Cross, the peo-
ple of White Pine county are living
up to their reputation of being one OF
the most active patriotic communi-
ties in the state.
H. W, Edwards. acting chairman
of the local Red Cross. has had
charge of the direction of the eelehra-
tion along with Mrs Witcher and
Mrs. stevens.
Fr5m 1870 o'clock in the morn
ing till into the following morning
every minute is taken up with some
form of entertainment, ranging from
a parade, Grafton and drill in the
morning to the grand finale in the
form of a ball in the evening, with
a bail game. a band concert,
prize hight and a pageant in between.
The parade is scheduled to start
on Aultman street in front of the
courthouse. facing East Ely. and will
go to High street, one block.
thence to Aultman, and up Aultman
to Mill street. counter marching down
Aultman 10 the courthouse
Because OF the length Of the par
ade, which will be larger than the one
last year. it viii be necessary to have
a double Gle. one heading each way
for large part of the way on Ault-
man street
The citizen soldiers 6the nome
guard) Will lead the parade The
White Pine chapter of the Red Cross
with their representation. the Boy
Scouts, the High School students. who
viii represent an American flag by
their formation. viii all be repre-
sented The McGfif chapter Will have
three floats in the parade. the Ruth
auxiliary one, and the Kimberly aux
iliary one. The Kimberly float will
he "a representation of the Allied sol
diers led by Joan OF Arc on white
charger. Two tanks. an aeroplane
and a submarine. viii add 70 The war
like features Of the affair The Elks.
the Eagles, the o o r.. the Moose
and the x. e. lodges viii be repre-
sented in the parade, and the Greek.
sergian and Italian nations viii be
represented.
The sieptoe hospital will be repre-
eentea isy a body of nurses in uni
form. The Junior Red Cross. and
the Catholic Ladies' Auxiliary. the
Central Ely Auxiliary and the Camp
Fire Girls will all be represented A
food conservation float and a band
will add to the variety and will
make the plrade much more attract
we
Immediately after the parade the
Home Defense Corps will give an ex-
hibition drill in front of the court
house
Following the drill will come the
exercises of the day. Anthony Jurich
is the orator of the day and his sub
ject will be a comparison of what
we fought for in 1875 and what the
American soldiers are fighting for
now.
At l o'clock the bail game will
start, with Ruth bringing an army 70
invasion in the form of a ball team.
A small admission will be charged
for the game. part of the proceeds
10 go to the Red Cross.
A band concert will take place in
the park from to O'Clock in the
afternoon. The members of the band
are all local players, collected for the
occasion.
One of the feature events of the
day will be prize-fght at o'clock
at Bio hall Both of the fighters,
Johnny Dunn and Perry Lewis, have
fought in Ely before and therefore
are pretty we'll known.
At o'clock a pageant will be held
on the courthouse grounds. The
Dawn of Liberty will be portrayed
by allegorical figures representing
Justice. Liberty. Humanity. etc. Mrs.
Miles, Mrs. Witcher and Mrs. Cen
dron have had charge of the staging
of the pageant.
The dance will close the day and
incidentally open the next one. Mrs.
T. l.. Evans has had sole charge OF
the dance and has arranged for the
decorations and booths. The dance
will begin at 1880 and will last till
o'clock