The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-18
ARMISTICE
CELEBRATION.
PRONOUNCED THE FINES 7
EVENT IN THE HISTORY
OF THE CITY.

| WAS Always III Iuc ITOHI RANK III
everything pertaining to patriotism
and moves to uphold the govern
ment and its institutions. The
several Liberty Loan, Red Cross
and other war drives were ushered
in with patriotic demonstration
in which almost the entire popu-
lation participated and as a re-
suit Ely always went over the top
in everything attempted. This en-
thusiasm has not been dimmed, as
the demonstration Friday in the
observance Of Armistice d a v,
clearly proved.
| By proclamation of President
Harding, Governor Preus and May
or Chinn, the day which had been
set apart as legal holiday by
the legislature of the state, made
a holiday in every sense of the
word. All manner of business in
this city was closed from early
morning to o'clock in the even
ing.
All the churches of the city had
arranged for special services just
before noon and each and every
one was filled. Addresses memori-
alizing the day were made by all
the ministers and at II o'clock
when the whistles and bells of the
city proclaimed the hour everybody
faced to the east where at Wash
ington the remains of an unknown
soldier were being honored at Ar
llngton cemetery, two minutes were
devoted to silent prayer for the
departed heroes of the World War.
The services were impressive and
| many were the moist eyes.
From noon on, the business of
the day was in charge of the
American Legion and the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary. The flags
which had hung at half mast all
the forenoon were raised to the
top. At 1870 groups of citizens
formed at the Community Center
along with lodges societies, school
children and nearly everyone that
could walk for the parade which
was scheduled at 2 o'clock.
While the parade was being
whipped into place by members of
the Legion, the Ely City Band
played a concert and at the hour
agreed upon headed the mile long
column which traversed the streets
of the city. The Legion boys we're
out in force as were also the MEM
bers of the Auxiliary headed by
the Frank Lozar Post colors borne
by uniformed color bearer and
color guard Uniformed Girl
Scouts made up the next division
followed by the. lodges of the city,
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs making
fine showing. Almost the entire
membership of the Moose headed
by their drum corps followed and
this organization made the star
showing of the several lodges in
line. After the Moose came the
unattached citizens followed by the
children of the grades from Fifth
to Eighth and the High School of
the district. The Ely Fire Depart
ment brought up the rear. AS the
marchers walked in lines of from
four to eight, it will be appreciated
when it is stated that there were
some" people in the mile long
| column.
The parade was concluded at
| the Washington Auditorium where
the Auxiliary had arranged for a
program beftting the day. America
was sung by the audience led by
the orchestra after which a selec-
ton followed. Miss Florence Will
cox rendered vocal solo and was
rapturously applauded. Rev. G. G..
Curtis of the M. E. church made
a strong patriotic address in which
he laid heavy hand on the slack
er and others who had by their
words and deeds laid obstacles in
the way of the government and
the boys at the front during the
troublOus times of 1T and 10.
The Girls Glee Club of the High
| School favored the audience with
a selection Rev. III. R. Browne
of the Presbyterian church fol-
lowed with an address on patriot
ism and Americanism which met
with unanimous approval. Rev.
Browne dwelt on the four funda-
mentals of Americanism, viz: the
home, the church, the country and
the government. He analysed each
OF these with the other as a whole
some whole without which no
peoples can prosper and keep their
place IN the sun of good citizen
ship.
| Miss Ruth Mccormick followed
with the solo ''In Flanders Fields
IN her usual inimitable manner and
Miss Margaret Brown sang an
answer TO this very touching
musical story in an excellent voice
and with her usual success. It is
hard TO employ superlatives to de-
scribe the work of these two young
ladies but it will be safe to say at
was better than that" Miss Audrey
Williams gave a reading ''The Old
Gray Sergeant which met with
approval as did also the selection
OF the Mems Choir of the M. E..
church. "The Star Spangled Ban
ner" by the audience concluded
the program.
The orchestra that furnished
such excellent music at the Armis-
tice Day celebration is the orches-
ira organized for the Presbyterian
church where they can be heard
every Sunday evening and the
male chorus which gave the ex-
cellent number is the male choir at
the NJ. E. church and appears
every Sunday evening.
Z In the evening the Legion BOYS
gave a ball in the Handsomely
decorated Auditorium for which
Hanson's Orchestra furnished the
music. The Mampa Club furnished
the lunch and it is needless to say
that both the dance and the lunch
were enjoyed by a large number
Slightly Mistaken.
AT their meeting Monday night
the city council threw a bomb into
the ranks of patrons of the
electric light plant by doubling the
rate now charged, same TO go into