White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-15
FORMER DOUGHBOYS
INSTALL OFFICERS AND
BANQUET AND DANCE.

Is OF the american Legion at the
American cafe, IN Ely. last Thursday
night. when the officers of the post
for the ensuing year were sworn in,
was most enjoyable and successful
event
The tables were artistically ar
| ranged and covers were laid for forty
five. which it was first thought would
be sufficient to accommodate the
members of the legion now residing in
this district and their guests. Short
ly after z o'clock. when the boys who
went gallantly to the front in de-
fense of their country's honor and
whose names will go down in history
as true Americahs. commenced to
gather with their wives. sisters and
sweethearts, 1t became evident that
the number exceeded expectations
and extra seats were immediately
provided
When the guests were seated at
the tables adorned with the delica-
cies of the season James w. Courte,
seated at the piano, played THE
Star-Spangled Banner" while the
boys who defended the great flag
stood at attention.
Retiring Commander Curtis H
Bent acted as toastmaster and bid all
hearty welcome. The jingle of the
silver soon struck a sympathetic
chord and each delicious course soon
frightened the heart by that well
known road through the stomach.
Jimmy Courte, as he is known
to his many friends and fellow mem.
bers of the legion, was at his best
and as his fingers touched the ivory
keys of the piano he drew from the
instrument strains of music which
raised the minds tc thoughts OF the
beatiic vision. To this he further
added by the rendition of vocal sc
lections in which his beautiful, ten
der voice was highly appreciated.
George p. Armand and william
Coleman. both well-known artists
here and possessing voices which
would attract attention in muical
circles IN any section of the globe.
sang Let the Rest of the World Go
By" in manner which brought
forth a storm of applause.
Fred Baglin of McGill, who not
only enjoys war record second to
none but likewise voice which Is a
gem in all that the word implies.
was the next artist prevailed upon
and he sang Mother Machree,''
holding his audience speilbound until
forth which shook the building ON
its foundation.
When the great banquet reached
the stage OF coffee. fruit, nuts and
cake Toastmaster Bent announced
that Il had become necessary to hold
the business meeting of the post In
conjunction with the banquet, and
while the mem bers did not desire to
have business matters interfere with
the festiities. the work of the Amer
ican Legion is always In the open and
the time devoted to business would
be shortened as much as possible.
The regular business session was
then held and Chaplain William Cole
man formally administered the oath
of office to the newly elected officers
and appointed adjutant. Those so
sworn in were:
ID. 7. Deckelman, post commander.
Peter p. Noregard, yice-command-
er.
J. w. Mahoney, post finance officer.
E. j. McEllin, historian.
William Coleman, chaplain.
Cleora Murdoch, adjutant.
The matter of the American Le-
gion rehabilitating the White Pine
Rifle Club. which a committee had
been appointed to investigate, was
taken up and Vice-Commander Nor
regard reported on behalf of the com
mittee that the investigation had re
vealed many advantages to be gained
by live rife club, and after outlin-
ing some of them he made the rec
ommendation that the legion take
hold and put 1t through, as they do
all things which they undertake. The
recommendation was favorably acted
upon and steps are now being taken,
as told in another column of the
News
Retiring Commander Bent read y
letter from the officers of the post
at Custer. S. D., where the picture
of the war in action was recently
shown. This is the picture which
was advertised for Ely but did not
reach here and the letter came in re-
sponse to an inquiry from the Of
ficers here on the subject. The post
officers at Custer were by no means
enthusiastic over the picture and in
timated that while someone might
have thought they put something
over and stole the picture from Ely.
IL seemed to be the old story of 'he
who steals my purse steals trash"
In plain words the bows from Custer
termed the picture 'the duds," and
to the bows from the front that
means II belongs in Salt Lake. So
the members decided to let the mat
ter go as 1t looks.
After a brief but we'll chosen ad-
dress on the part of Retiring Com
mander Bent. In which he thanked
his brothers for the honors they had
/ conferred upon him and predicted
for Ely post No. 3 n prosperous year.
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the grand gettogether meeting, an
adjournment was taken and the floor
was cleared and the merry party en-
gagged in dancing, while with excel
lent music and the splendid voice OF
"Rilly" Coleman, the Caruso of Ely,
ringing through the air, the hours
passed like minutes until the bidding
of the time for sweet dreams which
follow a night of perfect enjoyment
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