White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-10
LABOR DAY At M'C|tL
ONE GRAND SUCCESS

great blaze of glory at McGill.
The days of old, the days of gold
the days of 40 had nothing on the
city by the smelter last Monday.
There were games of chance and
games with no chance; sports and
more sports: refreshments and excel.
lent refreshments.
The big parade, which was the frs
event on the program. started imme
diately following the arrival of the
special trains carrying the guests from
Ely and Ruth. The line of march was
down First sctreet to Avenue G, thence
to Main street and to the clubhouse,
where Charles s. Chandler, who had
been selected as the orator of the day,
delivered an eloquent address and paid
a glowing tribute to labor.
Harry Williams a marshal of the
day, and as the different organizations
and floats were m~arshaled into line in
an orderly the parade pro
ceeded, and its chief officer vas cheer
ed all along the line.
Alfred Tamblyn, j. S. Cooper and
Lee Cash were selected as judges and
the task of deciding upon the winners
was a difficult one due to the excel
lent showing made by the different
organizations represented in the long
line.
Headed by the McGill brass band,
first in line of march came the Camp
fire Girls, next the Boy Scouts. then
the Mine. Mill and Smeltermen's union,
the Elks' jazz band. Elks' float fol
lowed by members of the organization,
the Union Sunday school, Rebekah's
float, l.. ID. S. Sunday school float and
members of the Carpenters union.
Prizes were awarded to the Re
bekahs for their beautifully decorated
float, to the Elks for the best showing
among the bodies in line. G. c. Riser
for the best decorated automobile and
Max Herman for window decoration.
The athletic contests were spirited
and enjoyable. Fast time was made
in the races and the winners of the
different events were as follows:
Boys : to 9 years-James Campbell
first, Thomas eileen second and Joe
Pistovich third.
Girls Ito 3 years-Mary Harris first.
NJ. Holmes second and b. Welde third.
Boys Q to IL years-Nick Dubrovack
first, John Pistovich second and Jesse
Gerraghty third.
Girls 9 to IL years-Edna Reese first,
Catherine Keig second and Bernie
Merrill third.
Boys IL to IA years-W. Wilson. first,
Bob Elliott second and w. Jensen
third.
Girls IL to IA years-Alice Thomas
first. Mary Geraghty second and Dolly
Giles third.
Boys IA to Is years-R. Bernstein
first, r. Johnson second and +. Clays
third.
Girls IA to Is years-Thelma Webb
first, Rebecca Welde second and Mil
bred Hale third.
Following the races attention al
to the children, who were all
supplied with ice cream, candy and re-
They we're then pre-
with whistles. which remained
In evidence all during the remainder
Of the celebration.
The baseball game proved to be of
but little interest and vas perhaps the
only disappointment IN the program.
Some dispute arose as TO the right to
use Groeschner in the box for the
Ruth team, and after "a somewhat ami
discussion several Of the Ruth
star players walked away in disgust.
A game was started, but when Ruth
took the field 1t looked as though a
of their players In uniform were
surrounded by members of the police
force. commonly known as plain
clothes men," who are usually on hand
at large gatherings to prevent the
operation of pickpockets. No real
crime was committed, but all agreed
that II was a shame to take the money.
During the evening dancing was en-
joyed in two separate halls, and the
festivities were continued until labor
attention along other lines
than that of celebration.
1t was generally conceded that the
celebration was one grand success and
the people of McGill know how to han
die labor from every viewpoint.
In his address before the large and
said in part:
After travelling around the state
for two and a half months | am de-
lighted to be home again and to greet
you all here today. II was a great
pleasure to me to receive while in
the western part of the state a tele-
gram inviting me to deliver the Labor
day address at McGill. 1t was a
pleasure because the invitation came
from home, and particularly because
it came from the ranks of labor. |
have always considered myself 4 true
friend of labor and am glad of this
opportunity to express some of my
views on the subject. There Is no
more important question before this
country today than the labor ques-
ton.
"Since Adam and Eve were driven
out of the garden of Eden with the
Injunction, In the sweat of thy face
shaft thou eat bread, a vast majority
OF mankind have been laborers. The
civilization which we enjoy today,
as well as that which has preceded our
time, is due chiefly 10 labor. The
great temples of the ancients, the
vast irigration works of Babylon. the
Mormon pyramids Of Egypt stand
ing sentinel on the banks of the Nile.
the wonderful Chinese wall the ia
nous Appian way OF Rome aud. com
Ing down to our time, the Panama
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