The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-07-13
OLD SETTLERS
ANNUAL MEETING.
PROGRAM TENTATIVELY MADE
FOR THE VERMILION RANGE
OLD SETTLERS.

The Ninth Annual Reunion of
the Vermilion Range Old Settlers
Association takes place in this city
on Thursday and Friday, July &c
and 81. According to indications,
this will be the largest meeting ever
held and promises to be attended by
many of the old timers of the Ver-
million range. The several commit
tees having the arrangements for
the meeting in hand have a tentative
program completed and the same
has been mailed to the members.
The program calls for reception to
the old timers at the Community
Center on the morning of Thursday,
July &c. On the reception commit
tee are Mrs. Peter Schaefer, E. A..
LaBeau, Richard Hodge, Mrs. VIM.
Hasselblad, w. D. Gallagher, Jake
Skala, Mrs. Joyce Goldsworthy, Olof
Knutson, Mel Odgers, Mrs. Barth
Coffey, John A. Harri and John Nam
kervis.
The old timers annual parade will
take place at 1000 o'clock the same
morning. The parade will be in
charge of the Parade Committee
consisting of Grant McMahan, M.
j. Murphy and Jos. Gerzin. The
Community Band has been engaged
to furnish music for the parade and
also for the picnic to follow. It is
expected that the Tower contingent
of the Old Settlers will also bring
their band. After the parade auto
mobiles will be provided by the
Auto Committee-Barth Coffey, A..
d. Ellefsen and Jos. Gerzin-and
all will be taken to Sandy Point
where the annual picnic takes place
beginning at IL o'clock.
The picnic will be in charge of a
committee composed of Chas. Ire
IONA as chairman; Fred B. James
in charge of the coffee and dishes;
Chas. Quigley and Louis Larson in
charge of the "Booyah" and Rich
ard Coad will be in charge Of the
serving. AS usual a "booyah" will
be provided by the Association and
this will be "some feed" Quigley
and Larson are noted for their skill
in the preparation of this toothsome
morsel and the other members of
the committee will see that it is
distributed. The service will begin
at. 1890 the committee informs US,
and not before. Coffee, cream and
sugar will also be provided by the
association. However all attending
are requested to bring their lunch
baskets as formerly and the baskets
are supposed to contain your favor
tie picnic dinners. The "booyah"
and other accessories will be in ad-
dition and free to all.
A program of land and water
sports has been arranged by the
Sports Committee. G.. Cox, Jack
Gianotti, 'Lish LaBeau, Albert Nc
Mahan and Richard Hodge. Dane
ing at the pavilion. During the at,
ternoon, DIR. Preston Bradley will
deliver one of his stirring addresses
and those who have heard DR.. Brad
ley before will welcome this treat.
The DIR. has kindly consented 20 be
here and celebrate with Us. An
Old Settlers picnic without him
would be rather fiat. He is the
life of a party and his addresses are
masterpieces of word paintings.
At $50 the Annual Banquet-the
only exclusive Old Settler feature
of the celebration-takes place at
the Community Center. The COM
mittee in charge of this feature is
DIR. G. T. Ayres, Thos. E. Miller and
L. M. Brownell. The banquet will
be served by Mrs. C. M. Hanson
and assistants. j. Adam Rede,
former congressman and nation
ally known speaker will make one
of his characteristic talks at the
banquet. In addition to Mr.. Bede,
Mrs. c.. S. Mitchell of Duluth will
also speak, her subject being
'sNeighbors". The old timers are
indeed fortunate in securing this
array of noted speakers for the pic
mic anil banquet and it can be safely
said that their talks will be enjoyed,
The committee is arranging for
music for the banquet.
Friday morning will be kind OF
go-as-you please affair and the old
timers are asked to look about and
note the many attractions of ou1
fair city and vicinity. A commit.
tee will be named to see that all are
made comfortable for the forenoon
At 2 o'clock the annual business
meeting and election of officers il
called for the Community Center
The annual meetings are important
and all are asked to be present
| The Annual Ball takes place at the
Washington Auditorium that even
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