White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-07-01
FOURTH Of JULY ARRANGEMENTS
EXPAND INTO HUGE CELEBRATION

ball game. At first it was agreed
that purse of $500 would be large.
Then a rumor was heard that McGill
was TO hold a celebration and had
offered $3.50. A committee dis
patched to McGill succeeded in unit
ing the celebrations, holding the
Fourth in Ely and Labor day in Nc
Gill. 1t was assumed that this in
cluded and assured the ball game be-
tween Ruth and McGill, and to do
the proper thing Ely raised its ante
to $3.50 without being asked, with
the intention of charging admission
to the grandstand. This was reject
ed, with a counter demand for $500
and no admission to the grandstand
for McGill and Ruth people. The big
celebrationists got busy and raised
| the money for the difference and it
was put over to have no charge for
admission from anybody. So it ap-
pears to have ended happily for all,
with $500 game and everybody
| free.
At the same time the rodeo per-
formance has been increased from a
$500 to a $500 one, but that was
about as long as broad, for under the
former the right was reserved to
pass the hat
Second to no other feature as an
attraction will be the presence of
Governor Scrugham as orator of the
day, which is due to the thoughtful
|
ness of II. w. Edwards, head of the
combined program and sports COM
mittee, The governor will be ac-
companied by Mrs. Scrugham. They
are travelling by automobile and will
visit Tonopah and Callaways on their
way to Ely. Monday they will visit
Lehman cave and arrive in Ely Tues
day, remaining here until Thursday.
The special train service of the day
will be timed Cor the accommodation
of the residents Of all the towns in
| the district. 1t will leave East Ely
early in the morning, going first to
Kimberly and returning from there
to Ruth, bringing to ely the crowds
from both places. 1t will then pro-
ceed to McGill and returning will
arrive at the Murry street crossing
at 10 o'clock. The parade is sched-
uled for $50 O'Clock, but this means
that it will! start forming at that
time and will be in readiness to move
after the McGill people have had
time to come out of the coaches and
allow them to see everything. The
parade will not move until they are
here and can see it, for visitors will
be denied nothing on the program
from morning till night.
A special invitation goes out to
everybody in White Pine county, it
having been conceived as a White
Pine and not an Ely affair from the
beginning. The advertising commit
tee, in charge of that feature, has
seen to it that every person in the
county and far beyond, especially on
the Utah side, be invited to come and
partake of the hospitality of Ely or
the birthday of the nation. The
Handsome coloreG posters that are in
every etore front of Ely have gone to
every town and postof1ice and have
been psted conspicuously, so that
there probably is not a person in the
county who has not seen and read
one. Other smaller posters in blue
have been delivered te every home
and sent out like the others, only in
greater numbers, with arrangements
for their thorough distribution.
Mayor Tamblyn has been asked to
clear three blocks of parked automo-
biles on Aultman street during the
parade to give women and children
a chance to see the floats, other at
fractions of the procession and its
patriotic creations as they pass. Seats
are TO be provided in these apaces
along the line of march
The committee in charge Of chill
drens sports and entertainment has
1925 to expend for ice cream and to
he given to the children free, Sc that
there will be plenty for the hun
dreds of youngsters of Ely and ev-
erywhere in White Pine county, no
matter how many come.
The evenings events will be all
that could be crowded into the time
allotted and only the proximity of the
places that they are to be held will
permit enjoying them all
After the close of the rodeo there
will be an intermission, with the fire
mems races held at $50 and a water
fight at The night fireworks will
be held at and at will come the
grand ball at Bio hall. This will be
made attractive by music furnished
by Cecil Geraghty's orchestra OF jazz
ers, composed of seven pieces
Altogether the events Of the day
are all that could be crowded into
a one-day celebration and each in
turn will be the best Of it's kind.
The mines al Ruth and Kimberly
and the smelter at McGill will be
closed during the day, giving the
employees and their families an op-
portunity to come TO Ely for the eel
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