White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-06-10

.onses and hang up substantial
rooney prizes for various competitive
,o.,ures the Fourth of July ar
..ngements are going ahead in Il
,nanner TO indicate that seldom, If
aver In the long history of Ely has
here been a celebration that will
eelipse the one of 1923.
Friday night at the meeting 10
farther the movement Fred G Bald
w;n chairman of the finance COM
,nittee. reported that S1,77350 had
haen pledged ana s122.5o Of it had
been collected in cash. The resi- is
nledged in writing through the
hanks. He said there was at least
enough in sight TO bring ii 10 above
$1,000. and this would not include
receipts from the baseball games and
he dance. These will lie at least
s4lf-supporting and the dance is sare
Of yielding profit
Yesterday the committee brought
the total up TO within a few dollars
Of 800, having added considerably
more than 500. 1t has several small
subscriptions verbally promised that
will bring IL TO more than $1,000
Last night Mr.. Baldwin said that
more than $4,000 was a certainty
The meeting was held as an ad-
ioarned one to bring about this re-
suit. At the meeting OF Monday
night various committees which were
hen appointed were powerless to
proceed until they knew apprexi-
mately the amount of money at the
disposal OF each. The total sum
talked about was between 81 500 and
,i.7O0 and 1t was only a guess that
there would be that much II was TO
have positive knowledge upon the
subject. giving the finance commit
Zee a chance TO make preliminary
report, that the adjournment was
taken With the pledges and collec-
iions far exceeding expectations the
committees were given a stimulus by
learning the result at Fridays meet
Ing and they are making energetic
arrangements accordingly.
Tentative estimates were maie for
various committees as follows: For
the sports committee, $500; baseball.
$500; band, $3.50; parade. 500;
Advertising. $50; fireworks. 1900.
This leaves a respectable margin
for features TO be considered. some
Of which may not have been thought
Of as yet One that came up at the
meeting was that of holding a rodeo.
but its cost and value as an attrac-
ton are to be investigated and re
ported upon by the sports commit
tee
Competitive prizes for floats and
the best showings by organized
marching bodies and others will be
offered
The program committee. at the
suggestion of its chairman, Judge
Mcdonald. took over the duty of Sc
Letting an orator of the day, II be
ing appropriately within that COM
mittee's scope
Free ice cream for the children Is
to be one OF the big features Of the
day.
Gilbert r Boreman. as commit
tee Of one on freworks. was direct
ed TO proceed AZ once with the pur-
chase Of pyrotechnios and he rushed
letter off later that evening TO
catch the Saturday morning mail.
This feature was declared 10 be in
dispensalle by unanimous voice.
those making urgent demands for It
including Pete Norregard. A. A
Marshall. Pat Froom, ". A. Leonard.
J. H. Gallagher and MIR. Baldwin. The
last named, as chairman OF the fin
ance committee. made the motion to
50 Instruct Mr. Boreman. who there.
upon left the meeting, prepared and
nailed the letter.
Mr. Leonard. as chairman OF the
advertising committee, reported that
eolored posters were in the process
OF being printed, these having been
nnlshed since and viii be posted ia
Ely, MeGill. Ruth and Kimberly as
soon as the ink is dry. which will be
Today and tomorrow. An ample
number will be mailed to postcitiees
throughout the county, with arrange
ments for their posting. Other print
ed matter will follow as the program
ana features are decided upon. and
with the ample funds that have been
provided this committee expects to
10 effective work.
The committees, OF which the first
named is the chairman of each. as
appointed Monday and added to Fri
nay are as follows:
Finance-Fred G. Baldwin, Andy
v Barr, c. l.. Osterlund. w. S Ems
'ow, Victor Karlsen and J. r. SQuires
sports-H W. Edwards. A. c. Pow
ell, q. F. Boreman. Chris Rowan, c.
/ Mecally. Pat Froom and Theodore
Tarlson.
baseball--W. l.. Tuck, Clarence
nowan. c. w. Hicks, Cline Spell, w
a. Mccarthy, Emmett Culbert and