The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-11

Inc celeDratlon OF the Fourtn OF
July staged by the Legion Boys and
Auxiliary Friday was hummer and
one of the best ever pulled off in
this city. Festivities began at day
light and from then on to daylight
the next morning things were kept
on the move. "A good time was
had by ALL"
Daylight was ushered in by music,
the raising of the flags on the sew
eral public poles about the city,
cannonading and general good nat
ure. Long before the hour of the
parade, groups began to form about
the streets. The two bands, Com
munity and High School, played
patriotic-airs and played them well.
At o'clock the parade got under
way. 1t was some parade and 20
indicate the size it is only necessary
to state that several more. blocks had
to be traversed on the route in or
der to keep the parade from bump
ing into itself. The line covered
eight blocks in length and was COM
posed of the colors accompanied by
a guard of Legion men, Community
Band, Boy Scouts, Civil, Spanish and
World War Veterans, Auxiliary
members, Girl Scouts, followed by
the City officials, High School band,
School children, Calithumpians,
Floats, decorated automobiles, BIZ
cycles, etc.
The parade formed at the City
Hall and ended at the Community
Center where the children in the
parade were given a prize ranging
all the way from five cents to %
cents. Prizes were given for the
best automobile and calithumpian
make-ups. Prizes were awarded as
follows by the judges: Girl Scouts,
Patriotic Float, Automobile with the
singers, the airplane, the decorated
bicycles of Neff, Mavetz and Berg
lund, miniature automobile, by Melt
tunen and Leino, the "Dam" Family
and the Bride and Groom.
The Dam" Family group made
their escape before the judges could
pay them off and the prize was left
at the Miner office where the same
can be had by those entitled there
to if they will call and prove ident-
ity.
Upon the return of the parade TO
the Community Center, the Declare
ton of independence was read by
Glen Powers, patriotic airs were
rendered by the bands and Rev. S.
Ainsworth Lumb delivered an adj
dress bearing on the significance of
the day. Mr.. Lumb made one of
the best addresses listened to here
in some time. 1t is unnecessary 20
go into details regarding the ora
ton but suffice it to say that the
audience was satisfied and his re-
marks were frequently interrupted
by applause.
Immediately after the exercises
at the Community Center, the pro-
gram of sports was taken UP and
dashes for the children followed one
another in rapid succession. Some
speed records were hung up by the
little folks. Prizes were awarded
all runners. The lunch, ice cream
and soft drink stands did rushing
business and the nickels and dimes
distributed by the sports committee
soon found their way to alleviate
the thirst, ice cream and "red-hot"
hunger occasioned by the 100 yard
dashes.
The 100-yard dash for men occa-
stoned quite a bit of diversion and
rivalry. Clarence Chinn won the
dash closely followed by a tourist
runner. After the race it was
claimed Chinn fouled the other man
and the race was run over. Chinn
again won and was declared the
champion. Several more events took
place before dinner when the report
err could not note the winners owing
to the jam.
At 2 o'clock the crowd repaired
to the ball park where special events
took place. The grand stand groan-
ed with its load and automobiles
crowded the grounds to almost make
it dangerous to attempt anything.
The bleachers were also loaded to
the top seat and overfowed onto
the turf. Ray Hoefier won the base
running contest with Harold Chinn
second ana OldTeHce OHiHH IIllIu.
Bern Lambert took the fungo bat
ting contest. Clarence Chinn was
second and "Mushrat" Moravetz
third.
A pie eating contest before the
grand stand was participated in by
twelve boys. Each was given half
pie and upon a signal all began to
eat, the one finishing his first and
whistling to be the winner. Some
tall eating was done but when it
came time to whistle several were
out of luck as they failed to swal-
low their last facefull and whistling
was impossible. 1t was noticed that
the ones who "bit off only what they
could chew" were the winners.
At 8 O'Clock the ball game be-
tween the Kelly-How-T Thompson boys
from Duluth and the Ely league
team was called. Matt Kobe was
chosen umpire. The hardware boys
from Duluth were easy victims and
all they had to qualify as a team
was their pitcher. The game ended
with a score of IA to in favor OF
Ely. The spectators wondered why
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