The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-08-01
OLD SETTLERS HOLD VERY
ENJOYABLE ANNUNL REUNION.
Members and Visitors from Almost Every
State in the Union Attend Two Day Session
at Tower.

of the gathering. Three huge ket-
ties of 'booyah," bread, conee and
other edibles which had been Hastily
prepared by P. E. NORM and his
corps of assistants, supplemented the
basket lunches which had been
brought along and proved an appel
izing part of the menu. Heretofore
Mckinley park has accommodated the
crowds nicely on occasions of this
kind, but Thursday it wasn't big
enough. There were an insufficient
number of tables and benches but
the visitors took it good naturally
and if unable to secure a table
spread their lunch cloths and pro-
visions on the grass and enjoyed
their dinner.
After dinner the folks visited
around" for a time after which
Phillip Dumont and his assistants,
representing the American Red
Gross, gave a talk and demonstra-
ton in water safety and artificial
respiration Next followed splen-
did talks by Rev. DR.. Thomas, pastor
of the Ravenswood Congregational
church, Chicago, one of DIR. Preston
Bradley's recent converts to Lake
Vermihon, and by DR.. Bradley him
self. Capt. Chas. Trezona ably in
troduced the speakers and attended
to this part of the program. AL
though this is his first season here,
DIR. Thomas remarks were chiefly
concerning the beauties of Lake Ver-
million and the surrounding district
and stated that he had never seen
anything that could equal it for
natural beauty. DR.. Bradley gave
one of his always good talks, urged
folks to get together more often than
they do and to learn to play.
A program of water sports follow
ed the speaking, chief of which was
a speed boat race in which there
were four entries, Albert Coates
"Conejo" winning over the Gruben
Bros, peggy" Aronson's "Made-
line," and Jones' "Step-Lively."
Shortly before 6 o'clock the cars,
loaded wit h Old Settlers, began
leaving the park for the Tower-Sou-
dan high school building where the
banquet was to take place, and at
TOO o'clock they were seated to a
sumptuous repast prepared and serv-
ed by Loyal Chapter No. 156, o. f.
S., Major Sutherland offering the
opening prayer. At the conclusion
of the serving Past President Chas.
Trezona took charge as POSTMASTER.
After a few Introductory remarks he
introduced Past President Thos.
Owens of Two Harbors who related
"reminiscences of early days in Tower
and on the Vermilion range. Mr..
Owens was followed by DIR. Thomas
of Chicago who talked along the
lines of Friendship" Carl H.
Schuster of Biwabik gave a short
talk, Lloyd Hansen of Soudan, Mrs.
A. H. Lofgren of Cook, and James
Griffin and Mrs. ]. M. Thomas of
Chicago entertai ed with solos, and
The Music Masters furnished the
musical part of the program. Mr..
Trezona then gave a short resume
of the history of the Soudan mine
and the early work in the mining
fields of Tower and Ely. He told of
the shipments from the Vermilion
range which were given as 47,546,-
sol tons and of which the Soudan
mine shipped over 9 million, the
Pioneer over Is million, the Chand-
Ter over 10 million, the Zenith near
ly z million, Sibley nearly 4 million.
Section Thirty over 1 million and
others as the Consolidated Vermilion,
Armstrong Bay, ietc., smaller
amounts. He also spoke of the new
work being done at the Soudan in
the work of electriication and the
concreting of the shaft in which the
Oliver Company is spending in the