The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-10
MAMMOTH PICNIC
ENDS CONVENTION
SOUTH SLAVONIC CATHOLIC UN-
ION CLOSES WEEKS CONVEN-
TION WITH ELECTION OF OFF,
CERS-BIG PICNIC AT SANDY
POINT SUNDAY.

The week of festivity and bushes.
of the South Slavonic Catholic Union
marking the thirtieth anniversary OF
the founding of the order in this city
in 1898 and at which 1872 affiliated
lodges were represented with one Oh
more delegates each, came to close
with the election of officers to serve
for the next four years. The officer:
chosen were as follows:
Decentralization Zbasnik.
Vice President-Paul Bartel.
Secretary-Jos. Fischer.
Treasurer-Louis Champa.
Supreme Medical Examiner-Dr
Joseph v. Grahek.
President Board of Trustees
Rudolph Perdan.
Supreme Trustees-John Movern
John Kumse, John Balkovec and VIM
B. Laurich.
Supreme Judiciary Committee-Jos
Plantz, Joseph Mantel and Anton
Okolich.
Editor Official Organ-A. ]. Terbo.
vec.
Sunday a picnic was held at Sandy
Point in which it is estimated 5000
people took part. Large numbers O1
guests had arrived from all the range
communities and Duluth to assist the
local members and the visitors already
here to make merry.
A parade left the Jugo-Slav Nation.
al Home about II o'clock for the picnic
grounds. The parade was composed OF
the senior and junior divisions of the
Union headed by the colors and the
Ely Community Band. The parade was
a very impressive one and with the
banners carried by the junior division
and the lodge flags and colors of the
seniors, presented a very colorful ap-
pearance.
The weather was of the gilt-edged
variety and did not run true to the
usual picnic weather. It never rain
ed a drop all day. The large crowd
was RECALLED with music by the band
and refreshments served at several
stands on the grounds which were well
patronized. Dancing was INDUCED in
at the pavilion during the afternoon
to music furnished by the Hotfooters
when the band was not playing.
A program Of races occupied the at
tention at the lake front and Dusty
Rhodes and his airplane carried pas
sengers all afternoon at fifteen minute
intervals. The hundred yard swimming
race was won by Rudolph Krall with
Darcy Goard and Louis Somrock Sec
ond and third. The cupboard motor
race was won by Adolph Dolinshek in
the Schroeder boat with the Giant
Johnson motor.
The concert at the Auditorium in the
evening by Anton Subelj, the famous
baritone OF the National Opera Of
Ljubljana, Jugo-Slavia, was attended
by a full house. His Interpretation OF
the difficult program proclaimed him
the artist whom it was pleasure and
treat to hear. The applause giver
him after each and every number
showed the appreciation Of the aud.
fence and he was forced to respond Il
encores after each number, sometime.
two and three times.
The visiting delegates pronounced
this one of the best attended anl
best carried out conventions ever hell
in the thirty years of existence. Par
ticularly impressed were the visitor
from outside states of the summe
possibilities and beauty of the sur
rounding lakes and country. Man
marveled at the fine roads which wer
encountered throughout the state b.
those who came by cars or bus. Sever
al OF those present were heard to re
mark that they would come agail