The Ely miner., 1930-12-26

until May 20 and help celebrate ne
anniversary Of the Mecklenburg Inde-
pendence Declaration, the predecessor
Of what took place in Philadelphia On
July I, 1776. And on May 80 any
where in the United States ne can
bow his head reverently In memory Of
our soldier dead and help decorate
their graves For il is Memorial or
Decoration day.
The three summer months. June,
July, and August, will not keep the
holiday-celebrator very busy staying
away from work. On June 8 he can
take cognizance of the anniversary OF
Jefferson Davis birthday, a legal holi-
day in five southern states Gnciden-
tally, not including Kentucky, where
he was born, and Mississippi, which
gave him TO the Confederacy for its
president) and unoficially observed In
Others June IA is Flag day, observed
in all states. June II is Bunker Hill
day, eommemorated In Massachusetts
and June 20 is West Virginia day.
when that state celebrates its admis-
sion 10 the Union. Wherever he Is
in the United States on July 4 he
can celebrate Independence day, but
on July 13 he viii need TO go TO Ten
nessee to celebrate the birthday OF
Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, the
great Confederate cavalry leader, then
speed out TO Idaho for the Pioneer
dow noiahro-nn TT1f M
down into Utah for the Pioneer day
celebration in that state on July "a
From Utah he should start east i'm
mediately If he is to take part in the
celebration of Bennington lay in Yer
mont on August g. but that ends the
summers festivities. This, however
gives him good opportunity to take
the customary two weeks summer
vacation
The autumn months will keep him
fairly busy. Beginning with the cele-
bration Of Labor day in North Caro-
lima on September 1.-THE first Thurs
day in September) he can go to some
other state and celebrate Ii again on
September z (the first MoBday in Sep
tember). Then there's Admission day
to be celebrated in California Septem-
Der 9. Defense day on SEPTEMBER u
and American Indian day on the third
Friday in acknowledgements is
this year After taking part in the
celebration of Fire Prevention day on
October 9. he can go TO Florida and
celebrate Farmers day on October 10.
But he viii have TO leave there If he
expects to celebrate October u, Co
lumbus day, legally for it's not le-
gal holiday in that state. But there
are q states in which il is. On Octo-
Der 3 he should be in southern nli-
nois for its second Arbor day cele-
bration 1.-THE fourth Friday in October
for the southern part of the state)
and then HE himself out TO Nevada TO
help observe Admission day in that
state on October 81 And, of course,
that evening he can get in an extra
celebration by taking part in the Hal
loween festivities.
He must not hnger long, however,
for he's due in Louisiana for the cele-
bration of the legal holiday of Novem-
Der 1, which is All Saints day. Novem-
Der IL, wherever he is, he should
face east" in honor of Armistice day
and on the last Thursday in the month
(November 26 in 1931) he should join
with his fellow-Americans in being
grateful on Thanksgiving day. Decem-
Der 4 should find him in Georgia cele-
brating Arbor day (the first Friday in
December) and he might as well stay
there for the celebration Of Christ
mas on December 25 and then cross
the state line over into South Caro-
lima where December 26 and q are
legal holidays as part of the Christ
mas celebration. Thus the busy year
Of 1881 ends for the holiday celebrafor
&c By Western Newspaper Union,