The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-08
18th OF JULY
Celebrated
All Seemed to be Having a
Good Time on Monday;
Day Just Right.

While the crowd was not quite as
large as on previous years, Ely's cele-
bration of the Glorious Fourth was an
enjoyable affair.
The weather left nothing undone to
furnish a pleasant setting for the
celebration which was staged by the
American Legion and handled by the
Legionnaires throughout.
The festivities opened with the
parade at o'clock in the morning.
Long before this hour the several
groups began gathering near the Com
munity Center and when the march
was begun, it is estimated that there
were over 1000 in line.
Headed by the colors and color
bearers and followed by the Community
Band in their natty white uniforms,
the parade wendell its way on Chapman
Street to the eastern end of the city
and back along Sheridan Street to
Central Avenue and then to the Com
munity Center where the prizes were
awarded and the program of sports
took place.
A feature of the parade was the
handsome decorated doll buggies and
the large number of representative
calithumpian paraders. All those in
line received small prize, If nothing
more than nickel. After the distri-
button, the ice cream and confectionery
stands did thriving business. The
balloon stands and hot dog dispensers
also got their share of the money dis
tributed.
One race and sport event after
another occupied the attention until
the lunch hour During all this time
the band kept the crowd in good humor
with a program of popular airs. All
the sport events were arranged for the
younger generation and from 10 to Is
years were the limit for those par
ticipating.
After noon, there was brief recess
until 200 o'clock when the band led a
wholesale parade to the ball ground
where the Arrowheads and the Old
Timers battled for nine innings in an
exhibition that pleased the immense
crowd. The account of the game is
briefly given in another place in this
paper.
At 7:30 that evening the band played
concert on the James Drug Store
corner and another large concourse
assembled to listen to the varied pro-
gram arranged by Prof. DiNino. Many
fine compliments were heard regarding
the excellence of the Community Band
expressed by the large number of
tourists and strangers in the city for
the day from the many resorts in the
vicinity. These also seemed to be very
much pleased with the entertainment
offered during the day. The larger
cities have no celebrations for the
public and hence the community affairs
appealed to those from the cities.
At 900 o'clock the annual Fourth
of July ball took place at the Washing
ton Auditorium. The attendance was
not as large as in previous years but
was large enough to comfortably fill
the spacious auditorium and make
dancing pleasure and not an ordeal.
Music for the dance was furnished by
the -Four Horsemen," as they are
known. The music was of the better
class and everyone seemed to enjoy
this part of the program. The dance
broke up at 100 o'clock.
Altogether the day was very en-
joyable one. Although a large crowd
participated in the Ely celebration,
many of our people took the oppor-
tunity furnished by the Sunday and
Monday holidays to visit neighboring
towns, the lakes and other places of
interest.