The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-05-05
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Meeting was held.

meeting was held.
Mr.. Larson kept the crowd in a con-
tinuouS uproar with his humorous
sallies aimed at himself and others of
the party He spoke of the recognition
accorded the Firms in the book written
by James Bryce and entitled 'The
American Commonwealth" in which
the settlement at Delaware was COM
pared with other important events in
the history of the country. He spoke
of the monument to be erected at
Chester to mark the landing in Della
ware and to be dedicated at the cele-
bration as fitting memorial to the
Finnish population, not only in Della
ware but to all the people of that ma
ton in the United States.
In closing his very interesting and
entertaining remarks, Mr.. Larson in
PRODUCED Emil Hurja Of Washington,
D. c., who was on a fishing trip to
Eastwood waters and had arrived here
Sunday evening in time to participate
in the meeting. He stated that Mr..
Hurja had written great addresses for
great men and he thought that he
would deliver a great address to the
aSsemblage.
Mr.. Hurja acknowledged the intro
duction in Finnish in a humorous vein
and then switched into English to bring
the message he wished to convey to his
listeners. The speaker told of the spirit
which prompted the celebration and
stated that Finland had been invited
by the United States government to
participate in the celebration and that
a Swedish steamer with several thouS-
and passengers from Finland and an
equal number from Sweden would ar
rive in time for the celebration.
This steamer will disembark it's pass
engers on the same spot the original
settlers landed where they are to be re-
ceived and welcomed by President
Roosevelt, who also will accept the
monument to be erected commemor-
ating the event. Mr.. Hurja stated that
the festivities on the occasion will be
broadcast over the leading networks of
this country and several short wave
stations to European countries
The speaker described the monu-
ment as being of American granite for
the base with French granite for the
superstructure. The upper part of
the monument is to be suitably lettered
with some of the main events in the
settlement and particularly the settle
ments of Upland and Finland which are
shown on the map and have been &C
tive for the past 800 years.
The monument is being erected on a
fine piece of ground about Is miles
from Philadelphia, described by one
of the speakers as "the cradle of Ameri-
can liberty where the Declaration of
Independence was signed and the birth
place of the American Constitution"
Good auto roads lead to the spot to be
further enhanced with a series of
granite benches for the accommodation
of the motoring public while visiting
the monument
These benches are to be five in num-
Der and furnished by the Finnish popu-
lation of five states of the Union. It
was the hopes of Mr.. Hurja that Min
nesota would furnish one of the benches
and that the same be of black granite
from the quarry south of the city. In
order to do this it would be necessary
to start on the project at once as the
granite blocks would needs be quarried,
shipped to the works and polished,
taking some time in it's preparation.