The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-03
JUBILEE
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Hill, Alice Hayden and Frances Mel
ovasich.
Merchandise events were awarded in
these events, fine list of prizes having
been donated by local merchants,
amounting to over 200 useful articles to
gladden. the hearts of the youngsters.
Following the sled races an immense
concourse gathered at the city hall
square where the GROWING of the
Jubilee Queen, chosen by popular vote,
took place. The browning was sched-
uled for 7:30 but did not get under way
until 8 o'clock owing to some delay in
the proceedings.
John A. Smrekar, general chairman
of the Jubilee committee, announced the
election of Miss ELLA Buraglio. Miss
Buraglio graciously assembled the throne
built of snow and in a few words ac-
cepted the honor after being crowned
| by John Rikhus, president of the Ely
Commercial Club, sponsors of the Jub-
Iilee.
Queen Buraglio also presented her
court of honor which included the
Misses Christine Belehar, Verna Mar
tin, Florence Hokkanen, Evelyn Thomp-
son and Geraldine Johnston, all Selec-
ted by popular vote through the sale
of Jubilee booster tags, each OF which
carried from IS to rs votes.
In connection with the coronation,
Miss Alice Fowler was introduced. Miss
FoWler's submitted name of Snow
Jubilee" had been accepted by Com
mercial Club committee in the name
contest sponsored by the club. In &C
knowledging the introduction Miss
Fowler said: 1T is indeed pleasure to
be here as your guest tonight. I am
deeply grateful for the honor you have
bestowed upon me. am especially
indebted to the judges for their kind
recognition of the name I submitted,
which made possible this award to me.
This is an occasion that will live
! happily with me, always. I thank you
most heartily. It occurs to me that
climbing the icy terrace just now has
become a symbol of the struggle of all
these young people, who will jubilantly
participate in Ely's Snow Jubilee. The
race is to the strong. hope they
make it." Flash lights played on the
scene besides costumed broomball
players and their miners lamps, helped
illuminate the proceedings, closing with
the playing of Hail the Queen" by the
bands.
Immediately after the coronation
ceremonies, groups began to form on
Second Avenue for the torchlight
parade which got under way at $50.
Music for the march was played by the
Ely Municipal Band with Art Buraglio
as drum major, the Junior School Band
with Miss LaVeryne Kangas as drum
major, and the Ely Drum and Bugle
Corps with Harold Dillon and the
Misses Gouze and Grahek as drum
majors. The parade was most color
full affair. Torches and flares illumin-
ated the line of march enhancing the
effects.
In the line were the Ely Business
Girls Club dressed as snowmen; the
Rebekah Lodge as the lumberjacks who
carried such signs as 1--WE want baths, /"
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as expressed last fall by some of the
camps on strike; the Women's Benefit
Association in their handsome Ameri-
can Flag arrangement; the Legion Aux
iliary dressed in caps and capeS; Clar-
ence Chinn and his team of huskies led
by the notorious Tom Pratt; Broomball
floats, hockey floats, horse teams draw
ing sleigh with the Queen and her
ladies; the Thor Lodge baby carriage
with John Nordstrom, Chester Hillman
and Lynn Paulson; several plumed
knights on the backs of prancing steeds
and individual clowns and harlequins,
the whole being escorted by Chief Cox
and crew of fire fighters on the Ely
fire truck.
Prizes of $16, $40 and five prizes of
S. each were awarded for the parade
events. First prize went to the bust
ness Girls. Second to Vermilion Re-
bekah Lodge and the five prizes to
Chinn's dog team, w. B. A., Bobcat
Hockey Club, Zenith Broomball team,
and Thor Lodge, in the order named
Following the parade everyone went
to the ski slide where bonfires, torches
and flares Illuminated festivities and
where ski jumpers from Ely, Tower and
Virginia gave pleasing exhibitions of
ski riding by night. 1t is estimated
that 1000 people witnessed the events
while as many more were at the Skat-
| ing and hockey Kinks where the elm
ination events in broomball and skating
were being held.
The exhibition at the ski slide was
thrilling and despite strong cross
wind, the jumping was spectacular
Particularly exciting were the triple,
diamond and twin jumps The riders
in both the triple and twin leaps held
hands while on the slide, in the air
and on the landing hill.
William Anderson and Clarence He'd
loft made the twin leaps and this duo
was added to by Kenny Janeksela for
the triple ride and Ray Nyman for the
diamond event.
Joseph Pryatel was the leader in the
ski jumping. He won the Glass B
honors with a point total of 1915 on
two jumps of 81 feet each. william
Lamp and Thomas Thompson tied for
second and third honors. In Glass c.,
Edwin Janeksela and William Maxi
tied for first with Clarence Hedloff,
third. In Glass D, Kenneth Janeksela
won first; William Trudgeon, second,
and James Silvola, Virginia, third
Pryatel made the longest standing
jump in Glass B, 81 feet, and was also
/ Judged the most graceful rider. In