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cars were in the short march. Sheriff
Sam Owens, with a force of deputies
and assisted by the Oliver Iron Mining
company police, kept the parking prob
lem in hand and no confusion or &C
cident was reported.
Shortly after II o'clock, the cooks,
j. P. Fredrickson, Albert SundStrom,
Mike Driscoll and Roy Stoddard, an
nounced that the "booyah," coffee,
cream, bread and butter was ready for
serving and grand rush for these
edibles to flank the lunch baskets
brought by the picnicers, took place.
Pots, kettles and utensils of every des-
cription were utilized in which to carry
the "booyah" and coffee, prepared and
served by the Oliver Iron Mining COM
pany, under the direction of Superin-
tendents B. o. Strachan and E. G.
Jones, assisted by Captain Jack Tregear
of the Soudan mine.
A pleasing feature of the program
prepared for the park, beginning at 2
o'clock in the afternoon, were the adj
dresses made by j. Adam Bede, the
main speaker of the day, DR.. Preston
Bradley, and Congressman william Pit
tenger.
Congressman Pittenger opened the
speaking program after several selec-
tions by the band and prayer by the
Rev. E. H. Bull. He greeted the old
timers and spoke of their accomplish
ments in opening the Vermilion range,
closing with an expression of appreci-
alton for being permitted to speak to
the gathering.
Although nearly 80 years of age, j.
Adam Bede is hale and hearty, Of good
voice and full of the oratorical vigor
that characterized him on the platform
for the past fifty years. He disdained
the use of the microphone and the
services of the sound truck in making
his address.
Mr.. Bede in his humorous and logical
manner, drew comparison of the
present time with conditions that pre-
vailed fifty years ago when he published
Bede's Budget in Tower. He kept his
audiences in roars of laughter with his
pert comparisons. He decried the prac-
tice of individual efforts of commune
ties to profit in pubic manner at the
expense of other communities and
summed up the subject by stating
that "we think too much in terms of
counties and not of continents"
He said that Gin the rush and excite
ment we fail to be neighborly and in
order to be good neighbors as in days
gone by before the dog eat dog era,
we should get hate out of our hearts
and lend our efforts for America and
not individual sections, to keep America
as a whole, the best country on earth"
DR.. Bradley, in opening his always
interesting talk, spoke of the spirit of
the pioneer in exploring uncharted
places, bringing to these spots civilizing
influences and by dint of hard work
hewing homes, farms and mines for his
loved ones from new territory. He
spoke of the sturdiness of the pioneer
and opened and closed with one of
Emerson Hough's epigrams in explain
alton, wherein this noted writer said,
1.-THE coward never started; the weak
died on the way; only the strong sur
vived."
The speakers were introduced by
Herman T. Olson, who officiated for
Clark Winchell, president of the associ-
alton. Mr. Winchell was introduced
and acknowledged the introduction with
bow. Mr. Olson makes fine chair
man and his introductions of speakers
and events are not small factor in a
successful program.
Following the speaking, committee
composed of Joseph Gornick, Alloys
Weinzierl, C. Nyberg, Ray Matson, r.
NJ Bell, H. H. Stevens and w. L. Hotter,
assumed charge of program of sport
events which were enthusiastically en-
tered into. The sports program was di-
vided into land and water events be-
tween which the time honored pow
WOW of tribal dances were performed by
the Sucker Point band of Chippewas.
Land sports listed and enthusiastically
participated in by large groups were
an apple eating contest; balloon break
ing contest, pop drinking contest, and
running races for both boys and girls.
A canoe race between Indian and
white boys; free-for-all canoe race; a
canoe fight; swimming races for boys
and girls and cupboard motor races
made up the water sports program.
No banquet was held this year, the
business meeting and the election of
officers took place at the picnic. A NOM
mating committee submitted slate of
officers which were unanimously elected
as above stated.