The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-07-07

Young Ely occupied the spotlight,
Monday, in the celebration of the
Fourth of July staged by Frank Lozar
Post No. 248 of the American Legion,
the c. I. o. and the Oliver and Zenith
mine employees associations.
While the program for the day had
been arranged with particular attention
given to the younger generation in the
scheduled events, the older attendants
were cheered by the satisfied looks on
the youthful participants and in lis
tening to the excellent music supplied
by the Ely Municipal, the High School
and Teenie Vicente Bands and the Ely
Drum & Bugle Corps.
Festivities began at $50 with half
mile long parade formed at the Com
munity Center and to the music of the
organizations named traverSed the prin-
cipal streets of the city. Led by the
color guard and the colors, the parade
formed a colorful spectacle. Several
thousand children were in the line.
The parade disbanded at the Com
munity Center where prizes won were
awarded and each child in the line
was rewarded with nickels, dimes and
quarters, the total amounting to over
$780, Prizes were given for the best
decorated automobile; calithumpian
singles and doubles; best decorated doll
buggies and the Boy and Girl Scout
marching units.
Following the parade, the Drum
Corps gave an exhibition on the street
and the Municipal and School Bands
and the Teenie Weenies played con-
cert. The music was most pleasing
feature of the celebration, very much
admired by the large number of tour
lists and visitors who had forsaken their
resort outings to participate in the
days festivities.
The time up to the noon hour was
consumed in novelty stunts in which
both boys and girls took part. There
were pie eating contests; cracker eating
IcontestS; potato races; peanut carrying
races; water carrying races; rolling pir
throwing contest and slipper kicking
contest. Other events also were added
to the program to keep the crowC
amused and the youngsters vieing fol
honors and the dimes and quarters
passed out by the judges.
The judges, timers and starters fol
the prize events of the parade and con-
tests were James I. Laing, M. j. Murphy
Joseph Gerzin, ST., Frank Schweiger
Archie Hedloff, Robert Nicholas anc
Asmund Ellis.
The bands were on hand at Whiteside
Park in the afternoon when program
of small sports was run off. There
were races for boys and girls between
10 and 16 years of age to the numbel
of eight with large groups of contest
ants. Then there were potato races
sack races; 3-legged races; anothel
cracker eating contest and other novelt!
races and stunts.
The Municipal Band played one O.
its delightful programs on First Avenut
facing the Community Center in thu
ranged by Director DiNino and large
crowd gathered to near ana applaud
the several numbers.
An immense crowd also sought tn
base ball park where the West Bros
carnival company were setting up thei
shows and rides in preparation for tn
opening of the carnival to carry on from
Tuesday morning to Saturday night
Through some misunderstanding tn
carnival company had arrived to ge
in on the Fourth of July celebration
and were ready to put on their shoN
that evening Some flaw was found i
this proceeding and the company wa
!. not allowed to open until Tuesda
afternoon. Since then it has bee.
drawing fair crowds to the many at
fractions.
: No fireworks display by the Legio
! Post had been arranged but the sky i
the evening was ablaze with rocket
and Roman candles sent up in dis
], plays made by individuals in all part