The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-03-16

and st. Patrick Day decorations, in
Guiding hard-hat nut cups. Richard
Hodge served as POSTMASTER in his
usual efficient manner Two hundred
and four people were served and the
program, under the direction of Toast
master Hodge, was carried out with dis
patch.
A. L. Sundholm, secretary of the
building committee, on whom devolved
much of the work of securing and
handling the cash in the building fund,
opened the program by giving an &C
count of the stewardship of the COM
mittee and cited the necessary ex-
penses accruing in the upkeep of the
building besides the amount required
to retire the mortgage given in the
$4,000 purchase transaction. He also
praised the members of the committee
and paid tribute to the deceased mem
bers who assisted in the work of fund
raising.
Jack Tregear, now of Soudan, spoke
a few words of praise for the local lodge.
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paid high tribute to the Rebekahs in
the statement that had it not been for
the ladies and their fine work, several
more years would have elapsed before
the suspicious event being celebrated
tonight would have been possible. y
Mr.. Miglio then gave brief history OF
the formation of the lodge in Ely and
short eulogy of some of the charter
members.
William Burley, as chairman of the
banquet committee, cited the trials and
tribulationS of the committee in making
arrangements for the event during the
past two weeks when it seemed that
everyone was more or less afflicted with
the flu. DR.. j. E. Thompson, when in
troduced, stated that he was almost
prevented from being present. He had
been to st. Paul in opposition to in
imical range legislation. DR.. Thompson
told of his impression of the Dietz bill
and also the Weber-C arley bill and the
efforts being put forth to kill the
two measures. He closed by telling a
story on Toastmaster Hodge and John
Nordstrom when at the Grand Lodge
sessions last year, the two strayed into
Greek church, early Sunday morning
and what befen them while there, being
unable to understand a word that was
said.
According to DR.. Thompson, the two
were ushered to the front seat and took
their cue from one of the members
seated in chair by himself in front
When he rose, they rose. At one stage
the cue man and themselves were
standing while the balance of the con-
gregation snickered. When they in
quired what was said that was so funny
they were told that the priest had
asked 'the father of the child he had
baptized the Sunday before to stand.
Garfield Nicholas, noble grand of Ely
lodge, in few brief words, compli-
mented the banquet service highly and
then prepared to burn the document
which had been headache to many
members of the lodge for some years
The paper burned freely and soon was
nothing but pile of ashes. He stated
that he was not regular fire bug but
that in this case it was a pleasure to
play with matches.
A most entertaining program had
been arranged for the evening, opening
with violin solos by Miss Althea Bush.
Miss Bush played From the Canebreak
by Gardner, accompanied by Miss Peggy
McMahan at the piano. Responding
to the wholesouled applause greeting
her solos, Miss Bush played two other
numbers.
Miss Mama Forbes captured the audi
Ience with her readings of Thomas
Augustus Daleys dialect stories. She
read "Harbinger of Spring" "Da Flute
Zen Spring" 1.-THE Feenancier" and
''The WheeSling Barber" in the Italian
dialect, each offering loudly demanding
an encore.
Miss Elizabeth wilkin closed the
program with three very finely
rendered vocal solos for which Miss
McMahan also played the accompani-
ments. Miss Wilkin is an artist and
her solos were received with pleasure
by the audience as the applause follow
ing each clearly indicated.
After the exercises at the cafeteria,
the crowd went to the auditorium where
Art Buraglio and his orchestra furnished
excellent music for few hours of
dancing.