St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-06-27
For the st. Charles City Intelligencer
Fourth of July Celebration.

At a meeting of the committee Of
arrangements held at st. Charles City
June 18th, 1861, the undersigned
were appointed a committee for the
county, whose duty it should be to
make the general arrangement for the
celebration of the coming 4th of July.
At said meeting Floyd was unani-
mously designated as the place for
holding said celebration.
r. c. Horr, Esq, was appointed
President of the Day NJ. G. Cook.
Samuel Hacklcy, and Sidney Stone,
Esqrs., were appointed Vice Prcsi-
dents.
L. L. Huntley, Esq, was appointed
Marshal Mr.. Silas Smith and Mr..
VIM. Montgomery, Assistant Marshals.
Rev. A. d. Bush was appoint Chap.
lain.
Hon. L. G. Bowdoin was designated
as Orator uervey Wilbur and VIM.
b. Fairfield Esqrs., as speakers on
common school topics.
j. G. Whitney was appointed reader
of the Declaration of independence.
B. b. Van Stienberg Of Floyd, Milo
Gilbert and John Muir of St. Charles,
VIM. B. Howard of Cedar, VIM. L.
McEwcn of Ulster, l.. S. Horr of I'm
ion, Amos Refsnider of Niles, James
NJ. Howard of Rivcrton, Samuel Pear
son of Rockford, Jas. Ankervy of Rock
Grove, were appointed committees for
their respective townships. These
committee are to call meetings of
their respective townships for the pur-
pose Of making township arrange
ments. They are to act as chairmen
of their township committees. Each
township will act Independent in ma
king its own arrangements until its
arrival on the ground when the
county Marshals, assisted by the town
ship Marshals, will assumc<he control
of the mass. Tables will DC provided
by the citizens of Floyd, for each
township, separately and as refresh.
ments are to be served on the picnic
plan, each township is expected to fur.
nish its own.
Hervey Wilbur, Esq, is the com.
mittce on the distribution of tables,
and depository of refreshments.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
At sunrise q salute will be fired by
Mr.. II. Kellogg committee on gunncry
and pyrotcchnics.
At 10 o'clock, A. NJ, procession
under the direction of the Marshals
will be formed near the the Liberty
Pole, and marched to the grove where
the speakers stand will be erected
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
lst-Committees of arrangements
township and county.
2nd--Clergy.
3rd-Orator, Reader and Speakers
4th---Music.
5th--Infantry, Frontier Rifles, Capt
: Griffith.
6th--Revolutionary Soldiers.
7th-Tcachers and scholars.
sth--Citizens generally.
9th--Cavalry.
lOth--After seating the congrega
ton three cheers will be given for tn
, Constitution and the whole Union.
q ORDER OF EXERCISES.
J. lst-Prayer by the Chaplain.
y 2nd--Reading the Declaration {
Independence.
a 3rd-Music by the Band, Hail c,
- ;, lumbia.
5 4th-Oration.
s 5th-Music by the Band, Yanke
II Doodle.
- 6th-Address, the connection I
"a schools with the welfare of the coul
a try.
7th-Song, The Star Spangled Ba
rs ner, Mr.. John Webster.
=. Sth-Address to Scholars.
Il. 9th--Music by the Band, Washin
tons March.
st. After the exercises, the processit
II will again form in the same orde
# and march back to the Bowery f
D." refreshments. After refreshment
as toasts will be given with response
es Your committee sincerely hope tn
no the citizens Of the county general
r. will turn out and that nothing m;
" occur to disturb a universal, goo
tn and patriotic feeling, in all who m;
attend. HERvEY WILBUR
u NJ. G. Cook, Com
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