Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-06-27
FOURTH OF JULY !
GRAND CELEBRATION IN CEDAR FALLS


wagon drawn by four beautiful chargers.
2-Grand Marshal and Assistants.
3-Orator, Reader and Chaplain in open
carriage. ..... ....s
President of tl,c day and vice-Prcsi-
dents.
5-Soldiers Of 1912.
6-Soldiers Of 1862.
Mayor and Aldermen.
S-Liberty Car.
9--Board Of Trade.
1O--Inyitcd Guests.
1l-Committee Of Arrangements and sub
Committees.
12-Ctizcns on foot.
13-Citizcns on Horseback.
14--Citizens in Carriages and Wagons.
/. The procession will move at precisely half
past 10 clock, North on Main to First Street,
then West to Washington Street, South on
Washington to Third Street, East on Third
to Main Street, South on Main to Fifth Street,
West on Fifth to Franklin Street, North on
franklin Street to Public Square, where the
following exercises will take place: ~.
l." Hail Columbia by Brass Band.
2-Prayer--By Rev. e. Waterbury.
3-Music -" Columbia the Gem of the
Ocean, BY Brass Band.
4-Reading of the Declaration Of indie
pendencc-By j. B. Powers, Esq.
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Brass Band.
6--Oration.
7-Music-" Yankee Doodle by Brass
Band
s-Benedction-By Rev. L. B. Fificld.
AT II NJ. salute of thirteen guns will he
fired by Gun Squad.
PROGRAMME FOR AFTERNOON.
At o'clock the Earthquakes will make
their appearance.
At o'clock Grand Balloon Ascension,
at the corner Of Washington and Seventh
Streets, in the rear Of w. p. Ovcrman's resi-
dencc.
The Brass Band will be on hand on all
occasions during the afternoon where their
services may he needed, to discourse their
sweet music.
PROGRAMME FOR EVENING
At shutdown, National Salute of thirty
four guns-By Gun Squad.
At o'clock Grand Display of Fireworks
corner Of Washington and Seventh Streets.
Display of Rockets, Golden Rain and
Serpcnts.
Box Battcry-a Splendid piece.
3-Rockcts.
4-Truc Lovers Knot--a piece to please
the ladies'.
5-Rockets.
G-Trcc of Liberty.
Rockets.
S-Union--a beautiful exhibition piece,
representing the Union of States--during
which the Band will play Star-Spangled
Banner. .--
9--Bcngal Lights. ......
1o--A piece representing Fourth of July,
with National flags--during the exhibition of
which the Band will play Yankee Doodle.
11-Rockets.
12-Grand Fire Balloon Ascension, during
which the Band will play Sweet Home.
The exercises of the day will be concluded
by three rousing cheers for the Union, in
which the entire company--men, women,
and children, of whatsoever party, sect or
color-wil be expected to heartily join.
The Committee Of Arrangements would
cordially invite all public spirited and patri-
otto citizens to display from their dwellings
and places Of business, flags and devices suit
able to the day. 1t is also desired to have
in the evening general illumination of the
stores, Offices, and dwellings of the town, and
it is hoped that provisions for this will be
made by all and neglected by none. ~.
The Committees appointed to carry out
the programme are as follows:
Finance Committce-John l.. Wilcox, R.
S. W. Ely, F. N. Chase.
Committee on Orator, Reader and Chap
lain-Wm. B. Boss, G. B. VanSaun, Morris
Rosenbaum.
Committee on Music-H. C. Hunt, Will
liam Francis.
Committee on Printing-H. A. Perkins,
L. l.. Bowman,
Committee on salutcs-Joseph johnson,
George Philpot, VIM. Philpot, jr.
Committee on Decorating-A. s. Mitls
and wife, d. c. Ovcrman and wife, James
Brown and wife, Charles Baglcy and wife,
II. E. Williams and wife, A. S. Smith and
wife.
Committee on Balloon and Fircworks-F.
N. Chase, Thomas Walkup, George Bentley,
John II. Brown, Peter Melcndy, John Gil
man, Gay Strccter, II. II. Carpenter.
Committee on Reccptions-H Hon. Mayor
and City Council, President, officers and
members Of the Board of Trade.
Committee on Flags-Hcnry Anderson,
James Miller, Albert Allen, Eugene Smith,
A. L. Nichols.
Committee on Invitations-Wm. II. Ses-
sions, G. NJ. Harris, A. F. Brown, T. d. Car