The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-29
Centennial Fourth.

Spring Grove avenues.
Centennial Fourth.
The Committee have reported the fol-
lowing plan for the celebration OF the
Fourth of July:
Salutes, to be fired from Mt. Adams,
Jackson Hill, Mt. Harrison, and New
port Barracks, as follows: At sunrise,
thirteen guns, (number OF original
States.) At noon, twenty-four guns,
(number of States ut the end Of the half
century.) At sunset, thirty -eight guns.
(number of States now in the Union.
The procession will be the main fea-
ture of the day. 1t will consist Of the
following:
Police; United States troops; Ohio
National Guard (city and visiting COM
panies); Governor, State, county and
city authorities; descendants of revolu-
tionary officers ana soldiers; Continent
al Brigade; officers and soldiers Of the
late war; veterans from Soldiers Home /;
hunters from Kentucky, representing
the era of Kenton and Boone; inhabit-
ants of Ohio In 1776, represented by l. D.
Red Men; Masons, Odd-fellows, Knights
of Pythias, Druids, Hibernians and 9TH
er civic Associations; decorated wagons
by Wards; tableaux on wag0ns; juyen-
lie clubs; Trades and Industrial Asso-
Citations, and such other features or or
ganizations as may report from time to
time.
The procession will move at 8 A. M.
The Committee recommend that the
various churches and public halls Of the
city be opened for the reading OF the
Declaration of Independence, orations
and other patriotic ceremonies.
That an arch be erected on Flfth-street
Market.space under which the process
sion shall pass.
During the day 1t is expected that all
householders will decorate their build
ings and premises with National colOrs
and patriotic devices, and that at night
there shall be general illumination of
the city. The bridge companies are re-
quested to illuminate the bridges across
the Ohio. The committee suggests that
there be displays OF fireworks In the
evening from the several elevations
around the city, to be provided by local
subscriptions.
Meetings we're held in different Wards
to devise means for the proper celebra.
ton.
The General Committee on Celebration
Of the Fourth MET at the regular hour at
the Board of Trade Rooms, President
Simpkinson In the chair.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
The Committee appointed to report
plans brought in their report, which is
published in another column, and which
was accepted and the Committee con.
tinued. ...
Additional committees were ap-
pointed to superintend the illumination
and decoration Of the different parks as
follows:
Exht-strest Park-Dan. Wolf, Briggs
Swift, j. S. Hill, VIM. NJ. Davis, W. q.
Smith.
Water-works Park-Conrad Schultz,
John Connolly and A. Warden.
City-haii Parks. w. Holman, r. G.
Rohner and Ira Wood.
General Hickenlooper was unanimous.
ly elected as Grand Marshal OF the pro-
cession, and the Secretary notified to in
form him Of the action Of the Commit
tee.
ON motion OF Mr.. Mullaney General
HickenlOOper was added to the Com
mittee.
The Chairman was instructed to write
the Governor and State officers, and to
correspond with the commanding officer
of the Newport Barracks with view to
securing the cooperation Of the military
at that place.
Mr.. Jones reported that he was pre-
pairing commissions for the officers and
certificates for every member Of the
1875, to July, 1915, and that they be fur
loughed after the 4th OF July. He also
stated that at the meeting tomorrow
night at the Council Chamber he would
have a Continental uniform, especially
for the occasion, and be ready to state
the exact cost Of the same.
Attention was called to the proclama-
tion of the President, suggesting the
preparation of the history of the various
cities to be sent to Washington and
filed in the archives of the Nation; and
on motion Of MIR. Refs, committee Of
three was appointed to report the name
of an orator for the day, whose grafton
should be history OF the city, and be
printed and transmitted to Washington,
as suggested In the proclamation. The
Committee is as follows: Messrs. Refs,
Spooner and Kirby.
On motion Messrs. Robinson and Simp-
kinson were added to the Transporta-
tiOD Committee and requested to consult
with the several railroads running to
Dayton for the purpose Of ascertaining
the cost OF transp0rtating the veterans
from the Soldiers Home.
Mr.. z mmerer states that the German
Societies, which he represented would
have three brass bands and drum
corps, would pay all their own expenses.
He also invited the Committee to wit
ness q tableau entertainment at Inwood
Park, representing the Swiss Republic,
the Oldest in the world, and her Goddess
OF Liberty greeting our great Republic.
The Committee adjourned to 10 A. III.
next Thursday.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.