Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-06-17

lowing report through the chairman,
Mr.. Mason:
Resolued, That we celebrate the coming
Fourth of July, our National Centennial
Anniversary, with exercises to be devised
by and under the following general heads
]. Committee on Arrangements.
2. Committee of Correspondence and In
vitation.
8. Committee of Solicitation.
T. Chief Marshal and Assistants.
g.. Procession from Odd Fellows Opera
House.
9. General dinner on the ground
Z. Reading Of Declaration Of Independ-
encc.
8. Grafton.
9. Toast offerings.
OnDr. Getzendanner motion, the res
olutions and programme were adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Mason, the
Chair was authorized to appoint the
committees and officers provided for
in the programme.
The Chair stated he was unable to
make appointments at this meeting.
Would report throug ii this weeks is
sue of the FRosrBuRG MINING Jour-
NAL.
Mr.. Mason moved that the commit
tee of arrangements be authorized to
employ band for the occasion. Car
ried.
Prof. Sanner suggested that the
committee of correspondence be en-
powered to secure a piece or pieces of
artillery.
Mr.. Mason wanted little noise. 1t
is likely we may never see another
Centennial Anniversary. He moved,
therefore, that one or two cannons be
procured. Carried.
Prof. Sanner moved that authority
and encouragement be given to the
formation Of a company Of one humid
red men to be uniformed in Continen-
tai style.
Mr.. Mason approved the idea as ex-
cellent.
Mr.. George W. Fisher moved that
Committee on Resolutions and Pro-
gramme be authorized to call upon the
Mayor and Council of Frostburg for
an appropriation toward carrying out
the programme.
Mr.. Mason, though not a resident Of
the Corporation, was opposed to this
motion. 1t was not right to put our
hands in the public treasury to carry
out demonstrations of this kind. Zap
proval.)
Mr.. Fisher-"If my friend, Mr..
Mason, can show me any other cities
and towns that do not make appropria-
tons for such purposes, l will give
him the floor daughter and APP
plause.)
Mr.. L. T. Dewitt explained MI.
Fishers motion as designed to obtain
the aid and cooperation of the Mayor
and Council SO far as they could be
consistently awarded.
The motion was then adopted.
The Mayor insisted upon all the
people joining in the celebration. In
unity there is strength. Let the for
eign populations Of all nations rep
resented among us join the native
Americans in a fraternal effort to
honor the liberty and institutions we
all enjoy. Get your wives, sisters and
daughters, to bake, boil and fry-get
them to produce dinner which shall
be free as the day. cloud applause. }
Responding to repeated and loud
calls, Mr.. 0. ]. Moat appeared upon
the platform. He felt himself highly
honored by the calls for him to ad-
dress an assembly so large, intelligent
and patriotic. He joined in the
movement heartily. The occasion to
be commemorated is an extraordinary
one; it is the grandest period in uni
versal history-one that Americans
especially should be proud of. Look
at the work of a hundred years. In
l776 our people, like the children Of
Israel, fed from bondage, fought sue
cessfully for liberty; triumphed over
the same arms in 1915; attested their
genius and courage in the victory Of
l947, and saved a Union in 1865
which is the peer of any nation on
the globe. He did not expect to be
present on the occasion, but he want.
ed the cannon to peal from these
mountain tops-to roll their echoes
across the line inro the Old keystone
and over the river into to the Old
Dominion, attesting the gratitude Of