National Republican., 1879-10-21
The industrial process,on.

The business portion of the community was
well represented at Odd Fellows Hall last
evening, the occasion being ALI adjourned meet
ing of the one held at Willard Hall last
Wednesday to make arrangements for the
grand industrial procession, which will be the
opening feature of the National Fair, the 2sth
instant. Mr.. G. Il. Timms presided and Mr.. +.
X. Ward filled the secretary's position. After
the meeting had been called to order the
chairman announced the first business to be the
reading of report from the executive com.
mittee which met at Moore's Hall last Satur.
day evening. The report as read was a trans.
script OF the minutes taken during the session
of the committee, and has already been pub.
lished in TIE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, A
change has been made in the route OF
procession, which will now be as follows Form
on Maryland avenue in front of the Botanical
Gardens, the right resting on First street near
the Naval monument Promptly at o'clock
the morning of the 2Sth instant the order to
move will be given, aud the limo of march will
be taken up past the monument TO Pennsylya.
MIA avenue, to Fifteenth street, to +, u Ninth,
to Market space, to Seventh street, to X, to
Third to New York avenue, thence to the
Fair grounds, which will he entered via Pat
tcrson avenue, The procession will make one
circuit of the track passing, the grand stand
aud then be dismissed. The committee fur
ther stated that nothing Of an improper or dis
cGssion. Before u vote was put on tho
question of the adoption eff the report, Mr..
j. 4. Given asked If any action had been
taken regarding the number of vehicles each
firm would be allowed in the procession? Ii
rot he would suggest, rs an addition, that
notmore than five be the allowance to each firm.
The proposition met with favor on all sides,
and being added to tho committees report,
was unanimously adopted, and the committee
continued MS an executive one TO make all ne.
cossary arrangements for the parade.
The committee Is composed Of tho following
gentlemen:
Z. II. Finley, chairman j. P. D. Phelps, q.
T. Timms, q, NJ. Bell, j. A. X, Moore, r. Bcrcs-
ford j. B. Adams, G. w. Moss, w, IL. Yerkcs,
aud w. l., Clark.
Mr.. NJ. Goldstein submitted a resolution rel
alive to assigning vehicles places in line ac.
corliug to their numerical designation which
was referred to the executive committee.
The Chair then called the attention of the
meeting to the fact that funds would DO neces.
sary to pay for music, printing, etc, and as tho
amount would be about 1915, invited sugges.
tions as to how 1t should DO raised.
Mr.. w. j. Stephenson asked how many
wagons had thus far applied for positions, and
upon being Informed probably 1000, said it
would be a good plan to tax each one fifty
ccnts rs an entrance fee,
Mr. f. II. Finley said this would be a
very tedious way to raise the funds and
| proposed voluntary subscriptions by those
| present as the best way out Of the difficulty.
| The latter plan seemed 10 meet the views of
the majority, and the Chair made stirring
appeal about the captains office" with graft.
| flying results. While the enthusiasm was at
! fever heat Mr.. George w, Moss, of the Adams
! Express Company, and Mr.. Jake O'Neill, OF
the Theatre Comique, each offered u band OF
music for tho procession FREQ of charge, which
in addition to the six already engaged by the
executive committee, made total of eight
bands Of music. The subscribers to the pro-
cession were Messrs. Finley & Koch, $l5; f. X
Ward, S25; Budd, O'Neill q Co, (TheatrC
Comique)' Sl5F James Butts 81 r. W, Baker, So
| Mr.. G. 5. Kraft s. j, G., Ergood & Co., $40
| +. f. Browne, s. Wheeler & Wilson sewing
Machine Co., 50, Howe do, IS Singer do, s.