Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-16
BARBECUE MATTERS.

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were received
The matter Of employing more bands was
referred to the Music Committee a letter
from the Orovilis Club relative to transpor-
tation rates WAS referred to the Chairman.
The matter of the assignment of the Canal
Boat was referred to special committee.
For advertising bills of the Grand Marshal
$50 was set aside. A guarantee was made to
| the Garfield CanalBoat Club to enable it to
| contract for uniform.
| The Ladies' Committee wss allowed $50 on
account of decoration OF the stands by Geo.
! Bovine.
On request of the ladies', that the COM
mittee name places where families contrib
| uting provisions can leave them on the day
! preceding the barbecue, the committee fixed
| these points where cold provisions contribut-
/! ed by families can he left next Wednesday
| afternoon: PeteTson's restaurant, j street,
| between Sixth and Seventh /; Ewefs' grocery,
| Thirteenth and II streets, ard the meat maE-
| ket corner of Eleventh and Q streets.
Reports were made that citizens OF Chico,
Biggs and Marysville were corresponding
wlCh railroad authorities relative 60 transport
| ing large delegations from those places. Like
reports were made as to Shingie Springs, Fol
! son. Placervilie and other points.
! The Invitation Committee was dire,ted to
| specially invite the Boys in Blue througho"f
| the State and the Grand Officers IF that Or
| ganization.
Messrs Houghton, Herz1g and Cummings
were named as a committee to act with the
Grand Marshal relative to procuring torches
| for the night parade.
The Solicitation and Finance Committee
reported progress.
The committee then adjourned, to meet as
| the same place at P. NJ. to-day, when all the
matters relative to day and night professions
! viii be considered, and reports of the FL
rance Solicitation and Torchlight commit
| tees viii be received.
The ladies met at Pioneer Hall yesterday,
| fully 150 in number, Mrs. Frank Miller pre-
siding, aud began the work of making the
| badges. These badges consist of white
ribbon bearing a likeness of General Garfield,
| with the words, Sacramento Garfield Bar
| becue-October 81, $780, FIaring from the
upper part Of the white ribbon are two shorter
ribbons, one red aud one blue. The whole
are neatly stitched together, heIlmed and
shaped into graceful form. The committee
badges and those for officers of delegations
are larger, and are trimmed with gold and
! silver bullion.
| The ladies took the names Of over sixty
young ladies who came forward and volua-
teered to pin tbs badges on the breasts of
| visitors. Some forty Others ara expected to
come forward to-day and be ADDED to the
roll
1t was decided to decorate the Judges
stand at the Park and furnish the lower sec
tion neatly with proper fittings, and use that
as Badge Headquarters, where the young
| ladies will be stationed and keep their sup
ply of badges. and where delegations can
| march up and be decorated with Republican
houors, while detachments of the misses
meet other Republicans at the gates.
A committee canvassed the congregation
for names of those who will contri cute bread,
d9ughnuts, cookies baked beans, cooked
ham, cdrned beef, etc, and enrolled a large
number of contributors. 1t is probable that
to-day the committee will arrange to canvass
among the Republican families not repre-
sented at the meeting.
The scene in Pioneer Hall st THE ladies'
meeting was one worth seeing. Over one
| hundred ladies were busy cutting, stitching
and heInming, needles flashing, ribbons Fl wing,
while all through the hall the low hum OF
cheerful conversation was heard constantly.
| Committees were moving here and there
taking names, soliciting provisions and ar
ranging details Scores of handsome young
ladies were passing in and out, registering as
badge volunteers, and receiving instructions
as to their du5ies and 80 ON through the
afternoon the hall was the scene of activity
again to-day at the same place. at 2 P. n.
sharp, and want all who have thus far neg
lecbed to come out and manifest the
faith that Is in them, to put in an appear
ance and assurance what they viii
do. The matter of decorations at
the Park viii then come ~, and the sub
| committees therefor be named, and arrange.
ments made Cor everpreens. flowers, vines, or
whatever may be determined upon 90 be
7 Il a. q > r.
| and 10 hy frocl iagstsffs on the grounds
| The Sailor Boys Executive Committee had
a meeting last night, aud arrsnyed details for
! their appearance in the line on the Dist.
The Republican Legion also met last mig Mt
on barbecue business.
The Garfield Canal Boat Clubs Executive
Committee met last night to arrange for tie
! procession. The club meets in force tonight
at Howe's Hall, Masonic building, st 7:30
| o'clock, to elect ohlcsrs and transact business
| of Importance.
! The proposition to have the business mez,
| tradssmeu, manufacturers and all other Re-
| publican citizens not nov enrolled In uni
formed organizations and provided with uni
! forms turn out in body as a division Of the
| procession on the Dist, meets with great IA
vor, and win probably DO made reality. A
| meeting OF ell such is to be held Monday
evening to make a few preliminary arrange
ments, select leaders, and see how many viii
| pledge themselves to it. It will be conducted
| without cost, or more than the one meeting,
! but will form one OF the grandest features of
! the procession. II is suggested that the Re-
| publican Governors of California be invited
| to head that division-Governor Stanford
| the first one elected, Governor Low, Gov
| eraor Booth and Governor Perkins This d.
| vision, it is Intended, shall be made up by
Republicans IN carriages. on horseback and
! on foot and the Grand Marshal will be asked
! to place it so that it will have a uniformed
| club before and behind it. il that csa be sat
| isfactorily arranged.
| 1t is announced that q goodly number Of
! Naps City Republicans viii be here on the
/ Dist, and viii appear in the line ia body.
| Grand Marshal Bryte has appointed ?. X
! Stockton his special aid for that deega-
| ton.
The Grand Marshsl's aids are to meet again
tomorrow Sunday at 8 P. N. at the Golden
| Eagle Hotel. The Grand Marshal has sp-
| pointed these Additional aids j. NJ Xii
| garltf, u. l. Robinson John Harris. Robert
Devlin, c. II. Krebs, Issish Dunlap. B. 4,
Johnson, :. z. Done, Frank Ruhstaiier,
Claus Anderson, W. NJ Shearer, Air Bow.
! man, ). " Nixon. j. J. Ankener, Jackson
Brown tof Yoi0) and Charles If. Garoutte
! to5 Yol0l- The foil wing are announced as
| chief aids: Z. Z. Ames, A. G.. freeman.
leo. M. 9iott, Edward Cadwalader, Albert
Hart, I. H. Berkey and Adolph Hebron.
The Grand Marshal viii publish his route Of
msrch tar the procession and the details Of
the programme on Tuesday.
A SOLEMN Vow,-A doleful Democrat, one
OF the tallest in the county, prominsn. one,
an official in the party, yesterday lifted I'D
his voice and said, . Ii the Lord viii max Il
rain on the 2lst of October [ will bnild a
| church to his glory" A rejoicing Republican
said to him that that prayer would not avail.
! but if he could get Bob Allen to announce
race on that day it would rain sure pop.
NdoS-pAY PRAYER MEErNc.-Ths noon
| day prayer meetings which were inaugurated
at the Sixth-street NJ. Z. Church during the
week Of the State Fair ara stil Continued
with good attendance. They will be held
| during the coming week at the same place