The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-02
THE GRANT BOOM
Coming to Emporia
July 5, 1880.
GRAND MILITARY and CIVIC
CELEBRATION!
General Grant to be in Emporia
That Day.

Grand Outpourfng OF the People of |
Kansas to Greet the Old Her"
and a appointment of Com |
inIttees.
A meeting OF citizens of Emporia as
sembled at O'Clock on Wednesday even
ing, June 23rd, at Watcrbury's office,
and organized by appointing Capt. S. b.
Warren, chairman, and Ed ;. Water
bury, secretary.
The chair stated that the object of the
meeting was to make preparations Tor
the reception of Gen. U. S. Grant, on the
9TH of July next, at Emporia, and in
vitcd Mr.. Scvery to make "A statement to
the meeting respecting the coming oil
Grant.
Mr.. Scvcry said that he had been in
formed by Col. tt. Anderson, OF the "A,
r. & S. +. road, that Gen. Grant would
leave Kansas City by special train at .
a. m, on the 9TH, and would reach En-
poria at one p. m, and would spend a
portion of the afternoon at Emporia.
Capt. Page, of the Emporra Rifles
stated that he was present with com
mittec of that company To arrange II
possible, with the citizens for post
ponment of the military reunion, which
had been fixed and advertised for the
3D., until the 5th, and t0provide for u
suitable celebration on that day.
On motion of Mr.. NJ. NJ. Mason the
chair appointed Messrs. Severy, Holder
man and Lakin n committee to confer
with the committee from the military
committee Messrs. Page, Woolf, Yer
non. Hill and Haussler-to arrange for
the postpOnment of the celebration from
the Sd To 9th of July, and the two COM
mittees retired for consultation.
On motion the chair then proceeded
to appoint the following committees:
General Arrangements-H. G. Cross.
c. Hood, |. ID. Fox, G. N. Sterry, Jacob
StotIer, NJ. NJ. Mason, w. 7. SOden, r. J,
Price, ii. f. Norton, l.. :. Page, j. a.
Young.
Decorations II. McCandliss, l.. d
Jacobs, l.. l.. Halleck, w. ii. Sisler.
Programmed. Severy, l.. S. Page
L. T. Heritage, a. NJ. Sommers.
Speakers-E. 5. Waterbury, w. +
Ewing, Albert Phenis, Z. II. Hnlderman
Reccption-P. b. Plumb, Ii. G. Cross
ID. :. Gilmore, l.. Severy, w. w. Scott
Jacob Stotler, Emporia; J. T. Bradley
Council Grove; j. w. 10y. Amerlcus
= w. j. Parker, Moline; r. w. p. Muse
c Newton; ]. :. Danford. Usage City; G
t Kent, Burlington; N. J. Swazey, Cottor
E wood Falls; VIM. Martindale, Madison
D |. A. Taylor. Hartford; ii. e. Rizer, FL
reka; w. J. Haughawout, Neosho Falls
$ G. H. Pratt, Humboldt; Angel Ma
o thewson, Parsons; Lou Finch, BurliI
;. game.
v Carriagcs-M. NJ. Mason, II. b. Low
L &. ii. North.
Finance-H. Dunlap, J. NJ. Steel
Abe Mckinney, Addison Stubs.
> Printing-Albcrt Phenis, l.. $. Pag
A. Stubbs.
! Cannon-L. Severy.
y Fire Works-E. = Waterbury, n.
Ireland. J. VI. Butler.
Mr.. Scvery, of the conference con
d mite, reported that satisfactory arrang
y ments had been made to postpone Il
I. military reunion celebration from Il
Sc Bird to the 9th of July, on condition tn
lc the citizens he ut the necessary eXPen
for advertising the change of time.
,c On motion of Mr.. Price, the chairmi
m of this meeting was added to the col
,r mIttcc ON decorations.
n On motion, IA meeting of the comm
II tee of arrangements was ordered for
,g O'Clock II. IN. To morrow, ut this office.
Thcrcupon the meeting adjourned.
Ed. :. WATERBURY,, Sec'y.
The committee of general arrang
mcnts met mt the office of Mr.. Watcrbu
this morning at o O'Clock, and after fl
discussion, assigned the work of the vi
ious committees. Jacob Stotler was a
pointed secretary of the committee
general arrangements and +. 5. WatC
IN bury assistant secretary. The comm
e. ice on printing was instructed to procu
C. the printing of large number of {
'e- programmes TO be distributed amOl
81 the people.
&c l.. Scvcry was appointed chief III;
shall OF the day, with power 10 appoi
at such assistants AS he thought ncccessal