Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-03
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

Pursuant to call made by Mayor Turner,
there was held at the Courthouse last even
ing meeting of citizens to consider the
question of the celebration of the Fourth Of
July next by the people of this city Mayor
Turner was called to the chair, AMI Z. 1.
Robinson to act as Secretary. The meeting
resolved that it was proper that the fourth
day of July ensuing should be appropriately
observed by celebration in Sacramento OF
such a character as may hereafter be decided
upon.
1t was resolved to select a committee of
two from each ward, who should report to
the meeting sixty names of citizens to act as
general celebration committee, and the fol-
lowing were chosen: First Ward-W. H.
Sherburn and Geo. w. Ficks. Second Ward
&C. Z. Jones and Con. Sullivan. Third
Ward-H. Weinstock and w. r. Cantwell.
Fourth Ward-W A. Henry and J. 2. Cola.
The committee retired, and presently re-
turning, reported the following names to con-
stitute the general celebration committee, and
the report was adopted:
First Ward w. 2. Coleman, G. T.
Wheeler, Thomas Harper, VIM. Beckman,
j. +. Slater, A. j. Rhoads, c. H. Krebs,
W. NJ. Petrie, j. n. Young, G.. w. Ficks,
w. H Mills, Samuel Marks, George Lyon,
VIM. Siddons, W. Ii. Sherburn.
Second Ward-Chris. Green, j. w. VIII
sen, John Stevens, E. NJ. Martin, Con. Sulli-
van, c. t. Jones, w. r. Jones, 4. III. Nc
Kee, Henry Burnham, Clarence n. Nelson,
James Lansing, L. NJ. Leitch, John Balcher,
Fred. Dassonville. Antoine Brewer.
Third Ward-H. 3. WEIGH, II. Weinstock,
w. r. Cantwell, j. F. Sheehan, E. [. Rob
inson, S. Scion Holl, Albert Gallatin, E. w
Maslin, ID. Lubin. w. c.. Van Fleet, H. A.
Weaver, Jabez Turner, l.. Elkus, S. S.
Beede, George Mott.
Fourth Ward-John Ryan, Jules P. Cola,
J. G. Rodgers, j. G. Medley, Samuel Got
leib, II. Eldred. Edward Cadwalader, Charles
Coglan, Felix Tracy, J. T. Richardson, Fred
Cox, O. ?. Goodhue, John Talbot, j. S,
jackson.
The meeting then proceeded to add to the
committee at large to make the committee
number one hundred, and these citizens were
chosen W. w. Light, Is. A. johnson, f. r
Dray #. y Hornblower, f. G.. Blessing, L
Dunlap, t. II. Berkey, NJ. NJ. Drew, W. A
Henry. Daniel Flint, Mike Bryte, J. r. Wat.
son, w d. Stalker. T. j. Clunie, q. w
Hancock, Thomas Guinean, Dugald ellis,
John f. Whyte, S. w. Butler, l.. Tozer, AL
bert Hart, James I. Felter, Z. Ruhstaller,
Mcclure, 7. w. Sheehsn, A. Hebron, c.
I. Shields, Matt. F. johnson, s. W. Backus,
d. NJ Burns, A l.. Hart, Captain Kearney,
S. C. benson, w. f. Gerber, w. y. Hough
ton, j. i. Coles, j. T. GritfittS.
Pending the choosing of this committee the
meeting discussed generally the methods oil
observing the nations birthday. The various
propositions considered were:
First-Too omit theusual procession and have
at merely nominal expense a purely literary
-celebration-an Grafton. poem and reading of
1.-The Declaration" with music.
Secondly hold barbecue or basket pic
mic, with literary exercises in some grove in
the city limits.
Third-To have the usual procession, fire.
works, etc.
Fourth-To have military and civic pro
cession and no fireworks.
Fifth-To make this years celebration
novel and of exceedingly light expense by the
adoption of some plan which shall call fol
small outlay and yet be proper observance
of the nations birthday.
The whole matter was referred to the Gen
eral Celebration Committee named above
which was requested to meet at the Court
house on Friday evening, June 4th, at
o'clock, to which time the meeting also ad
journed.