Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-06-23

Being Looked Into.
Under the heading, Too Many
Cooks" the Bellevue News of last
Saturday contained the following:
lowing to misunderstanding Gas
we choose to put it) in the duties of
two committees. little trouble has
delayed the News in giving a full
and correct report Of the programme.
but as il stands now the following in
small type is in the order of things
for the celebration. In justice to
Judge Waters we print the extract
of last week. proceedings and the
following remarks by the officers OF
that meeting-ED. News.
The citizens Of Bellevue met on Mon
day last i'm Dehrman's hail. and took the
initiatOry steps towards celebrating. in Il
becoming manner our approaching ami
yersary.
The meeting was organized by elect
ing Frank Anthony chairman and g.
l.. Waters secretary. On motion "A gen
eral committee of arrangements consist
ing OF the following named gentlemen
was selected, with full power to make NIL
necessary arrangements for celebrating
our National day: A. Byrd. II. Z. Mil
Ter. J. ID. Bureh. II. Nalandingham. o.
IL. Hutchns. John Condor. James ID.
| Agnew, e. l.. Bixby, Nick Millich. &.
IL. Furey, Z. c. Coffin and W. II. john
son. After the adjournment of the meet
| ing the committee of arrangements met
and appointed all proper subcommittee
u arrange and carry out the programme
Of the ,iay. The subcommittee thus
appointed then adjourned to meet in the
same hall on Friday night and report to
the citizens their action on all matters
pertaining TO the celebration.
On Friday night the committee on
ground reported that they had secured
the old pavilion ground, and that the
the literary exercises. The report was
adopted.
The committee on music asked for fur
/ Their time.
| The following appointments were made
and handed in by the committee on pro-
grammc: w. III. johnson. President
IL. A. Reed, Orator: T.. NJ. Bruner,
Reader of the Declaration Of Independ-
ence: Aaron Rosenthal, Recitation =
brakes Address to the American Flag
james Agnew, Chief Marshal; I.aur,
/ Tcenev, Goddess of Liberty.
W. IL. JOHNSON,
o. IL. HuTCHINs,
JOHN CONDOR,
II. l.. MILLER.
Committee on Programme
\ plain statement of facts, correct
ing the above publication, is due the
general committee of arrangements
and the citizens at large. The report
is correct down to where it is stated
that the committee of arrangements
adjourned until "F'riday night and
report to the citizens their action on
all matters pertaining to the celebra,
ton. This latter statement is not
the case. The general committee OF
arrangements adjourned until Thurs.
day night following and not FRIDAY
night as published, to receive the re.
ports Of the subcommittee appointed
The committee of arrangements al
subdividcd did meet on Thursda,
night pursuant to adjournment ane
did report tleir action on all matters
pertaining to their duties. Among
the reports that were made at thai
meeting was the selection of an Orator
for the occasion, and after considera
ton of the matter by the whole com
mlttee OF arrangements, u. l.. Water.
was unanimous v chosen the Orato
of the Day. On Friday morning fol
lowing w. II. Johnson, Esq, chair
man of the committee Of arrange
mcnts, informed Mr.. Waters Of tn.
action of the whole committee in Sc
Letting him as such Orator.
On Friday evening, pursuant t,
adjournment Of the citizens meeting
the citizens met at the Coliseum
Theatre to receive the reports of tn,
several subcommittee, Mr.. Franz
Anthony as chairman and G. l.
q Waters as secretary. AT that meet
, ing amongst other reports that wcr,
: made by the sub. committees, was
!. the report Of the committee on liter
e AIRY exercises through one of tn,
, members, Mr.. John Condor, who re
| ported that the following appoint
ments had been made by the com
1 mittee of arrangement: w. II
f johnson, President; G. l.. Waters
Orator; P. NJ. Bruner. Reader of tn
Y Declaration of Independence; Aarol
G Rosenthal, Recitation-Drake's Ad
!. dress to the American Flag; Jane
S Agnew, Chief Marshal; Laura Tee
t ney, Goddess Of Liberty. This re
port as given was, ON motion. re
ceived and unanimously approved b.
the meeting. We will further ad,
that the name Of II. a. Reed, eithe
as Orator or in any other capacity
:, was not publicly mentioned on tina
: occasion. We will further add tina
/. no appointment was made and hand
II ell in on that occasion containin
n the name Of II. A. Reed as Orator
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