Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-03
FOR Tns cEIGeRATlok.
"hat Mas Done al the Committee
Meeting Last Night.

Tie meeting of Ehe f9urth of Jaly CON
nittee al the kathbuH House, last Gigbt sas
attended b. more than quorum of the ga
ecutiye committee and by members Of sey-
efsl Of tie subcommittee. All reported
progress ia their work and seemed so be- tax
ing lively interest ~ the matter Judge
Stone, a. chairman Of The committee on ora
tor reported III favor CT secaFiug Major
Morse, ~ deliver the Grafton. The report
was adopted and Judge stone Wili send Mr.
Morse the invitation. Colonel Pierce from
the committee on program, made a partial
-eFort, naiuip the FOL wing officers 0f the
day; PEesldsI T.. Edwin r. [ biz Reader Hon
n. ) Crosby; Aarshal, Col. H. r. Hastings;
Vice Presidents for the eiiy-HOn. g. q.
COmstOck. MAJ. A. b. Watson. Hon G. l..
Beiknap EnOs Putnam, Henry Spring ID A.
BlOdgett. d. III. Waters, Mm. b. Ledyard.
Hon. julius Houseman, Hon. NJ. II. Ford,
Hon. NJ. j. Ulrich, Hon. Joseph Head, ".
O. Hughart, Ii. j. hollister, 1. NJ. Weston.
W IA. A. Berkey AdOlph Leltelt Nm. Nid-
dicOmb, Thomas Fnant, Leonard Covell,
VIM. l.. Powers, {. O.. A. NOIgt. l.. III.
Nithey, Hon. Henry kraiick, Hon. Geo.
". Ihayer. Col George G. Briggs, j. H.
Wonderly and NJ. K. Bis-ell. The list OF
vice presidents for the outside towns was re-
ported ia the hands OF Hon. George "
who was not present. The report Was ac-
cepted and adopted. The Committee on
Fire works reported correspondence with
several manufacturers, and that they had
concluded TO have the fireworks made 10
order and TO select aerial displays rather
than set pieces. The display l. To occur on
the evenings of the 81 and 4th, and Will Far
exceed any thing of the kind ever seen ~
this State. Among the displays will be a
salute of twenty-four bombs, which will be
thrown from a copper mortar 800 feet ia the
air and exploded with noise much louder
than cannon. The firms who will furnish
the fireworks are the same who did like work
at the opening OF the Brooklyn bridge at the
dedication of the Washington monument
and the Inauguration. They will send men
from the factory, To manage the display.
Eight hundred dollars was appropriated for
the Use of the committee.
The Committee on Music reported they
had found the State full OF bands, having
received propositions from no less than
twenty-five; 500 was appropriated for the
use of this committee, and $500 for the
committee on printing and advertising. t.
A. Stowe, on behalf of the Travelling Mems
Association, expressed the desire of the mem
bers 10 take part in the procession, and they
were invited To do SO. There are about 300
of them in the city, and they will march in
the procession, carrying enptys grips, and
followed by their sample trunk on express
wagons. Marshal Hastings was instructed to
take any action he deemned necessary ytOWards |
organizing a cavalry brigade. The Finance |
Committee will begin the work of soliciting |
subscriptions to-day and TO facilitate mat
ters they request parties who wish TO donate |
to have their minds made up as 10 the |
amount they propose to subscribe that /
members of the committee will not be oh |
liged to bother them more than Is absolutely -
necessary