Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-05-27

Nee CoosmHuses eppOiateo aad at
tracllens F.2ed Upoa

Nee Commnfses appOiated aad at
traciions fsxed Upoa
The sxscauss ssmuIrtse - arrange foF
aoars1 u Jaig esleoraEl01 a-st q the haah-
ban Aoass la-t evening. Several laeancsus
Ut the sarloas military eoGn psAlss ~ t6e estg
sers prszeut. 4nl AZ snforuaal dlscu-saou
,sas a.sd apol tha ulaltsF u pn1e niiit'sry
1rA and sbai4 aaflla. "a sas 1aalis dscisied
li.al .de committee on allrzrg exercises
.aoald Insise the compaases ~ the oeccaad
aezilaeat a. 5. a., inclsaIlg lhe Alszsgoa
cslnpang al participate ia ale eAeTeises
4pan tne Foarlh and laaI sach e0sngals oe
xissa 500 - aefr4y IL e1pelses.
llia eDlllalltee, consisting of = y Merrill
AID Geo. " tnDsll l-el. 3eEe empowered ~
ss.gaint such aids ts they sllgnt choose to
sgs zifa them. lhs COMMITTEES Appointed -
lrftlze fog thr 0peulns ~ t1e AS& Fulton
street brIdge. AID tae laying 81 tns tity neh
etlf1Er stone, Ilttte . report. They -asi the
Dfs-...nt board 0r RuDlle A0rks is ex-
.F-1lsly modest ons and 0Dlect ~ any parade
.ss4 their &ofk FROM the cOi1 shoulders
thsy received from tnIs modest body ~ 49,
concluded ~ leave the formal opening of The
bridge entirely 0r The program After con
.ufttng with I0uIfactoF richardson and
informed lhes eoald as lhs Clry hall corner
f stone apon toe Fourth. ~lih such exercises as
th.g eho-e and that preparations
,sogld be made for this event Oy the
g.ntlsfaeu. Contractor RICHARDSON not only
assured the COMMITTEES that the laying Of the
corner ss0ne eas entirely a. hi7 option, bat
h4 al-o said ho R0OlI 5rlu. the Springfield
i4zal Guards and baud 10 this city, 10 par
ticlgate ia the celebration, II The citizens
xould provide for their entertainment while
here. Lee Springfield, III, Llgat Gaards l.
F tss nnest military company IA tne State, and
+ the baud - -ecOEd % none. Mr. hichATd-
F sons proposition 80. considered q most
liberal one and received many words OF
+ f4g rabla con nsEs. IL Was accepted unanl-
nously and the military committee was IN
rucied to provide for the enter Iainnent OF
tts quests and % send them formal INVITA-
ton 10 Join la the exercises.
/ The committee on fireworks reported that
th-t bad left the matter OF purchasing en-
tfrelg Nith red HOlcomb, who - IL CORES
poudence with six or seven nrms. IL was
decided that the display should be a tine one,
conducted IN tho Oest Of system; that 1t
should 0ccupy but al hour OF the evening OF
the ID and be lively from beginning To end
/ Ii Nas decided 20 secure The services OF
+ Prot. r. ID. Hogan, the Jackson seronaut,
tor a balloon race on the afternoon OF the
Sd Mr. Hogan Will send Up two balloons
simultaneously and vail perform upon a ny
~ trapeze lttached 10 the larger.
+ The secretary read several eommunIca-
7 ton. from baud organizations Among the
+ aumber we're propositions from the ioung
Iadie, Bands OF FentOn and ST. Johns. IL
wa- thought best To secure the young ladies,
but the matter was left with the committee
on music. The chair appointed the follow
lug additional committees.
f Ca finance: A. K Anusde, j. c. Lew
Nm. Hako. j. Scheirer. ID. ID. Cody, {. r..
Belknap and Peter Werlich
ON program; Col. T.. ;. Pierce, Geo. W.
+ Thompson and X. Antisdel.
Ou music: J. G. Lew. }. c. Herkner and
". Merrill.
on printing: J. G. Levi and &. g. Swens-
+ burg
Ca oration Judge Stone. Rev. Mr.. Fluhrer
F and VIM. A. Smith.
The committee adjourned 10 meet at the
Rathbun House Friday evening. when re
port OF the Committee on Program will be
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