The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-16
PREPARING FOR THE FOURTH.
Committees Appointed to Canvass Among
Business Men for the Sale of Tickets.

The prospects for the zouaye celebration of
the Fourth of July are very fattering. An
enthusiastic meeting Of the executive committee
and interested citizens was held in the postofice
building yesterday afternoon, at which Mr.. W.
Fl. Tucker presided. Messrs. Theo. Pfaf1n and
A. J. Ralph were added to the executive COM
mittee, and A. w. Ritzinger was elected treas
urer. The programme contemplates a street
parade in the morning and exhibition drills
at the Exposition grounds Immediately
thereafter and in the afternoon, to
which a small admission fee of not
more than twenty-five cents will be charged for
the purpose of defrayfng the expenses of the
day and the visiting military companies. To
guard against loss in the event that the weather
on the Fourth proves i%nclement, the committee
has decided not TO adopt the usual plan of call
ing for subscriptions to a guarantee fund, but,
instead, to issue admission tickets at once, and
by means of citizens committees, make a
thorough canvass of the city for the sale of these
tickets. These committees are assigned to
certain districts or branches of business, and
will call on each person, and it is
expected that every business man
in the city will purchase five or
ten dollarS WORM OIL TICKETS, OF less, II unWllng
to purchase so many, so that the committee
may realize in this way a sufficient fund to
guarantee it against loss. If the day is pleas
ant, the committee is confident of the suppole
of the citizens at large, and of thousands of
strangers who will be attracted to the city by
the novel display. The following canvassing
committees were appointed for the several dis
tricts indicated:
Meridian Street-W. D. Wiles,. J.. S. Gordon,
Rolla McRae, William Ell. Schmidt, A. j. Ralph.
North Pennsylvania Street-John I. Brush,
Theo. Pfafiin.
Washington Street, from Pennsylvania to II
l~inois-George Sloan, Chris. Brink, Albert Gall.
Washington, east of Pennsylvania-Joseph
Perry, Will Frank.
Washington, west of Illinois-Charles Merri-
North Illinois Street-D. H.. Sullivan, Major
Taylor.
South Illinois Street-Frank f. Ryan, G. H.
O'Brien.
Banks-John Frenzel, Horace Mckay.
Hotels and Restaurants-John r. Pearson,
Ernst Kitz, Frank Bird.
Insurance Ofices--Chas. Sayles, Dan Rams
dell. r H. Adams, B. A. Richardson.
Public Ofices-Ben Jones, Will C. David.
Lawyers-StantonJ J. Peelle. A. F. Potts.
Livery Men-Wm. Pattison, Tim Splann,
Albert Foster.
Lumber Trade-M. L Brown, W. B. Allen, E.
H.. Eldridge.
Board of Trade-John G. Blake, Court Holli-
Jay.
Manufactories-W. H. Tucker, B. A. Richard
son.
These gentlemen will meet at the postmaster's
room this afternoon, at 4 o'clock. for the purpose
Of consultation and receiving detailed instruc-
tons. All persons who can aid the canvasSing
committees are invited to meet with them. Any
person desiring to show his good will toward the
enterprise by subscribing for tickets at once can
call on any member of the committee or notify
the secretary, Chas. III. McCarer, by postal card.
II iS eynnctaI that avnrv mamhar IF tho pan-
wasting and executive committees will be present
at the meeting to- day.