The Portland daily press., 1886-06-12
the CENTENNIAL cELEsRATIoN
Meeting of the General Committee
Last Evening.

A meeting of the general committee of the
Centennial celebration was called by the
Mayor for last evening and held in the COM
mon council room. The object of the meet
ing was to listen to reports from the various
subcommittee and the arrangements for
the celebration were discussed ut some
length Reports from the various commit
tees showed that good progress is being made
| in the work OF preparation.
The Mayor reported for the committee on
| invitations that in addition to the special in
vitations over 1000 general invitations have
| been sent out and an equal number will be
sent out in the course of the next few days.
For the committee on Sunday services AL
derman Marks reported that at the afternoon
meeting in City Hall music would be furn-
ished by a double quartette under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Kotzschmar. Rev. Elijah Kellogg
will speak upon the forms of worship of
from so to 100 years ago in Portland, and
| Rev. Dr.Fenn will speak upon the same topic
| during the past so years. In the evening, mus
ic will be furnished by the chorus choiriunder
| Mr.. Fitch, and there will be short addresses
upon subjects connected with the city, by
| Gen. Neal Dow, upon temperance; Rev. Dr.
Dalton, upon the anti-slavery movement IN
| Portland; VIM. E. Gould, Esq, upon the
| charitable and religious work of the city out
| side of the churches. Rev. DR.. Nichols OF
| Saco will also be one of the speakers.
Alderman Wilson reported for the commit
tee on decorations that a contract for decor
ating has been closed with Mr.. Weston of
Lawrence for 500. This includes the dec
grafton of the City Building, Old City Hall
and the street decoration. The interior dec
Grafton in City Hall will be completed by
the Both of June The offer of the electric
light company to illuminate the front of the
City Building will be accepted.
| On motion of Alderman Marks the COM
mittee on salutes were authorized to fire a
| salute Of 100 guns at sunrise and a national
salute of 80 guns at sunset.
| Councilman Abbott was added to the COM
mittee on rations for the military, in place
| of Alderman Wilson, who withdrew.
Alderman Beale and Councilmen Galley
and Rumery were appointed committee on
| the manufacturers division in the process
| sion. The arrangements for the participa-
ton of the Irish American Relief As
| ISOLATION, the Ancient Order of Hibern-
| ians and the Grattan Literary Association
| in the procession were left to Councilman
MCGOWAN; Councilman Lang was given
charge of the arrangements for the temper
ance societies City Clerk Burgess for the
prompt arrival of the military and Alder
man Marks for allegorical representations.
1t was voted that after the route Of the
procession had once been determined upon
| If shall nnt he changed
Alderman Briggs, for the committee on out
of-door afternoon exercises on Monday, re-
ported that at Deering Park there will be
band concert, a concert by 1000 school chill
dren, and an exhibition of day fireworks.
There will be a similar programme at Lin
coin Park, and a bicycle race. The matter
of balloon ascension wasIleft to the com
mittee.
Alderman Mcmahon reported that there
would be seven regattas, three of which may
be rowed in the afternoon of Monday and
the remainder Tuesday morning, or all at
one time, as the committee may deem desir-
able.
Councilman Roberts was added to the COM
mittee on excursion and clambake.
1t was voted to have advertisements Civ
ing general idea of the celebration issued
as soon as possible after the 10th inst.
Other sub-committ ees reported progress
and the meeting adjourned.