Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-14
FOURTH OF JULY NOTES.
Arrangements for an Unparalleled LAY
Parade and Regatta.

FOURTH OF JULY NOTES.
Arrangements for an Unparalleled Day
Parade and Regatta.
The Fourth of July celebration Execu-
tive Committee met at the Capital Hotel
Saturday evening at P. NJ ana continued
in session till nearly II o'clock.
The Board of Trustees gave this COM
mittee $1,000 for the purpose OF defraylng
the expenses of a Fourth OF July ceie-
bra.ion. The Mardi Gras Committee IN
mediatelv went after the General Com
| mittee, and demanded one-half OF the
| 81 900 for a "burlesque," or horripie pro
| cession. or Mardi Gras at night. They
did not succeed in getting one-half, but
| finally did get $500 set aside for that pur-
| pose. The Mardi Gras Committee is
not satisfied with that amount They
want more. ''King Rex" in their opinion,
was a greater man than the immortal
| &C. W. and the $500, must be paid over
| into their hands Immediately, or their patri-
otism, now at fever heat, Will wax cold,
! and the might burlesque will be aban-
doned a majority of the committee, after
| a spirited debate, decided Saturday night
not to turn over the money to the Marh
| Gras Committee until after another meet
| ing of the General Committee. The setlng
aside of the 5000 has so crippled the ar
rangement for the day procession that
member of the General Committee said
Yesterday, in the Capital Hotel, he would,
| at the meeting tomorrow night, move
reconsideration of the vote whereby 1t was
| donated. That done, there Will be ample
means for q magnificent forenoon parade
and a first-cl regatta on the river IN the
afternoon.
| AT the meeting Saturday the Music Com
mittee reported that they had bids from
the Hussar and First Artillery bands. As
| the proposals were read, several OF the
committee asked if the musicians wanted
| the earth" Fifteen dollars per man for
two hours playing, The leaders regarded as
very reasonable. Last year several = dunn
mics are said to have carried horns in line
for that price. Nary loot, but SIS all
the same" The committee was instructed
! to write to the bands at Woodland, Stock
| ton. Marysyille and other cities; and it
NAV be that local talent viii be allowed for
once to remain upon the sidewalk, and be
spectators One of the committee, a mill
| tary gentleman, is opposed to SO many
| bands. and claims that one good band at
| the head is all that is wanted. His sugges-
ton was commented on by many as being a
good one, and may be adopted. The Soap
Factory Band" of twelve pieces have their
| bid in at one-half price.
The Committee on Transportation sub
mitted communication from the Passen-
ger Department of the Central Pacific Rail
road Company, stating that the trains leav-
| ing the city in the afternoon for Marys-
vile, Colfax aDd Folsom. would be delayed
until or o'clock, thus allowing visitors
| time to witness the regatta which closes
the days festivities.
Just how many floats or triumphal cars
will be in the morning procession depends
upon whether or not the Mardi-Gras Com
mittee will go ahead and try to do some
thing. If they do, there will be but five
| triumphal cars. If they do not, there will
be ten, possibly eleven cars.
The following is list of cars submitted
to the meeting by the Committee on Decor
atoms They are to be made by Boyne
the decorator, who contracts to do the
work in splendid style for $40 EACH
First-Our Public SchoolS-A car nearly
thirty feet in length, loaded with children
on terraced seats. Canopy worked in
flowers.
Second California;and the Great Seal of
State.
Third-Industry with spinning wheel
and beehive, accompanied by four youths,
one at each corner, working at various
trades.
Fourth-Flora, the Goddess of Flowers,
seated on a throne; at each corner seated
beautiful young ladies baskets of flowers,
etc.
Fifth = General Washington firing the
first cannon at Yorktown, October 8, 1881.
A handsome and appropriate design.
Sixth-The Goddess of Liberty.
Tho Morob of Dro0racS rarro
senting the blowing of the land watched by
primitive red man.
Eighth-A car representing Peace and
Plenty, or . California as she is"
Ninth-The signing of the Declaration of
Independence, July 4, 1776.
Tenth-YankeeD Doodle, after the famous
picture representing an attack on the enemy
at Bunker Hill.
Observation-Disclosures at Valley Forge.
The meeting selected Nos. l, 2, 6 and 8,
and will name others later on. The dec
orator will commence work upon those Sc
lected Immediately.
The cars will each be drawn by four
aforementioned horses, and will not be
among the least-attractlye features OF the
procession.
c. H. Hubbard was elected Treasurer of
the Executive Committee.
THE REGATTA.
The Regatta Committee Dwyer,
Carroll Hall and Elkus-reported pro-
gress. They have met large number of
boatmen, and are now fully convinced that
the regatta will be decided success. The
committee would like to have about 500
more. which, added to the $500 first al
lowed, would enable them to offer
prizes and medals that would Sc
cure the attendance of all
the crack oarsmen in the State.
The Stockton Rowing Club and the Amity
Boat and Yacht Club of the same place,
have already notified the committee that
they will be here. Each of these clubs
will be represented by both professional
and amateur crews. The committee
promises four crews from Stockton. about
the same number from Vallejo, and several
| from San Francisco. The regatta is in the
| hands of q committee of gentlemen that
| thoroughly understands their duties. If
they are not handicapped by the General
! Committee, they will succeed in getting
here as contestants such rowers as John T.
| Sullivan, VIM. H. Growney Tom Flynn
John D. Griffin, Jr., and Laberger, of San
Francisco, and Henry Hensman, the "Tule
Champion" of Stockton. The committee
propose offering valuable trophy for an
amateur single scull.
The Mardi GraS Association meets to-
night at the Courthouse. The General
Committee tomorrow night at the Capital
Hotel.
| Target Practice.
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