Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-06-21

don from town and Lieuts Casey and
Kell from Fort KeoRh. Alderman
Brown was unanimously appointed a
committee Of one. with power to en-
ploy such assistance as he required. TO
put the Park in perfect order for the
morning celebration, his duties COM
prising the erection Of speakers stand,
shaded seats for spectators, and the
preparation Of an arena for the display
of athletic games. The work could
not be placed in better hands and we
are pleased to say that Mr.. Brown has
accepted the appointment.
A committee on races, consisting Of
Arthur Maxwell, Jepp Ryan and Jno.
Kirley was appointed to whom all de-
tails of the racing program will be re
ferred with full power TO act. These
gentlemen are fully at home in the
duties devolvlng upon them and we
do not hesitate to say that whatever
program they arrange will be interest
ing to witness and satisfactory to all
concerned. The executive committee
decided to appropriate 5000 of the gen.
eral subscription fund to racing purses
to which will be added the entrance
money, increasing the an cunt to $500
or more.
A committee on base ball was named
consisting Of Lieut.. Casey of Fort
Keogh and Messrs. Ed Butler and
Will Savage from town. To these
gentlemen will be committed oil the
details Of the match game, it being
expected that they will see that the
grounds are in proper condition, the
memlers of the cOntesting clubs
picked out and on the ground in
time, the umpire selected, and all
other questions that are liable to be
the cause of tiresome dispute, settled
before the spectators arrive on the
ground. The only restriction put up
on them is that the game must be fin.
ished by four O'Clock, and If full
game has not been cOmbleted by that
time, game shall be called on the score
of the last even inning. Seats will be
provided at the ball grounds for spec
ta.ors and first class game is prom
ised.
A committee on athletic sports was
also appointed consisting of Lieut.,
Martin of Fort Keogh and Messrs.
Rhode and Dear Of town. This COM
mittee will have solely in charge the
arrargeme MT of the various foot, sack,
Hwheelbsrrow, three.legged aud other
races aud the tug Of war, that will be
contested on the park grounds In the
forenoon. Small purses will be offere1 i
on all these events and contestants in
town are requested to make entries
with either Lutte dear or Geo, Rhode.
A good team often or twelve is wants d
for the tug of war with the boys ia
blue.
The committee on dancing in the
evening was constituted a. foil
Middleton, Eisenberg, Callahan,
Tompkins, Dear, Whitney and Col
lins. These gentlemen are empowered
to make all arrangements for the
dance at the Rink, and will also act a-
floor managers on that occasion,
Every effort will he made to have the
ball an appropriate and pleasant wind
up of the day, and We think the
gentlemen selected a. Il committee are
happily adapted TO this desirable con-
summation. We forgot TO m ention in
the report OF Tuesday nights meeting
that Aid. Brown and Mr.. Callahan of
the Macqueen were appointed a com.
nlittee on fireworks, their powers ex-
tending both to the purchase and dis
play Of them. Messrs. Brown and
Callahan met yesterday, selected the
fireworks aud sent in the order by
wire to he shipped by express; so this
part of the program is under way.
Elsewhere in this morning. issue VT
publish the text Of an illuminated
poster that will be gotten out by the
JOURNAL job print in the finest styl,
and scattered broadcast through Gus
ter county, and which we think will
bring large country attendance 3,
town. We are going to celebrate snC
don't overlook the fact.
THE HEAD STEWARDS FIGURES.