, 1890-03-29
WILL BE A BIG ONE.
The Celebration to Occur on the Ap-
provaI of the Wyoming Bill.
Plan OF Campaign Outlined at a
Meeting Held Yesterday.
The Ladies Will be Requested to
Engage in the J%ollificatiOn.

The project for formal celebration OF
Wyoming'e advent into the Union is
well under way. A hundred prominent
citizens attended the announced arrange
ment meeting at the city hall yesterday
afternoon.
Geo. w. Hoyt presided and Geo. II.
Truckey was secretary. The chairman
made a concise statement OF the object of
the meeting.
Mr.. Adams's motion, amended by Mr..
Mast, provided for a committee OF seven
to report to the meeting a plan of cele-
bration. These gentlemen were detailed
tor the duty: W. NJ. Mast, Geo. W.
Baxter, T. b. Adams. Gibson Clark, G.
w. Riner, John A. Martin. w. p. Gan
nett. The committee retired and in half
an hour prepared this report, which was
read by Mr.. Adams. the secretary:
Mr.. President-Your committee APP
pointed to consider aud submit to this
meeting a programme tor the celebration
of the admission of Wyoming as a state
into the Union as soon as hat fortunate
occurrence becomes an assured fact, beg
leave 10 report the lOlOWlnR.
We recommend that arrangements be
made by a committee of seven. of which
the presiding officer of this meeting shall
be ex-uficio member and chairman, to be
appointed at this meeting. for a celebra-
ton to consist of a grand parade the day
after the receipt of authentic news of the
signing of the admission bill by the presi-
dent, to be followed in the evening by a
re ceptIon and ball
Your committee hopes that the flag
which is to be presented to the state OF
Wyoming by the women OF Wyoming
will be ready for presentation on the oc-
casion. This might take place In front
OF the Capitol at the close of the parade.
at which time addresses will be made
by speakers to be chosen hereafter.
In the opinion of Your committee the
proposed celebration should be made a
territorial one so far as possible. In our
city business should be suspended, schools
should close and citizens should be re-
quested to make the day Il thorough 60
ing and complete holiday. An invitation
should be extended by the committee of
arrangements to all citizens of Wyom-
ing, to all officials Of all railroads running
through Wyoming, and to all officials of
adjoining states, also to our sister terri
tory, Idaho, whom we all hope may soOn
be taken into the fold of statehood.
This schedule was adopted and these
gentlemen were named as the permanent
committee: j. W. Lacey, Jno f. Car
roll, L A. Slack. T. A. Kent, II. G..
Hav. Il. Altman. A. d. Kelley. Mr..
Altman tried to beg of, saying that he
expected to be away from home a greater
portion of the next two weeks, but Mr..
Hay said no such rustler could be spared
and the meeting refused to excuse Mr..
Altman.
The committee was authorized To fix
the day of jubilee and advised to make
the announcement in time to allow people
from the utmost limits of the territory to
reach the capitol.
Delegate Carey, Representative Baker,
John Nj. Thurston and Governor Thayer
were among this persons mentioned for
special invitation, when Mr.. Adams
moved that the matter be referred to the
committee with the request that great
care Re exercised. Carried. 1t is OK
pected that Delegate Carey will be pres,
ent.
General Thompson's suggestion that
the ladies be presented with a hands onely
bound special manuscript copy of the
constitution in exchange for their flag met
with favor.
John A. Riner was requested to make
his constitutional convention motion and
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on adjournment.