The morning call., 1890-06-28
FOURTH OF JULY.
Arrangements Being Made for
the Celebration.
Members Of the Executive Committee Will
Request an Accounting Of the Funds
Collected.

The majority of the prominent business houses
In this city will be closed on the Saturday follow
ing the Fourth Of July.
The difficulty Of settling down to work after
recovering from the effects OF the celebration on
the previous day, added to the uninspirlng an
ticipatlon of another twenty-four hours freedom
from duty the day following. has been real
lied by the employers, and the movement to ex-
tend the holiday over three days has, therefore,
been received with favor.
The following additional signatures have been
placed on the petition for an extension Of the
holiday:
Dempster Il Keys, William Wolff It Co., Macon
dray n Co., Langley. Michaels Il Co., Pacific Roll
Paper Company, United Workngmens Boot and
Shoe Company, the Richards Drug Company, G. f.
Richards, Porter, Slessinger Il Co., Thomas Taylor
Co., Goodyear Rubber Company, Redington &
Co., the Samuel Hill Company, Held Bros q Co.
Manufacturing Company, Calm, Nickelsburg a Co.
Triest a Co.. lyman Il Co., Sachs Brothers Il CO.,
Bowers a Co, California Wire Works, STANCE &
Jaenlcke and 6ruen, Messing Il Co.
The Stock Board will probably adjourn next
Thursday noon TO the following Monday.
LITERARY EXERCISES.
The following programme has been arranged
for The afternoon OF the Fourth, and will be rem
dered IN Metropolitan Hall:
TiyoL orchestra: remarks by Captain James F.
Sn n rreS i OF me dlS Ban,
Address to the American Flag" Miss Josie Gilmore
solo, - My Native Land" Alfred Nikie; reading of
the Declaration Of American independence by K.
T. Troy; solo. American Flag" Signorina AIDE
lima Speranza, assisted by a chorus OF 100
voices; recitation, Unknown Speaker" NJ ISIS
Jehu OF Alameda; "od Folks at Home" Sign or
COragio: poem, Joaquin Miller; Our Native
solo, Flag of the Nation" Miss Minnie Mcclellan,
with fun chorus; recitation. American Flag III.
b. Stowe), I. +. Clarity; America" Cosmopolitan
Quartet. with chorus by audience.
CHIEF OF STAFF AND AIDS.
The following Will assist in the management
OF the parade:
Eugene +. Bert, chief of staff: William May, chief
aid: John Ward. Henry Thode. N. +. Whitman,
Captain c. A. Douglass, Cornelius Harrgan, John
+. Mullen, Joseph McDermott Thomas Barton,
Thomas Burke, Frank Burns, W. J. Sullivan, e. p.
Kennedy, Thomas Graham, L. f. Cluln, L. c. Will
Nunan j. C Nealon, James McDerlnott. william
Rossbaeb James P, FITZGERALD. W liam b. HarrI.
son, j. j. McTiernan. w B. Carter, Joseph II. An
derson f. w. Bert Jr, julius 2. Godeau. william
Gons Maior sTN tiatfpeS "a u AIN mos oseo
Burlington, aids.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Executive Committee will meet 10 night at
Headquarters $50 Market street. A number OF
members enormously supposed the meeting was
TO have taken place last night, aud were sur
prised that their Interpretation of the notices
sent by postal cards was at variance with The Of
hca knowledge OF the Secretaries. The disap-
pontment they experienced in discovering the
mistake viii not prevent Them from attending
the meeting this evening for an animated discus
sion upon the manner In which the finances Of
the committee being appropriated Is antic-
paled. Ii is understood that there are eel tain
members freghIed with desire for detailed ac-
Counting OF the disposal OF the funds collected
up to date, and they will unload their burden
when The opportunity is favorable al the assem-
bly, to night.
What Inc outcome of the investigation to be
demanded Will be Is as yet among the uncertain
ties of Fourth of July Committee proceedings,
and there are members who dismiss the matter
with a shrug OF their shoulders, but If there IS
any truth in the saying, History repeats Itself"
Ii may be presumed hat all inquiries Will pro-
duce an assurance that The celebration has got
TO be made big SUCCESS, and the greatest essen
tial TO that end will be harmony among workers.
Therefore there Is no doubt that harmony Will be
the password
Tie Alpine Society and GarbaldI Guard have
accepted invitations to take part In The parade.
SCOTTISH THISTLE CLUB.
At recent meeting of the Scottish Thistle
Club, Hu Oh Fraser. Royal CHIEF, presiding ar
Tangements were perfected for the celebration
of the club on the Fourth at Shell Mound Park.
The games will be open 10 all corners and many
prizes will be offered. There VIII also be novel
race for representatives of the press, In which
the fist prize VIII be case OF wine and the sec
ond a box Of cigars.
CHAUTAUQUANs AT PACIFIC GROVE.
The Chautauquans have established the Gus
tom OF recognizing Independence day at Pacific
Grove and VIII make no exception this year. The
exercises Will consist Of au address In the after
noon by w. 5. Matthew, DID, OF Los Angeles
on The Coming Man." and a concert III the
evening by the Orion Club OF Delaware, Ohio
followed by pyr0technic display. The Young
America Band, composed of fourteen San Jose
boys, under the leadership Of Professor Mont
gomefy, which will be In attendance throughout
the assembly will discourse patriotic music dur.
ing Tue day on the plaza.
NATIVE SONS FESTIVITIES.
On the Fourth the first hall of the Native Son:
OF the Golden West will be formally opened al
Haywards under The auspices OF Eden Paror
No. lib. During the day there will be grand
parade, in which number OF the parlors from
different parts OF the State will participate The
evening Will be devoted 10 literary exercises
| concluding with a ball.
OAKLAND CHANGERS.
Temescal Grange. Oakland, invites tht
| grangers, farmers and horticulturists OF thu
| bay counties, with their families and friends, Il
| IOin in Fourth of July excursion and picnic t(
| Oak Grove, on San Pablo Creek, on the line o.
| the new California and Nevada Railroad, il
| Contra Costa County. about fifteen miles from
| Oakland and six from Lafayette. II is presumed
| large number OF the rural population OF Contra
| Costa will be present.