The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-01
FIzz! BANG! BOOM!
The Arrangements Made Last
Night for the Celebration.
Committees Report and Money Appropri-
ated to Properly Prepare the Several
Parts Of the Procession.

The committees on the FouFth or july
celebration met in the Courthouse last
night.
The meeting was called to order by
Judge Jones:
W. Ii. Brown reported having visi-
ted the business houses about taking
part in the celebration. They were
moi all willing to take part in the ceie-
bratiDn. but would attend the meeting.
Mr.. Brown also reported having waited
on the City Council and had been sue
cessfrl in obtaining 500 to help detray
the expenses.
A vote of thanks was rendered the
City Council for their liberallty.
A 5mmunication from w. IL. King
was read, in which he declined the
place allotted him on the program, on
account of i'll health. The resignation
was accepted and A. D. Cash appointed
to ill that place.
w. H. Brown stated that the Opera
House band had accepted an offer to
play at Tintic for Sl25, SO that 1t would
! be useless to count on that organization
for any thing.
The question of fireworks was dis
cusSed for some time.
w. II. Brown stated that credltable
display of fireworks could not be had
for less than $3.50, and Fourth OF July
celebration was not success without
fireworks and a martial band
Mrs. Annie Atkins moved that fire
works be dispensed with, as display
could not be had for less than $500.
Judge Jones was in favor OF good
displa of fireworks.
w. IL. Brown: l don't believe in
going down i'll my pocket $50 or $40 TO
burn up and let anyone else look at 1t.
have met with very little success.
Only one of the business men | called
on las turned out tonight. l would
rather have my boys stay at home than
let them see | have so little patriotism
American Fork, Springville and all the
other settlements are getting ahead OF
us.
Rev. Jefreys considered it would
damage Provo S., 600 not to have a cele
bration. He was in favor OF goot
time.
Mrs. Atkins made stirring appea
in regard to enthusiasm being WORKED
up among the business men.
w. II. Brown was opposed to poo
display, and wanted a grand time l
anything at all was done.
Miss SwarthoHt thought that TIT
bus! ness men would not respond any
better than they had done If 1t was no
decided tonight as to what was golns
to be done.
The motion to have fireworks wa
then put and carried.
John A. Brown moved that the chai
be requested to instruct the finance
committee that they must obtain S25O
for fireworks. Carried.
w. H. Brown moved that $50 be ap
propliated to the committee on decora
ton, and that 49, be appropriate K
the programme committee. Carried.
w. IL. Brown moved that the com
mittee Oh music be instructed to hire
the Enterprise, Peay and martha
bands. and that S75 be appropriated t.
that committee.
j. 3. Walton was appointed to fl
the vacancy of T. T. Bee on the com
mite on music.
W. H. Brown moved that S65 bt
placed in the hands of the charm al
of the three committees on charlots
for putting them up. Carried.
Rev Jetfreys moved that a committee
of two be appointed on printing. Car
J ried.
Rev. Jefreys and DR.. Hannberg were
appointed by the chair to act as the
committee.
William Riley moved that two more
be ad led to the committee on finance
to RAJ Sc $500 to defray expenses.
Me SIS. Riley and Havercamp We're
appointed on that committee.
Mrs. Atkins reported having selected
Miss Annie Hines as "Justice," anC
Miss Lena Bachman as Peace"
Belt Thurman and S. l.. Ohipmar
were appointed to visit the bushes:
men and the manufacturers IN regard
to dis days in the procession.
The meeting adjourned until to-
moro W at O'Clock.