Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-03
TOM0RR0W'S CELEBRATION
Meeting of the Committee of
Arrangements to be Held
Tonight
Every Member is Earnestly
Requested to be Present at
the Session
The Festivities to be Inaugural
ted This Evening by
Grand Ball

A meeting of the Immittee Of manage
ments for tomorrow's celebration will
be held at o'clock this evening, at the
rooms OF the Cascade club. 1t is OF the
utmost Importance that every member of
the committee be present, as all the final
details Of the celebration will be arranged.
Preparations for the grand celebration
tomorrow are almost complete and to-
night the committee Of arrangements will
meet and the final details will be arranged.
The work OF decorating the city has
already commenced and this morning the
red, white and blue will be visible ON all
sides. In this connection Colonel w. II.
liakes, marshal Of the day, has issued the
following circular letter:
FAuHAvEN, Wash, July ,. 1891.
ToTHE CITIZENS or FAnHAvEN:-Wi
the present indication Of a large foreign
and home contingent Of visitors TO assist
rs in making our coming celebration "A
grand success, very material assistance
can be rendered by general display of
evergreens, flags, bunting, Chinese liant
erns, notices and other devices. EspecI-
ally is this requested along the line Of
march which will be from Eleventh and
Douglas TO Harris, Harris to Twenty-frst.
twenty llrSt to Donovan, Donovan to the
pavilion.
A organizations and other participants
IN Jhe parade VIII report promptly at g:3O
"A. m. TO the marshal Of the dayat Eleventb
street and Douglas avenue for assignments
TO positions IN the line. The order for
stalJlng VIII be given promptly at 10
o'clock w. II. HAi,rs
Marshal Of the Day.
The invitation committee has been
larry deIugcd with letters acknowledging
and accepting Invitations 10 partlcipate
Ia the celebration. The committee has
sent out an immense number Of invita-
lions, and the result will be apparent To-
morrow by the immense influx of visitors.
lne following is copy Of a letter re-
celYed by the committee last evening:
TACOMA, Wash, July /. 1891.
TO the Invitation Committee on the cele-
bratiOn Of the Fourth Of July. A. ID.
1871, at Fairhavcn Washington:
bENTIEMEN-hO our esteemed favor of
the 23th ultlmO came TO hand this
morning.
Please accept my heartfelt gratitude for
your KIND invitation, and with 10 my pro-
lound regrets, on account of nv Inability
10 be present with you and all my highly
res Spectcd friends OF the Focal civ on that
glorious occasion, owing to the fact that |
am booked for the hOnOrs Of orator in
Roy at that time, aud was before receiv-
Ing your welcome note
nave many very pleasant memories Of
your beautiful, young aud thrifty city on
The crescent harbOr, aud, although / can
not be present In person, as / would
IKE TO be, viii be with you IN spirit. as
Jur orthodox brethren would say, and nv
heart will beat In patriotic unison with
All my good fellow citizens ia that balli-
wick.
II is my candid opinion that Fairhayen
VIII be the most favored spot In this
great commonwealth on that day. as she
VIII nave our greatest orator and our
greatest poet. What more do you wantP
DO you want the earth and "A first mort
gage on Jupiter, Saturn. Uranus and
Neptune? The Immortal gods will not
i've to one spot all the blessings OF earth.
Is you Will remember, by referring To old
EsOp's lore.
With my very best wishes and klndest
egards TO you and your fair home. |
emalh- Very sincerely yours,
albert T.. Joan.
The festivities will be opened this even
ng by grand ball at the pavilion. TO be
,lyen by Wardner Hose company No. p
The members Of the company have deco
ated the pavilion Ia a handsome and ar
lstlc manner and the ball will be a brill
lant event. At o'clock Wardner Hose
Iompany band will give an open air con-
ert at the corner Of Harris avenue and
twelfth street. A fine programme of
musical selections has been arranged to
e interspersed with the dances at the
all ana VIII enable the attendants TO rest
= promenade; The programme as ar
anged is as follows:
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