The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-01
ALL HANDS AT WORK.
Every Committee Getting
Ready for the Fourth.
PLENTY OF MONEY PROMISED.
The Parade to Take Place on Saturday
Morning-schedule of Sports and
Pastimes Outlined.

ffepartons for the Fourth of July celebration
are wen under way. The various committees
are working hard, and they meet with much en-
.nusiasm on the part of the citizens. It prom
ises 10 be the grandest celebration in the citys
history and one well calculated to commsmor-
Ase tue anniversary OF the nations independ-
ence. Inc celebration has been advertised In
every town in the state The COMMITTEES on in
si'ations sent out 500 neatly printed invitations
W al parts OF Washington and outside of the
s nS iney are expecting some guests from
BRUSH America. The Chamber of Commerce
VIII pc headquarters for ali visitors
Inc COMMITTEES on decorations are making
gooo progress, and with the hearty cooperation
OF the citizens, which they feel sure of, viii
nave the city very appropriately ornamented.
WE'VE large bunting fags have been ordered,
Wnich VIII be stretched across the principal
business streets. The committee will try to see
ali properfy'owners and business men along the
main thoroughfares, and It is expected each will
DO bis part by decorating his building. To en-
courage private decorating the committee offer
three prizes of SIS, SIS and $40 each. These will
De awarded, not for the largest displays, but for
those most original, artistic and attractive in
design. Occidental square will have special
illumination, provided by the business houses
there Thirty arc lights of red and white and
nlue viii be hung in order around the square.
IL may be that business houses in other rarts of
the city will do something similar.
The programme committee have not been able
TO complete report yet, but the parade will oe-
cur at 10 O'Clock Saturday morning. This will
De about two miles long. special feature OF
1t will be the trades display. More than 100
floats will probably be in line. To furnish mu-
SIC three bands and a string quartet have been
engaged. The bat TALON drill will probably &C.
cur at O'Clock, and the company drill at $50
O'Clock: these will be held at the baseball
grounds. The individual drill, at 1:30 o'clock,
will take place in Yesler square. The balloon
ascension will occur about o'clock, in front OF
Yesler's wharf, or near there The sum of $3.50
has been set aside for q display of fireworks at
the same place in the evening.
The Declaration of Independence will be read
by Mr.. James Leddy, and the Rev. S. A. Bright,
of the Trinity NJ E. church, is to deliver the
Grafton.
The sum of 81 900 has been appropriated for
prizes In the races and other contests. The COM
mittee on sports has arranged for a shooting
contest at o'clock Friday afternoon. team
shoot is already arranged for. but the time is not
definitely fixed. Those desiring to enter these
contests must be prompt The place selected is
Hardy d Halls shooting ground, on Madison
street
Sportsmen are expected from Tacoma, What
com, Kent, Coupeville, and perhaps other places.
There will be game of ball between Tacoma
and Seattle today; also, games on Friday and
Saturday afternoons at o clock.
Those who expect to take part in the trades
procession requested to notify Mr.. B. F.
Shaubut. of the Transfer Company, as soon as
possible.
The reception committee will meet at the
Chamber of Commerce this evening at o'clock.
meeting OF the programme committee is called
for Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, at the Office
Of Crawford d Conover, in the Halter block.
The board of aldermen last week voted $1,000
for street purposes and $500 for reception of
guests.
The subcommittee in charge of the yacht race
has arranged for races between two classes of
boats, the first class to include schooners ana
sloops and the second class to be confined to cat
boats. The race will be around q ten-mle
course. The prizes for the first class will be
sl25 for the first, $50 for the second and cup
for the third prize: and for the second class
they win be SIS for the first, SIS for the second
and a cup for the third.
The races will take place at 10 o'clock on the
morning of the Fourth, but all boats will have
TO be ut Budlong's boathouse at 8 O'Clock for
measurement, numbers and instructions. Alex
ander Allen and J. T. Mitchell have been ap-
pointed measures and DR.. Sparkling, w. T. Lake
and w. II. Pinckney, judges The judges will
follow the boats around the entire course in
George e. Budlong's steam launch Perhaps. One
long whistle from the launch will be the signal
for the boats to get ready and two short whistles
for the start. They will be given a flying start,
all boats to have crossed the starting line within
five minutes after the first has passed, or
otherwise be handicapped the difference. The
time allowance for the variation in length of
the different boats will be thirty seconds for
each foot of such variation on the entire course
All boats desiring to enter for the race must
apply to Captain Hatfield not later than noon OF
the I'd and pay entrance fee of S. for the first
class s.. 50 for the second class race This
entrance fee will be returned TO all boats round
ing the free port buoy. The object of requiring
an entrance fee is to guard against boats apply
ing for entrance and measurement and then not
making the start.
The Seattle Turn Verein at meeting Monday
night resolved to take part in the parade. Sew
eral members of the organization will go to the
celebration of the organization at Centralia, but
the majority will stay at home.