The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-01

uiB ue III Iue taOernaCle TO near the exc
cutive committees report OF the pro-
gress of the great Decennial C Zebra ton
to be held in this city Saturday, Juno
IS. At 7:3o o'clock tho Roanoke Ma
chine Works Band paraded some OF the
principal streets and played several
pieces of bright music in front of the
tabernacle. few minutes after JAS
S. Simmons. chairman Of the executive
committee, came to the front, stated the
object of the meeting and read the fol-
lowing report of the executive commit
tee:
ROANOKE, Va, May 81, 1899.
To the citizens Of Roanoke in mass
meeting assembled.
GREETING: Inspired by tho ex
pressed wish Of the citizens assembled
in the courthouse on April eth, who
named number of persons to compose
a general committee to prepare De-
cenn1al Celebration, a meeting of tho
general committee was held in the
Commercial Association rooms on April
20th, at which meeting was created an
executive committee empowered aud
entrusted to carry out plan of cele-
bration to take place on Saturday, Juno
Is, 1892. In order that the result of the
work committed to tho executive COM
mittee may DO understood and the
necessities explained it was resolved by
the general committee that mass
meeting Of the citizens be assembled at
this time and in this place.
Your ecutive committee have to 70.
port as follows:
In order that the minute detail Of tho
work might be concentrated, sub.com.
mittees were appointed. They arc as
follows:
Finance. Transportation
Reception, Music.
Accommodations. Advertising.
Addresses. Amusements.
Military. Orders and fraterni-
Engineers and arch ties.
fleets. Norfolk and West
Roanoke Machine ern railroad.
Works. Fire department
Manufacturers Iron manufacturers.
These committees have worked assid-
uously. and have supplied the executive
committee with efficient informal ton to
plan of celebration and to feel encour.
aged that it will be one of imu ense pro-
portions and imposing grandeur.
The celebration will consist of q
trades display Of the unlimited and di.
vers1fied interests and resources of the
city, augmented by large bodies of mill
tary troops, orders, hremen and other
organizations.
The manufacture and tradesmen
have entered into the matter with un.
stinted liberality, zeal and enthusiasm.
They have assumed the expense of time,
labor and material necessary to prepare
floats which will exhibit the wares,
workmanship and terial resources of
the city and community.
The military committee reports that
tho following troops have accepted their
invitation and will be present on Juno
IS, viz:
Winchester Company, 35 men.
Harrisonburg Rifles, So men.
Luther Anderson Guards, 40 men.
Abingdon Rifles, 35 men.
Salem Rifles, 35 men.
Tom Brook Company, 10 men.
Woodstock Company, 40 men.
Pocahontas Rifles, 40 men.
Pulaski Guards, 80 men.
Roanoke Light Infantry, so men,
Total of 3s5 men, comprising the Sec
ond Virginia Regiment, which will en-.
camp here for one week.
The Virginia Military Institute cadets
and band, goo men.
The Blacksburg cadets, rs men.
Other companies have been invited
and will probably accept and be present.
The lumbermen and wood msnufac
turers' committee have arranged for
several floats in the procession. which
will give typical representations of the
products of their several plants.
Miscellaneous manufacturers com
mittee will have a good line of floats,
which will exhibit the operations Of
their plants with workmen engaged in
actual work.
Merchants committee will have
eighty-seven floats in line, with full ex-
hibit OF commodities.
FiremeD's committee have completed
arrangements for a full limo of equip.
ment and uniformed mon; also, for a
good display of fireworks and the cree.
ton OF appropriate arches at their sew
eral headquarters.
Decoration committee will erect
symbolic arches at six prominent points
on the line of the procession and have
made arrangements to facilitate the
work OF decorating private and public
buildings.
Amusement committee have arranged
for an excellent game of baseball, fire.
works and will make preparations for
the military sham battle.
The m usic committee have arranged
for strikingly prominent feature of
the celebration, in the way of a grand
musical concert Of approximately ESQ
voices, accompanied by the combined
orchestras and yeritable anvil chofus.
and also for band concert.
The Roanoke Machine Works have
arranged to place in line !, 025 uniformed
men headed by their magnificent band.
The Hon. 81. Kyd Douglass, of Mary
land, noted orator and gentleman OF
national reputation, will be present
and deliver an appropriate grafton.
The executive committee brooks no