The record-union., 1892-06-08
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
PfeIiminaries for an Appropriate OBJ
Servance This Year.
Representatives of Various Organiza-
tions Meet and Elect Oficers-
Mayor Comstock Presides.

A meeting was called for last evening
of representatives OF various organiza-
tions of this city to prepare for an appro-
pirate celebration of the approaching
Fourth OF July, to be held in Justice
Henry's courtroom.
The City Trustees had named three
delegates, the Supervisors three, and the
City Board of Education, County Board
of Education, Board Of Officers Fourth
Brigade, G. a. r., Patrons of Husbandry,
Pioneers and Native Sons, two each.
But the delegates did not all put in an
appearance.
Mayor Comstock called the meeting to
order and stated its objects. He said that
it was very necessary that a good cele-
bration should be had this year, as it was
the four-hundredth anniversary of the
discovery of America, as we'll as the ami
VerSary OF the independence OF the United
States.
The Mayor was elected Chairman, Mr..
Steinman putting the motion and it pre-
NaIung unanimously, and Z. w. Baker
was chosen Secretary.
}. A. Woodson stated that he appeared
as the Secretary Of a subcommittee Of
the Executive Committee of the celebra-
ton Of 1891. 1t was imposed upon him to
report TO this meeting. Accordingly he
stated tnat the Executive Committee had
passed three resolutions reciting the pop
ular desire that in 1892 there be a proper
celebration, and that to make its manage
ment representative and compact there
oughtto be chosen committee OftWenty-
one, the Trustees and Supervisors Boards
each TO name three each, Board of Educa-
ton, the Board of officers Of the Fourth
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Grand Army Posts jointly, the Native
Sons Parlors jointly, and the Pioneers,
two each, or twenty in all, and they to
choose one at large, making twenty-one.
The resolutions were sent to all those
bodies and all approved them cordially
and named excellent representatives.
The resolutions contemplated meeting
In September last to present to the Trus-
tees the subject of submitting at the De-
cember election the proposition to raise a
specific sum by general tax to meet the
expenses of the celebration and thus do
away with the annual solicitation for
funds. The Trustees, however, had
given it to be understood that they could
not see their way to that end, hence the
matter dropped and no meeting had been
called. 1t was his duty to report as he
had and leave the matter in the hands of
the committee; of the bodies named four
now had representatives present, and if
all We're personally notified doubtless the
full twenty could be got together and at
least simple patriotic and comparatively
costless but creditable observance of the
day had. Having thus discharged his
duty he would retire.
Mr.. Baker moved that Mr.. Woodson
be added to the committee then in ses-
sion and the motion was carried.
General Sheehan did not think it would
De proper TO take any action at this meet
ing, owing to the slight attendance. He
thought that if all the members of the
committee were properly notified good
attendance could be had. He favored an
adjournment for that purpose
Mr.. Steinman thought this good idea
and moved that an adjournment be taken
until Friday evening.