The morning call., 1892-07-02
BANDS And BANNERS.
Everything Ready for the Cele.
bratiOn Monday.
Fireworks and Football, Regattas and Rockets
TO Whoop Up the Glorious Fourth
of July.

There were no firecrackers exploded at
the meeting of the Fourth OF July executive
committee last night. and everything was
as smooth sailing as the report Of the re-
gatta committee.
Chairman Mcneil Of In e decoration CON-
mittee has lost no time since the contract
was awarded, and the headquarters have
taken on very patriotic appearance. Red.
white and blue streamers cover the door
way from the street and the rooms have
been decorated with tho country's colors;
flags artly shade the light in the windows
and the walls are draped with bright bnnt-
ing.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
There was very full attendance at the
meeting last night. Chairman Berry of the
committee on music reported that IL would
be necessary to have nine bands and four
buglers. The bands would cost S13Si, the
buglerS $40, and the literary entertainment
in Metropolitan Temple So. making total
of S1499.
1t was explained that the buglers would
be more useful than ornamental tn forming
the parade and in giving the commands
Mr.. Berry asked for $500.
Chairman Jacobs said that he had
| figured everything up very carefully on
I the basis OF what money had alre ady been
collected, and the appropriations made
thus far could be covered outside Of the
! appropriation was granted.
THE JAPANESE CONTRIBUTION.
Chairman Eiekhoff of the fireworks CON-
mittee reported progress. lie said that Ide
| * Co., the Japanese firm, had raised their
| donation TO $50, and a resolution of thanks
| was passed TO the firm.
Colonel Davis of the parade committee
said that everything was going along nicely.
| and the public could be assured OF one of
the finest tumou;s ever seen in the city.
Chairman PrOll of the regatta committee
! stated thst be would make his final report
| tonight but that his committee was hard at
| work, and would make the marine enter
| tainmrnt one Of the features Of tie day.
T. c. OConnor. president of the Emmet
| Football Club, asked that the appropriation
| of 500 be paid to-day. The Sarsfield Club
of Port Costa had consented to come here
| and play the Emmets in Golden Gate Park,
and they would bring down four carloads OF
| excurSionists to the city. His request was
| granted.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC GAEL.
After the meeting James c. Nealon spoke
| or the football game as follows:
From The reports OF those who have The mat
ter In hand one OF the gre Riest games ever seen
this coast vii! be play ed on the 4th. The Port
! Costa boys are determined TO return home on
| that DAY with the seaips OF The Emmeis. Tie
game OF football as played by the Gaelic boys is
football as II should be played, aud rich treat
is promised 10 all who may have al opportunity
| OF Witnessing The IN Itcn. The Emmets are fully
district and once again establish their supremacy
on the turf committee OF the Emmets will
meet the Port Costa boys AT the ferry and ex-
tend all tue conTtesies Of the season TO the visit
ing team. Ii Is expected that there Will be visit
ors from mauy of the surrounding towns TO
witness the game.
Game wiIi be called al . 80 p. n. sharp. The
Haight-street line of cars run direct 10 the
grounds.