The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-04


Association headquarters to discuss the
practicability of postponing the celebfa.
ton. The chairman, James S. Sim
mons, called the meeting to order,
stated the object OF the call and read
the petition of the merchants and citi-
zens to the executive committee. He
explained the situation thoroughly, and
stated the various reasons that had
been advanced against postponement,a as
we'll as those advanced by tho petition.
erS.
Il. r. Woodward, chairman of the COM
mittee on decorations, stated that he
had gotten up the petition at the re-
quest of the various merchants he had
approached on decorations. He thought
it was almost the universal opinion of
the business men, especially the mer-
chants, to postpone, giving as some of
the reasons, that Friday was pay day at
the Machine Shops and Saturday on the
Norfolk and Western. j. Allen Watts
thought 1T was too late to postpone now,
although it was unfortunate that the
18th fell on Saturday. The historical
celebrate any other day would be liam
let with hamlet left out This was
grand holiday and merchants as we'll as
everybody else could regard it as such.
Wilbur ). ole. as chairman Of the
military committee, stated that it would
be impossible to get many of the mill
tary companies here on any .othcr date,
now that all the arrangements had boon
made. Capt. III. Davis said the cadets
OF the V. M. /. could not come at any
other time.
r. Ii. Soule said from the standpoint
of the Roanoke Machine Works it would
be impracticable to have the parade on
any other day than Saturday, June Is;
that the uniforms which had been
ordered, at large cost, would not arrive
before Friday, and the band had a bind
ing engagement to be at Hampden-Sid-
ney College the following week. He
could not speak with authority but
thought the monthly wages at the shops
would be advanced day and the paw
car on the Norfolk and Western start a
day earlier, and thus that difficulty
which had been mentioned would be
obviated
Waller p. HUFF advocated the Fourth
OF July as an appropriate day to hold
the celebration. George w. Ramsey
thought it would be very imprac ticablo
to change the date, as Colonel Huger, of
the Norfolk and Western, in order to
give transportation to the troops, must
know today what troops would come so
that he could arrange with other rail
roads for extra cars. II the date was
changed it would be impossible to as
certain what military companies would
be here in time to arrange for transpor-
talon.
w. A. Glasgow, .Ir., hoped that what
ever decision might be rendered all
were here to work for the best interests
Of the city and none would lift ii hand
to mar the harmony that had all along
prevailed among the committees and
citizens. He thought that it was not
advisable to change the date.
j. @. Johnson said that on first blush
he had thought it best to postpone, but
on mature consideration saw the im-
practibility of the movement. He,
therefore, moved that the date remain
June Is.
w. p. DupuY stated that the camp
OF Confederate Veterans would meet
June end and 23rd, and it would SER
iously interfere with these days. j. S.
Groves offered as an amendment to Mr.
Johnson's motion that part of Friday
be included in the programme if the
executive committee deemed it practic-
able. T.. r. Woodward stated that
while he thought a postponement best,
he was doing all he could anyway, and
had already given an order for the dec
GRAFTON of his building. e. c. Pechin
advocated including Friday afternoon
in the programme The vote was then
taken on the proposition to hold tho
celebration Friday afternoon and even
ing and Saturday. 1t was unanimously
carried.
Immediately after the meeting ad
iourned the executive com mittee held a
meeting and endorsed the decision of
the general committee and formulated
partial programme, subject TO changes
and additions as follows: Friday after
noon, grand dress parades of all the
military companies; Friday evening,
Professor Leary's concert in the taber-
nacle and address by Hon. II. Kyd
Douglass, of Maryland, and others; Sat
urday morning, mammoth trades dis
play and procession; Saturday afternoon,
sham battle and other amusements:
Saturday night, torchlight procession
and parade of the fire companies. A
grand display of fire works will be given
Saturday night. Other amusements
will be introduced to as great an extent
as the time will admit Of
A committee was appointed consist
ing of j. S. Simmons, George W. Ram
sey and Capt. Henri DAWN to visit Phil
adelphia to interview President Kim
ball, of the Norfolk and Western, con-
corning rates of transportation, etc.,
and also to make arrangements to have
representatives Of the metropolitan pa
pers present at the celebration. The
secretary was instructed to invite, by
telegraph, Governor Mckinney and his
staff to be present on the occasion as the
guests of the city.
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