The record-union., 1893-06-10
THE NATIONS DAY.
The Fourth of July viii be SpIenddIy
Celebrated
In Sacramento, If Only the Money
Necessary to Pay the Cost is
Contributed.

The fifteen citizens chosen by the
Mayor, by order the Citizens Commit
tee, to act as an Executive Committee for
the proper observance of the Fourth Day
of July, met last evening, every member
but one being present, and he was absent
from the city.
By unanimous request Mayor Stein
man was chosen as Chairman OF the COM
mittee, and in that capacity added to it.
{. w. Baker was elected Secretary,
though expressing a wish not to serve,
but the committee held that his expert
ence in past years as Secretary was neces-
sary to it, and he accepted. C. II. Hub
bard was elected Treasurer, he having
served several years also, and his expert
ence being desired by the committee.
10 say that everything went smoothly
in the committee, is to express it feebly.
There was harmony, earnestness and
vigor that was remarkable. No commit
tee with like duty to perform has as
sembled here in years that was so prompt,
periodically vigorous, that got over so
much ground and with such spirit in so
short a time.
The first thing done was to resolve that
IN its debates and votes the committee
would act in executive session, but that
the door was open at any time TO any cltl-
zen to make suggestions and present
plans or protests; and that it was open
also to the press. The idea is that by ex-
ecutive sessions being held a great deal
more rapid work can be done, and free
dom Of expression and action will be
conserved.
The next thing done was to elect
Grand Marshal, and George III. Clark
I,.
was absent from the city the fact of the
honor conferred upon him was at once
telephoned to him, with a request to
meet with the committee at all its future
sessions.
The committee then went into debate
of the character of celebration. All sub
mitted plans were fully considered and
all features proposed debated, and the
cost, item by item, discussed and COM
pared with the cost of other celebrations
on the Fourth of July for the past six
years.
Finally it was resolved unanimously
that the celebration shall be of this char
acter:
!. Salute by artillery.
2. Parade in the early forenoon by
military, fire department, civic societies
and citizens.
features.
/. Regatta in the latter part of the after
noon.
5. Fireworks at night.
The cost of such a celebration was item
by item footed up, and includes three
bands and drum corps, cost of literary
exercises, three fine floats, expenses of
Grand Marshal, committees Secretary's
outlay, salutes, advertising, water, re-
gatta, outlay by hremen, printing, fire.
works, water for people in the line, in
cidentals, such as postage, stationery,
ident OF the Day and Chaplain. The
whole toots up $1,000 less a few cents.
This sum the committee resolved to be
absolutely necessary, and deemed it but
small outlay for so many good features.
All the money will be expended in the
city except OF course for the fireworks.
The committee then proceeded to APP
point committees as follows:
10 solicit from the people the necessary
funds: Center of Third street, west-E.
a. Hartman, Frank Bergman, G. w.
ticks.
Center of Third to center of Fifth street
W. II. Sherburn, Chief Engineer
Guthrie.
Center of Fifth to center of Seventh
street-O. p. Dodge and George P. Groves.
Center of Seventh to center of Tenth
G. w. Baker and Frank Hickman.
Center of Tenth, caste. I. Barton and
c. IL. Hubbard.
Each of these committees is chosen from
the Executive Committee, and each COM
mlttee IS to meet and elect one other citi-
zen to be member of the subcommittee.
All the committees are to start out Tues
day next and thoroughly canvass their
districts, so as to be able to report fully
on Thursday. If the people want such
celebration as that outlined, the s., 900
will be forthcoming; if it is not sub
scrIbed, then the committee on Thursday
night Will cut down the programme to
q
This may mean abandonment of fire.
works and regatta, but the committee
wants both. 1t has been many years
since there was an exhibition of aquatic
athletics here, and the prospect is now to
draw out some very fine boating bouts
from clubs Of other cities and independ-
ent oarsmen at home. So, too, regarding
fireworks; II is the desire of the commit
tee to have neat If not a gorgeous dis
play. For three years we have had no
fireworks display. 1t draws we'll, pleases
children especially, and in this Column
bian year no such feature ought to be
omitted.
Chairman Steinman then. on vote of
the committee, proceeded to appoint the
following subcommittee: On Fire
works-Dodge and Sherburn. On Re-
gatta-Bergmau and Hartman. On Invi-
tations to Civic Societies-Guthrie and
Groves. On Literary Exercises Wood
son and Pond. on Printing and Adver-
tlsing-tlcks and Hickman. On Music
Hubbard and Lubin.
The Executive Committee then ad-
journed 10 meet on Thursday night next,
at which time every Subcommittee must
report, and the verdict of the people will
be known as to what the character of the
celebration shall be. on adjourning
Mayor Steinman and Treasurer Hub
bard both stated that they had had TO do
with great many Fourth of July and
other celebration committees, but had
met with none that got down to work so
handsomely as this one or that was so
thoroughly in earnest to do credit to the
Capital City of the State.