The record-union., 1894-07-04
TEE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Honoring the Day Held Sacred by
Americans.
The Programme OF Exercises and of
Entertainments Pro-
vided.

To-day is the anniversary of the birth
OF American liberty and the establish
ment upon American soil of the princi-
pie of free government tolerance, right
/ to possess and enjoy property, right to
worship God according TO the dictates of
conscience and to pursue happiness with
in the safeguards and wise restraints of
law.
Sacramento has never failed to cele-
brate this day, fraught with such precious
memories. AS early as yesterday morn
ing the Capital City began to put on gala
attire, aud the decoration of the streets in
national colors IS very general and hand
some, though less profuse than III years
when the times were easier.
The day will he opened by national
salute at sunrise by Light Battery d,
Captain Cooke, Fourth Brigade, n. G. c.,
and by ringing of church and fire bells.
These salutes Will be repeated at noon
and at sunset.
The law requires the National Guard to
parade or drill on the Fourth of July, and
the commands in this city will do so.
The street drill provided Tor some weeks
ago, as entertained, will take place on j
and * streets, between 10 and 1880.
Those streets, back to the alleys north of
j and south OF il, should be kept clear Of
vehicles if the drill and the musketry fir
ing in honor of the day, that accompanies
it, IS to be made entertaining to young
and old America alike. This series of
military evolutions was substituted for
the usual procession, which the lack of
funds prohibited being given.
At noon in the beautiful and spacious
wlgwam recently built III the new pa
vilion the following exercises will take
place, to which the people are invited
there are sittings provided for 1000 peo-
pie:
1.-National Air. .Patriafehs Militant Rand
2.-1nnovatlon,... Rev 4. A. Atkinson
5.-"Ihe StarSpangled banner .....
-. (Chorus OF loo Voices W. II. Kinross,
DIRECTORY
4.-Recitation of Declaration of Inde-
pendence'' e''...............-......Will William Howe
5.-NatonaI Airs..........-.... ............B Band
zna.i u z. cosgToye
S.-Oration.........~F. II. Greely of Marysvine
9.-Drakes Address TO the American Flag
..--...-..........-Rectedb by Miss May Powers
1O.-"America,'" patriotic choir................
Band aud audience
11.-Benediction...... Rev. a. g. Herrick
The national colors will be supported
by the color guard Of the Second Infantry
Regiment while the ''Star-Spangled Ban
ner" is sung and while the address to the
flag is recited.
At 7:45 p. NJ, at the Plaza, the Patri-
archs Militant Band of twenty-seven
pieces, w. II. Kinross conductor, will
give a grand concert alternately with
tine display of liz pieces OF aerial fire.
works. The Plaza and surrounding
streets, except the space occupied for fire.
works, will be reserved for the people, no
horses or teams being allowed upon the
streets around the Plaza. This reguIa-
tion is for two-fold purpose, to afford
room for all the people and to prevent
accidents from the plunging of frightened
horses. as the fireworks are very
brilliant and noisy and all explode in
upper air.
There are 172 distinct pieces. They will
all be aerial, and can be easily seen from
any point where the tree foliage is not
dense, even ten or twelve blocks distant
ATHLETIC CLUB's FIELD DAY.
Everthing is in readiness for the big
field day Of the Sacramento Athletic
Club at Agricultural Park this afternoon.