The record-union., 1894-07-02
THE BIRTHDAY OF FREEDOM.
All Preparations Made for the Cele-
bration.
How the Nations Natal Day Will Be
Observed in Sacramento on
Wednesday.

The Fourth of July Executive Com
mittee met yesterday. III. Weinstock pre-
siding, and completed all the arrange
ments for the celebration of the Birthday
of the Republic on Wednesday next.
1t had not the means this year to pro-
vide for bands, floats, decorations, ETC.,
for the usual street parade. Under the
law the citizen soldiery is compelled to
turn out and drill or parade on the
Fourth of July. 1t was, therefore, ar
ranged that the military evolutions take
place on upper streets TO afford entertain
ment and help 10 salute the day with dis
charges OF musketry and street evolu-
tions, that there may be the usual liter
airy exercises, and that there be at night a
concert and aerial fireworks.
On this basis the following programme
was yesterday completed, and it will be
carried out in this order. 1t will be seen
that it will afford very pleasant celebra-
ton and will do honor 10 the day that to
Americans. lovers of free institutions
and admirers of free self-gOvernnent
the Liberties we enjoy and all the guaran-
tees we have for lite, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness:
/. At sunrise Light Battery B, Captain
John Cooke, Will tlre the national salute
and the tire and church bells will be
rung.
=. From 10 o'clock to II:30 the Second
Infantry of the Fourth Brigade. such
companies as are in this city, with the
light battery and Signal Corps, will appear
i'll parade and give on } and h streets the
street drill. with blank cartridges and the
usual evolutious. These will be con-
Quoted on and X streets, from Second
to Tenth, along which cwo main streets
the people should distribute themselves.
The evolutiopS being repeated along the
line will be seen as well in one place as
another. The roadway of the streets
should be left clear tor the evolutions,
and horses should not be brought inside
the space between tie alleys next north
OF | street or next south OF * street. The
officers say there is not the slightest dan
ger whatever ii horses are kept back of
these lines, and that the firing will not
be One-tenth so dangerous as the usual
explosion of fireworks in the streets.
The work of the Signal Corps from house,
tops and other points will illustrate how
communication is made and kept up be-
tween command and a body of soldiery.
). 1t II O'Clock The battery will fire the
high-noon salute, and the bells will again
ring. At the same time in the beautiful
wigwam in the New Pavilion the literary
exercises will begin, Mayor b. I. Stein
man, President of the Day, presiding: (a)
Music, Patriarchs Militant Band for
merly uussar Band; (b) Invocation by
-; (c) 1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner"
by the band and 100 voices OF patriotic
singers, w. III. kinross, Director; td)
Reading of Declaration of Independence
by William Howe; (e) Kel1er's American
National Hymn, Patriotic Choir; (f)
Poem, written by j. p. Cosgrave and
read by Miss May Powers; (g) Music by
the band; (h) Grafton by Hon. +. Ii.
Greely of Marysville; Cd America"
band, choir and people; (k) Benediction,
Rev. \. G. Herrick.
1. Sunset national salute by the Light
Battery and ringing of bells.
). Grand concert by Patriarchs Militant
Band OF twenty seven pieces, w. II. Kin
ross, Concert Director, on the Plaza be-
ginning at 7:45 P. NJ. Interspersed there
will be a display of fireworks, ali aerial
mo set pieces, from reserve on the
north side of the Plaza from which all
the people must keep free. No teams will
be allowed on L, J, Tenth or Ninth streets
surrounding the Plaza. The pieces to be
cast up will be l72 in number, and these
with the concert will easily entertain the
people for two hours. The display will
consist of twenty-four 4-pound eXhibi-
ton rockets, six 6-pound cornucopia
rockets, six 6-pound shooting-star rock
cts, six S-pound prize cometic rockets,
twelve 4-pound parachute rockets, twelve
6-pound parachute rockets. six S-pound
diamond-c rockets. six 6-pound will
low-tree rockets, six S-pound peacock
plume rockets, three 2-pound screamer
rockets, three 2-pound cannon rockets,
three 4-pound prismatic dragon rockets,
three 4-pound cascade rockets, three g.
pound jeweled streamer rockets, three g.
pound telescope repeating rockets, three
3-pound calliOpe rockets, three 6-pound
electric rockets, three S-pound festoon
rockets, twelve 9-inch Japanese night
bombshells, twelve Finch night bomb
shells, twelve 15-inch night bonn bshells,
twelve lS-inch night bombshells, and
twelve 24-inch night bombshells.
OF course these pieces will not be given
in the above order, but will be distri-
buted during the concert, which will con-
clude with a musical composition known
as "RecollectionS of the War;" and in
which some of the fire-work bombshells
will play part.
q. At O'Clock in the afternoon the
Sacramento Athletic Club gives a grand
field day entertainment at Agricultural
Park of many numbers and great variety.
These are not under the auspices OF the
cOnllllIlee, anu sinai ADMISSION lee is
charged by the club, but the committee
commends the club and its entertainment
to the people. A regatta is being arranged
for on the river by citizens, but the COM
mite has had no official communication
concerning it, but assumes that it will be
carried out.
The Executive Committee authorized
the Military Committee to request of
Colonel Guthrie that he send stand of
colors and color guard to appear on the
stage at the literary exercises, and dis
play "Old Glory" when the "Star-span-
gled Banner' is sung.
The COMMITTEES appointed Chairman
Weinstock, Secretary Kinross and Treas
urer Mclaughlin an Auditing Commit
tee, and then adjourned until Sunday
next at l P. NJ, TO meet at Judge Henry's
office. TO Judge Henry the committee
rendered hearty vote of thanks for the
use of his office as meeting place these
several weeks past.