The record-union., 1895-06-22
MONEY FOR The FOURTH OF JULY.
Enough to Insure a Very CreditabIe
Celebration.
Auburn's Military Company Invited
The Wheelmen VIII Appear
in the Parade.

The Fourth Of July Executive Com
mittee met last evening, Chairman u IL
Adams presiding.
The Finance Committee reported haV-
ing collected 81, III 80 to defray the ex-
penses of the celebration, with good pros
poets for increasing that amount.
A communication was received from
the Matron of the Protestant Orphan
Asylum stating that the children under
her care will turn out in the parade.
Acoeptances to take part in the parade
were read from the City Trustees, Warren
Post, G. A. Re-, and number Of other or
ganizstions.
communication was read from Miss
Virna Woods, in which she accepted with
pleasure the invitation to write the
Fourth OF July poem.
Chairman Adams announced that there
would be a number of floats IN the pa
rade, and that several Of the merchants
OF the city declared their intention to
make trades display.
1t was announced that the quartet OF
which w. r. Elwood is the leader would
furnish vocal music at the exercises IN
the OpsTa-house without cost TO the COM
mittee.
0. w. Erlewine announced that the
Southern Pacific Company had decided
to reduce fares to this city from various
points one-half for those desiring to at
tend the celebration.
Grand Marshal l.. Z. Breuner reported
that he had appointed William A. Sayre
and Lincoln White Chief Aids and John
SkelIon, Jr., Marshal OF the second di-
vision. The Grand Marshal also an
nounced that r. L. Greer, p. B. john
son, Frank Ruhstsller, Jr., Fred G..
Yoerk and a mum Der of other young men
had accepted their appointments as AIDS.
The Music Committee was allowed
$500 for music in the parade.
L. Z. Breuner and Bart Mcdonald OF
the Capital City Wheelmen announced
that the members OF that organization
will appear in the parade with decorated
wheels. Sixty dollars was appropriated
for the Wheelmen.
The sum Of 500 was appropriated for the
firing Of salutes. Thirteen guns will be
fired in the morning, forty i've at noon
and thirteen IN the evening.
There viii be three floats in the parade,
70 be provided by the committee, and Sl50
was appropriated TO defray the expense
to be incurred in their construction.
The sum of $40 was appropriated for the
band at the exercises, so for the Literary
Committee and $40 for the purpose of Sc
curing wagons 10 carry the orphans.
The sum Of So was appropriated for
carriages for Federal, State, county and
city officials.
Chief Of Police Drew was requested to
prevent, if possible, the throwing of
bombs and frecrackers into the pro-
cessiOn.
The sum of $3.50 was appropriated for
use by the Printing Committee and $50
for the Grand Marshal
Colonel J. w. Guthrie stated that, as
there are now but two infantry companies
and a light battery of the National Guard
IN this city, it would be q capital idea to
have another military company here on
the Fourth to augment the parade.
Colonel Guthries suggestion was at
once carried out by the Secretary being
instructed TO invite Company ID, Second
Infantry, at Auburn, to take part in the
celebration, in the event of the company
not being needed at home for such pur-
pose. TO defray the expenses Of the COM
pany coming to and going from this city
500 was appropriated.
The Woodland company would have
been considered with the Auburn COM
pany but for the fact that Woodland is to
have celebration Of it's own. The COM
mlttee did not know whether or not a
celebration would be held in Auburn.
Grand Marshal Breuner announced
that the Aids and the Parade Committee
will hold meeting in the rooms of the
City Board of Education next Friday
evening.
The Executive Committee then ad-
Journed. 20 meet at the courtroom of JUS
uce Henry next Tuesday evening.