The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-01
PREPARATIONS FOR THE BELL,
a Grand Parade One of the Fea-
lures Of the Day.
The Meeting OF tho Citizens Committee
Last Night-what Was Done-Ths
Council Also Considering the Matter
Brief Outline of tho Plan and Rx-
ercises for the Observation-Disclosures
Appointed.

= AOA shO ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Appointed.
AT joint meeting OF the committee
on arrangements, committee on invita-
lions and the committee on reception of
the Liberty Bell held last night in the
circuit courtroom, the executive COM
mlstee' composed of w. P. Dupuy,sS. S.
Brooke and T. w. Miller, made their
report. This report was only in the
form OF suggestions; so the three COM
mittees resolved themselves into com.
mittee of the whole and took definite
action as to the plans to be pursued in
the celebration Of the coming of the bell
on next Saturday, and while the per-
1ected arrangements may differ in som o
respects from the following as outlined.
yet 1t Will serve to give the people of
Roanoke some idea as to what thew NAV
expect.
1t was decided that grand parad @
was the proper thing and all the or.
gained bodies in she city will be invited
to participate, including all the secret
societies, lodges, fire companies, mill
tary companies, schools, otto. The line
OF march Ia to be up Salem avenue to
Commerce street; thence to Campbell
avenue, and thence to the Roanoke and
Southern depot, where the car will be
placed containing the bell.
Col. 8. s. Brooke will act "a chief
marshal for the occasion and will have
whole corps of assistants, which will
be announced later. The grounds on
which the boil will be located will be
ssaked and = guard placed 80 that all
organized bodies will be enabled to psss
in review Of the bell.
The school children with their teach.
ers will be accorded the privilege of first
viewing the bell, after which they will
be disbanded. 1t was suggested by the
committee that every association that
can possibly do SO should organize and
march in @ body.
The employees Of the Roanoke Ma
chine Works will be invited to attend
In one body, and so with other in
dustrial establishments.
The mayor and Common Council of
Roanoke will meet and entertain the
mayor and those of the council of
philadelphia, who will accompany the
bell, during their stay in Roanoke.
The artillery Ia to be secured, and on
the arrival of the bell the national
salute will be fred, and at given sig
nal the Roanoke Machine Works whistle
will blow, when all the bells in the city
will be expected to ring and all the
different whistles to blow in memory Of
the old bell that rang out the glad It'd
Ing In 17f6, "Proclaiming liberty
throughout the land unto all the in
habitants thereof"
finance committee composed OF Col.
Brooke, j. Shirley Smith, w. o. Harda-
way, A. j. Evans and L. E. Lookabill
was appointed. and these gentlemen will
call upon the business men to contribute
something toward bearing the expenses
of the celebration.
Mr. ellis was appointed a committee
OF one on lights and the erection of
platform at the Roanoke and Southern
depot
The following committees were APP
pointed: On music, Mr.. ellis, w. S.
Jones and J. T.. Kelley; on decorations,
w. e. Thomas, j. j. Gsrry and j. Shir.
ley Smith; on arrangement of exercises,
Messrs. Hardaway, Hodgson, Rev. DR..
Campbell and Rev. E. b. Pollard; on
devotional exercises, Revs. Campbell,
Pollard, Patton and Father Lynch.
The City Council also held an In.
formal meeting to determine what
steps would be taken by them in the
celebration, and sent committee,
imposed Of Messrs. Loughery, Wilson
and Terry, to ascertain from the citi-
zens' committee what action had been
determined on. The City Council was
then invited to participate in the de-
liberations of tho committee, which
they did.
The committees on devotional exer.
cises and exercises met Immediately
after adjournment, and outlined the fol-
lowing programme, which may be
changed TO some extent. but nos ma
terially 80:
Devotional Exercises-First, song.
Doxology. followed by prayer; second,
song. my Country, IT'S of Thee" fol-
lowed by an Grafton from tho orator Of
the day, who will be some invited guest
yet to be determined upon. This por-
tion OF the programme will be rendered
before the arrival of the bell. Upon its
arrival Mayor Jones will deliver the I'D.
dress of welcome. which will be re-
sponded to by one of the visitors. The
response will be followed by music by
the band, when the school children will
be allowed 10 pass In review Of the bell,
followed by all organized bodies.
To Speak In Alabama.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-Secretary
Herbert will leave Waahinpton Wed-