The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-05-28
MORE ARRANGEMENTS MADE
The Fourth of July Celebrate IN Matter
Assuming Proper Form

about the celebration of the Fourth OF
July this year in Kenosha. It is an as
sured thing. The business men of the
city have placed the matter beyond
peradventure. An amount OF money
has been raised which assures one OF
the biggest and best displays of patri-
otism seen in Kenosha in twenty-five
years. The finance soliciting commit
tee up to Tuesday night had secured
1925 in subscriptions and there were
number more to hear from. By the
time this committee gets ready to make
it's complete report the amount will I'M
doubtedly be nearly $1,000. The
meaning of those figures is plain. There
is enough money at the disposal of the
committee on arrangements to permit
it to go ahead and do something good.
It was the idea of all concerned from
the start that if good celebration
could not be put up it would be better
to drop the matter altogether. The
reports received by the meeting held in
Simmons hall Tuesday evening show
that the matter cannot be dropped
now. Everybody has contributed lib
orally and the work of the soliciting
committee has been comparatively
easy. This paper believed all the while
that our merchants wanted celebra-
ton. The results so far attained prove
it to have been on the right track,
The third mass meeting of citizens
was called together in Simmons hall
Tuesday evening TO listen to reports of
committees and to complete such ar
rangements as the reports Of those
committees indicated could be made.
The most sanguine had hardly dared
believe that the reports would be as
rosy hued as they were. The work of
raising money for anything is usually
long and tedious task. In this matter
it has been right the other way. Every
merchant along Main street seemed to
be alive to the Importance of celebra-
ton this year and he put his hand in
his pocket and literally donated to-
ward the desired result.
1t was fully 9 o'clock before the bus
mess men got together in sufficient
number to transact business. When
they did get together things pushed
right along. Chairman Buckmaster
took the chair again, and Secretary
Baker was at his post. The minutes of
the previous meeting having been read
and approved, the matter of securing
the services of Company NJ, First in
fantry, I. N. g., came up. Corp. G. c.
Booth, acting for the company, was
present and was called upon to state
the terms upon which his company
could be secured for the day in ques-
ton. He stated that all they would
ask for prize drill, march and cart
ridge drill and display would be their
transportation expenses and the cost OF
entertainment while here. These terms
were agreed to and they were invited
take part in the exercises. This COM
pany is the crack organization in the
military line in the northwest and is
expected to put up great exhibition.
1t is to include about 100 men with
band, bugle and drum corps.
Col Strong suggested that it would
be good idea to get the Continental
guards here for that day. also. This
company is social organization of very
wealthy men, of Chicago, all of whom
are Sons of the Revolution. They
dress in the old continental uniforms
and would make very desirable addi-
ton to the parade. The colonel was
made committee of one to see if they
would agree to come up.
At this point the soliciting committee
reported that it had raised 1925 fOrEthe
celebration So far, and had not COM
pleted it's work.
A motion was then made that
large committee on arrangements be
selected which should have full power
to act and appoint its own sub-com-
mittees. Another motion made the So
Letting committee a part OF the general
committee on arrangements.
The matter of arranging with the
railroad company for excursion rates to
Kenosha next came up, on motion OF
| Geo. B. Villas. He was made chair
man of that committee and E. R. Head
and Charles Skidd were made his as
sistants.
Upon motion this transportation
committee was then made part of the
general committee on arrangements.
r. II. Slosson was present to make
his report on the matter of whether
Luther Latin Mills could be secured
for the grafton for the day. Mr.. Sios-
son stated that Mr.. Mills could not ac-
cept invitations this year owing to
business engagements. He said that
Mr.. Mills was mole in favor of speaking
here than anywhere else, and that he
had already some fifteen or twenty in
vitations from as many different places,
but he had been obliged to decline
them all. Neither love nor money
= IL. IL VI.