The herald., 1896-06-22
AMERICA 5 GREATEST DAY
It Will Be Celebrated as
Never Before
IN THE HISTORY OF Los ANGELES
What the Executive Committee
Is Doing
BIG PARADE AND SPEAKING
There viii Be Concerts at All the Parks
in the Evening
Interesting Literary Exercises In the After
noon and at Night
How the Streets VIII Be observation-disclosures
There viii Be Concerts at All the Parks
in the Evening
Interesting Literary Exercises In the After.
Loon and at Night
How the Streets VIII Be observation-disclosures
Are Contributing Literally to the Exc
pense Fuud-The Committees At
Work Early and Late

It II less than two weeks now till the
Fourth Of July, and the executive COM
mittee having the matter Of prepara-
tions in hand for a grand celebration on
that day is meeting with much success
in its efforts. Citizens are contributing
literally to the expense fund, and Chair
man Wirsching of the finance commit
tee and Treasurer Harry Siegel feel con-
fident that funds ample for grand
demonstration will be raised before the
present week is gone.
The executive committee has only a
short space of time in which to complete
it's labors, and is working from sun up
till late into the night. It is the deter
mination of the committee to have cell
ebration even more glorious than that
of year ago.
The street decorations will be of a
most elaborate character. This work
is under the direct supervision of Cap
tain f. II. Hutchinson, a man who has
had much experience in this line. He
has large corps of assistants getting
the decorations in readiness to put up on
short notice. All along the line of march
will be great flags, streamers and pen
nants floating in the breeze.
Acting in accordance with the wishes
of the executive committee, Captain
Hutchinson will commence decorating
the streets one week from today, and the
following morning will see every nag
and streamer and pennant in place. The
decorations will be even more elaborate
than those of the last Fiesta. In each
block will be three lines of big flags
pennants, etc, stretched from building
to building, and four lines stretched just
below them with smaller pennants ana
flags, and in the center a four-foot star
in the national colors On the tele-
phone poles along the entire line OF
march will be feStooned 1aprlcS III the
nations colorS.
The decorations on each of the streets
in the line of march will be different
These elaborate decorations cannot be
anything but beautiful, and the sight
of them will have the erect of inspiring
the Warmest patriotism in the nearts
of all good American citizens
Grand Marshal j. Lee Burton has not
yet definitely decided on the line of
march. One thing is certain, and that
is, none of the principal business streets
will be overlooked. The line of march
and the grand marshals aides will be
announced early in the present week.
Inc parade Will De d lOllS Olle, Ia lllS
number of striking features. The
goddess of liberty float will be the hand
soonest of any floats that have yet passed
down Spring street The work is be-
ing done under the supervision of Ed
ward Englander, who has had much ex-
perience in this line. White and gold
will be the colors of the float. The god
dess will wear a snowy white gown and
a golden crown. Seated about her will
be pretty girls ranging in age from to
II years. who will be dressed in white
and each representing one of the states.
The float will be drawn by four white
horses. each with an attendant dressed
in white.
The Ladies' Relief corps and the C. A.
r. posts will have two floats. furnishing
realistic scenes from the battle field.
Accompanying these will be large
number of the vets" and members
of the relief corps, the latter of whom
will ride i'll carriages.
Another strong feature of the parade
will be a great flag composed of school
children. This flag will be after the
style of the one of last year, but it will
be much larger This work is in charge
Of Prof. Kramer, who drilled the chill
dren a year ago. A large number of
Young Americas have offered to take
part in this feature and will be drilled
for the first time next Tuesday after
noon at o'clock in Hazards pavilion
The costumes for the children win be
made by the auxiliary committee of fif-
ty ladies which Chairman Shoulters ap-
pointed at recent meeting of the ex-
ecutiVe committee. With only few
exceptions the ladies appointed have
kindly offered to aid in every possible
way. They will prove of great assist
ance in the preparations for the celebra-
ton.
The Turner's will be in line more than
100 strong, and will so through their
exercises from time to time, while
parching. They are now having a
beautiful float prepared.
There will be lots of boys in blue
in line. Colonel Berry and staff and
a battalion of the Seventh regiment, n.
G. c., will turn out, and miliatiamen
from the surrounding towns will be
here. The Signal corps and Co. D, cav
airy, will also participate.
The Boys brigade. 15O strong, un-
der command of Colonel Poor, will turn
out, and there will be the Signal corps,
commanded by Captain Munsey
The boys ave handsome uniforms and
have been thoroughly drilled.
The colored people are going to show
their patriotism by turning out in
body all the scholars in one of the Sun
day schools. This is something out of
a little attention.
Many of the civic organizations will
be in line. The city and county officers
will all turn out, as will the foreign con-
suls and others holding public Of
fees. Sheriff Burr and his army of
deputies will have eight beautifully dec
GRATED carriages.
Chairman Joseph Baxter Of the music
committee is now closing contracts with
tho hest hands In, tbie Of he tot
The Seventh regiment band has been en-
gagged, as have the Orange band, the
American Star drum corps, and a num-
Der of other musical organizations.
There will be band concerts in the
evening at Westiake park, Eastside
park, Hollenbeck park and Central
park. In the afternoon Immediately
after the parade, and while the literary
programme is being carried out one of
the bands will play in Central park.
The program of exercises at Hazards s
pavilion in the afternoon and evening
has not yet been fully decided upon by
Chairman Shafer and his committees.
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