The herald., 1896-06-11
A Glorious Celebration of the
Fourth Is Assured
COMMITTEES HARD AT WORK
Many Striking and Pleasing Features In
tine Parade
Six Costly Historical Floats- What the Chill
dren VIII Do-ssnater White snd Con.
gresham McLachlan May Speak

see to 1t that the anniversary of Ameri
can independence Is celebrated this
year as never before in the city's his
tory. The committee Is doing nothing
by halves. 1t is composed Of represen-
tative business men who have had much
experience in the line of work which
has been intrusted to them and who are
working day and night to the end that
the forthcoming celebration shall be a
complete success.
The finance, committee Of which r. e.
Wirsching Is chairman and Messrs. 4.
A. Miller and H. w. Frank are members.
is now in the field hard at work, ably
assisted by subcommittee composed
of representative business men.
Citizens are showing their patriotism
by subscribing literally to the fund
when waited upon by the committeeman.
| If the citizens who have not been seen
are as liberal as those who have already
subscribed no great trouble Will be ex-
perienced by the finance committee In
raising funds ample for a demonstra-
tion even more elaborate than that of
a year ago.
With Major ]. Lee Burton as grand
marshal and Major w. s. Reddipg as
chairman of the committee on parades.
the part of the celebration under their
direct charge is certain to be elaborate
and grand. This portion Of the work
is we'll in hand. and everything possible
is being done to make the parade the
feature of the celebration.
Chairman Redding was authorized at
the last meeting Of the executive COM
mittee to make liberal expenditure Of
money for flag and q star to be
made up of school children, all prettily
costumed in either red, white or blue.
It will be rendered that a year ago
there was a flag in the parade and that
1t drew forth applause all along the line
of march.
Cho trr,ar poad,r, rro1osor +h,% %ho
flag this Fourth of July shall be much
larger, and in addition thereto he will
have mammoth star composed of boys
and girls ranging in age from years
to 12 years.
Children are now being enrolled for
ing to participate should call at the
headquarters Of the executive commit
tee at their earliest convenience.
Another striking part of the parade
will be six historical floats. Chairman
Redding submitted his plans at the last
meeting of the committee, and q con-
siderable sum of money will be expend-
ed in making the floats as striking and
realistic as possible.
The floats will be the landing Of Col
umbus, the signing of the Declaration
of Independence, the signing Of the pro-
perity, and the coming century.
Grand Marshal Burton has sent in
vitations to all civic organizations in
Southern California to appear in the
parade, and already he is in receipt Of
letters of acceptance from many Of these
orders. The indications are that more
civic organizations Will be in line this
Fourth of July than ever before.
Colonel John r. Berry Of the Seventh
regiment, N. G. c., will have a large
number Of the boys in blue in line from
many of the towns Of Southern Califor-
mia.
The committee on music is not step
behind the other committees. Joseph
Baxter, the chairman, is in correspond
ence with all the bands in this end of the
state, and the air will be filled with pat
riotic music on Americas greatest day.
In addition to brass bands, it is the in
tention to have several drum corps.
The old vets" will be out hundreds
strong, with their own martial music,
All the members of the relief corps will
also be in line, riding in carriages. The
inmates of the soldiers home will not be
here, as there are to be exercises at their
quarters.
Grand Marshal Burton has decided on
the line Of march. The parade will form
on Sixth street, west of Broadway, and
the line of march will be as follows:
Broadway, from Sixth to Third; thence
on Third to Spring, down Spring to Sixth,
thence on Sixth to Main, up Main to
the church plaza, thence on Main to
Spring and to Third, thence on Third to
Hill, where the parade will disband.
There will be no end Of oratory after
the parade. A. c. Shafer, the chairman
of the committee having this important
part Of the days celebration in hand,
will in day or two be able to furnish
complete list of the names of the speak
ers. Senator White and Congressman
McLachlan have been invited to deliver
orations. 1t is likely there will be speak
ing, ETC., at Hazards S pavilion both In the
afternoon and evening.
At the Congregational church at Sixth
parade there will be patriotic exercises
by school childrn in charge of the presi-
dents Of the various relief corps Of the
city.
The business streets will be elaborately
decorated before the eth-aeyeseftogo- (vo-
decorated several days before the Fourth.
Captain Hutchinson, the chairman of
the committee on decorations, now has
a large force at work getting the flags,
bunting, ETC., in readiness to be put in
place.
Treasurer Harry Siegie has suggested
to the executive committee that cash
prizes be awarded to those whose busi-
ness houses are most artistically and
elaborately decorated.
This suggestion will quite likely be
adopted.
Exhibits for the Chamber
The Lemon Growers association of
Ontario has placed a nice box of cured