The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-11
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 Special Committee Report Accepted Churches and schools Are Urged to Assist-Thc Appointment of General Committee to Include Four Representa- tivos the City Government as Recom- mended.
 The special committee who were given the matter of Fourth of July ob- servance have made the following re- port, which has been adopted: To the General Committee of Fourth of July Celebrations
 l Your special committee, appointed to 1 formulate and present plan for the per l manent observance of Fourth or July, would respectfully report the following That in the year 1897 and each year l thereafter, the day be celebrated Tn gen | eral accordance with the plan so success | fully carried out In this year, with such | modihcations and improvements as may, to the general committee, at any time | hereafter seem desirable,
 That the churches the public and, pri- yate schools and the. press or the city, | through their iniiuntial channels, be re- | queSted to in timely seasons and ways enlighten and stimulate the minds or all | upon the benefits accruing from the cultl- | walton of a pure and unselfish patriotism, | ,", | Of our whole country to morals, lntelIi- gence and material welfare "0ne Country and One Flag" should be | tn united motto of all American citizens. 1 Children should be taught this sentiment in their homes, churches and schools It was q matter of peculiar gratlhcatlon general committee in the parade of this year, no flag but our own American lag was borne in the column of march-a dis | tinction which we commend for perpetual observance on all public occasions.
 The object of our Fourth of July celee- | brations being to promote the public wei fare through patriotic citizenship, 1t is i recommended that an adequate approprit- 1 thorities to meet the reasonable and proper expenditures of such celebrations all moneys received to be dlsbursea through proper committees, a part of l isting city government; all expenditures ! to be certified in writing, with vouchers to ! be audited by Il committee of three, ap- pointed by the general committee for. the l year, and one member of which auditing committee shall be member of the city | government,
 Your committee does further recom- mend the appointment of q general com- mittee consisting of
 A-Four representatives of the city gov ernment, to wit: The mayor, one member of the board of aldermen, two members of the board of cOuncilmen.
 B-Four representatives of the New Ha- ven Colony Historical society. | C-Four representatives of the chamber of commerce of New Haven
 D-One representative from each mill. tary and civic organizations in the city of New Haven.
 Each society is requested to appoint oi elect it's representatives at its first meet ing in october of each year and send the names and addresses Of such representa- tives to the secretary of the executive com mittee of the said general committee.
 The general committee shall at its last meeting previous to September 1st In eael year elect an executive committee of five members whose duties shall be to organize the general committee for the ensuing year.
 Any moneys remaining in the hands of the treasurer of the general committee after payment of the approved bills fol the celebration of that year. shall bc transferred by such treasurer to his sue cessor in ofiice-such funds to be held as d nucleus for the expenditures of the next annual celebration.
 New Haven, August 10th, 1896
 Respectfully submitted,
 EDWARD E. SILL,
 FRED $. SNOW,
 ALGERNON B. CORBIN,
 c. T. DR1SCOLL,
 w. W. STOW, Sec,
 Committee