The record-union., 1896-07-03
EVERYTHING In READINESS.
Meeting Of the Fourth Of July Committee
Last Night.
All Arrangements for the Parade
Exercises and Fireworks
Are Completed.

The Fourth of July Committee held
q meeting last night, a full attendance
being present
0. N. Cronkite, for the Committee on
Fireworks, reported that all arrange
ments were perfected. The G-street en-
trance at Agricultural Park will be
reserved for pedestrians only, and no
teams would be allowed in the paddock.
Owing to the fact that the fireworks
will be of heavier caliber this year than
ever before, it will be necessary for the
people to refrain from getting inside
the ropes in the paddock, and the COM
mittee announces that ittwill not be re-
sponsible for any accidents happening
frcm any neglect of this warming. Mr..
Fisher will have twelve competent men
to assist him in setting off the fire
works, and gives notice that amy woman
who opens her mouth to say Ah-hh!
when one goes up, will never get a
chance to close it again until ali is I'm
tshed.
The special police have all been Sc
lected and will be stationed at the en-
frances and elsewhere to keep order and
will be in charge of ex-Chief of Police
Matt Karcher.
1t will be useless for people to go to
the grand stand, as they would be un
able to see the fireworks, which will be
set off in the north end of the paddock
to avoid danger of fire, and also that
the wind may not blow the smoke to-
ward the audience and obscure their
view. The police detail and fire protec-
tion will be in perfect working order.
Grand Marshal McMullen stated that
everything was in order and all the ar
rangements perfected as announced in
the proclamation. The band stand at
the Plaza will be decorated and will
have ample room for the band and
speakers.
r. D. Stephens, Chairman of the FL
nance Committee, said that it had been
the custom in the past for the aids not
to return their sashas and the next year
there were none for use. Many, there
fore, objected to serving, not caring to
incur the expense of buying sash and
hiring a horse. The committee had ap-
propriated SD for sahes and each aid
would pay 81 for his sash when he re-
ceived it. and if he wished to return it,
would receive his dollar back and the
sash would be kept fer next year and
turned over to the new committee, thus
making a saving to all parties.
Mr.. Railton of the Parade Commit
tee said that all its arrangements were
completed. Provision had been made
for carriages for the Mexican Veterans.
Grand Army men aad orphan asylum
children.
Chairman Wallis of the Invitation
Committee stated that Messrs. Sims
nj ha Of Cn1dan
Eagle, to take charge of the invited
guests, and seat them in the carriages.
Company G. of the Second Regiment,
First Brigade, B. B. c., Captain A. S.
Hawks, had accepted the invitation of
the committee and would be assigned
a place in the line 1t would be i'm
possible to send invitations TO every one.
The Grand Marshal had invited all the
society to participate. and it was hoped
all would do so, without waiting for
special invitation
c. NJ Harrison, for the Committee on
Printing, announced that the celebra-
ton had been extensively advertised
and within the limit of the appropria-
ton He had been Obliged, however,
to cut out from the proclamation the
announcement of the wheelmen's race
ana the pT1ZSS Oh the f1OfTlDlcS lOI
lack of funds.
Chairman Stephens of the Finance
Committee announced that the accounts
balanced very nearly, there being al
most enough to meet all demands. The
fact was complimentary to the people
who had subscribed, to the committee
and to those who had asked for appro-
priations and had been just and equit-
able in their demands, SO that the COM
mittee had not been forced to cut off
anything asked. The expenses of the
celebration would be over $4,000 and the
citizens had contributed literally and
cheerfully almost as much as the city
and county had done The committee
had been pleasantly received and the
responses had been liberal.
Some of the heavy subscriptions had
been by parties who would not be at all
financially benefited by the celebration.
Notably among these was Bishop Grace,