The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-17
HOW CELEBRATION
IS PROGRESSING
Committees Of Fourth Of July Pageant
Make Reports.
DOZEN GOOD SOLICITORS NAMED
They Will Begin at Once the Process
OfFrying Fat to Get the Necessary
Likely BE in Line. Men
Will Make Displays.

Another meeting of the executive
committee of the Fourth of July cele-
bration was held at Hotel Jermyn last
night. There were present eX-Mayor
John II. Fellows. S. T. Jones, James
O'Connor, Captain ]. G. O'Hara, George
Winans, John Gibbons, Alex. Dunn, jr.,
1t. Col. C. G. Mates, Henry Herman,
II. J. Beamish and a. b. Dunning, Sec
retary of the committee.
In the absence of the chairman,
Mayor Bailey, Mr.. Fellows was chosen
to preside. Reports We're received from
the various committees and then new
business was taken up
Secretary Dunning was instructed to
send an official invitation to every soci-
ETY. In the city to participate in the
parade, and to publish II notice in the
papers to the effect tina! all societies
shall consider themselves invited
whether or not they receive the official
invitation, it being possible that some
may be overlooked by the secretary.
Mr. Dunning reported that he had sent
out eight hundred invitations to mer-
chants and manufacturers, inviting
them to make trade displays, and that
responses In every one Of them being
all acceptance.
The following well-known citizens
were named as a soliciting COMMITTEES:
L. j. Williams. J. d. Williams. A. Gold
smith. A. Dunn, jr.. f. O. Megargee,
Samuel Samter, A. F. Duffy, George F.
Iacobus p. j. Casey. NJ. p. Flynn,
Frank Thompson and p. II. Coyne.
COL. BOIES GRAND MARSHAL.
Colonel H. NJ Boies was elected grand
| marshal of the parade, with power to
appoint his aides and division marshals.
Judson Il. Woolsey was entrusted with
the duty of marshaling a cavalcade.
II. j. Beamish was put In charge Of the
newspaper advertising, Harry Heer-
man was appointed to assist Captain
OHara in dealing with the civic soci-
eties and Joseph Jermyn was named as
chairman of the committee on music
in the place of Colonel Ripple, who had
to decline because of his being called
away from the city. The proposition
of 5. A. King to solicit advertising for
the official programme was accepted.
Lieutenant Colonel Watres. to whom
was delegated the chairmanship Of the
committee on military societies replied
that he would use every effort to in
duce the members of the regiment to
turn out but he Jared that Il would be
no easy task. The Fourth of July Is
one of the holidays which the militia
men, like everybody else, look forward
to as day of recreation and they are
10th to give uc the best portion Of the
| day to what Is to them task.
1t Is possible. however, he thought,
that a good representation can be
brought out and in that event the regi-
ment will participate The men cannot
be ordered out on such an occasion bu;
| as they are generally as ready to obey
the request as the command of their Of
| ficers 1t is quite safe to expect that there
will be good sized turnout.
WILL DISCUSS THE MATTER.
There will be an officers school at the
armory and the matter will then be dis
cussed. After consulting with the Off.
GERS on that occasion, Lieutenant Col
onel Watres said he would be better able
to give the committee more definite
| report.
| In addition to the floats which the
business men will have the committee
proposes to prepare five of its own rep
resenting different sections of the city,
Providence. West Side, South Side GEN.
trail city and Green Ridge. Adjourn
ment was made TO meet at the call of
the chair.