The Portland daily press., 1897-05-18


good celebration on July fourth, there is
now no doubt. If the citizens of Portland
take hold of the affair with the city gov
eminent committee on the celebration
and do their share, it will be the liveliest
and biggest show that Portland has ever
had
The committee on the Fourth of July
held meeting last night and got down
to work in manner which shows that
they will do all in their power to make
the celebration worthy of the city, and of
the occasion.
The sum appropriated by the city for
this affair was $500. This, considering
the present financial condition of the city
was a very liberal amount, but it will
not be enough to carry out the plans al
ready formulated by the committee,
which has the matter in charge. The
committee looks to the citizens, railroads
and hotels to do their part towards
making the affair success, and as it has
been three years since Portland has had
celebration it is expected that no trouble
will be found in raising the amount re-
qulred outside of the city's donation.
Of course the day will be opened by the
firing of salutes and the ringing of bells,
and the same thing will be done at noon
and at night. The committee which has
this matter in charge is Alderman Ilsley
and Councilman Lamson, and these
gentlemen will see that this part of the
programme is carried out in good shape.
There will occur in the early morning,
parade of "Honorables'' or fantasies.
This promises to be one of the great feat
ures of the day. Alderman Rounds and
Councilman Lamson and DriscoH have
charge of this feature, and their plans
while they have not yet been materialized
will certainly be carried out and bring
about the best parade of this kind the city
has ever seen. 1t is hoped that three hun
dred people will participate in this parade
and many novel features will be intro
duced to make it success. The commit
tee on this parade will hold meeting in
few days to meet those who desire to
participate in it, and to talk the affair
over. The prizes and inducements which
will be offered for this part of the show
will be liberal, and will bring out some
unique features.
In the forenoon the great military
civics and trades procession will take
place. The local military companies,
which feel grateful to the city for the fine
armory which has been built for them,
will be invited to turn out, and doubtless
they will accept the invitation. Then the
military companies in Yarmouth, West
brook, Biddeford, Lewiston, Brunswick,
come here and parade, and while nothing
definite is known as to how they will re-
cieve the invitation it is hoped that they
will see fit to accept it. Four bands of
music and a drum corps have already
been engaged, and this feature will be
and Councilmen Gerrish. Then all of the
civic orders in this city will be expected
to turn out and help make the affair a
success. Alderman Pagan Councilmen
Howe and johnson have this part of the
affair in hand.
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the people will look for one of the most
elaborate parts of the show. 1t is to be
hoped that all of the city's business houses
will take advantage of this opportunity to
advertise themselves and to aid in giving
Portland the handsomest and most elabo-
rate trades procession that the city has
ever seen. Alderman Rounds and
Councilnen Lamson and Howe have
charge of this part of the show and have
already done enough to be certain of
giving the most elaborate display of the
various trades ever seen in this part of
the state. Every school house in the city
will be given large barge capable of
carrying thirty or more children and a
prize will probably be offered for the
hansomest decorated turnout. There be-
ing seventeen school houses in Portland
this part of the trades procession alone
will prove most interesting one.
q Then in the afternoon some time will
occur the yacht and boat races. They will
be made as interesting as possible and
will serve to amuse the people who are in
terested in such matters. The committee
on rowing regatta consisting of Alderman
Pagan and Councilman Driscon will
meet representatives of the Cumberland
Rowing association tonight and will ar
range for the races and prizes. The COM
mittee on yacht race consists of Council
men Gerrish and johnson and they will
also soon meet the Portland Yacht club
people to make the necessary arrange
ments for this feature of the day.
For other attra ctions there will be
offered many novelties and special feat
ures. The committee in charge of this
affair consists of Alderman Pagan,
Councilmen Driscoll and Howe, and they
will offer something in the way of balloon
ascensions, parachute jumps, kite flying
and other things of this kind that will be
worth going to see.
The celebration is to be widely adver-
tised, and it is expected that big crowd
will be brought to the city 1t is hoped
that the North Atlantic squadron may be
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