The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-03
THE NATIONS NATAL DAY
4RRANG EMETTS COMPLETED FOR
 MONDAYS CELEBRATION.

of the Doings of the Day-Suu-
 rise Salute of 45 Guns and Ringing of
 Bells fin the Mornlng-Big Parade at 9:SO
 -Exercises on the Green at 2;3O-Set
 Pieces for the Fireworks.
 meeting of the general committee in charge of the arrangements for the celebration to be held July was held in rooms 10 and il city hall last even- ing to perfect plans. It was voted to reconsider the action of the committee at it's last meeting in deciding to tear down the grand stand to be erected on the green immediately after the close of the afternoon exercises on Monday. In view of the fact that the mayor and other city officials have been invited to witness the fireworks it was decided to allow the grand stand to remain until after the fireworks of the evening.
 The stand will seat 125 persons and will be kept clear of the general public until after the fireworks are finished. Admission to the stand will be by ticket.
 It was voted to arrange so that, In case of rain. which would prevent the mornings parade being held, two sounded at S:30 Monday morning; in case rain interferes with the holding of the afternoon exercises on the green the same signal is to be given at o'clock p. m., and in case of rain pre- venting the fireworks in the evening the same signal will be given at 6:30 p, m. Monday.
 The chief marshal of the parade will decide whether or not the weather is suchthat the parade cannot be held. The chairman of the committee on exercises as to the afternoon exercises, and the chairman of the fireworks committee s,s to the weather conditions in relation to the fireworks.
 Chairman J. w. Hut, of the special committee appointed to arrange for the ringing of bells on Monday, reported that as there are twenty church bells In the city and as it would cost $4 each to secure the services of the janitors of the various churches to ring the bell, the committee had decided in view of the fact that the appropriation is nearly exhausted, to select the janitors from eleven churches in different parts of the city and of the various denomina- tions to ring bells at sunrise and sunset on Monday. The janitors selected with their churches are as follows: Thomas Hodgson, Church of the Ascension; ". H. Butcher, Grand avenue Congrega- tional church; F. R. Fisher, Center church; T. E. Turner. Trinity Episcopal church; A. M. Beebe, Dwight place church; John Morrison, Sacred Heart church; John Maloney, St. Patrick's; John Delaney, St. Francis; L. B. Judd United church; H. s. Hamilton. Tay- for church; Max Ender, All Saints mission, The committee desires to an nounce that the above named janitors may obtain their fees after July by applying at City Comptroller Browns office.
 It was voted last evening to appro- priate s10 to be given 10 Janitor Wilbur A. Schappa of city hall for his services in opening and taking care of the con- mittee's meeting room and als1 $10 10 the Harugari Singing society, which will sing at the afternoon exercises on the Green Monday It was decided to ask the mayor to see that shooting and exploding of firecrackers on the Green during the exercises be prohibited, It was decided to hold a meeting of the general committee on the evening of Tn1,, to xyrf,oS hn I,trSt af Inc committee. A meeting of the finance committee will be held in room II city hall next Wednesday evening to ap- prove bills.
 Arrangements are now completed fol Mondays celebration which will open at sunrise by salute of forty guns which will be fired in Quinnipiack Park near the Yale boat house. The gun tc be used Is the gun assigned to the city by the state and kept in charge by the Sons of Veterans organization of the city. At the same time with the firing of the salute the bells of the above men, toned churches will be rung. At 9:30 the big parade will form, the line of march for which and the organi- zations which will take part are printed below in General Peck's general order issued last evening At 2:3o in the af- ternoon the exercises on the Green will begin. The program will be as follows March-"Grand Republlca
 Regiment band.
 Address by Mayor Farnsworth. Reading of Declaration of Indepen6
 ence--Professor W. E. Chandler.
 Medley of National Airs-Second Regi- ment band.
 Oration-Rev pr. Watson l.. Phillips.
 Singing-Harugari Singing Society. Singing of America" by the assem- blaze.
 Concert by Second Regiment band. At the fireworks, which will begin al S:90 o'clock in the evening, preceded by band concert at o'clock, eight sci pieces will be given, interspersed Witf | bombs, rockets and mines. As tht pieces are given the band will play sp.
 propriate pieces of music. The pieces with the music to be played during their display are as follows: Tree oi Liberty, a strain of America" will bt played by the band; American Flag | Star Spangled Banner" by the band all persons present are requested tc
 join in singing one verse; Picture O.