The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-03
FOURTH OF JULY.
How the Day Will Be Observed
 in St. Johns.

The following are the sub-compiit. tees for the Fourth of July celebration to be held Monday. July 5. 1897: Committee on Financc-W J. Mallory, O. C. Overson and Isaac Earth Committee on Decoration-David P Overson Ephraim Stradling, Frank Lesueur, Norman Freeman, Amanda Kempe, Lucy Davis, Louie 4. Freeman and Martha Waite. Refreshmsnt Committee Peter Peterson Frank Thomas, Eleazar Jones, Herbert Berry, Lester Holgate, June Gibbons and Oscar Free. man
 Committee on Afternoon Amusements-No. fear Davis, s. NJ. JeDson, Charlotte Sherwood and lottie Earth.
 PROGRAMME FOR HE DAY. Firing of thirteen guns at day-break. J. I Berry, captain of artillery. 2-Raising Of the flag at sunrise by the cap tain Of artillery, during which the St. Johns Brass band will play the "star spangled Ban ner, under the leadership of Marinus Chris jensen.
 3-Serenading the city by the brass band con- Veyed by four horses driven by MT. David P. Overson.
 At S:S0 o'clock, prompt, the people of the city will meet on the public square upon the playing of the band and firing of the cannon. They will then march through the principal streets in the following order:
 The City Band.
 Company K, First Regiment, N. G A The Goddess of Liberty Miss Lou Sherwood)
 with Mir. Robert Winner as escort Ladies and gentlemen carrying banners repre-
 scnting the Original Thirteen States,
 as follows: New Hampshire, Lucy Davis and Peter Peter son.
 Massachusetts, Louie A. Freeman and David P. Overson.
 Rhode Island, Anna sorenson and James w. Lesueur.
 Connecticut, Anna Creaghe and Isaac Earth New York Sada Dana and Frank Nicoll. New Jersey, Martha Holgate and Fred Nelson Delaware. Ada Earth and Gerald Creaghe Maryland Rhoda Gibbons and Edwin Davis Pennsylvania, Caddie Babbitt and Norman Freeman.
 Virginia, Sarah Butler and John Brown. North Carolina, Ella Mineer and Spence Hey wood
 South Carolina, Lois Black and Eugene Wright.
 Georgia, Amanda Kempe and Brigham Peter son.
 Citizens
 Marshal of the Day-J Patterson. The procession will march into the Assembly hall and the following programme will be rem dered:
 | Patriotic Glee. by the Glee Club, under the leadership of MT. William Holgate. ?. Prayer by the Chaplain, Win. H. Gibbons 3. Glee, by Glee Chorus. Reading of the Declaration of Indepen- dence, by Hon. J T Lesueur. 5. Song, IS ar Spangled Banner" Mrs. Mi nerva Greer.
 6. Grafton, by the Orator Of the Day, J " Brown
 z Song, Red, White and Blue" Naomi Gib- bons, Martha Waite and Anna Jarvis, 8, Speech, Revolutionary Fathers" Major H Platt
 g. Hail Columbia St. Johns Brass Band 10 Speech, Revolutionary Mothers," Mrs. NJ E. eeman' Il. Gu tar selection, by the Guitar club. 12. Recitation, Miss Lott:e B lrth 13. Song, "Obl My America" Messrs. Willard Farr, August Mineer, Martin Jepson and Chas w Davis
 n. Five minutes speech by Hon. Sol Earth 15. Song, Miss Annie Creaghe. Is. Five minutes speech by pr. W. E. Piatt. F. Toasts and sentinent' IS. Hymn by the Glee chorus. l9 Bencdiction by the Chaplain. There will te afternoon amusements for both old and young under the management of the Amusement comm tee. The days celebration will close win q grand ball, fer which Invitations will be issued
 ". w. BERRY,
 THOMAS PETERSON,
 JAMES W. LESUEUR,
 MARGARET JARVIS,
 NJ E. PATTERSON,
 Coumttee Of Arrangements bo If