The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-15
TIE PIONEER JUBILEE.
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Messrs. Griggs and Goddard. acring as
a subcommittee Of the superintendents OF
the Mormon Sunday schools met with
tie committee on Childrens day yester-
day and discussed the proposed pro-
gramme at length. The subcommittee
promised that at least 6.000 children would
participate A teacher will be in charge
Of every p children, who will be in uni
form costumes-tAe girls in white and
to boys IN white and black.
The parade. the plan now is, will dis
baEu ~ "a tabernacle. The children
VIII then take possession OF the floor of
Inc labe-ndclea and JOIN Prof BasSett 5
chorus OF 1000 voices in the singing OF
national airs. ne Youngest cni.d VIII
crown the oldest pioneer. and this feature
IL Is intended TO make most interesting.
As the parade will take place on Friday.
July .. President Mckinley and party
viii be invited TO be present. The gallery
VIII be reserved for distinguished visit
ors.
At the meeting of the special pro-
CRANE committee of the Pioneer Jubilee
commission. held last evening. Chairman
COlborn, Mrs. George Y. Wallace. Miss
Emily Katz. J. d. Spencer and Mr.. Nor
itz We're present. The programme for the
fourth day of the celebration was dis
cussec and the preliminary preparations
for il ordered proceeded with.
Another game of baseball. the proceeds
II go into the Jubilee fund, Is scheduled
for Friday. a 1 pm. a the university
grounds. The contending mines viii be
made up of members of the police and
fire departments The former viii be
known as the NeveTsweats and the latter
as the HurryupS- The admission to the
game viii be y cents.
The Jubilee baseball club, which de-
feateG the Browns at the Fort Douglas
grounds Sunday viii probably meet the
Park City nine Al the Beck Hot Springs
grounds next Monday. Negotiations Ia
that end are now pending, with every in
dication of being successful.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The special committee of 60 appointed
by Governor Wells TO solicit subscrip-
tons for the Jubilee, at the time of the
cit-Ze-s mass meeting two weeks ago,
met in the supreme court room last even
H. with Governor Wells in the chair.
The object Of the meeting was 10 receive
reports from the various subcommittee
as to the amounts collected by them, but
not more than a half dozen reports were
received. and all of them We're incom-
olete. so that il is difficult to form an
estimate as TO the amount OF money
which the committee will be able to raise.
All the SUE ON .nit.ees tnat reported asked
for further time, which was granted.
From the incomplete reports received. the
total amount which the subcommittee
have collected so far is 81 OIL 10. The prln-
cipal report was that presented by p. II.
Lannan. the chairman of the subcommit-
tee having in charge the work of can
Vassing the business districts of the city
He reported that SO far the gentlemen
with Mnom re mad been working per
sonally had raised 50. 1888 10. to which was
TO be added about $3.50 collected by other
members. He said that some members OF
his committee had worked hard and
earnestly. but that the business district
had not been gone over thoroughly II
cas very SLOW work and in some places
TIE committee had consumed four hours
in canvassins half block. He was con-
Vi-ced that the work should be pushed
vigorously aud that special attention
should be paid 20 getting small subscrip-
t.o--s CT from - cents 10 dollar from
individuals who were working on fan
salaries
The Eighteenth ward committee report
ed mat $3.50 had been subscribed there
The Twentieth ward reported subscrip-
tons amounting to s1l9, with the proba-
hii;t- of Increasing the amount TO Sz29
IT, Fifteenth ward reported Sb5 and the
Eighth ward ll-50. The Sixteenth ward
conlr,;ttee reported that il had met with
some success. but was not able 10 give
any figures yet. \ collection OF $3.50 was
also reported from Sandy. 1t was re-
PORTED that the special committee 10 so
lio:t subscriptions from mining anc
smelling men was expected to make q
rcporr Of considerable consequence. but
the chairman was out Of the city for the
present.
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an informal discussion Of the general sit
Ia ton and the prospects of raising more
II one 4'res li-0t lawson of the Semi
Centennial commission was present. anc
The committee no-'sd TO be able To inform
him that il would be able to raise the
s 800 which ne desired. but the reports
were too incomplete to warrant any posi-
tive statement. Il was the general opln-
ion TIA; the committee could raise al
least so o00. and Mr.. Lannan believed thai
lie amount would reach from Sl2e@ &c
Si50H Mr. Clav-Son was asked II So,0g
would not be sufficient. and he replied
1a41 II would not he if the expenses con
rected with the visit of President Mchln-
Icy and party We're 10 he considered. Hf
sasl tho commission had been basing rs
calculations uDon "a total of $4,000 TO bf
raised by the committee
Then "a Number OF plans were suggested
by which money might be raised for tbs
Jubilee fund. but the Only definite con-
chiS:a- that was reached was tnat tbs
committee should continue vigorous
canvass particularly in the business dis
tricts. and Chairman Lannan was givef
full authority 10 press other members Of
his committee into service besides ehoSt
WSo had already done the work
The committee adjourned for one week