The St. Johns herald., 1897-06-26
Fourth of July CeIebration

IT OuFtH OA S SWAy &cAcDEhtAOn The following are the sub-commit- tees for the Fourth of July celebration to be held Monday. July 5. 1897: Committee on Finsnce-W. j. Mallory, o. c. Overson and Isaac Earth. Committee on Deeoration-David P 0verson, Ephraim stradling. Frank Lesueur, Norman Freeman. Amanda Kempe; Lucy Davis. Louie A. Freeman and Martha Waite.
 Refreshment 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. M. JeDson, Charlotte Sherwood and lottie Baith.
 PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY. Firing of thirteen guns at day-break. J. T Berry. captain of artillery.
 2-Raisng 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 Mir. David P. Overson.
 At e:3o 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 4 The Goddess of Liberty Miss Lou sherwood)
 with Mir Conrad Overson as escort. Ladies and gentlemen carrying banners repre-
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 as follows:
 New Hampshire, Lucy Davis and Peter Peter son.
 Massachusetts, Louie A. Freeman snd David P. Overson.
 Rhode Island, Anna sorenson and James ". Lesueur.
 Connecticut Anna Cresghe and Isaac Earth New York, Sads Dana and Frank Nicoll New Jersey. Martha Holgate and Fred Nelson Delaware, Ada Earth and Gerald Creaghe. Maryland, RhGda Gibbons and Edwin Davis pennsylyanis, Caddie Rabbit 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 dercd: l. Patriotic Glee. by the Glee Club, under the of Mir. Wllism Holgate. 2. Prayer by the Chaplain, Wm H Gibbons. 8. G!ee, by Glse Chorus. 4 Reading of the Declaration of Indepen- dence by Hon J T Lesueur. 5. Song, ''S,ar spangled Banner" Mrs. Mi nervs Greer. G. Grafton, by the Orator of the Day. J. ". Brown. :. Song, Red. White and Blue" Naomi Gib- bons, Martha Waite and Anna Jarvis, s, Speech, Revolutionary Fathers" Major H J Platt. g. Hail Columbia, St. Johns Brass Band 10. Speech, Revolutionary Mothers" Mrs. NJ. E. Freeman II. Guitar selection, by the Guitar club. F. Recitation, Miss Lottie Earth. IS. Song, "ohl My America" Messrs. Willard Farr, August Mineer and Martin Jenson. A.. Five mtnutes speech by Hon. Sol Earth | 15.~ Song, Miss Annie Creaghe. 16: Five minutes speech by pr. W. E. Platt. l IT, Toasts and sentiment B. Hymn by the Glee chorus. l9. Benediction by the Chaplain. There will be afternoon amusements for both l cid and young under the management of the l Afternoon AmusefiAnt committee. The days celebration wi!l close with grand | ball, for which invitations will be issued.
 ". ". BERRY.
 THOMAS PETERSON, i
 JAMES W. LESUEUR,
 MARGARET JARVIS,
 M E. PATTERSON,