The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-04
THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRA
TION.

The first meeting of the general COM
n1ittee of arrangements for the Fourth
of July celebration was held last night
in rooms 10 and IL City hall. The meet
ing was called to order by General E.
E. Bradley, the follower chairman.
Representatives were present from the
various patriotic societies and military
organizations of the city together with
a delegate from the boards of council
men and aldermen. Major Luzerne
Ludington was elected permanent
chairman of the committee and w. E.
Whittlesey permanent secretary. Gen
eral Bradley was renominated for
chairman, but announced that he could
not accept the position for another
year. Mr. Stowe also declined to serve
as secretary for another year. Mr..
Stowe said that it would be impossible
for him to accept the honor of secre-
tary of the general committee for 1893
He thanked the committee for past
honors conferred, and said that during
his term as secretary of the executive
committee and secretary Of the gen
eral committee and had done all in his
power to make the celebration a signal
success. Mr.. Stowe said he hoped the
city appropriation will be permanent
and annual one and the celebration of
the Fourth of July will be day de-
voted to the education of the masses on
great historical events in our country s
political, religious and social life. A
large amount Of work must necessarily
devolve upon the general secretary, and
the person accepting this honor must
sacrifice good deal of time and it re-
quires patriotic spirit as well as Wig
liant and determined work. The sys-
tenn adopted two years ago has worked
admirably we'll The work of the flu
ture under present rules will tighten
the labors somewhat of all concerned.
The following committee of five was
appointed to bring in list of commit
tees and reported the following list
which was accepted and adopted: Pa
rade committee, Captain G. f. Nc
Cabe, Lieutenant w. Bassett, Lieu
tenant D. M. Goodrich, Captain e. A.
Gessnes, Lieutenant Amasa Trow-
bridge Captain T. T. Wells, D. W. Ben
! jamin, Lieutenant E. III. Hotchkiss,
Charles w. Ross, w. =. Whittlesey, w.
S. Wells, Captain George s. Wood, Pat
rick Kent, L. S. Del Gregg, w. F. Bail
ey, B. B. Coe, r. T. Shepard, w. F.
Stahl, Henry Baldwin, Charles A.
L.. n
E. Bradley, L. H. Johnson, E. s. Beach,
w. J. Fuller, DR.. w. P. J. Burke. w. S.
| Compton, Mary l.. Compton, Mary S.
| Davis, A. w. Farnham, H. III. Scharf,
| W. A. Whitaker, P. E. Browning, J.
| Meyers; fire works committee, David
| FL. Clark, John w. HUT, Robert Will
| son G. r. Wells, C. w. Ross, G. G. I'm
ger, L. banks, w. J. Fuller, David
| Fitzgerald; music committee. Major
! Ludington, P. E. Browning, J. w. HUT
| w. S. Stahl, John Trace, Thomas Muir
ray, Thomas J. Kennedy, w. w. Stowe.
The finance committee was appointed
as follows by the chairman, Alderman
C. S. Unger Alderman Compton, L. H.
| Compton, M. s. Wadhams, Captain A.
| M. Farnham. This committee will hold
| a meeting next Wednesday night at
8 o'clock in room 10 and II City hall
1t was proposed at the meeting last
night by C. F. Southland that instead of
| fireworks being given an electric dis
play be arranged. He was invited to
| make the suggestion to the fireworks
! committee. 1t has been definitely de-
| cided to hold parade on the Fourth
but the details have not been arranged
| The general committee will hold anoth-
| er meeting next Friday night in City
| hall.