The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-09
FOR THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Meetings of Several Sub Committees
Last Night

Meetings of Several Sub Committees
Last Night.
Three subcommittee of the general
committee in charge of arrangements
for the Fourth of July celebration met
in city hall last night. They were the
music committee, the finance commit
tee and the fireworks committee. The
finance committee received three re-
quests for appropriations of money
one for $500 from the fireworks COM
mittee, one for $500 from the music
committee and one for $50 from the
State Machine Gun platoon. The Ma
chine Gun platoon consists of four Sec
lions, one section in New Haven, one
in Hartford, one in New London and
one in Bridgeport. 1t lis understood
that the entire platoon is willing to
turn out for the Fourth of July parade
In this city, and that all the three sec
lions having headquarters in other cit
les desire Is their expenses Of trans
portation, which will amount to about
$50.
The music committee decided to rec
ommend that three bands be hired for
the Fourth parade, the Second regi-
ment band, the Old Guard band and
Nicolaris band.
The fireworks committee decided to
recommend that fireworks be given,
whether or not there is an electric dis
play. The matter of having an electric
display was brought to the attention of
the committee, and although the COM
mittee took no action thereon, the in
dividual members expressed themselves
as favoring the suggestion If sufficient
money could be raised.
The finance committee is not figuring
at all on the money being raised by
popular subscription, as this has not
yet been officially sanctioned by the
general committee, but Is being done by
Individual effort. At the close Of the
meeting of the finance committee last
night the members went to the police
office, where the barrel had been taken
in which the Hobson envelopes were
deposited on the green yesterday al .er-
noon. This money was turned over to
the committee by Mr.. Southland and
when counted was found to amount to
| $6257. Some of the envelopes contain
ed all kinds of rubbish, including but
TONS pieces of leather, pieces OF tin
and iron, and, in fact. everything that
the average small boy would be apt to
put in in spirit Of mischief.
While the band and the crowd were
on the green yesterday afternoon
drumming together this $62.57 a party
of business men organized for the pur-
pose of getting subscriptions from the
business men of the city for the general
fund. Joseph Johnson and Mr.. Dis
brow were appointed a committee to
call upon business men to-day and re-
ceive subscriptions. 1t is desired that
all subscriptions shall be sent in
promptly, SO that when the amount is
turned over to the general committee
tomorrow night that committee may
gain an idea of what sum it will have
to work with.
A movement is on foot to have the
entire Second regiment turn out for
the parade in this city. 1t is not
known yet whether or not this can be
arranged, but If it can be it will be
done. Colonel Burpee is understood to
favor the proposition.
Unity commandery No. 8, L. L. of O.
U. A. NJ, is making great preparations
for the parade and has decided to unite
the branches of the organization in
Hartford, Bridgeport and New Britain
to join with it in the parade, the visit
ing organizations to be the guests of
the local body and entertained by it
while in the city. An invitation has