The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-26
THE PROGRAMME
Hon. w. F.. SWEET Will Read the
Declaration.
The FIREWORKS DISPLAY
IL vii Be Made From the Hill at the
Head of Idaho Street.-The Exer-
cises VIII Take Place in
the Morning.

There was a cooling off in Fourth CT
July circles yesterday, ice being iAii
on the patriotic temper of all national
tiles. creeds and colors. The executive
committee has taken matters in It's own
hands, and met yesterday morning at
10 O'Clock to arrange a programme
only two changes were made In the
programme arranged by the majority If
the programme committee and alre ldy
published i'm the Standard. Charles $.
Hartman Will be orator Of tho day il
he will accept the honor.
IL was decided by the committee not
TO select either of the names s1gger,,d
Tor reading the Declaration If Inde-
pendence. There had been so much
bitterness displayed by the ddvo ,tes OF
Prof. John +. Firch and those who sug-
gested Mrs. Jennie Morris thar The
committee decided to go outside. Al
ter deliberation Ion Wilbra r. Swrtt
was selected for this honor. Mr.. SWEET
was speaker of the lower house al iie!-
ena a fe" years ago. and has a splendid
voice.
The fireworks will be set off on roo Of
the hill on which stands the residence
or j. III. Harper. This Is ut the read
or Idaho street, and fully 10.0g1 PAGE
can see the display from this point.
The only change made oy th- GEM
mittee besides the change i'm the read
er OF the Declaration was in the time
for the exercises. 1t was Jecided 10
have n exercises taxi place at 1879
a. IN. instead of at 7:30 y. m. The ex-
ercises VIII take place Immediately af-
ter the parade. The parade will staIt
promptly at 10 o'clock, and as soon as K
is over the exercises will be held f;um
the court house steps. There VIII re
4 .vfNr Iv shA Ara, IL H. nh
Boston and Montana and the Alice
bands have been engaged for the pa
rade and for the day.
The committee decided not to erect
an arch. Instead of this money has
been appropriated for lines of electric
lights OF various colors, To hang on Main
street. at the corners of Park, Broad
way and Granite streets. The lines Of
lights will run ~diagonally across each
corner. and at the point of netting in
the center will be an arc light. This,
IL Is believed. Will make a very beau.i-
full illumination at night. There will
be 300 OF the lights at each street in
tersection.
Nothing has been arranged for the
except the races, which will
be attraction enough. There has been
talk of bringing the Spokane club to
Butte for the Fourth. but it has been
found that the Spokane club is a mem
Der of the Pacific Northwest league.
and has two games at home on the
Fourth.
The school children will be invited to
occupy the court house steps durin. the
exercises. Nh parade will PROBABLY
form on Montana street. and will be
short. IL will probably be confined TO
Main. Granite, Broadway. Park and
Arizona streets.
Chairman Bray received yesterday a
check from Father De Siere. with this
note:
Dear Sir-Your communication of
June 20 duly received. thank you for
the honor conferred upon me in APP
pointing me a member of the soliciting
committee. | am sorry that my nu>
merous occupations prevent me from
taking an active part. / beg you to ac-
my little mite, and wish for you
the greatest success i'm you patriotic
endeavors."