The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-12
WILL She CwtLEBRATt2
IL Anaconda to Observe the Clio
rious Fourth of July?
MAYOR Lesser EAvORS IT
Something Ought to Be Done 70 Bring
the Matter to tho Atssntion Of the
City Council 1t Ia Meeting on
Next Wednesday Evening.

The proposition to celebrate the
Fourth Of July in Anaconda this year
hes made no progress further han that
II fs being discussed among people
about the city in q general way. All
those who hav been seen in regard to
the matter have expressed themselves as
being favorably inclined oward the plan
Of having a celebration, but nobody has
yet, it appears. taken sufficient interest
In the thing to make q start.
Mayor Lesser was seen yesterday with
reference to the celebration n ii Is his
opinion that Anaconda ought to have
one. There ought to be some sort OF
a celebration here" aid the mayor,
and 1 am certainly willing to do what
! can to help 1t along. The city council
will meet on x Wednesday evening
n the matter could be brought up at
that time. I think the better way would
be to lave a petition presented to the
council signed by a number OF citizens.
as 1t would then come up in a more BUSH
oesslike way. The council, / am sure,
would take prompt action in the mat
ter. inc do everything in its power to
push 1t along"
Some to whom the proposition of a
Fourth Of July celebration was sug-
gested said that they did not think 1t
would be advisable to have any in Ana
conda, as a great many people would
attend the races at Butte. Others said,
however. that the races at Butte should
have nothing to do with Anaconda's
proper observance of Independence day.
Let those who a to see the races go
to Butte, but there will be enough peo-
pie left in Anaconda to make up a rous-
ing good Fourth of July celebration.
There are hundreds of families in Ana
conda and in this city's vicinity who
would not care a snap to go to Butte
on the Fourth, but who would enjoy
immensely an ole -fashioned Fourth,
with parade. speaking, games and fire.
works.
1t is hardly probable, however. that
anything will be done unless the city
council takes the initiative at its meet
ing Wednesday night. 1t would GER
tainiy be entirely proper and within the
powers of the mayor to bring the prop
osition to the attention of the council,
and at least get the opinion of the Id
ermen upon the question. Then IL the
aldermen think it is wise to go ahead
with 1t. the mayor could select a COM
mittee of aldermen or citizens to get
the thing started.
1t is generally believed that $500 or
$500 would be an ample sum to provide
1OT a pTOpeT ODSeTNduCe VI III Jay. ms
amount ought easily to be subscribed in
two or three days. n no doubt IL a
committee of representative men I'M
dertook the work the amount could be
raised in one afternoons canvass. The
larger portion of the $500 or 5000 would
of course be expended in the purchase
of fireworks. For $500 or $3.50 an excel
lent assortment of rockets and set pieces
could be secured. Then there would be
$3.50 for speakers, bands, prizes for COM
p~etitive sports. decorations. etc. A
parade in the morning. the reading Of
the Declaration Of independence, a
rousing patriotic address or two, a pro-
gramme of sports, h fireworks. music
and perhaps a dance would make the
Fourth a day to be enjoyed by all.
Anaconda has not had a real Fourth
of July celebration for a lumber of
years, and people have had to go out Of
town to spend the day. There is no rea-
son why Anaconda should not have a
celebration of it's own and keep her
people in town, besides attracting large
numbers from nearby cities n towns
1t would certainly seem as IL the invest
ment Of a few dollars in a Fourth of
July celebration would be a profitable
one.