The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-22
ANACONDA news.
WORK FAIRLY STARTED
Fourth of July Celebration Com
mittees Will Begin To-Day.
WILL CANVASS THE CITY
Finance Committee Decides That 81 900
10 Needed to Carry Out an Appro-
pirate Programme-Only Half
the Members Were Present.

u EooItu IL July CtieOIdllOn DIODO-
sition is getting along favorably. There
was a lot of work done yesterday by
the people who are interested in the
matter, and the finance committee will
get out with its little subscription list
to-day. The nance committee at last
nights meeting decided that 1000
would be necessary to carry out the
celebration in an appropriate manner
Each ward is to be represented by its
own committeeman, as published in the
Standard yesterday morning, and the
people are expected to subscribe liber-
ally in order that the various commit
tees may be able to report favorable
progress next Thursday night.
The fireworks committee yesterday
got in its work on two fireworks men
who are here representing their COM
panies in the East. One of these COM
panies has a lot of fireworks on the
ground and it is probable that the COM
mittee may be able to do a good stroke of
business with him. This committee,
however. will be able to do nothing un-
til the finance committee reports prog
ress.
Only half of the members of the
finance committee were present at last
nights meeting. One of the absent
members, George Barich, sent an ex-
cuse, but the other five men did not say
a word about the reason for not being
on and
The meeting was held at the council
chamber of the city hall. Those present
at the meeting were Chairman j. V.
Petritz of the Second ward and III. Red
mond of the Second, M. j. Fitzpatrick
of the Third, ]. w. James of the Fourth,
Dorar ~ xrar1c nf tho Etfth and Dat
rick Dalton of the Sixth. Those absent
were E. ]. Nadeau and Frank Foskett
of the First, Z. s. Maxwell of the Third,
George Barich of the Fourth, Tom Ma
guire of the Fifth and Robert Maggie of
the Sixth.
Mr.. Petritz called the meeting to or
der and suggested that the first thing
to be done would be the selection of a
secretary. j. w. James nominated Pat
rick Dalton as secretary and he was
unanimously elected. The secretary
then called the roll and the members
present and absent as stated above were
noted.
Judge T. d. Fitzgerald, who was pres
ent and who is one of the committee on
arrangements, suggested that the COM
mittee ought to adjourn until Thurs
day night. when all the members
might be present.
Judge Fitzpatrick was of the opinion
that work should begin at once. Henry
Redmond also was of this opinion.
Chairman Petritz, too, thought that the
committee ought to go ahead with the
work.
The question Of representation from
the First ward was then brought up.
AS there was no one present to repre-
sent that ward, it was suggested that
the committee from the Second ward
also cover the First ward. provided that
the committeeman appointed to repre-
sent that ward refused or failed TO act.
Mr.. Petritz said that while there would
be very little to gain by a canvass of
the First ward, the ward should never
theless be properly represented.
Judge Fitzpatrick then moved that
the committees for each ward get out
and solicit funds between now and
Thursday evening and to report at a
meeting to be held at the city council
chamber on Thursday night at $3.50
o'clock. His motion provided that the
committees in each case get the cash,
as it would be difficult to collect money
after the celebration was over. The
committees are all supposed to get out
to-day and tomorrow and to be ready to
report at Thursday nights meeting.
1t was moved that II +. s. Maxwell,
committeeman from the Third ward,
was not able to enter into the work that
Judge T. d. Fitzgerald's name be sub
stituted. The motion was carried.
Mr.. James wanted to know how much
money would be required to have a good
celebration. After some discussion 1t
was decided that 81 900 would be suffi-
cient and it will be the effort of the
committees to get this sum.
Roger Edwards was selected as treas
urer to handle the cash for the celebra
tion.
1t was suggested. after some talk as
to who would and who would not SUBJ
scribe, that the secret and other So
cieties be also asked to contribute TO the
general fund and upon motion the secre-
tary was instructed to notify the secret
societies that subscriptions would be in
order.
The meeting hen adjourned to next
Thursday evening.
A well-known business man. in speak
ing of the advantages of a Fourth of
July celebration. said yesterday:
IT cannot see how any business men
can fail to do his share toward making
the biggest celebration this year that
Anaconda ever has known. Aside from
tbe desire that every American citizen
ought to have at this time to show his
loyalty and patriotism, look at the value
Of. a big celebration from a commercial
point of view. The country people will
not spend their money in Anaconda If
do not come here, and they will
not come here IL there is nothing to