The herald., 1898-06-04
GETTING READY
THIS CITY TO HAVE A SURE
ENOUGH FOURTH OF JULY
MEN and MONEY READY
FIREWORKS ON A GRAND SCALE.
A REAL WAR SHIP
COMMITTEE HARD AT WORK
Everything Points to the Largest and
Best Celebration Ever Held in
Southern California


most unique and attractive celebration of
the nations birthday that Southern Call
fornia has ever known.
The committee is aided this year by the
fact that the United States is now engaged
in the third struggle for the cause of lib
erty in the history of the nation, beginning
with the memorable one that gave to the
world a Fourth of July, over a century
ago. All the people, everywhere, are i'll
sympathy with the war against Spain, and
they will welcome the opportunity the eel
abration of the "Glorious Fourth" will af-
ford them to express their patriotism and
their sentiments.
Not every one can "go to the 'front.'" but
those left behind can and will show their
willingness to infuse new life into a cee-
bration, whcih will send echoing across the
seas to the Philippines, to Cuba and to
Porto Rico the cheers of united nation
for the banner of liberty, whose birth they
celebrate on July 4th, and which the sons
of this glorious Union are carrying forward
to victory.
1t is by no means uncertain-in fact it
is counted upon-that the celebration of the
coming Fourth of July will be celebration
lea on land and sea in the war with Spain
and of the liberation of the islands Of the
west from the yoke of Spanish bondage.
Previous to the meeting of the executive
committee of the Fourth of July commit
tee yesterday afternoon the press commit
tee held an executive session. The commit
tee consists of Louis +. Vetter, chairman;
w. A Spalding, editor of The Herald; C. D.
Willard, editor of the Express; Paul H.
Blades, editor of the Record, and l.. T..
Mosher managing editor of the Times.
All members were present, except Mr..
Mosher.
1t was decided to ask the various papers
around Los Angeles to accept matter con-
cerning the celebration as news matter"
except display advertisements.
A press agent was dispensed with and
the secretary was instructed to keep a
book of minutes for the use of reporters in
which all transactions by the various COM
mittees shall be entered each day.
The committee transacted considerable
business of a nature not for publication at
present, and then adjourned.
The executive committee met promptly,
F. X. Rule in the chair. Following the
reading of the minutes, communications
from various sources wereread.
The suggestion of Will A. Wright for a
miniature battle on Westlake park lake
representing the attack by Dewey on Ma
nila, was declined on account of cost.
Los Angeles council 1889, Royal Ar
canum, notified the committee that it's
bylaws would not allow the lodge to pa
rade as body in the procession. but that
the members, as individuals, would be
there. The children of the Orphans home
will not parade, but the little ones will be
with the school children wherever the lat
ter are massed. The American Fraternal
league will participate in the parade.
Responses from the chamber of COM
merce, Society of Colonial Wars. Ger
mania Turn Verein, Patriarch Militant of
Riverside and other organizations were re-
ceived, accepting places in the parade.
The question of obtaining the band from
of veterans from that institution was re-
ferred to the chairman and secretary, 1t
being announced that the consent of the
governor of the home would be necessary
before the band could serve. In this con-
nection the secretary was ordered to send
invitations to participate in the celebra-
ton to the various Grand Army posts and
other military societies existing at the
home
The chair reported that grand marshal
for the parade other than Col W. Fl. Hola-
bird would have to be selected DR.. Nor
ma Bridges, Col. Holabird's physician, re-
ported to the committee that the colonel
would risk his life in serving as grand
marshal. The matter of selecting a new
grand marshal was referred back to the
original committee.
The secretary announced that over $50
invitations had been sent to civic and mill
tary societies, asking them to participate
in the celebrat ton. Responses had been re-
ceived from many, all favorable. The
Garibaldi Guards wanted to know wheth-
er they could carry their rifles in the pa
rade or not. The committee referred the
guards to the governor, who alone can
grant permission to carry firearms to a
semi military society.
The finance committee reported that out
out the 116 persons asked to serve as COL
ectors to raise funds for the celebration
but seven had refused.
In order to keep the reporters book up
to date the secretary of the executive
committee was instructed to act as secre-
tary Of all the subcommittee
The committee on literary exercises sug-
gested renting Hazards pavilion for the
afternoon exercises on the Fourth and an
nounced that Will A. Harris had been
selected as orator Of the day. The selec-
tion was approved.
The music committee reported they were
in communication with all the bands in the
city and in surrounding towns A rate of
s3 per man would have to be paid to union
bands, but the Musicians union is to meet
on Tuesday and 1t may be that a reduc-
ton will be made on rates where a large
band Is employed. The music COMMITTEES
announced that they wanted all the bands
they could get. The Seventh regiment
band will be employed for the parade and
for concert in the afternoon, the concert
to be something "out of the ordinary"
The question of overflow meetings from
Hazards pavilion was discussed and the
committee announced that one or more
churches in the vicinity could probably be
secured for the accommodation of those
unable to get into the pavilion.
The question of appropriation of money
for music was left for some future meeting,