The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-28
NEARLY ALL ARRANGED
Patriotic Citizens Boosting the
Celebration Proposition.
BIG TIME ON THE FOURTH
There1l Be Music and Fireworks. Speak
ing and a Parade-The Committees
Report on Collections and
All Is o. K.

speaking, sports n everything that
goes to make up a celebration here on
the Fourth Of July. The several COM
mittees met last night in the city
ell chamber and reported. The finance
committee turned all of the money over
TO the general committee, and there's
nothing more to be done until h
morning of the 4th. when the whole
community is expected TO get up early
and begin the fun.
The first business last night was h
hearing of the reports of the ward COM
mittees from the general soliciting
committee The amount collected To
date is $SS7.15. and there's more in sight.
Some said that they expected some-
thing like 1880 and maybe $1,000 would
be ready for distribution when the time
came for spending it.
The meeting resolved itself into a So
cial session and the matter of music,
fireworks and a celebration generally
was talked over quite informally. a
few of the gentlemen present expressed
themselves as being opposed to paying
s242 for music. while others thought
that the band boys should be encour-
aged by the payment of the price they
asked. 1t was argued that the boys
devote a lot of time to practice and eX-
pend considerable money for music, in
ell uiIitIlEs tlt.s dhh ltldl II NItN Z
not naid for their services it may oper-
ate to force them to disband and thus
leave Anaconda without a band. Some
of the committee thought that the mu-
sicians ought to tender their services
just as they had done by hunting for
money for fireworks, etc. However.
after a while the majority of the OPP
posing element came down off the
perch and condescended To listen to ar
gument favorable to the men who are
e~ndeavoring to keep alive "A band n
this city. and the talk of a fife and
drum corps to take the place of a
band ceased. There was a flood of sug-
gestions as to the price to be paid for
the music. No member of the commit
tee was anxious to dispense entirely
with music. but several thought that
the price, $242 for 10 pieces, was too
much. 1t was remarked that a Fourth
of July without a brass band would be
a very tame old thing, and when the
seriousness of ii dawned upon the
minds of the opposition, there was a
general air of acquiescennce, n music
won the day.
The question of sports was next con-
sidered. In the absence of the commit
tee on sports, the general committee
thought ii advisable to name four more
men i'm conjunction with the original.
and r. Deb. Smith. A. Harrity. J. r..
Walkup and NJ. Donoghue were added
W II liSt. illdhiiS EtNth III all. anu II
is hoped that out of the seven a few
will be on hand to direct the sporting
programme. Phil Daniels, II. :. Tolan
and f. II. Mcdonald are the original
committee. Rod Williams and Robert
Greig were named for additions to the
committee. but those gentlemen gave
it out cold that they had their hands
full of fireworks and could attend To
nothing else.
The fireworks committee was empow-
cred to make a payment of $500 as a
starter for fireworks. The balance of
the fund was turned over by the finance
committee to the general committee.
and F. w. Peckover was elected treas
urer. Roger Edwards, treasurer of the
finance committee, rave Peckover the
keys of the big safe in FitzPatrick's
office, and the money will be in Peck
overs big hands to-day.
This little formality having been sat
isfactorily concluded, the general COM
mittee got down to the real business.
j. b. Losee was appointed chief mar
shall of the day. his chief aide to he
T. c. Davidson, assisted by Captain
Duane n J. J. Grant.
The committee desires to state.
through the press, that owing to the
limited time to complete all arrange
ments, a general invitation is hereby
extended to all societies. secret, civic
and military, the union organizations,
tdilitld dilh fiIgtle tiuDS. HIG Depart
ment and citizens generally to parti-
cipate in the parade. II was desired TO
appoint a committee to invite the sew
eral societies. unions. etc. but IL was
finally agreed to extend the invitation
through the press. The mayor. alder
men, speakers and other noted per-
sonages will be furnished carriages for
the parade.
1t is the hope of the committee that
the Bicycle and Camera clubs will turn
out in full. The wheelmen are re-
quested to decorate their wheels and
join in the grand parade. Al Church
was appointed captain. and he is re-
quested to act as marshal of the bicycle
brigade. The camera enthusiasts, with
their outfits strapped on their shoul-
ders, would make a fine appearance.
1t is the earnest request of the commit
tee that these clubs turn out in full
and make as large a showing as pos
sible.
At the park il is the plan to have a
list of field sports, to be opened with a
game of baseball between the Electrics
and the b., A. e. Ps., the two crack
teams of the state.
The committee on speakers will be
ready to report to-day.
Another meeting of the committee is
called for Thursday night at the office
OF O'Brien e. Peckover. when arrange
ments for the greatest celebration in
the history OF the city will be per-
fected.
Santiago de Cuba.