Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-03

At the meeting Of the executive COM
mltteo last night. Arthur +. Barnes.
chairman Of the committee On dccoru-
tons. reported uron the trlumphm arch.
He submitted a design Of a four-spun
arch drawn hy Architect Fred a. Hale.
that was accepted By the executive
committee and an appropriation Of 81
900 was promptly voted 10 cover the
cost OF the erection Of the same. to-
grthCr with two smaller ones az the
oregon Short Line depot and Liberty
Park The arch. when completed. VIII
be- noble structure eighty feet In
height. II Is proposed 60 erect the
same NJ the intersection of East Tenn
pie street ana Second South. the arch
viii consist Of four spans, the feet OF
which win Heyerully rest ON the four
curbatOnos OF the corners.
Mr. Barnes further intimatCd that
the a. Il. Culmcr Paint company had
donated the paint necessary for the
arch, the Union Light ana Power COM
puny had agreed 10 furnish lirhts and
lighting FOR tho cdinCe while some
n1ns had agreed TO donate part OF the
lumber.
MUSIC GALORE.
Mr.. II, q. whitney. chairman OF the
music committee, reported that tho
bands OF the state We're anxious TO par
ticlpnte In the reception and had re-
HlfNlAhfh promptly 70 Nllf thll ne nNu
made upon them. Fifteen bands had
slgn.led their Willingness to be pres
cut On that occasion. After due con-
aidrratlon II had been deemed best to
dispense with vocal selections.
$500 SPREAD.
Mrs. W. w. Ritter made her report
on behalf OF the banquet committee
The commltte had received bids from
the various caterers with the result
that the lowest contract was al the
rate OF " per plato. Mrs, Ritter stated
that 1850 would be required for tho
feast; the committee accordingly voted
lady said further that Boxclder county
had generously offered 10 furnish fruit
TO tickle the pnlates OF the returned
volunteers ON that occasion.
OFFER FROM SISTERS.
The following very gracious offer was
received from the Sisters OF the Holy
Cross, through w. Il. o'Meara, and
accepted:
Governor Heber NJ. Wells. Your Ex-
Ccllency; In view OF the fact that the
Utah volunteers now returning from
Manila may need care and nursing In
consequence OF the hardshlps untailed
by the service there, we desire, through
your good Offices to tender for their use
Holy Cross hospital. with the view OF
caring Tor as many OF said volunteers
az our accommodations win permit Let
me add, also, that on the arrival OF the
soldiers our ambulance VIII be Rt your
disposal for such services as may be
necessary.
Hoping TO be OF use 10 those who
rislSed their life az the call Of our gov-
onment,we await your decision in the
matter.
CHILDREN IN LINE.
MIR. c. r. Savage then suggested that
Il would be very beautiful and Inn
pressivc sight TO have the children OF
the city grouped In maHse at some con-
splcuous point along the line OF march,
one which the soldiers, who had been
so long away from the presence OF
smiling white children ana the sound
Of their voices. would heartily npprecl-
ate. The matter was referred to the
committee on parade.
PROTECTION FOR ITALIAN FLAG.
charles Benefit president OF the
Italian society, was present at the
meeting, llo said that his organlza-
ton had applied FOR a place In the
parade, and he wanted 10 ask that pro-
lection would be given the Italian flag.
ON "a former occasion IN Butte, Ia
which an Italian nag was carried there
was considerable trouble, and the nag
was shot at, Mr. Bonettl asked that