The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-07
|urth Of July Committees ACT
lively at Work.
,as.oss ARE FAvoaAsLE.


- enIy business transacted by the
1-reh Of July celebration committee
~sre1rfay Was the meeting and work
- finance committee and the
-.ek az the several members OF
~ commntee' during the afte1.
- The committee in meeting with the
- gratifying success. Some subscriE.
6one were sent In voluntarily yesterday.
~1 Il this method were more largely
1Xo eenmtttee a large amount Of work.
& $50 Il Will be impossible for the few
nbeyD Of that body TO canvass the en-
111e ctr. Among those who thus sent ia
800 subscriptions WAS the firm Of Gt0ne.
Gsn1oCd = Lane.
Chairman Jones. Of the finance commit
=. rid iaSt night: The members OF
~ eonmittee realise thoroughly that the
nl1nof eommittees win have to wait on us
r. any definite determination Of plans.
- ~ are bending every energy TO COM
saetn our work an soon a. possible We
- % b able 10 make q pretty full re-
ut ~ the meefing OF the general com.
tttss sn Friday evening. While that e
80 ftns II Will be full enough TO afford
- cosumiftee room to 60 ahead and lay
- plans.
1hnf Ne are under obligations 10 our bust
1noe men and cttizens for their prompt
S0A generous responses This spirit OF
Willingness not only !nsures US q sufficient
kSseer still. It guarantees us heartlnesa
0 desperation In the celebration that will
- long way toward making Il . suc-
All Hard NJ work.
while other committees are TO some ex
teDt held in allegiance. awaiting q report
non the finance committee. yet the men,
I'm Of the several committees are by no
noans Idle. Various informal conferences
were held yesterday. at which suggestions
were made and discussed. 1t liz pretty weii
known that the general committee has in
steee scme surprises for tie pub'.r. whien
peliey forbids making known fon she pres
Ihe fireworks committee Ia also mediate
NJ eoue innovations which cannot fall 10
I0se source OF attraction. DIR. j. T..
cytchtop. chairman Of the committee.
uhnes work last year was eminenfiy sat .
tesctory. said yesterday. While. of
course, we must wait partially at least
nj NE have certain plans In mind which
lAank Will be OF general interest
Among these viii De generous dis
play Of fireworks during the day. We
Ausrican nag about u by Is feet. On the
~ are Also several extremely large bombs
conteininE furlcd naxs Fewsr set pieces
u the set pieces will be n picture Of
Dewey. and aIso one Of the hatfissi,ip
Iowa The wenis, To the Memory OF the
Washington Boys AT Maniia' viii be an
The advertising committee will meet at
headquarters In the Roxweil block at
O'clock this afternoon to open bids for the
printing OF the programmes. BY unani-
nous resolution OF the general commits
tee the advertising committee has been
authorized 10 60 ahead with its work, as
there Was special necessity why the invt-
tations shorld BE- issued and contract let
Tor Publishing the programmes
suggestions continue TO come Into the
commtttee from all sides. Among these liz
letter from an unknown correspondent
ct Isaanuah. signing himseif observer.
ard addressed to Chairman ReSielsheimsr.
g the decorations committed II II as fol-
lows:
A Few sugxessions.
Referring TO the parade you expect TO
have In Seattle on the Fourth. VIII you
kindly allow me tn make suggestion or
tuof A. you are no doubt well aware
there has been n great deal OF samenesa
y the makeup OF most OF them during
the past few years. As this is the last
Fourth IN the nineteenth century, II Is
nittng TO make IL more than OF usual In
tesest. will merely outline the sugge--
tons
"Firsf-Hayc lady mounted on small
pony. one fer each state and territory
With the Eastern states and closing with
the Western: In the center Of the column
nave Uncle Sam appropriately represent.
ca In conveyance drawn by six horses
On either side have a soldier mounted On
horse or mule. each one representing
Cuba. Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Phil
tprsnes, Let the last state 10 be repre-
e<ntsd In the column he Washington the
lady being mounted on n larger horse than
Any OF the others and dressed different
nom TIL. ofherw
Second-Havr as many Indians as pos
sthlc. dressed In their wariike costumes
With dogs. setges. tepees. etc, represent
InK Inc civilization Of the cts hteenth csr-
fury. followed by aiatcan or two of
civilized Indians in police uniform " ns~
anle. representing law and order and
cfvllsation 81 the nineteenth century
Third-Foiicw this up with fsoats repre-
sssung the arts and manufactures of the
mst century. such as ladies spinning wosf
etc; then the Inventions az the latter part
Of this century
II will add another feature: Have
tetEsx OUTFIT represented. hgiekers
swafrrsrs, talisrs, armed with the dirrr-