The record-union., 1899-05-27
THERE WILL Be FIREWORKS.
PLANS OF THE FOURTH OF
JULY COMMITTEE
General Outline of the Celebration
on the National An
uiversaTy.

: THE Fourth of July General Commit
tee met at the Trustees room last even
ing. The Chairman, Mayor Land, pre-
sented the following list of standing
,ccmmittees. which was accepted by the
committee:
inance-Thomas Fox (Chairman), }.
nj. Henderson, II. C. Bell, J. H. catcher,
Il. F. Tebbetts, William Mclaughlin, d.
Mckay, Eugene Aram, P. Douglas.
Dougald Gillis.
Literary-R. T. Devlin (Chaiirman), c.
M. Beckwith, c. t. Jones, J. W. Hughes,
w. A. Anderson, E. B. Willis, V. S.
McCfatchy, H. c. Ross. j. c. Brusle, j.
o. Coleman.
Music-E NJ Sheehan Chairman, F.
"A Griffin, A. A. Merkfey, W. s. Howe,
C. nj. Phinney, R. T. Cohn.
Printing-Emmett Phillips CHAIR
mani, D. w. Carmichael, ]. N. Larkin,
%. P Dodge, G. C. Simmons.
Invitations-F. d. Ryan (Chairman),
j. Charles Jones, l.. B. Mohr, A. G.
Hinkson, G. B. Katzenstein, j. B.
Wright, H. Weinstock,. ]. G. MARITIME, c.
H. Holmes. H. P. Brown, w. F. Peter
son.
Parade-George H Clark (Chairman),
j.
ner Goethe, Elwood Bruner, F. T.
johnson ]. H. Dolan, Harry Rogers, il.
l. Seymour, A. Elkus, E. H. Mckee, j.
H. Devine, w. r. Hall.
Evening Entertainment-Gus S. Tur-
ner (Chairman), L. G. Siller, E. E. Pan
abaker, George Meister, George Egan.
C. M Koening.
Auditing-T. w. Sheehan (Chairman),
Dwight Miller, C. o. Busick. NJ. J. Des-
mond, ]. B. Devine.
Carriages-C. w. Paine (Chairman),
c. w. Baker, R. E. Kent, J. ]. Bauer.
c. T. Hughes.
Mayor Land said he had, in appoint
ing his committees, been careful to Sc
.lect good woFkers-men on whom he
could depend to make the celebration
success.
The following named persons were
added to the General Committee: James
Touhy, w. A. Anderson, c. W. Morton,
DR.. Clifford, j. V. Powers and Dougald
Gillis.
Thomas Fox started inquiries con-
cerning the financial prospect. He un-
derstood that over $1,000 had been
raised for the immigration fund, with
the understanding that it was TO be
used for celebration purposes.
Mayor Land said it was true that that
amount had been raised by taxation Tor
the purpose mentioned, but that a
great many matters cropped up which
made demands on the fund. He knew,
however, that the Trustees would be
liberal. He recalled the celebration of
"a year ago, when the city gave 81 900,
the Supervisors 5000 and $70O or $500
was collected by popular subscription
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give at least S2,G00, and thought the
Board of Supervisors would give 5000
more. which aggregated amount would
be sufficient for {. grand celebration He
deprecated the idea of having the
Finance Committee make a house-to-
house canvass He, since he had held
the office of Mayor, knew what it meant
to contribute.
Emmett Phillips said if it was neces-
sary for the Finance Committee to get
out and skirmish for funds its Chair
man, Mr. Fox, was the man who could
do it.
Mr.. Fox retorted that he had no de-
sire to expend his energies in that direc-
ton if the city and county would give
enough without it.
j. II. hatcher wanted to know if it
was not a fact that when the tax of
cents on the 500 was raised for an
immigration fund $3.50 was not set
aside for celebration purposes
Mayor Land did not care to answer
the question
/. w. Sheehan thought that a dis
cussion of finances was premature, and
suggested that it be limited to formu-
lating plans for the celebration itself.
EiWood Bruner. to bring the matter
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of the committee that the amount of
money 10 be expended be re tricted to
$1,000.
General J. G. MARITIME thought the
Trustees and Supervisors would appro-
PIRATE that amount
j. II. Batcher opposed the motion.
contending that the Finance Committee
should be given time to report before
any specific amount was named for
them to collect
Mr.. Bruner insisted on his motion. ar
guingt that it, if carried, would give the
FINANCE Committee a basis ON which
to work He thought the General
Committee should name the amount
needed and then let the subcommittee
get out and raise it,
General Sheehan agreed with Mr.
hatcher, that the matter should be ar
ranged after the several committees
We're given a chance to report He
thought it was in order to outline
program for the celebration, rather than
debate finances.
Mr.. Bruner said if the committee
went before the Trustees and Super
visors and asked for a specified sum
they would get it, if they went with
cut instructions they would have great
difficulty in getting the amount needed.
Frank T. Johnson thought Mr.
Burners plan impracticable. The
county, he said, had only 81 600 in the
immigration fund. and he felt that the
Supervisors would not be willing to
give over $500. He argued that the
Finance Committee could not be com
PEELED to raise any amount because in
structed to do so by the General Com
mittee
H. c. Ross moved that the matter
be postponed one week
Mayor Land advised against making
canvass for funds among business
men. He said the latter did not like to
run and hide. and neither did they like
to see a committee enter their place
of business. If necessary he would
give as much as any man ought to
give, but he did not want to be bled
to DEATH
DR.. F. f. Tebbets said he would like
to know what the Supervisors proposed
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