The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-28
Celebration to Be Held at Liberty
Park.
GRAND RED FIRE DISPLAY
HALF A TON ON THE MOUNTAIN
PEAKS.
Seats For 5000 People at the Park
Lieutenant Pearson Accepts the
Invitation to Speak Military
Features of the Parade-Return-
ed Volunteers Will Participate.

The Fourth of July committee de-
cided last evening to hold the exercises
of the day upon the Liberty park
grounds, in preference to the Tt . r
nacle, over obtaining which there
seemed to be some doubt At the time
of the statehood celebration, it seems.
the building was desecrated in a num-
Der of why's and the church authorities
had some hesitancy in granting the use
of the building upon this occasion. for
that reason. A number of the commit
tee favored the absolute publicity in
the ceremonies, at any rate. and the
park was finally decided upon. Seats
for 5,000-first come, first served-will
be erected, and the programme viii be
made as short as possible. Lieutenant
Pearson has accepted an invitation to
speak.
Lieutenant Colonel John Q. Cannon
viii be grand mahshal of the day, in
charge of the parade. which promises
to be a magnificent affair. Instead of
the old float idea, it will consist of
military and civic organizations, with
the Ninth cavalry, now at Fort Doug
las, in a conspicuous position. The
horsemen will make fine showing on
parade, and in connection with this
Will be asked to give an exhibition of
their riding. Troop l, of TOrrey's rough
riders and the Game cavalry viii par
ticipate, and the officers and men are
already cleaning up saddles in antici-
patton of the turnout.
New -lnance Committee.
Chairman George A. Snow of the fl
nance committee reported last night
that it had been impossible for him to
get a meeting of the committee, and
new one was Immediately chosen. The
committee now consists of George A.
Snow, o. J. Salisbury, Jolly Daily. NJ
r. Mulvey, Jacob Moritz, Nj. H. Wal
ker and George T. Odell. Five hundred
dollars has thus far been subscribed
and $500 collected. Upon the work of
the finance committee, the success of
the celebration largely depends. All
that has been decided upon TO date is
in a way conditional.
Three bands, the X. of P, Held's and
Christensen's will be engaged and
Chairman Rognon is intent on carrying
out his scheme of Illuminating the
mountain peaks. He estimates that 100
pounds of red fire will be sufficient to
accomplish the object and declares that
the sight will be the srandest thing
ever seen in Utah. a gross of one
pound rockets is to be the signal for the
illumination, and the committee set
apart $400 for the work.
Inc CIVIC and military organlZdt lions
and the returned volunteers from all
over the state, are requested to place
themselves in communication with
Grand Marshal Cannon at once. the lat
ter to send their postoffice addresses.
Liberal Donations.
The z. c. NJ. I. makes a subscription
of 800 to the fund yesterday and Auer-
bach's will go on record with a similar
amount today. Chairman RognOn is
greatly encouraged with the work ac-
complished and the committee, gen.
orally, is sanguine of a huge success.
The next meeting is called for next
Friday at s p. m. in the. L. d. S. bust
ness college, top floor of the Templeton.