The record-union., 1899-06-08
The COST OF PATRIOTISM.
FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE
FIGURES ON EXPENSES.
Must Make Twenty-Five Hundred
Dollars Furnish All Features
for Day and Night.

There was a meeting of the Fourth
of July Committee at the Trustees
rooms last night Mayor Land, in
calling the meeting to order, warned
all the committees to cut their figures
low.
Il do not think we can look for more
money than the 50, 800 allowed by the
city, he said, land the bands and
others who are expecting high rates
and extra prices will simply stand in
their own light and in the way of the
celebration. 1t will be useless to ask
the Finance Committee to solicit money
around the city, so the So, 800 should be
considered the limit We shall probably
be able to hire but one or two bands .
Chairman Fox of the Finance Com
mittee, reported that the Board of Su-
pervisors had been approached for an
appropriation, but they fatty refused,
saying they had no money.
r. T. Devlin of the Literary Commit
tee, reported that his committee would
be able to get the Clunie Opera-house
Tor $40. and to cut expenses to 500.
which would be 500 less than last year.
For that sum there would be soloists,
quartets, and like numbers. Mayor
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Day; John B. Powers, reader; Rev. E.
c. Herrick, Chaplain
Edgar Sheehan reported that his
committee had consulted bands and re-
ceived compromise offer If sixteen
are hired in each band the rate will
be So for each man, and s. per man
for each extra entertainment The total
cost would be $646 for music. The
Capital City Drum Corps wanted $S1,
the Institute Band at $50, OF less than
50 a man.
Mr.. Platt, a committeeman from the
Musicians Union said: I'VE have
dropped from SO per man to So because
of the shortness of funds The old rate
was as high as $40 and So. band
of twelve is too small for parade, so
We'll drop to IS per man, if you will
take bands of sixteen each. The union
makes these rates only on condition
that no non-union men be employed
Mr.. Sheehan-If we decide to engage
a non-union drum corps and the In
stitute Band would union bands turn
out?
Mr. Platt-We would not turn out
With non-union bands unless all our
bands also We're hired.
Mayor Land--What would the total
cost be?
Mr.. Platt-F'or all the proposed exer-
cises it would be S635.5O, or for the
parade alone, with the drum corps,
$4S4.
Chairman Phillips of the Printing
committee, reported that he believed
$40 would cover all costs of printing.
Chairman Frank D. Ryan of the In
Vltatlon Committee, was neither pres
emit, nor had he any report to make He
mad not called but one meeting of the
committee, said Mr.. Peterson, of the
committee
Chairman Elwood Bruner of the Par
ade Committee, reported that his com
mittee was undecided as to whether the
parade should be the feature. He re-
ported the following items: Salute. S75;
living flag, $3.50, which would go to
children's dresses and instruction
prizes for decorations, 500; floats, $500
and this will be for three floats only. o!
exquisite design-the Olympia being
one; Caledonians, $50 for expenses; for
decorations of Fire Department. $50:
horses and men to run the floats. 500;
water, SO; expenses for military men.
their entertainment, ETC., $50; expenses
Of other organization flags, etc, S125;
care of orphans, $50. The total was
therefore reported to be 81 ,O3O
Mayor Land-Your program is very
fine, but think it will be more than we
can do
Gus s. Turner of the Evening Enter
tainment Committee reported it would
be hard to give the expenses, unless
the General Committee should decide
on plans. The fire pieces would be IL
illustrative of the late war, ETC., and the
cost of the Set pieces would be 1921. %
/ The total list ran to $670, but in add
ton to this there was to be an electrical
display running to $500.
Chairman G. H. Holmes of the After.
noon Entertainment Committee report.
ed total cost of S1S1.50 exclusive q
music. With the music the cost would
be $3.50. The Japanese fireworks would
be $3.50, the ballooning $50 and clean
ing the park $35
The Committee on Carriages reported
that carriages would cost So each, bu
there had been no requisition for CARR
ages The Chairman and other.
Thought the carriages would cost from
$50 to $50.
The Chairman called for the Secre.
tary to read the estimated total. which
was S3,27950. The Secretary reported
that the cost of all the entertainments
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