The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-11
FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE
BIG MEETING OF THE CITIZENS
 COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT.
Quintet Took an Active Part tn the Meeting-GoOd Suggestions by Alder man Trueman- Harmony Between City md Citizens Will Exist.

A meeting of the citizens committee on the Fourth of July celebration was
 held last night and it was largely att
 tended. Three members of the city com
 mittee appointed Monday night at the
 meeting of the aldermen were there and
 took an active part in the business of | the meeting The members of the new
 committee were Aldermen Trueman | (chairman), Frederick and Logan. The meeting was called for the purpose of
 announcing the committees that will | have charge of the different branches of the celebration and to make sure 1 that harmony will exist between the two committees. This is a thing that | has not been noticeable in previous years, but last nights meeting satisfied
 the members of the two committees that the work of celebrating the Fourth
 this year would be on one general plan, as if carried out by one big committee instead of by two separate committees. There was a discussion last night
 about the question of havinn an orator
 at the exercises. Some were in favor
 of spending the money that it would
 cost to get a speaker here on a celebra
 ton especially for the children, while
 the majority thought that the signifi
 canoe of the celebration would be lost
 if the usual oration was omitted. It
 was finally decided that an orator
 should be engaged.
 The next question that perplexed the committee was that of the time of the public celebration It was admitted that the exercises, if held in the morning, would be slimly attended as they have been for the past few years, and it was suggested that they be held on the eve- ming of July g. MT. Newcomb moved, after number of suggestions had been made, to leave the matter entirely with the exercise committee, and it was car ried.
 Some of the delegates from patriotic | orders who were present last night | thought that the members of the city | committee should be on all of the sub committees, but this was opposed by | Alderman Frederick, who said that if | the city's committee was represented by | one member on the different commit tees, with the possible exception of the | finance committee, that representation would be enough
 Owing to the fact that the city's com mittee has not had a chance to meet yet it was thought best to withhold the names of the different committees ap- pointed for the celebration until week from last night, and by that time the city's committee will have met and made plans.
 Alderman Trueman made sugges- ton that met with the general approval of all present, and that was to have a large number of copies of the Declara- ton of Independence printed on paper of a convenient size, and to give a copy to each of the school children so that 1 they might become familiar with the document. the most important one in the country, NIT. Truaman said. This suggestion was applauded, and the plan will doubtless be carried through AL derman Trueman said that, if it was left to him. he could secure a good ora tor of national repute, and he firmly be- ieved that this part of the programme should not be omitted
 A. Maxcy Hitler, the chairman of the executive committee, presided last night. and the other members present were c. w. Ross and w. E. Whittlesey There were representatives of most of he patriotic organizations of the city tt the meeting, which adjourned at 9:30 o meet next Tuesday. I,