Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-19

clude '"The Butterfly" red, white and blue
Clouds Hens and Chickens" The effect
is very weird.
a. Display Of sixteen-pound rockets with
sequence stars Gas supplied to the War De-
partment).
5. Salvo of Pains mammoth 6O-inch
shells. each bomb containing 5000 stars OF
startling combinations and effects, such as
1.-THE Mother of Thousands" Thunder
bolt" etc.
6. Aerial battle of flowers, produced by
the electrical discharge Of quadruple bombs.
throwing eighty different kinds of tinted
floral bombs in all directions.
Meeting Of Committee.
The committee on fireworks for the cele-
bration of July met last evening in the
rooms of the Business Mems Association.
Mr.. w. F. GUIDE, chairman. called the meet
ing to order. He explained to the commit
tee that in order to make the event such a
success as would be creditable to the Dis
trict of Columbia more money should be
raised. He thought the efforts Of every
one interested in the affair should be used
to secure something like $500 more than is
in hand
The committee then examined the pro-
posals Of the Maston & Wells Manufactur
ing Company of Boston. Nordlinger. Charl-
ton & Co. of New York and Pains Fire
works Company of New York. 1t was
stated that invitations for proposals for
aerial display at least 300 feet in the air
so that 1t could be seen from long dis
tances.
After the proposals had been considered
in a general way it was moved that the
chairman appoint an executive committee
of five to recommend to Commissioner Mac
farland the bid for providing the fireworks
that should be accepted. This committee
was appointed. consisting Of Commissioned
Mcfarland. c. H. Rudolph, Major Sylves-
ter. w. c. Long. s. w. StinemetZ, +. *.
Raymond and F. B. Keefer.
Another committee was appointed to pro-
vide badges for members of the fireworks
committee to allow them to pass within the
line in which the exhibition is to be given
in order that they may see that the con-
tract is properly carried out. These badges
will be sold to members of the committee
for % cents EACH The committee to pre-
j. c. Burkart chairman: A. c.. Steinbreuner
and Geo. w. Driver
Upon the conclusion of the meeting
members Of the executive committee that
had been appointed to recommend the con-
tract for fireworks met and went over the
several proposals. Mr.. Joseph Curran,
representing the Nordlinger & Charlton
Company, and Mr.. Ben Stern, representing
fore the committee. They both stated that
their bids included every expense connect
ed with the exhibition and that they would
give a bond as an@fndemnity for any acct
QentS tnat might occur. Inc executive
committee deferred action until the meet
ing with Commissioner Macfarland and
Major Sylvester.
Fine Display Promised.
During the evening Mr.. GUIDE stated that
he was satisfied the money expended for
the celebration in this city July would
result in an unusually fine display, for
the reason that it was recognized by the
fireworks companies that success of this
kind in this city meant that the celebra-
ton might become custom not only here,
but that 1t would form a great example
and incentive to people in other cities to
combine in a grand celebration as Is to
be done here.
Among those who attended the meeting
last evening were the following: w. F.
Guide. chairman; F. A. Sebring. secretary:
w. c. Long, s. w. Stinemetz. F. K. Ray
naond. ]. c. Burkart, A. E. Offut, c. H.
Rudolph. Charles Jacobsen. Charles Cra-
rner. F. B. Keefer. G. E. Wood, Barry
Isulkley. A. c. Steinbreuner. B. s. Graves.
Y. c. Dodge, George w. Driver. George
w. Rae.