The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-02
CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES
MAKE THEIR FINAL REPORTS
RECEPTION COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED
APPOINTED = STRICT REGULATIONS TO
BE ENFORCED--S0N BY SCHOOL
CHILDREN-0FFICIAL PROGRAM

The executive committee and chair
men OF sub-cpmmittees met yesterda
afternoon To make final arrangement
for Roosevelt Day. All members wer
present and Mayor Parsons presided
The arrangements We're gone owe
In detail ana We're approved. Yer.
little seemed to have been left unat
tended to, 50 far as ii could be at
tended to ia advance Of the event.
Reports were heard from the var
ious ehairmen. Chairman Clendenen
Of the finance committee and Treasur
er Phil G. Barclay, reported good sue
cess IN procuring the additiona
money asked for by the committee foi
decorating purposes. All but s2St is
pledged or collected. The mayor stat
ed he had an offer Of 800 from soms
who did not wish to be known. Thc
committee felt easy about getting th5
balance
The badge committee was instruct
od to procure badges for the Cairo
delegates To the Memphis conventions
Report regarding the decorations
was also very satisfactory both pub
lie and private dislays will be credit
able TO the city
Leader Culver, Of the Egyptian
band. was present and stated that his
band would be prepared to do its part
we'll This bands place will be i'm
mediately behind the presidents
party
Mr. Sutton, the presidents represen.
tatiye was in the city Monday. he took
him over the line of march and in
company with Mr. Magee of the trans
portation committee, and explained to
him all the plans for the demonstra.
ton The presidents representative
said that he could not~improve upon
the arrangement in any way, compli-
mentng Mayor Parsons upon the in
terest shown by him and the citizens
of Cairo in the coming of the chief
executive. However, he suggested
that an entrance be be built at the
rear of the speakers stand in the
park, so that it would be easier for the
president and other distinguished
guests to take their places on the
stand. He also advised that the line
of march from Eighth to Fourteenth
street on Washington avenue be
roped off from the side walk so as 10
prevent people crowding too far out.
Mayor Parsons promised that he
would carry out Mr.. Suttons sugges-
tions to the letter.
II was agreed that H. s. Candee. J.
B. Magee and t. A. Burke be masters
Of ceremonies at the wharf at the ar.
rival OF the visitors, assigning them to
the carriages, etc. The governors
and congressman will probably dis
embark first and viii enter carriages
in waiting for them as they come off
the boat, each carriage containing a
member of the reception committee,
and three guests being assigned to
each carriage. The presidents car
riage will be driven onto the wharf
boat and on emerging will pass on
ahead of stbe other carriages and to
a place Immediately behind the state
military. The procession will be
made made up about as follows:
A Gordon OF mounted police; Cham
paign Military band; Fourth Regi-
ment Illinois National Guard under
Of Col. Z. ]. Lang. Dan
Vile battery. the presidents party
in three carriages. Egyptian band.
twenty-five carriages containing gov
ernors. congressman and members of
the River and Harbor commission.
The military will be stationed on
Eighth street and down the levee
slope and the Banville battery win
fire a salute on the presidents arri-
val and departure.
Reception Committee.
A reception committee of one hun !
sred has been appointed for the PR
l.ose of welcoming the president and |
lhe other distinguished guests wfo
uHl visit the city tomorrow. such |
committee consisting OF the various
members OF the special committees |
no have had charge Of the work Of
preparation. Il is now published for
lhe first time in its entirety and is as
iollows.
II. s. Candee. (chairmsn1 J S. Ais
Ihorpe. II. Seymour Antrim. ?. G.
BARCLAY. Geo. J. Becker. Capt Fred /
Bennett. John Eou-gois. W D. Brown
ng. f. A. Buder. Sr. E. A. Burke
Judge William y Butler. Henry s.
randcc. Chas- s. Carey. Geo. tt