Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-05-27
THE fourth OF JULY
A Big THREE DAYS. CELEBRATION
is PLANNED.
Committee is Out After
$4,000, TO Make the Aberdeen
Celebration of the Fourth The
Greatest Event of the Hind i'm the
History of County.

Greatest Event of the Hind in the
History of County.
The citizens meeting called for Thurs
day night, to plan "A Fourth of July cele-
bration, was an enthusiastic gathering,
and il the plans suggested receive proper
financial support Aberdeen will have
three'day celebration, every minute of
which will be filled with interesting
events and sports OF all kinds, on land
and water.
The meeting organized with the selec-
ton OF l.. II. Barnett, chairman; Geo. j.
Wolf, treasurer, and Jno. j. Carney,
secretary. After deciding to hold a cele-
bration on July 4, 5 and 6, and discussing
the proposition generally, the chairman
was authorized to appoint an executive
committee, and such subsidiary commit.
tees as may be necessary, and to get
action on Immediately.
On Friday Chairman Burnett an.
nounced the following committee, in ad-
dition to the officers named:
Mayor France, w. r. Macfarlane,
W. G. Harding, Phil. S. Locke,
S. X. Bowes. j. W. Clark,
Ed. Dolan, X. Il. Bassett,
X. NJ. Van Dorm, Oscar Boettiger,
a. II. Griffin, Frank p. Porter,
l.. &. Humbargar, ii. NJ. Cook,
z. B. Sovey, j. G.. Lewis,
w. l.. Crissey.
The executive committee met Friday
night in the mayors office, when the
following subcommittee were an
nounced:
Solciting-P. S Locke, P. B. Sovey,
A. II. Griffin. W. w. Anste, Ed. Dolan,
n. G. Kaufman.
Mayor France. w. r. Mac
fallane, j. &. Lewis, E. b. Benn, w. j.
Patterson.
Entertainment-W. G. Harding, S. X.
Bowes, Geo. J. Wolff, w. l., Crissev, l..
G. uumbargar.
Publicity-P. B. Sovey. J. w. Clark,
}. j. Carney, G. V. 10y, Dan. Pearsall.
Parade-H. NJ. Cook. Col. E. II. Fox,
r. N. Moody, d. M. Bowes, J. A. Gra-
ham.
Decoraton-C. V. 10y, N. G. Kauf-
man. j. ID. Crary, Sam. kaufman, Go.
J. Wolff.
Spor's-P. B Sovey, RI. Hits, r. NJ.
Van Dorm, Oscar Boettiger, DR.. Paul
Smits, W. W. Anstie. Geo. Dean. Jas.
Watkins, Ed. Dolan, Frank Burrows, w.
l.. Mcdonald. w. r.. Macfarlane.
Tiansportation-H. B. Elder, w. L.
Crissey, Frank Burrows.
Fireworks-R. r. Bassett, Oscar Boet.
tiger, r. NJ. Van Dorm.
Concessions-P. B. Sovey, P. S. Locke,
Ed. Dolan, r. r. Bassett, NJ. r. Sher-
wood.
Exercises-J. f. Richards, II. M.Cook,
Rev. Chas McDermoth.
Music-A. Gylfe, W. II. Cady, L. +.
Ralston.
The soliciting committee was directed
to begin the canvass for funds at once.
and to report to the executive committee
next Thursday evening, at which time
definite plans FOR the celebration will be
considered, based upon the degree OF
liberality the solicitors meet with.
When this committee calls upon you,
remember they are busy men of affairs
who are giving their time free gratis. so
don't delay them, but give your subscrip.
ton cheerfullv and quickly-it will all
come back.
a small-sized attempt to knock this
celebration is already being made, the
would-be knockers--quite consistently
making their little hammers work through
the Hoquiam ashingtonian, the recoy.
nized leader OF Grays Harbor knockers.
That paper yesterday contained the state.
ment that the merchants of G, Market
and Wishkah streets were dissatisfied
with the executive committee, as most of
them were Heron street merchants. OF
course, this isn't true, but that never
makes any difference to knocker A
knocker who would allow such a small
thing as the truth to Interfere with his
statements would not be considered in |
good standing by his brethren.
A glance at the list of this committee.
printed above, will show but one mer-
chant OF Heron street, f. Z. Porter. There
are two cigar store men. hotel man and
a real estate agent who do business on
Heron street, while three of the names
hail from Il street. The fact is, Chair.
man Burnett named those who in his |
Judgment would devote the necessary
time to the celebration. without regard
to the location of their business-never
dreaming that anyone would be small
enough to consider we were getting up a
celebration on such narrow contracted
plan as appears to be contemplated by
the knockers. The celebration is going
to be large enough and broad enough to
include not only every street OF Aberdeen,
but the entire Grays IIarbor country.
and large part of Southwestern Wash.
ipgton.