Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-07-11
FOURTH AFTERMATH
COMMITTEES BUSY RECKONING UP
The EXPENSE.
of Opinion is That the
Aberdeen Celebration Was Somc-
Thing to be Proud of. The BiaUcSt
Thing Ever Attempted on Gravs
HarbOr.

10 attempt three.day Fourth OF July
celebration in a city the size of Aberdeen
was no small undertaking, that is, if the
expected crowd was to be satisfactorily
entertained. That the feat was accom-
pished is, and ought to be, a source of
pride to every public-spirited citizen of
Aberdeen.
10 be sure, this occasion was no excet-
ton to the rule, that there are always
with us the kickers. Some people in
Judea. it will b. remembered, objected
to the style of architecture of Solomon's
temple. "A similar constituted mind will
file an objection to anything that does
not exactly suit it. But, we must recol-
lect that Aberdeen contains about Is 900
people, and that means the diver sified
Ideas of all had to be considered in ar
ranging the celebration, as closely as the
committees - selected generaly-couId
determine.
Louis II. Burnett, chairman of the ex.
ecutlve committee, took occasion Mon
day to interview more than forty promi-
nent citizens of the city for their opinions
on the celebration. These gentlemen
represented nearly every line of business
in the city, and the expression was
unanimous that the celebration was the
greatest public event that ever happened
on Grays Harbor.
Some objection has been made to the
committee having conducted the Carni.
val. 10 this may be replied that the
committee needed the money; that sew
eral OF the subscribers repudiated their
signatures when the collector appeared,
and finally, that the result of the Carni-
val shows un, between $3.50 and $500 to
the good. This fact is particularly ac-
ceptable to the committee in view of the
fact that there is a shortage of between
S4OO and $500 in settling accounts.
AS stated IN the last issue OF the HER
AID, this shortage will not be permitted
to interfere with the payment of all
legitimate bills incurred. With charac-
teristic Aberdeen spirit, Chairman Bur-
nett has arranged to have all bills taken
care OF, and a number of others have
agreed to put up whatever is required to
make good the repudiations of the few
tight.wads. Probably baseball game
or dance will be given, not to pay bills
they will have been paid-but to re.
reimburse the publicspirited gentlemen
who have stepped into the breach, and
declined to have the honor OF Aberdeen
smirched with the title of "repudiator."
A fitting finale to the entire celebra-
ton occurred Tuesday evening, when
the committee gave reception in the
a. 0. U. w. hall, in honor of "Queen
Edith l." Nearly two hundred people
were present; Gylfe's orchestra furnished
the music, and all enjoyed themselves to
the limit. Queen Edith, surrounded by
her maids, occupied the throne, and al
most caused Chairman Burnett to faint
when he was called up and presented
with a huge firecracker, a fitting tribute
to his untiring services in the ceebra.
tion. The reception was originated by
j. f. Richards, who was, inwardly at
least, given vote of thanks for his time.
ly thought, as we'll as pleasurable man.
agement