Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-03
DETAILED PLANS OF JULY 4
CELEBRATION AT HALLOWELL.
( Program of Entertainment That Will
Please Every Man, Woman and Child
OF the Thousands Who Are Plan
ming to Be There Monday.

1evening on the riverside embankment
at the foot Of Central street. Varied
program of popular selections by the
Boys Band, one of the finest organiza-
tons in the State.
There will be another concert in pro-
gress at the same time by the efficient
winthrop Band, a fine well-driled ag
Igregation of musicians. This band will
be located on the Page street school
lot, Second street.
Fireworks in the evening on Chelsea
heights, visible from the river front
and many parts of the city. This will
be fine display of all kinds and de
scriptions and there are eight especial
ly beautiful set pieces.
The committee has been untiring in
their efforts to provide everything pos
| sible for the comfort and entertainment
of all. An efficient police service will
be maintained throughout the day and
evening; the streets covering the en-
tire route of the procession will be
thoroughly sprirkled, thus preventing
all discomfort from dust, to OnlookerS
as well as for those taking part in the
parade; barrels of ice water for the
convenience of the public will be To-
Gated at many convenient points about
the city.
In an Interview Chairman II.
p. Clearwater said to the Journal:
Eyes, our work will all be finished
Saturday-all we ask for now is fair
day and we will promise to have the
celebration-every feature of 1t. and
| <ln., ,,I,o II
ule time.
No one unless they have had expe
rience in such affairs. realize the i'm
mensc amount Of work and thought
that 1t takes to plan and carry out sue
cessfully proposition of this kind.
''The people will come In the morn
ing. they see the parade and then the
hose and reel runs: get their dinner:
watch the river races and the athletic
sports and see the firemens contests
in the afternoon and in the evening see
the fireworks on the Chelsea heights
they enjoy II all. but only a few Of
them stop to think that for weeks the
general committee and the several sub
committees have been working almost
day and night to bring together every
thing, every one Of the thousands Of
details of plans that finally executed
go to make the show the big success
that everyone is determined it shall
be.
Il have never seen better organiZa-
ton. | am proud of 1t and if the work
done. Every committee and every in
dividual have simply made themselves
part cf the machine. There have been
fri hofu
the committees as is so often the case,
but everyone has taken off his coat and
worked faithfully towards one COM
mon end. OF course this celebration has
developed into something very much
bigger than any of us had any idea of
at the beginning. 1t only goes to show
what Can be accomplished when a con-
certed organized effort is made. and /
predict that in the very near future
this same organization. assisted by
| other energetic citizens. will accom-
rlish something material for the per
manent advancement and good of the
city of Hallowell.'
| | want to say a word to the boys
and girls-the younger ones | mean,
for the older should think for them
selves-Please be careful. Remember
| there will be an immense crowd here
Monday-the streets will be filled with
probably 10000 people at least. aud
that is good many. There will be
| more than so pairs of horses in the
| parade. many of them drawing expen
sive fire apparatus. A frightened horse
| would probably mean an accident and
we want nothing of the kind to mar
this day of pleasure And so the gen
eral committee asks again. that all
will please be careful. That during
the parade no fireworks or pistols OF
any kind be exploded along the line of
march. There will be plenty tine
enough for that before and after.
Everyone connected with the cele-
bration has worked hard faithfully and
without pay. Through our broadcast
advertising We have invited everybody
to come and see uS-and they are CON-
ing. too, from all over the State.
Now then: Let every man. woman
and child in the city at once form
themselves into one big general COM
mittee to look after the comfort and
entertainment of our thousands of WIS.,
itors so to send every one OF them
home next Monday night. happy and
satisfied. and saying Bully for Hal
lowell LIN tyla d :,