Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-17
BIG FOURTH OF JULY
 CELEBRATION SURE
Enthusiastic Meeting iielc Last Night-CommitteeS
 to Be Named Friday

Fer the Fourth Of Jul" was the winning ballot at the big mass meet ing held at the city hall last night, ar the call of the board of trade. The sentiment of those who attended the meeting was all one way, that Bis bee must have a Fourth Of July cele- bration. A number of speeches. ID which "reminiscences Of former cele- brations had a part, were made by Charles Cunningham, Jesse foakun' Judge J. NJ. O'Connell, Ben Franken- berg, Mike Cassidy, Dan Kitehel and others.
 Having unanimously decided that a celebration was on the card, gen eral discussion of probable events or the day was indulged in.
 Another Meeting.
 Al the close of the meeting 1t was decided to meet again on Frlday mgnt. at the city hall, for the pur- nose of naming committees to make deunite plans for the celebration. AL rbis meeting committees on sports and pastimes, finance, entertalhneHl' etc. will be named and work on the celebration plans will begin-
 There remains from last year eel ebration over S4OO with which 10 start on and it is believed that Sl,OOO additional can be raised. Bllls amounting 10 over $500 were palu from last years fund, so that the celebration plans this year are over s70O ahead of last years celebration at the start.
 District to Participate.
 Tt fs manned now to make the cele- bration a Warren district affair, with Lowell ana Warren invited up 10 spend the day and take part m tue yarous contests and fesuVlues. Enls matter will be taken up with War ren and Lowell business men. lt ID planned to make Bisbee the hoiluay ground of the whole country on tAe Fourth of July, inviting all oi the 1 country towns and cities to visit Bis 1 bee on that date. So far as known no other town in the county is plan, | ning to observe the day in real it | fashion except Bisbee and this city would gladly be host to the whole county.
 Among the things discussed Ias' night as features of the celebration was a hose race, @ tug-oi-War, Dui 10 race, a boxing match, street car | uiyal and other things. The maLtel ! were discussed only, however, as ln' | details of the celebration will De le0 1 to committees.
 A basetau game will be on th' boards for that day. the City League having a game scheduled for that day
 The discussion of the tug-of-wa recalled the great tug-of-war seveTa years ago between the Swedes an' | the Irish, won by the latter ailer
 hours and 50 minutes Of constaNe unremitting pulling. One Bisbee CT thusiast is said to have lost $l,'0 on that tug.
 May Open New Park.
 The Warren lark, now in the cours of construction, will be publicly open ed sometime about July 1 and it ha
 cen suggested that Col. Greenwa might be persuaded to have the par
 opening on Monday night precedin
 the celebration exercises on the 10
 lowing day. IL would not interfer
 ~ith the rlans Of Bisbee's celebri ton. but on the other hand woul
 osiHe additional entertainment fo the home folk and visitors witheJ D adding to the expense.
 It is planned to have the Frida
 nights meeting even larger than las nights and 10 get Fourth of July eI , thusiasm at white heat. The nee
 ing will he advertised hy a friend
 rr end" canvas during the week an it is hoped to have the city hald ovei r flowing even If 1t becomes necessar
 to have an overflow meeting.