Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-11
GLORIOUS 4IH
NOW CERTAIN
Finance Committee Reports
That Plenty of Money
for Celebration Is
Promised
MANY NEW FEATURES

Bisbse Will celebrate the Fourth OF
July on q moe expensive scale than
last year. This was determined a.
. meeting of directors Of the com.
mites and heads Of the sub-commit-
tees last night st the city hall. There
are more funds In sight and hence
more generous allowances are posi-
bic for ali Purposes needing increases.
Especially IS this sc for town sports
where Chairman Cannon OF the sports
committee put up the fight Of his
life for all the money he could Oh
tain for that branch OF the program
and succeeded la having the apr O.
priation doubled. IL IL also true of
the parade committee which plans
Tor prizes for the best decorated
foat. best drilled lodge team, best
decorated horses. burros, the best
cowboy, the best decorated automo-
bile AMI most attractiyely decorated
business house along the line of the
parade. There will also be a de-
Iachmsnt OF the soldiers here. It Is
expected. And open air dances at
Bisbee and Lowell and carnivals at
both places are featured.
Enthusiasm marked the meeting OF
the committee last night. Il was
started by the report OF the finance
committee which was better than
had been hoped for. 1t assured -
eess from the moment IL was read.
Then came tho matter or appTopr a
ton of funds and the directors felt
they could be liberal and therefore
were. There was no shaving, but
either the same appropriations as
last year OF increases over those
amounts were uniformly granted
Concessions Tor the dances will De
granted and the concessionaire will
lie limited to a charge OF FIVE cents
for each dance. The concessions
committee reported previously the
letting of the program and also OF a
novelty concession. The concession
sales in Bisbee will be limited To
the plaza in most instances. It Is
already assured the concession com.
mittee will do better than did that
OF a year ago financially.
Fireworks will be more OF a fea-
ture than year ago and there will
IL q Gay as we'll as night display.
This committee was also given an
increase over the amount expended
last year.
Not all OF the details have yet been
arranged for the making of the ma
tons birthday in Bisbee glorious
these can now be worked out by the
committees which know Just ho|
strong they can go. Attractive fea
lures for the out OF town people, es
peclally from the valley will be the
prizes offered for the cowboys in the
parade and the open air dances. These
latter In connection with the double
carnival at Bisbee ana lowell are
sure to be highly pleasing attrac-
tons
Change on Committees.
Some changes in committees have
been made. ~ ]. Cunningham is
made chairman OF the entertainment
or reception committee in place OF
Captain J. c. Greenvay who is now
out or town. q. l. Jacobs OF the
IN" sic committee In place of Mr. Kis-
selberg who is also out Of town while
Henry Poprsn was made chairman OF
the committee on arrangements in
risre Of II. D. McVay who has lef,
town
il IL now figured that at least
$500 will be required for the bis
celebration and Il is probable that
when the next report or the finance
committee is turned In the figure will
be raised 10 $4,000. Further thar
this the celebration is 10 be OF yid
er scope in the district. Lowell Ii
In this year and was not last and tht
parade committee announced thai
this year Brewery gulch was not u