Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-16
GOVERNOR WILL F.
Be HERE ON Attn
He Has Accepted Invitation
to BE Speaker of the
Day at the Big
Celebration
DOUGLAS WANTED HIM

: Governor Hunt will be the speaker
OF the day at the bic Fourth of July
celebration. This was decided YES.
terday when Telegram was received
by the secretary of the celebration
committee from Representative James
ialf who was made the emiSSary to
ascertain whether il would he posi-.
ble for the governor 10 accent an
invitation, and 90 state THAT the form
al and writtes imitation would follow
reply from him His telegram
reads. Governor will speak Tor as
on July Letter is following. !.
NJ Bali" Thus il is asscred thar
the chief executive of the state viii.
participate in the largest celebration
that is planned by any Of the Arizona
cities
Il was realized on Friday that the
time to secure a speaker for the
Fourth Of July celebration in the
Warren district was growing short
and that Douglas, Tucson. Globe and
other cities were planning celebra.
lions. and might secure the very
speakers that Bshee would seek
Captain Greenway. before his depart,
ure had taken steps TO bring the
troops here, but had moi acted on
the matter OF orator OF the day. This
was therefore the first problem Ia
confront p. VI Buckwalter when he
became chairman. vice Captain Green.
way. retired, and after consultation,
it was deemed best for the sake oi
obtaining quick action. TO have an
emissary at Phoenix act. and a tele-
gram was sent at once TO Repre-
sentative Ball. asking him to see
the governor. and If il was not pos
sible to obtain his presence. naming
others To be seen and invited.
II turns out that thi. action vas
q lyisable. for it developed yesterday
morninq that Douglas had sent an in.
vitation on the same day that Bis
lee acted. only the Douglas commit
tee used the mails and the Bisbee
committee used the telegraph. and
the wire was quicker than ne train.
A formal invitation was sent TO the
governor Yesterday afternoon and
the matter OF orator of the day was
Sottled.
Preparations CO On
BEYOND the announcement of the
acceptance of Governor Hunt, there
were no important developments in
the AFFAIRS relating to the celebration
Yesterday.
The publicity committee has closed |
one ont OF town advertising contract,
with Cananea and is awaiting the
reply OF other papers as TO rates. |
The music committee is working and |
it is understood that the sports and |
M 4 q oil
pleted their plans
The entertainment committee is /
called to meet Monday afternoon, and |
the directors and committee heads 1
and the arrangement committees |
will meet Monday evening to com |
piete the program, the printing OF |
which bias been let This will be /
ready for distribution few days in
advance or the Fourth, so that adver.
tisers will be given more than the
ordinary circulation on this occasion.
There will be novelties in the fire.
works display this year. as announced
by the committee. There will be no
Set pieces as in former years, il be-
ing decided that these did not war
rant the expense and were seen by /
100 few OF the spectators. Instead. il
will be entirely an aerial display. and
that at higher expense than last
year, thus af1ording q more beautiful
spectacle that all can enjoy. An added
novelty will be the daylight display,
which comparatively few in Bisbee
have ever had an opportunity of wit
Messing.
From the information in the hands
Df the secretary. the reports on Mon
day evening will show a more than
usuai state of preparedness.