The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-06-06
WILL CELEBRATE
FOURTH OF JULY
PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE AUTO
RACES, DRILLING CONTEST
AND AVIATION

Plans for the celebration of the
Fourth of July in characteristic Gold
field fashion were outlined at an en-
thusiastic and well attended meeting
of prominent citizens of the camp at
the quarters of the Unity club last
night. Charles G.. Patrick and Harry
r. Grier we're chosen temporary
chairman and secretary, respectively,
CT the meeting and we're later elected
to fill like positions on the general
committee in charge of the celebra-
ticn. M. E. Hill was chosen treas
urer of the general celebration COM
nittee. Subsequently Chairman Pat
rick appointed eleven subcommit-
tees, the members of which compose
the general committee.
At the outset of the meeting it was
proposed that the celebration extend
over two days-Friday and Satur-
day, July 8 and 4. Opposition to this
plan developed and it was finally de-
termined that the celebration should
be confined to the holiday proper.
with the exception of a probable
auto race on Sunday, July 5. Gener-
al Manager Albert Burch of the
Gojdfeld Consolidated. favored the
one-day celebration plan. He ex-
planned that it is the custom of his
company to give its employees the
holiday off with pay, but that it was
unwilling to close down its proper
ties for two days, with the resultant
loss in production. He stated furth-
ar that he thought the miners would
themselves moi be willing to lay off
the day preceding the holiday and
lose their pay. which in the aggro-
gate would be a big sum. 1t was
after Mr.. Burch had explained the
position of his company that the
plan of confining the celebration To
the holiday itself was adopted.
1t was announced that a cOmmuni-
cation had been received from Roy
Francis of San Francisco. the aviator
who, with Frank Bryant, made
Fights here on the Fourth of July
two years ago, in which he offered
TO again come to Goldfield and sail
over the town. The matter was re.
ferred to a committee appointed to
correspond with the aviator.
Owners of automobiles present at
the meeting greeted with approval
the plan that a road race be held Oil
Sunday, July 5, and it was decided
that a committee should determine
the feasibility of the plan. If held,
which is likely, the contest will De
an amateur affair, as the entrant list
will be confined exclusively to south
ern Nevada autoists, professional
race drivers being barred. The race
will cover $50 miles and will be
twice around the following described
course: Goldfeld to Tonopah, to
Millers and return to Goldfield by
way of Paymaster canyon.
The celebration will also include
a street parade, athletic sports of all
sorts, rock drilling contest. mardi-
gras and a big dance. The details of
the program will be definitely decid-
ed upon at d meeting of the entire
general committee to be held in the
near future. The personnel of the
various subcommittee appointed by
Chairman Patrick follows:
Finance - H. r. Grier, chairman;
NJ. M. Detch, F. S. Hunt, w. E. Drab-
nick, Thomas Maroney, David Asp
land. Hugh McClosky. M. L. Hewitt
and Jack MCGEE.
Road Race - A. H. Howe, chair
man; C. f. Redman. w. A. ingalls,,
Munro Brown and VIM. Pagenkopf.
Drilling = L. E. Metzgar, chair
nan; Walter Norris and Harry c.
Clapp.
Aviation Exhibition = M. NJ.
Detch, chairman; Frank Friedman
and C.. R. Evans.
Parade - C. S. Sprague, chair
man; f. P. Smith and M. J.. Sulli-
van.
Sports - Benjamin Rosenthal.
chairman; w. L. Foley, C. w. Lay
and Carl Damsky.
Entertainment for Ladies and
Children - f. P. Smith, chairman;
Albert Burch and Jake Goodfriend.
Mardigras = J.. L. Mccarthy,
chairman; J. B. Milne. w. E. Drab-
nick and H. r. Grier.
Advertising and Publicity = A. c..
White, chairman; A. H. Howe, c. E.
Redman, David Aspland and A. Il.
Petit.
Dance - A. H. Petit. chairman;
W. X. Culin and Claude PEBBLES.
Decorations - Fred Mechling,
chairman: r. w. Tucker and Mrs.
NJ. A. Diskin.