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Cambridge City band.
Manhattan Market, groceries and provisions, four-horse drag contain- ing clerks dressed in white duck ; twenty drivers on horseback ; and six delivery wagons.
W. A. Mason & Son, surveyors, one team bearing a large surveying instrument, " Have your street accepted."
Cambridge Cooperative Society, groceries, one team.
W. A. Bock, florist, one team bearing choice plants and flowers.
H. S. Angus, building-mover, four teams containing building-moving materials.
West End Cleaning Co., one team.
Fleischman & Co., yeast, six teams.
J. F. Hucksam, provisions, two teams.
D. Thomson, upholsterer, one team.
C. E. Conder, one team containing Cream of Wheat flour.
Conder & Campbell, grocers, three teams.
E. & R. Laundry, two teams.
North Packing & Provision Co., pork products, four teams.
G. F. Blake Mfg. Co., pumps, two teams.
J. Reardon & Son, One Darr Soap, seven teams and float.
William H. Wood & Co., lumber, three teams.
Barbour Stockwell Co., machinists, four teams.
Coleman Bros., coal and wood, five teams.
Mt. Major Spring Water Co., one team.
Curtis Davis & Co., soap, float containing 60,000 cakes of Welcome Soap ; one team bearing an improved soap-press ; two four-horse ? teanis and one two-horse team.
J. C. Davis & Co., soap, one team.
Standard Oil Co., oil, one tank-team.
Richardson & Bacon, coal and wood, twenty-eight teams.
L. G. Burnham & Co., coal and wood, eight teams.
A. H. Hews & Co., pottery, float with men making little flower-pots. G. W. H. Moulton, ladders, tliree teams.
George Close, confectionery, float describing candy-making, and two teams.
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ROSTER OF THE PROCESSION.
Lamb & Ritchie, metal pipe. one team.
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., publishers, two teams.
Baker Hunnewell Co., coal and wood, five teams.
Edward Kendall & Sons, boiler-makers, two teams bearing huge boilers.
Boston Bridge Works, bridge-builders, one teanı.
H. Wellington & Co., coal and wood, six teams.
American Express Co., one team.
Wellington & Buck, coal and wood, five teains.
C. F. Hathaway, baker, ten teams. John P. Squire & Co .. three teams.
M. T. Cavanagh & Son, provisions and produce, one team.
George S. Baxter, lumber, one team.
Cambridge Baking Co., eight teams, and eighteen men dressed in white, parading in three files, with letters on the breasts and backs that spelled ". Quaker Health Bread."
H. T. Hoffman, provisions, four teams.
J. O'Neill, coal and wood, two teams.
Alden Speare's Sons & Co., oil, one team.
S. H. Mitchell, baker, three teams.
George Carr. baker, two teanıs.
Wheeler & Wilson, sewing-machines, one team.
Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co., one team with wheels about twenty feet in diameter, with " Vim" tires about two feet in diam- eter ; float showing firepipes ; float containing 3,500 Vim tires ; barge containing men and women, labelled " We Make Vim Tires ; " one order wagon ; float, showing the evolution of the Vim tires ; one team showing samples from the laboratory ; one team contain- ing hose; one team showing the sheet-metal department ; teamis showing the belting, sheet-metal, and machine department; one team containing a large rubber-tire wheel.
George G. Page Box Co., box-manufacturers, three teams.
J. J. Hill. provisions. three teams.
F. P. Merrill. fancy groceries. three teams.
Lee L. Powers, antique furniture, float, "The Old New England Kitchen."
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ATHLETIC SPORTS.
CAMBRIDGE FIELD. Under the supervision of Jolin W. Flynn. Football Match.
Garryowens .
3 goals ; 5 points.
Sacred Heart Pioneer Corps
Prize : $75.00
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William O'Briens
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Prize : $75.00
3 goals ; 5 points.
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Sack Race.
W. D. McClellan, first ; William Quinn, second. Prizes : $10.00, first ; $5.00, second.
Three-Legged Race.
W. J. Manning and W. Thompson, first ; W. D. Mcclellan and Wil- liam Quinn, second.
Prizes : $10.00, first ; $5.00, second.
One-Mile Run.
Cornelius Linehan, first ; H. M. Sweeney, second.
Prizes : $20.00, first ; $10.00, second.
Baseball Game (7 innings).
Boston Woven Hose Company . 27 Cambridge . 4
Prize : $50.00.
Officials. Referee and umpire, J. W. Flynn.
RINDGE FIELD.
Tug of War Contest.
J. Belcher's team
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Prize : $25.00 (awarded to J. Belcher's team, as it was the only entry that appeared).
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Baseball Game.
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Prize : silver urn valued at $50.00.
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Bicycle Road Race (3 miles). J. H. Dennen, first ; W. J. Walsh, second.
Prizes : silver inkstand, first ; silver cup, second.
Handicap Games (Amateur).
Under the supervision of Thomas F. Riley, C. G. A.
100 yards dash - G. G. Hubbard, first ; J. F. Rafferty, second. 440 yards run - C. B. Stebbins, first ; W. A. Applegate, second. 880 yards run - Stanley A. Hooker, first ; T. E. Burke, second. One-mile run - Richard Grant, first ; E. L. Pope, second. Potato race- J. J. Crowley, first ; C. J. P. Lucas, second.
Prizes : suitably inscribed cups for both first and second.
Boys' Race.
William Altimas, first ; Joseph Corrow, second.
Prizes : suitably inscribed medals for both first and second.
Professional Games.
Under the supervision of Frank J. McQuiggan.
One-mile handicap - W. E. Manning, first ; Harry Hodgkins, second. Prizes : $15.00, first ; $10.00, second.
100 yards dash - G. F. Clement, first ; Walter R. Hodgkins, second. Prizes : $10.00, first ; $5.00, second.
Running long jump - A. McNiven, first ; W. R. Hodgkins, second. Prizes : $5.00, first ; $3.00, second.
Putting Shot - J. J. Bolger, first ; William Leahy, second. Prizes ; $5.00, first ; $3.00, second.
Sack race - W. D. McClellan, first ; John Quinn, second.
Prizes : $5.00, first ; $3.00, second.
Officials.
Referee, E. E. Babb, M. A. C .; judges at finish, T. F. Riley, C. G. A., Kilburn Adams. Newtowne Club, and H. J. Brennan, C. G. A .; starter, John Bowler, Charlesbank Gym ; clerk of course, M. Stern, B. A. A .; announcer, J. Corkery, R. B. C .; custodian of prizes, Thomas F. Dolan.
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Play-out.
The friendly contest between the Red Jackets Veteran Firemen's As- sociation, of Cambridge, and the Salem Veteran Firemen's Associa- tion was won by the former.
Prize : silk flag, donated by the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Red Jackets Association.
Officials.
Judges : Chief George Cushing of Hingham, chairman, Capt. John Exley of Newton and A. J. Barton of Ipswich (at the stream) ; Capt. John Barber of Central Falls, R. I., and ex-Chief Thomas Hough of Malden (at the pipe) ; Capt. C. H. Grant of Chelsea and Capt. William N. Clifford of Waltham (at the engine). Time- keeper : Captain Rufus Brigham of Hudson.
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THE INVITED GUESTS.
George F. Hoar, United States Senator. Henry Cabot Lodge, United States Senator. Ashley B. Wright, Member of Congress. Frederick H. Gillett, Member of Congress. Joseph H. Walker, Member of Congress. Lewis D. Apsley, Member of Congress. William S. Knox, Member of Congress. William H. Moody, Member of Congress. William E. Barrett, Member of Congress. Samuel W. McCall, Member of Congress. John F. Fitzgerald, Member of Congress. Harrison H. Atwood, Member of Congress. William F. Draper, Member of Congress. Elijah A. Morse, Member of Congress. John Simpkins, Member of Congress. Roger Wolcott, Acting Governor of Massachusetts .* Francis H. Raymond, Member of the Governor's Council .* John H. Sullivan, Member of the Governor's Council. Samuel Dalton, Member of the Governor's Staff .* Edgar R. Champlin, Member of the Governor's Staff .* Albert C. Davidson, Member of the Governor's Staff .* E. C. Benton, Member of the Governor's Staff .* Charles Kenny, Member of the Governor's Staff .* Henry A. Thomas, the Governor's Private Secretary .* William M. Olin, Secretary of the State of Massachusetts. Hosea M. Knowlton, Attorney-General of the State of Massachusetts. John W. Kimball, Auditor of the State of Massachusetts .* Edward P. Shaw, Treasurer of the State of Massachusetts .* George P. Lawrence, President of the Massachusetts Senate. George von L. Meyer, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Repre- sentatives.
Frederick W. Dallinger, State Senator .* Martin M. Lomasney, State Senator. James J. Myers, Representative to the General Court .* David T. Dickinson, Representative to the General Court .* Wellington Fillmore, Representative to the General Court .* * Present June 3.
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Jeremiah F. Donovan, Representative to the General Court .* John H. Ponce, Representative to the General Court .* James W. Coleman, Representative to the General Court .* George S. Evans, Representative to the General Court .* Walbridge A. Field, Chief Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court. Albert Mason, Chief Justice, Massachusetts Superior Court. John W. Hanmond, Justice, Massachusetts Superior Court .* Daniel W. Bond, Justice, Massachusetts Superior Court .* Franklin G. Fessenden, Justice, Massachusetts Superior Court. William E. Parmenter, Chief Justice, Boston Municipal Court .* Charles J. McIntire, First Judge of Probate, Middlesex County .* George F. Lawton, Judge of Probate, Middlesex County .* Charles Almy, Judge of the Third District Court, Eastern Middlesex .* Winslow Warren, Collector of the Port, Boston. Jeremiah W. Coveney, Postmaster of Boston .*
Fred N. Weir, District Attorney, Middlesex County .*
Francis Bigelow, Commissioner, Middlesex County .*
J. Henry Read, Commissioner, Middlesex County .* Samuel D. Upliam, Commissioner, Middlesex County .* Joseph O. Hayden, Treasurer, Middlesex County .*
Charles B. Stevens, Registrar of Deeds, Middlesex County .*
Joseph P. Thompson, Registrar of Deeds, Middlesex County .*
Samuel H. Folsom, Registrar of Probate, Middlesex County .*
Henry G. Cushing, Sheriff, Middlesex County .*
Theodore C. Hurd, Clerk of Courts, Middlesex County .*
Joseph A. Willard, Clerks of Courts, Suffolk County.
Josiah Quincy, Mayor of Boston .*
Charles H. Odell, Mayor of Beverly.
Charles Williamson, Mayor of Brockton .*
John C. Loud, Mayor of Chelsea.
Andrew Grant, Mayor of Chicopee. John D. Henderson, Mayor of Everett .*
William S. Greene, Mayor of Fall River .*
Henry F. Rockwell, Mayor of Fitchburg.'
David T. Robinson, Mayor of Gloucester .* Benjamin F. Brickett, Mayor of Haverhill. James J. Curran, Mayor of Holyoke .* George S. Junkins, Mayor of Lawrence .* William F. Courtney, Mayor of Lowell .* Eugene A. Bessom, Mayor of Lynn .*
Clarence O. Walker, Mayor of Malden .*
Charles L. Bartlett, Mayor of Marlboro .* Baxter E. Perry, Mayor of Medford. * Present June 3.
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THE INVITED GUESTS.
David L. Parker, Mayor of New Bedford. Andrew R. Curtis, Mayor of Newburyport. Henry E. Cobb, Mayor of Newton .* Albert C. Houghton, Mayor of North Adams. Henry P. Field, Mayor of Northampton. Walter F. Hawkins, Mayor of Pittsfield. Charles Francis Adams, 2d, Mayor of Quincy .* James H. Turner, Mayor of Salem .* Albion A. Perry, Mayor of Somerville .* N. D. Winter, Mayor of Springfield. Benjamin Morris, Mayor of Taunton. Arthur Lyman. Mayor of Waltham. Montressor J. Allen, Mayor of Woburn. Augustus B. R. Sprague, Mayor of Worcester. E. G. Kilduff, Mayor of Waterbury. Connecticut. E. S. Fessenden, Selectman of Arlington .* George D. Tufts, Selectman of Arlington .* Edwin S. Farmer, Selectman of Arlington .* Joseph O. Wellington. Selectman of Belmont .* Thomas L. Creeley, Selectman of Belmont .* Thomas W. Davis, Selectman of Belmont .* Abraham L. Richards, Selectman of Watertown .* James D. Evans. Selectman of Watertown .* J. H. L. Coon, Selectman of Watertown .* Horace James, Selectman of Brookline. James H. Codman. Jr., Selectman of Brookline. Nathaniel Conant. Selectman of Brookline. William H. Humphrey, Selectman of Brookline. Luther M. Merrill, Selectman of Brookline.
Frank A. Hill, Secretary of the State Board of Education .*
Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard University .* John Fiske. LL. D., Cambridge .*
Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Cambridge. Rev. David Nelson Beach, D. D., Minneapolis, Minn .* Rev. Alexander McKenzie, D. D., Cambridge .* Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, Bishop of Massachusetts .* Charles H. Saunders, ex-Mayor of Cambridge .* Isaac Bradford, ex-Mayor of Cambridge .* Frank A. Allen, ex-Mayor of Cambridge. Samuel L. Montague, ex-Mayor of Cambridge .* James M. W. Hall, ex-Mayor of Cambridge .* James A. Fox, ex-Mayor of Cambridge .* William E. Russell, ex-Mayor of Cambridge. * Present June 3.
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Frederick H. Rindge, Santa Monica, California.
William P. Derby, Department Commander, G. A. R .*
Herbert O. Moore, Ass't Adj't Gen'l, G. A. R .* Hon. Chester W. Kingsley, Cambridge .*
Dr. Morrill Wyman, Cambridge .*
John Livermore, Cambridge .*
Lewis Hall, Member of the First City Government .*
William L. Whitney, Member of the First City Government .*
Rev. Lucius R. Paige, D. D., First City Clerk .*
John Holmes, Cambridge .*
General S. E. Chamberlain, Barre, Mass .*
Colonel James P. Richardson, Austin, Texas.
Arthur G. Richardson, Boston .* * Present June 3.
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GENERAL COMMITTEE.
MAYOR. HON. WILLIAM A. BANCROFT. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. President, JOHN R. FAIRBAIRN.
RUSSELL BRADFORD,
PETER P. BLEILER,
MARSHALL N. STEARNS,
HENRY WHITE,
CHARLES M. CONANT,
PETER F. ROURKE,
CLARENCE H. DOUGLASS, CHARLES P. KEITH, WATSON G. CUTTER, JAMES A. WOOD.
COMMON COUNCIL. President, JOHN L. ODIORNE (ward 2). Ward One.
MELVILLE C. BEEDLE,
WILLIAM F. BROOKS,
GEORGE E. SAUNDERS, WALTER C. WARDWELL.
Ward Two.
SEDLEY CHAPLIN, WILLIAM R. DAVIS,
CHARLES H. MONTAGUE, CLEMENT G. MORGAN.
Ward Three.
JOHN J. AHERN, CORNELIUS MINIHAN,
JOHN J. SCOTT, FRANK H. WILLARD.
Ward Four.
DAVID W. BUTTERFIELD,
EBEN H. GOOGINS,
HAMILTON H. PERKINS,
DANIEL S. COOLIDGE,
ORIGEN O. PREBLE.
Ward Five.
ALBERT S. APSEY, ROBERT A. PARRY.
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MR. HENRY O. HOUGHTON, MR. HENRY D. YERXA,
HON. JOHN READ,
DR. CHARLES BULLOCK,
HON. CHARLES H. SAUNDERS,
MR. OTIS S. BROWN,
MR. MASON G. PARKER,
REV. DAVID N. BEACH, D. D.,
HON. LEANDER M. HANNUM,
MR. GEORGE HOWLAND COX,
MR. JOHN H. PONCE,
COL. THOMAS W. HIGGINSON,
MR. EDMUND REARDON,
HON. WILLIAM B. DURANT,
MR. JOHN HOPEWELL, JR.,
MR. THEODORE H. RAYMOND,
HON. WILLIAM E. RUSSELL, MR. EDWIN B. HALE,
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MR. EDWARD B. JAMES,
MR. CHARLES W. DAILEY,
GEN. EDGAR R. CHAMPLIN,
MR. JAMES F. AYLWARD,
REV. GEORGE W. BICKNELL, D. D.,
MR. JOSEPH P. GIBSON,
HON. JOHN W. COVENEY,
MR. WILLIAM A. MONROE,
MR. BENJAMIN G. HAZEL,
MR. WARREN F. SPALDING,
REV. THOMAS SCULLY,
MR. ISAAC S. PEAR,
MR. WILLIAM E. THOMAS,
DR. JAMES A. Dow,
MR. WALTER H. LERNED,
MR. JOHN D. BILLINGS,
MR. JOHN H. CORCORAN,
MR. CHARLES W. CHENEY,
MR. GEORGE CLOSE,
HON. CHESTER W. KINGSLEY,
REV. JOHN O'BRIEN,
MR. STILLMAN F. KELLEY,
MR. WILLIAM GOEPPER,
MR. DAVID T. DICKINSON,
MR. JOSEPH J. KELLEY,
MR. JAMES J. MYERS,
MR. JOHN S. CLARY,
MR. J. LYMAN STONE,
MR. JUSTIN WINSOR,
MR. THOMAS F. DOLAN,
MR. GEORGE H. HOWARD,
MR. JOHN E. PARRY,
MR. JAMES M. PRICE,
MR. GEORGE A. ALLISON,
MR. JOHN T. SHEA,
MR. JOHN C. WATSON.
Chairman - HON. WILLIAM A. BANCROFT.
Secretary - MR. EBEN W. PIKE. Treasurer - PRESIDENT JOHN L. ODIORNE.
CHIEF MARSHAL. HON. JOHN READ.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.
FINANCE.
President John R. Fairbairn, chairman ; President John L. Odiorne, clerk ; William E. Thomas, assistant clerk ; Messrs. Stillman F. Kelley, Henry O Houghton, John H. Ponce, and J. Lyman Stone.
SCHOOLS.
Alderman James A. Wood, chairman ; Councilman George E. Saunders, clerk ; Councilman Daniel S. Coolidge, Messrs. William A. Munroe, Thomas W. Higginson, Rev. Thomas Scully, Joseph J. Kel- ley, Charles Bullock, and John C. Watson.
PUBLIC MEETING.
Mr. George A. Allison, chairman ; Councilman Albert S. Apsey, clerk ; Alderman Henry White, Councilman John J. Scott, Messrs. Edwin B. Hale, Edgar R. Champlin, James F. Aylward, and Theodore H. Raymond.
ENTERTAINMENT.
Alderman Watson G. Cutter, chairman ; Councilman Charles H. Montague, clerk ; Alderman Charles P. Keith, Councilmen Robert A. Parry, Cornelius Minilian, and Hamilton H. Perkins, Rev. D. N. Beach, Messrs. M. G. Parker, William Goepper, Joseph P. Gibson, Thomas F. Dolan, John D. Billings, and John H. Ponce.
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GENERAL COMMITTEE.
MEMORIAL VOLUME.
Mr. George Howland Cox, chairman ; Councilman Albert S. Apsey, clerk : Alderman Russell Bradford, Councilman David W. Butterfield, Rev. John O'Brien, Messrs. Justin Winsor, Jolin Hopewell, Jr., and Chester W. Kingsley.
DECORATIONS AND ILLUMINATION.
Alderman Charles P. Keith, chairman; Councilman William F. Brooks, clerk ; Councilman David W. Butterfield, Messrs. Charles H. Saunders. John H. Corcoran, Charles W. Dailey, Warren F. Spalding, and John E. Parry.
TREE.
Hon. Chester W. Kingsley, chairman ; Councilman John J. Ahern, clerk ; Alderman Clarence H. Douglass, Councilman Sedley Chaplin, Messrs. Thomas W. Higginson and Isaac S. Pear, Rev. George W. Bicknell and Rev. John O'Brien.
FIREWORKS.
Alderman Charles M. Conant, chairman ; Councilman Clement G. Morgan, clerk ; Councilman William R. Davis, Messrs. Jolin Read, Edward B. James, Benjamin G. Hazel, James M. Price, James A. Dow, and David T. Dickinson.
RECEPTION.
President John R. Fairbairn, chairman ; Mr. James F. Aylward, clerk ; President John L. Odiorne, Messrs. Charles H. Saunders, Wil- liam E. Russell, Edgar R. Champlin, George Close, Josepli J. Kelley, Edmund Reardon, George A. Allison, Henry D. Yerxa, John Hope- well, Jr., and James J. Myers.
SALUTE.
Alderman Peter F. Rourke, chairman ; Councilman Eben H. Goo- gins, clerk ; Councilman Melville C. Beedle, Messrs. John Read, Edward B. James, John W. Coveney, John T. Shea, Charles W. Cheney, and David T. Dickinson.
PROCESSION.
Alderman Peter P. Bleiler, chairman ; Councilman Walter C. Wardwell, clerk ; Alderman Marshall N. Stearns, Councilmen Wil- liam R. Davis, Frank H. Willard, and Origen O. Preble, Rev. David N. Beach, Messrs. Otis S. Brown, John Read, William B. Durant, George Close, Leander M. Hannum, George H. Howard, John S. Clary, John D. Billings, Edmund Reardon, and Walter H. Lerned.
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INCIDENTALS.
Mr. Henry O. Houghton, chairman ; Councilman George E. Saun- ders, clerk ; Alderman Watson G. Cutter, Councilman Robert A. Parry, Messrs. Stillman F. Kelley and Henry D. Yerxa.
BANQUET.
Alderman Henry White, chairman ; Councilman Walter C. Ward- well, clerk ; Councilman Albert S. Apsey, Messrs. William B. Durant, Charles H. Saunders, George H. Howard, Isaac S. Pear, and Otis S. Brown.
INVITATIONS.
Hon. William A. Bancroft, chairman ; President John L. Odiorne, clerk ; President John R. Fairbairn, Messrs. H. O. Houghton, James J. Myers, and George A. Allison.
MUSIC.
Mr. William E. Thomas, chairman ; Councilman Walter C. Ward- well, clerk ; Hon. William A. Bancroft, Aldermen Watson G. Cutter and Peter P. Bleiler, Messrs. John Read and John D. Billings.
The mayor and Mr. H. O. Houghton, chairman of the citizens' committee, members ex-officio of all executive committees.
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Official programme.
JUNE SECOND. SCHOOLS.
The Scholars of the English High and Latin Schools and the higher grades of the Parochial Schools will meet at three o'clock in Sanders Theatre. The Mayor will preside. President CHARLES W. ELIOT, Mr. FRANK A. HILL, and Judge McINTIRE will address the meeting. The pupils of all other schools will assemble in their various schoolhouses, where suitable exercises, at the discretion of the principal, including addresses by citizens, will be held.
PUBLIC MEETING.
Sanders Theatre. at 8 P. M. The Mayor will preside. Dr. JOHN FISKE and Rev. Dr. ALEXANDER MCKENZIE will deliver addresses. The Cambridge Orchestra, W. E. THOMAS, Con- ductor, will furnish music.
JUNE THIRD. !
SALUTE. Fifty guns in the morning, fifty at noon, and fifty at sunset.
ENTERTAINMENTS, CAMBRIDGE FIELD.
FOOT-BALL MATCH, 7.30 A. M. Sacred Heart Pioneer Corps vs. Garryowens.
HURLING MATCH. Emmets vs. William O'Briens, 8.30 A. M.
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After the Parade, between 2.30 and 3.30 P. M.
SACK RACE. 2.30 P. M. First Prize, $10.00. Second, $5.00.
THREE-LEGGED RACE. 2.45 P. M. First Prize, $10.00. Second, $5.00.
ONE-MILE RUN. 3 P. M. First Prize, $20.00. Second, $10.00. 3.30 P. M.
BASE BALL GAME. Boston Woven Hose vs. Cambridge Base Ball Club. Music by a military band.
ENTERTAINMENTS, RINDGE FIELD. 8 A. M. Tug of War. Prize, $25.00.
Open only to teams composed of residents of Cambridge. The Committee reserve the right to reject any or all entries.
9 A. M.
Base Ball Match. Newtowne vs. Y. M. C. A. Prize valued at $50.00. 10 A. M. Bicycle Road Race, 3 miles. For residents of Ward 5. Valuable prizes will be awarded to 1st and 2d men.
11 A. M.
Handicap Games. Open to all Amateurs. 100 Yards Dash. 440 Yards Run.
880 Yards Run.
One Mile Run. Potato Race.
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OFFICIAL PROGRAMME.
Suitably inscribed cups will be given to 1st and 2d men in each event.
Games sanctioned by the N. E. A. A. A. U., and under A. A. U. rules.
Mr. Thomas F. Riley (C. G. A.) will supervise these events.
12.15 P. M.
Boys' Race. Open to North Cambridge boys only, under 14 years.
Medals will be given for 1st and 2d prizes.
12.30 P. M.
Professional Games. Open to residents of Cambridge only.
One Mile Handicap. 1st Prize, $15.00; 2d Prize, $10.00.
100 Yards Dash.
10.00 ;
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Running Long Jump.
5.00 ;
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Putting Shot.
5.00; 66 3.00.
Sack Race.
5.00 ;
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These events will be under the supervision of Mr. Frank J. McGuiggan. The Committee reserve the right to reject any or all entries.
All events will be called promptly at the time specified.
Music during the entire programme will be furnished by a military band.
PROCESSION.
The procession will move through the following streets, start- ing at 11 A. M. : -
From Third St., East Cambridge, Cambridge St., Windsor, Harvard, Columbia, Lafayette Square, Massachusetts Ave., Lee, Harvard, Harvard Square, Brattle Square, Brattle St., Craigie, Concord Ave., Bond, Garden, Linnaean, Massachusetts Ave., to Coggswell Ave .; countermarch, Massachusetts Ave. to Waterhouse, around the Common to Garden, past the Wash- ington Elm to Massachusetts Ave.
The procession will be reviewed and dismissed on Garden St., opposite the Soldier's Monument.
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CAMBRIDGE FIFTY YEARS A CITY.
ENTERTAINMENT, CAMBRIDGE COMMON.
The tablet in front of the 1896 tree will be unveiled at 12.30 on Cambridge Common.
1 P. M. Cantabrigia Club tents for Grammar School Children.
BANQUET. Union Hall at 3.30 P. M.
PLAY-OUT.
Friendly contest between the Red Jackets of Cambridge and the Salem Company at 5 P. M. on Cambridge Common.
FIREWORKS.
A full display will be made at Holmes Field and Cambridge Field at 8 P. M. A band concert will be given at each field.
EVENING RECEPTION.
City Hall, 8 o'clock. His Honor The Lieutenant-Governor, President Charles W. Eliot, The Mayor, Mr. Henry O. Houghton, Chairman of the Citizens' Committee, Hon. John Read, the Chief Marshal, and the Ex-Mayors of Cambridge, with ladies, have been asked to receive. The City Departments will receive in their various offices. The Cambridge Orchestra, W. E. Thomas, conductor, will furnish music.
The tower of City Hall will be illuminated from May 4th to June 3d.
Subscriptions to the memorial volume may be sent to George Howland Cox, chairman, City Hall. Price $1.00 for the first edition.
WILLIAM A. BANCROFT, Chairman General Committee.
HENRY O. HOUGHTON, Chairman Citizens' Committee.
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OFFICIAL PROGRAMME.
CHILDREN'S CELEBRATION.
CAMP 1946.
CAMBRIDGE COMMON, June 3, 1896, at 1 P. M.
1. ASSEMBLY CALL.
2. RECOLLECTIONS OF THE WAR
3. AMERICA.
Woburn Band.
THE CAMBRIDGE HYMN,
Sung by all the Children, led by Frederick E. Chapman, assisted by the Woburn Band.
4. PROF. W. E. FLOYD, Magician.
5. C. W. WILLIAMS, Impersonator.
6. JACK. THE TRAINED DOG FROM VERMONT.
7. THE OLD KENTUCKY CONCERT CO.
The various features of the programme will be given in different order in the several tents.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
JOHN L. ODIORNE, Treasurer, in account with the Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration Committee.
Dr.
City of Cambridge
$5,000.00
213 subscriptions .
4,899.75
Sale of "The Cambridge of 1896"
3,505.10
Tickets to banquet, June 3.
187.00
Treasurer of Beach Dinner Committee .
40.49
Cr.
Cash paid on acc. of Com. on Memorial Volume $4,137.37
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Procession
663.50
Illumination .
1,201.55
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Entertainment . 1,825.24
Schools
442.57
Fireworks
1,260.30
Reception
692.95
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Salute
250.00
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Tree
74.51
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Public Meeting
74.64
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Banquet
449.70
66 Incidentals
2,132.10
$13,204.43
Balance on hand November 14, 1896
427.91
$13,632.34
NOTE. - This statement does not include several hundred dollars, in outstanding accounts, which have since been collected and placed to the credit of the memorial volume.
$13,632.34
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Happy are the people that can look back upon the work of their fathers and in their heart of hearts pronounce it good. - JOHN FISKE.
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