Show roosevelt commercial club and civic organizations will big celebration roosevelt will endeavor to put on a classy celebration with horse racing boxing i contest Airo aeroplane plane stunts and fire works display A meeting of the business men ol of roosevelt called by the board of governors of the roosevelt commercial club was held U in 1 the rooms of the club monday eveking to decide whether or not the city was in favor of a fourth of july celebration A very good representation of business men were present and it was decided that a celebration should bo be put on this year many of those who were unable to attend the meeting had expressed themselves as thoroughly back of the plans for his celebration president christy anderson requested the standing recreation committee of the club to meet tuesday evening to discuss and formulate a program tor for the celebration to be presented to the membership at a special meeting to be called the latter part or of the week the committee consists of C E johnson chairman R S jordan clrence clarence 1 I johnson cecil wilkerson mrs mis geo H harrison and mrs airs frank orser A suggestion that the commercial club should secure a band leader and instructor to gather the musical talent of the community together in the shape shabe of a good band to give band concerts tor for our celebrations brat ions and sundays was met with considerable enthusiasm and the board of governors of the club were requested to take this matter up and see is such an organization cannot be perfected the meeting was called upon by dr robert Q warnock manager of the Base baseball liall club for the support of the club in handling tile the finances during tho the season eason it wai was decided that the club would sponsor the organization and the president appointed L it eldredge dredge EI financial manager to take charge of the sale of tickets and the receiving and disbursing ot of the proceeds of the gate receipts A representative of the A G spalding and bros was present and arrangements were made for the purchasing of suits and equipment the business houses of tile the city have already pledged themselves tor for the purchasing hsing of a suit which is to bear the advertisement of the company arrangements were made by the committee to carry out these plans so that the suits should be here for tile the opening ot of the baseball season reason |