The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-20

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IL being then half past sevea the essmuA,os VA ad
touraed " "wednesday next at ton O'Clock A. N.
Tho Oryvtal Palace and Calico Bale.
The Executive Committee Of the Crystal Palaces Charity
Aa met Lass evening at the house Of Mr. " Do Frrest
-Poter Cooper, Esq, In the chair.
Mr. @ v. On FoRRxn tho treasurer reported that tho
total sum collected for tickets tho Crystal Palace fee
was >lol41 SO. Tho total expenses were l2 as
Ing balance Of 1884 rs In the hands Of tho treasurer
he wished . committee appointed TO examine the &C.
counts Tho oommtee however, expressed perfect ooua
denoo NE accuracy Of ho accounts and vote OF thanks
On motion Of Mr. P. wIsAss WAS uaaaluously passed
70 Mr. Do Forrest for his srduous services behalf al
committee
Tho Treasurer stated that there was still balance OF
$7oo worth Of tickets be collected from those who had
sold them, and failed yet TO for thea. "a
lion or Mr.. WNAm these claims were traas
ferred TO the Hunter Woods Soassy with the
reoo@mendatna they would employ good, sharp
On motion Of Mr.. DH FORREST the balance Of the
funds NJ tho hands Of the Treasurer Transferred 70
the Hunter Woods Society, for tho purposes
OF that charitable organization, subject claims winch
possibly might Oe broOgnt against the comaitiee.
The committees then 20 journed si.e die
mert Of the Hunter Woods Benevolent society, from
which the following extracts are made:-
THE CALICO BALL.
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HApenSos 1905 %
Balance for purposes Of the Society al2 81
ACCOUNTS OF THE HUNTER WOODS SOCIETY.
Receipts nom various sources 70 May SOS 81
Do do expenses, .dvsrt's, Sc. sss 50
CAsn On manu-. '...'........'........ Sl4 W
Tho committee Of the Hunter Woods socety makes
the following remarks concerning the Crystal Palace
common occurrence 1t all public gatherings the Kind
and Irrational reasonable will pretend 10 say thai
any committee Of gentlemen should DO accounted nfaible
they only human and therefore liza to DO deceived
They were imposed upon BY . man who pretended
dersand the routine outcs and OF
and hal rooms He Is the one TO be censared, and no
specous reasoning Jcsritca and tortuous argument
whatever can alter this fact
we'll might any whofaled TO procure his supper
II the siree oca upon the committee tho society for
redress.
The committee had 20 Jurisdiction over tho several
curing therein. is clearly evident should charged
upon the persons TO whom such apartments belonged for
The proceeds Of the ste will be greatly reduced by
the hoaorable pursued by the mtee arran
ipg with parties who lost thor wearing apparel
night Of the soiree While on this subject, Il will NOT,
think, prove embarrassing to convey idea OF the
magnitude OF the scheme carried by the Executive
Crystal Palace.
The payments made for labor and services Of various
kinds amounted to nearly 81 500 The number Of pcrsons
employ by the committee and others to whom the various
departments subet, such the supper rooms etc.
reached nearly two hundred. II Is estimated that less
than $50 900 changed hands In the process OF getting up
ana giving the soiro the advantage Of trade, labor
and newspaper proprietors.
The great sorse thus gave employment 70 many worthy
people . time when they needed the wages paid
them by the committee for their honest toll