Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-22
The Trlggs Concert.
THE EXACT pRocKzDs-Tnx CONCERT TO BE RE.
PEATED.

THE EXACT PRocRxDs-THx CONCERT TO BE RE- |
PRATED.
By invitation, last evening, a number of the |
ladies' and gentlemen who participated In the |
recent concert for the benefit of Professor Richard
Triggs, of Chester assembled in The parIor OF |
ice cream saloon. No Sl7 Market st.,
Tor the purpose of heating report from the Ex-
ecutive Committee, and discussing the feasibility
OF repeating the concert at no distant day.
James Woolley, Esq, chairman of the commit
tee, called the meeting to order and after congrat-
ulating all concerned upon the unparalleled sue
c, Of the concert, read the committees state
ment as follows:
RRcEIPTs;
Received from sale of tickets by Exec.
tive Committee, .$4G8 so
do by Boughman, Thomas Il Co, 473 25
do. at box office, 100 rs
Total receipts from sale Of tickets, $1,O42 90
Donations, 3775
Total receipts, sl,O79 rs
Rent of Hall, 500 90
Advertising and printing. Sl04
Music and rent OF piano, 2774
Incidental and other expenses SOL
Total expenses, s2l9 40
Net proceeds, $3.50 o6
Mr.. Woolley then read Q letter from Colonel
Theodore Hyatt, Of Chester, to Mr.. Baird--in re-
ply to communication requesting his opinion
on the propriety Of repeating the concert in Ches-
ter for the benefit of Prof. Triggs- stating that
such plan was hardly fessiblc, as Chester was
provided with no hall large enough to accommo-
date the whole chorus On the stage. Also, that
| Prof Sweeney, of Chester, was now organizing O
ert for the same object TO be held in the Pres
| byterian Church. Tho Colonel, however, prom
ised to cheerfully cooperate With any effort for
the benefit OF Prof. Triggs.
ataf or hot hn
the people of Chester could do more for Prof
Triggs Than the Wilmington people could.
lie hoped that permanent musical Organiza-
tion would result from the concert suggested
| that 1t be repeated about the 1st of May, and
closed by returning on behalf of Prof. Triggs,
cert and its benefits.
| MI. Wo0iley, sat down amid applause and
ordered Ice cream and cakes, which were soon
distributed in b0untful profusion
After discussing the merits of Robinson 4
ice cream for half an hour tan exceedingly
pleasant operation by the way) business was
resumed and Mr.. Geo w, Stone moved that
the concert be repeated at an early day, fol
the benefit tof the Home for Frendless Chill
dren and the proposed Catholic Male Orphan
Asylum. Adopted.
MIR. Z. A. Van Trump moved to appoint q
committee OF five to nominate an Executive
Committee Adopted. Committee. Messrs. E
A. Van Trump, James Cameron, Geo. W
Stone, II. +. Pickles and Charles Baird
This committee, after consultation, reported
the following nominations
NJ. l.. Lichtensteln, Frank McCluskey, l.
Curran, VIM: Kayanagh. VIM w. Lobdell
Z. F James, VIM. d. Fickels, G. V. Rhodes
Ii. &. Robinson, Henry Baird
The nominations were confirmed and H.
Pickels and Il. w. Stone were added to tn,
committee by vote of the meeting.
On motion of Geo. w. Stone NJ. l.. Lchten
stein was unanimously and by a rising vote
elected leader of the clorus.
Mr.. l.. returned his thanks for the confirm
ed honor and the meeting thea ad jop ned, sub
1ect to the call of the chairman OF the Execu
fiyo Gonlmiftaa