The daily gazette., 1875-12-13
FOURTH EDITION
For the GAZETTE.
The Interrupted Performance.
MIR. LOBDELL's REPLY TO MAYOR
WHITELEY.

mh. LobDELL's AEPLY TO MAYOR
WHITLEY.
Geo: G. Lobdell, President of the
Masonic Hall Company has addressed
the following letter to Mayor Whitley.
in response to the letter of the Mayo.
which was published Saturday:
WILMINGTON, Del. Dec. 18th, 1875.
Hon. WIN. G. WHITELEY,
Dear Sir: Yours of the nth inst.
was received at my office at 122op.m..
OF even date, and during my absence
from the city, the Hall was rented
without consulting me, by the agens
OF the Hall company, for relipious
lecture on spiritualism. Ny fir ti,-
formation as to the character OF the
proposed performance, was obta ned
by reading the statement in the At,p-
ing Herald Saturday morning at Il,
O'Clock, whilst on my way TO Philade.-
pbiai | returned by an early train i
order to have the parties notified th.,
the Hall could not be used for sue.
purpose on Sunday. On my arriya.,
at 4:15, learned that the matter haG
been attended to by one oil the Ea;,
Committee. Not until then did l &c
ceive your letter. ! would not no.,
take public notice of it, but for ta0
apparent animus evinced by you 10 is
publication. | am reluctantly cor.
PEELED to this belief, by reason of tbe
unusual manner in which you brir-
the subject before the community; tha
letter in question being prepared Az
given to the press for publication, b.
| tore being sent to me. You We.
aware that the engagement or IL
Hall had been cancelled, and we !
informed as to the circumstances
under which it had been rented. Yo-
were informed by one Of the director
(weli ard personally known to you
that he was almost positive that
knew nothing Of the renting oft the Ia
for this occasion and would not aD-
prove of It's being used for such pu.-
pose, and was asked to see me befor-
publishing the letter as in is opinio-
1t was an injustice to me and calCulG.
ted to convey false impression in rC-
gard to the Hall Company. This yc,.
refused to do, and by such refusal yen
force me to the conclusion that II Wa
your intention to create an impression
in the community that the President Q
Directors of the Hall Company ,or botA
have not proper regard Tor the oh-
scrvance of the Sabbath.
have lived nearly I'll MY life IL
this city and vicinity and have always
endeavorcd that the influence pos
sessed should be eXerted in favor
| RELIGION AND MORALITY and hayr
never knowingly by example or pre-
cept encouraged or Countenauced
Sabbath breaking in any form. /
this respect think the record of tht
Directors of the Hall Company vi
compare fayorabiy with that of any .
our citizens.
! We have always refused TO rent Il
| Hall for performances which we."
Objectionable or calculated to exert T.
bad lnduenee, but with all the precaL.
ton we can use, parties sometime
obtain possession through false repre-
| presentation whose exhibitionsa 40
of such character as We approve and
to whom We would not rent End tims
| can assure you and the citizens 0,
! Wilmington that whilst lam President
of the Masonic Hall Company, the Fla,
shall never be used for improper PEE
formances, with my knowledge or caa.
sent In this am well assuredI am full
sustained by the Board Of Directors.
Respectfully yours,
GEo &. LoBDELL, Pres.
Masonic Hall Co.