The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-08

evening and a matinee tomorrow.
We have been requested to
state that the engagement
Of the troupe in this city is positively
limited to this present week. Their en-
gagements elsewhere will prevent them
from making longer stay here.
Mr.. Springer Makes AnotIter Donation.
| The Exposition Board held a meeting
yesterday afternoon at o'clock, at
which the following letter from Mr..
Springer was read:
'To the Citizens Of Cincinnati:
sour Music Hall enterprise, owing to
a want Of true knowledge on the part OF
the public, and even with many of its
friends, appears to be fast drifting into
position. where q failure is not only
possible, but very probable. The name
The friends of our Industrial ExposI-
tions and they embrace our entire COM
munity) or many of them, fearing that
their interests were being sacrificed to
build up q grand Music Hall, have in
many instances either arrayed them
selves against the Music Hall or given 1t
no support. This is exemplifed in the
want OF success In obtaining donations,
as well as in the numerous communica-
ti0ns in the daily press OF fault finding
character, and the apparent determine
tlon on the part OF some not to be con-
vlnced by any kind Of explanation. II
this feeling is not corrected, failure Is
nearly certain; and as / started the
trouble with my well intended donation,
will do what may be In my power to
correct 1t.
"In the first place, I have avowed, on
all proper occasions, that the hall was
intended to fill a great public want, one
that all felt and admitted. Music at the
time being in the ascendant, the name
was naturally adopted to make it more
popular with the public, for a large sum
OF money was required to make 1t a sue
cess. But, from Inc first, the Industrial
Exposition always had prominent
place, and the intention was never lost
sight of, In the construction Of the hall,
10 adapt it tor Exposition purposes, as
we'll as for music and other great public
1 needs.
4 faMY own personal belief has beer
a that when the hall was finished, or Sc
4 cured to be finished, the Industrial Ex
position accommodations were one-half
/ IL not two-thirds, secured. still think
SO. and have from the first intended, al
the proper time, to come forward with
such aid as was IN my power to give to
forward the completion Of the Industrial
Buildings. did not intend to do this
Il until the sum necessary to complete the
hall was secured; but the existing state
Eof things appears to make it necessary
to say at once what will do and have
no objection to do so.
| .sAiter the donations from the public
for building the hall reach $125, 900 In
money, or reliable subscriptions, will
then obligate myself and secure to the
| Association the sum OF $4,000, and pay
it in money as the work progresses, To
be expended in the erection Of perma-
lnent and suitable buildings around the
hall, for the purposes OF holding Indus
trial EXp0sitions or other uses con-
nected with the public welfare, but on
the express condition that 100000 are
donated by our citizens, making $3.50 OOO
in ali, which, 1t 10 thought by an expe-
rienced architect, will he sufficient to
cover the lot with buildings adapted for
sucn purposes; and, further, subject to
the. conditions which are embraced in
the heading Of the subscriptions now
being solicited for the Music Hall.
s-The management and control of the
funds, the plans and contracts for the
buildings, and everything connected
with the enterprise, as we'll as the con-
troll in the future, to be vested in a cor
poration or association, composed OF
| fifty persons, to be selected by the do
listering the trust, and with such an Or
ganization as to insure, as lar as possi-
Bile, its perpetuity, as provided in said
subscription papers.
81 hope and believe that this explana-
| tion will do away with most, il not all, j,
objections now existing; and If our citi-
zens really want hall and Exposition
buildings Of permanent and creditable
character, they can now get them by
coming forward promptly with the neces-
sary donations. II. X. SPRINGER"
After some discussion 1t was decided
| that IL the whole offer Of donation for the
main hall and adjoining buildings could
be consolidated it would be easier to
raise the required amount (now aggre-
eating $225, ,000) by subscription, and the
| following was adopted:
| WHEREAS, Mr.. Springer has made
another proposition to make a further
donation, IN addition to the munidcent
gift that he has already proposed to
make, Of $50, 900, conditioned tlat $780,
| 900 be raised from our citizens, which
sum of $150,000 Is to be applied to the
erection or additional buildings around
the main hall; and, whereas, wesbelieve
that II the whole proposition was sub
mitted to our citizens at once, the proper
amount could be more readily raised,
and the whole fund necessary for ali
buildings obtained without much din.
Guilty; therefore,
| "Resolved, That 1t is the sense of the
Exposition commissioners of 1875 that
the present plan be changed so as to
loontemplate the raising Of S225, 900 in ad-
dition to Mr.. Springer's donation of
$125, 600 for the completion OF the entire
series OF buildings"
Mr.. Pendleton moved that q committee
be appointed to wait upon Mr.. Springer
and ascertain whether he would not be
willing to inc0rDorate both Qifts into