New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-15


fore. I'LL the post Of honor instead Of
the chairman OF the Executive Committee, Since
then the influence against me among the commit
teemcn has steadily increased But was right
and even those who were inclined to join in the
issues against me on other grounds than this knew
that was right. 1 carried my point, and Mayor
Grant was invited u and will preside at the ban
quet
MY idea was to make the ball purely democratic
and there fore purely American occasion. lhers
was no intention from the first to allow exclusive
classes only the privileges Of the occasion Some
how mistaken idea about the bau got ABROAD
many people thinking it was for one class Oh so
ciety alone. / do not believe that any of tho
xromincnt families will withdraw from participa-
ton In the bali because have resigned Is man
ager. although some Of them may do So VIII
do all can TO prevent it, however, and VIII go 10
the ball myself just as anybody else Will
am xratsfed at knowing that the success OF the
han and BANQUET will be due to my efforts. The
arrangements that have made are such as to IN
eure the success of the event. and the committee
cannot now spoil 1t il they tried to.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE DINNER
ssNoue of them know anything about giving balls
and dinners. and the aair will not, OF course, be
AS IL would have been had continued as manager,
but il will be brilliant success nevertheless
Why, have bought up every drop Of the best
brand OF Burgundy that there Is in New-York City
for use at the banquet but there is no one In the
committee who knows how to serve it. I'll guar
antee that the wine glorious as it is. will not be
given the proper repose before it is served and IL
win consequently be nothing like it ought TO De-
Just think of it, the committee wanted to serve
American champagne The patriotic idea is all
right but this was TO be banquet to be remem-
bered for generation, and my idea was to have
everything of the best to be had in the markets OF
the world
81 ordered the cigars for the occasion from
Havana the finest brand ever imported, and every
man was to have at least two of the fragrant
weeds. / arranged the menu myself, Just as
would have done had / been giving an elaborate
dinner in my own house to distinguished COM
pany, and multiplied everything. / wanted
everybody who attended the ball or banquet 10
bave glorious good time-one that could be re-
membered by all as the event OF lifetime. IL
was with this idea that favored cotilhon OF zoo
or 500 couples, so that those who danced IN ~
might refer to it in the future as an exceptional
event. Well, the committee prevented that. but
In other respects they arc obliged to carry out my
plans designed everything, planned everything,
-
been for that fellow Fish. Had continued as
manager could have saved the committee from
sS5, 900 to 10000.
srm heartily glad to be rid Of the worry of
management and TO be able TO attend and ENJOY
The ball and BANQUET as other citizens will. l
have devoted my time to the affair for nineteen
months, and am glad, indeed, that my work Is
done"
WHAT Mr.. FISH SAYS.
u hot " n.
Allister bad resigned as manager OF the ball until
informed OF it last evening by reporters.
The committee" said he, has been trying to
get rid Of McAIhster for long time, and l
am glad that we have at last succeeded He mas
proved himself to be utterly incompetent Tor the
position TO which he was appointed He asked
the committee II we wanted him to continue 70
oct as manager, and the committee told hm no.
When we appointed a subcommittee 10 re-
Eeve McAllister Of his duties as secretary, we
foupd that he had made verbal contracts rlgnt
and left, which, although they were eNtraVagane
IN the extreme, we, as gentlemen were compeiieo 10
fulfil When we went to MeAllister about 10 ne
aid that no had never made written contract IN
his life and ne yer would. MoAlEsters wlthdrawsI
will not ipjure the ball In the least socially, or
any other way. All of the irksome, pracncai oe-
tails have been gotten out OF the way, nns con
tracts have all been made, and these things 10
gether with the fact that the boxes ana uckrCs
have nearly all been sold TO the best people,
suarsi1tee that the ball viii be successful. Nc
Sllister was altogether out of his sphere rs man
s1er Of an event of such great proportions as this
one He might have been very succesSiuI aS
MANAGER of the Patriarchs' ball. because all he had
IN do was to 90 to DemonicOs and say, Give us
another ball Just like the last one Put dlIereht
eolored globes on the lights, serve dlne ,rLs
brand of wine, and see that we nave anowsr * n
OF roses On the tables but give US sone sorU Vi an
affair, don't you know o,
= Then he would go to Johnson's and say: GlVe
as another lot Of carriages for 400 people on sven a
n quite different from managing BAH Tor o,VVo
people TO cost 81 900. All this talk about Mo
Alisters Four Hundred is the sheeress nonsense t
Il was Charley Delmonco who did u wnen
he baiit a hall that, would d., hold Just Just
are two Four Hundreds Ono of them is the Pa
triarch Four Hundred and the other the Assembly
-Four Hundred One is just as good as the other
and McAllister has nothing to do with the Assem-
bly, faction, yet they manage to get along pretty
well. To show that one is as good as the other,
viii tell you that my brother belongs to one ana
TO the other.
- CHARGE OF INCOMPETENCE.
sAs to McAllister he has never had any ex-
perience in financial affairs, and while he is good
society man he is utterly incompetent to transact
business affairs There is no truth in the report
that there has been speculation in ball tickets.
tn committee has thoroughly investigated the re-
port and found that none OF the tickets nave been
. I can say that McAllister has handled the box
tickets excellently, but that is the only compn-
ment can pay him. The talk about society
shaking the bali is all bosh. The success Of the
affair doesn't depend upon McAllster or any other
one man. II depends upon society, and society
will be there without fail"
Mr. McAIlster's resignation as manager OF
The ball is the climax brought about in conse-
auerce of the dissensions In the entertainment
committees, and may end the controversy when
has been deeply regretted by everybody connected
witt, The Centennial Celebration.
PLANS OF GERMANlAbfERICANs.