New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-03
Mr.. FISH's STATEMENT.
A PARTIAL REPORT OF HIS ENTERTAIN
MEyT COMMITTEE.

HE HOPES THERE WILL BB A eURPLCS-t5oUno1s
OF THE COMMITTEES REvENyEr-How THE
MONEY WAS SPENT FOR THE opNT1sN4
NAL BALL AND BANQUET.
A special meeting Of the Plan and Scope Com
mittee of the Centennial Celebration was held yes
terday in the Stewart Building for the purpose OF
hearing the preliminary report OF Stuyvesans
Fish. chairman of the Entertainment Committee.
EIbridce r. Gerry presided, and among those
present were William G. Hamilton, Cornelius N.
Bliss. James NJ. varnum, Asa Bird Gardiner, T.
S. Tallmadge, John A. King William f. u.
Stokes and Orlando b. Potter.
note from the general secretary, Clarence W.
Bowen, dated July /, was read, In winch the
writer excused himself from beng present at tne
meeting because Of an urgent call 10 washington
He had. he said, on his own responsibility, given
Mr.. Fish check for $4,000 to enable MIN 70
settle outstanding claims against his committee
pending a final adjustment of the accounts NO
action was taken in regard to the check.
The committee then called for Mr.. Fish's report,
which, with the vouchers accompanvin. 1t. showed
that when all bills paid. surplus OF s3,Ooo
will remain subject to the order Of the treasurer.
The synopsis of the report furnished for puolica-
ton, which is incomplete and lacking In many
Important details, was as follows:
The delays in the payments TO the En'es'n
ment Committee OF due it for tickets delivered
other committees has prevented an earlier report from y'
Sub Committee on Entertain Payments 70 the
amount Of els, 800 made late hour on June ~ Oh
vouchers given April and % for tickets then Delivered
have enabled your committee 70 pay all or nearly All 'ae
debts end although has not been time sunceht toI
their treasurer W. b. Beekman to make final statement
OF the distribution OF his disbursements the following
have been hastily prepared, and are supmUa
herewith:
the Entertainment Committee, showing balance OF
S2l, $50 due the latter
NO. 2-shows the resources. Of the Entertainment Com
mittee which aggregated sll2146.
No. 3-Ts statement OF the account OF the EntertAn-
ment Committee with w. r. Beekmsn their treasurer
showing detail the following cash receipts and cash die
bursements
Disbursements amounted TO ss7,4Is43 some Of the
items being follows.
Rent Of Opera House. as per contract. $500.
C. II. Read & Co.. banquet. si4,342 Tho original
for s4629 3d. but the COMMITTEES obainsd
rebate on Of the full number expected not being
present.
c. H. Read & Co.. ball supper, $4,000 Under The
contract the minimum To have been sSs,s7S
John L. Hamilton, for temporary building si1-4oo.
c. J.. Klunder flowers for banquet ana DALI SS'-oV
Extra flowers, $780,
G. v Roster Co.. decorations Opera House, e., s5k
J. NJ Lander music for ball and banquet OIL. $50.
Advertising sale OF tickets, ETC., s1,s9e
Tiffany & Co.. diagrams tickets. menu cards. etc.,
SPOOL.
Edison Electric Light Co., 1890
sundIy disbursements by E. c. Stanton manager OF the
ball and banquet, 81. BIB
About the end of April the Plan and Scope
Committee assigned the Entertainment Committee
to the duty of entertaining President Harrison
and his party, which cost as follows
R aTragfS ana Carriage for the PRESIDENT hire
Bouquets sI in the presidential party and ,a7
Hats and cootades for coachmen. 100
Total ''-'--si'i,o
The sources from which the revenue OF the
Committee on Entertainment was derived, and
the items still due TO that committee by the other
committees, were given thus:
GuIrantee fund go
7,277 bail tickets at $40 7 7SsaS
sssii S SaRSSS' aiSHsss at SS5
1854 dress circle tickets a. 81 a0o
Total s112.14e
or this sum SS31 90 has been received in cash,
and sos $50 remains due from various committees
for ball tickets, as follows
G e. SsI sc fSfa to C. W. d5S
200 press tickets to bali loo
400 banquet tickets Plan and scope Committee 5000
mittee on Literary Exercises. 10y ~
200 FAMILY circle Oo
Total szo'''o
Mr.. varnum was appointed a committee OF one
TO examine and adjust the account
General Fitzgerald made this statement Tor the
Finance Committee
Recepts-From the State, s55 900; from the city OF
New.York s72 public subscriptions s42432 total
s170, 1928.
Expenses by committees-Executive. 1881 Ars
eli ST. Army ss392S Finance, sL2o7 states elo 500
Navy 81 1886; Entertainment 81. 600; total, s5L6s6.
Mr. Fish objected to the last item, as not prop
erly charqable to his committee.
Among the items mentioned as part OF the ex-
pense of the Committee on States was the iuncheon
ut the Equitable Building $4,000. :,
The meeting was adjourned subject to the can
of the chairman.