The evening world., 1889-04-04
ANOTHER SLIGHT.
The Aldermen Not Invited to the
Centennial Banquet.
And Only Nine Members Of the LeSiSla-
ture Have Been.
Dress Suits and White Kids an Absolute
Requisite for Admission to the Ball.

In the inner sanctum Of the Centennial Com
mittcc'. headquarters in the Stewart Building,
where Chief clerk Clarence Bowen sits at his
big desk. hidden from the vulgar gaze OF the
chance visitor by a splendid hand painted
Japanese screen, there was a pile of curiously
shaped, llac-colorcd pasteboard boxes this
morning.
They we're largc-sized and oblong, and we're
closely guarded by OH old gentleman. who sat at
n long table which had been drawn mp across
the corner of the room 10 as to completely shut
them in and prevent the near approach OF Wis
itors.
A closer inspection would have revealed the
fact that the cove. Il each Of the h ltl9 sSoa boxes o3e
tanned the hundreds Of handsomely engraved In
%vitations to the Centennial Ball and the banquet
of the Four Hundred, which have been the
state and local legislators during the past few
days.
closely watched by the Committees henchmen,
for each single envelope would be worth at least
not bc procured for less than $l5 apiece, while
the prospect IL that their market. value Will be
still further enhanced before the day OF the
great celebration arrives.
just at present the Committee il making ont
the "dead-head ' list. and the names of, all who
are to receive invitations either 70 the ball and
supper or to the banquet are being written on
tho envelopes by a couple Of expert pcmmen III a
large and elegant rt,el-platG hand. after which
gray sidE whiskers, who carefully inserts the IN
y,,Stio9. a Gn d. snppG d,T GSr fs E SEGEs answer the
The number OF ,deadhceds ut the ball will be
about five hundred, according to tl@ attest esti-
W" Il not a little fia,bbergastcd by The raid made
| upon them by the Legislature, led by Capt.
CALCULATIONS. The free list for the banquet,
where only 900 will be present all told win be
much smaller.
THE LIST OF p%EADHEADs.
The former will include the President and his
Cabinet, the. United States Supreme Court
Judges, the Commissioners of the District Of
ihn%st "P both SS S%urprs''S and i'GHT epresontS;iyes, Y the
Judiciary of the District Of Columbia, the Gov
ernors of States, Governors and their
STATS, and Commissioner appointed bv the
Governors to represent the States at the Gem
tcnnial, the stats officers q New York, the
Judiciary, the Mayor Of New York and the Com;
G g ten artists to DO iiinyitcSdi by the Art
Committee, ten newspaper editors TO pc chosen
from fro R the N w6ol Su f0int"t WiKth FsRFG rsstrIation a aso tn
residence, five members OF the Legion OF Honor
and a number of distinguished army and navy
THOSE OF THE BANQUET.
The banquet deadheads will include President
Harrison and his Cabinet, United States su-
RhittsS, dovern9rs ana Liontsnant Governors,
the Chairman q each state Committee q Com
smaller. committees. from other State Legisla-
lures, the State and County Judiciary, Mayor
S sea4e 81 " i fSw pfy snes snd wR E,ltts .eyvi Gt,lSs ss speak, H%a a
ers are supposed to he given in compensation for
the favors granted by the Committee.
THE M'ALLIsrER FRAPPE THROWN IN.
Members of the Committee are expected to pay
$40 apiece for their ball tickets aud s15 apiece
for their dinner tickets; 1t Will he understood
that the ball tickets include the supper and the
McAllister champagne frappc
NO ALDERMEN AT THE BANQUET.
1t il to DO observed that the Aldermen have
been left out altogether in the calculations foI
Nv 4 banquet, %h me Only ~ E NINE s5 EnhSrS a en Han 1nlr NV.
Another matter of uncertainty which may as
sumo more serious prOpOrtinns before the mouth
IL over, II the question whether the President
AMI members of his Cabinet, as well as the Ju-
will he obliged to pay. $40 apiece for the priv
lcgc of taking their ladies to the bail.
The invitations which they will receive are the
Legislature and tue Board of Aldcrmep, and the
ladies themselves, who acc3mpapy their hns,
feel Justified IN doing II little kick .ng Oh thril
own account when they find out what the rca
situation Is.
A MIXED STATE OF TnINus.
On the other hand, IL M exception is made II
favor of tae wlyus and daughters ofthC wash
ington guests; the. Aldermen and AHsemblymrr
the Committee had treated them with unwGr
rnutrd harslness. That they intend t. insis
upon then rights il shown by the determination
of the Assrmblymon and state senators to hay
that part of the grand stand which they wi
occupy with their wives, daughters and sweet
hearts fenced OF from the vulgar crowd of clti
/; zens on the ono hand and the Four Hundred OF
the other.
To NE CONSIDERED LATER.
The Committee is now so busy directing an
; getting oil iR dcadhCnd Invitations that 1t ha
no time to devote to tie confederation of thos
. minor questions at present., but tho promise ha
been made that the matter will be looked into /
due time and efforts will be made to satisf
L everybody.
MUST COME IN FULL DRESS.
One point, however, the Committee says
will not yield under any circumstances and tia
is no member of the Legislature or of the Boar
. of Aldermen will he admitted to the ball unlCN
he appears i'll full evening dress and wears whit
kids.
\ especially those from the haysred districts vii
uru unfamiliar with the inns aud outs
Gotham, il IN announced that the necessary ART
Clu- above mentioned may pc procured AT var
Ous places in tine BuwUry, Chatham square an
0 BpXtCr street, the addresses of which may |
4 had upon application to the Secretary or Al
q member of the Committee.
now ABOUT THE SCHOOL CHILDREN"
Tho latest complaint filed with the Commute
on Grievances, into which the Committee {
o Plan and SCop" has temporarily resolved. itScl
comes from Commissioner r. Ellery Andersen
Q of the Board of Education. lie called attentlc
to the fact that the public schools have been 81
tircly neglected in the scheme of the Ccntcunl
n proper representation Of the defendants
the babies OF | 80 in the public procession.