Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-19

Carnegie Free Library were concluded yes
terdsy, and announced in extenso by a
member of the Commission. This includes
the programme for the opening, and elab-
crate directions for the benefit OF those who
are invited. The invitation cards will
reach those ION the list" by mail this morn
ing. The people who receive the invitations
will have reason to thank the invisible
hand that has directed the matter for one
very great reason; the hall will not be
jammed, and everyone present will be able
to both see and hear what occurs.
The directions to the public and to holders
OF tickets especially will have to be borne
in mind in order to obviate the necessity for
asking questions, and to facilitate the
events. Entrance will be only by the Ohio
street entrance OF Carnegie Hall. No other
door will be open except the stage door.
The Carnegie Hail door will be guarded by
a Gordon of police. 1t will be opened at $50
O'Clock.
ONLY ONE WAY TO GET IN.
The invitation cards will be the only open
sesame. the police being under instructions to
recognize nothing else. At O'Clock all who
enter are expected TO be in their seats in Car
negie Hall. There are no seats reserved, one
seat being just as good as another. The hour
and half preceding o'clock is to afford all
an opportunity TO inspect the library and art
gallery, the latter being specially arranged for
the reception of the guests Catalogues will
be provided, and the entire library section will
In Music Hall there will be no other priority
in the seating than occupancy. The tickets
admita gentleman and lady or two ladies,
but not TWO gentlemen. The reason for the
admission of two ladies is that gentleman
may be unable to attend BY reason of business
engagements but his wife and an accompany
ing friend can go.
These rules as to admission must be impera-
tive, because tickets are issued to the full ca
pacity OF the hall, the basis of two persons
to each ticket. Any excess over that number
would crowd the hall uncomfortably. The ar
rangements as to limitations of numbers are
simply necessary on account of the small room.
1t would not be courteous to people to send out
tickets which would not insure both admission
and seat
WHO HAVE THE TICKETS.
The single tickets to the members of the
Mozart Society were placed in the hands of Di-
rector ]. P. McCollum. Tickets were given out
on the basis of active membership, as indicated
in the last concert programme of the society.
Entrance by these tickets will be at the stage
door. reached from North Diamond street. The
door will be manned by policemen, and admis-
sion will be impossible without tickets. The
tickets for the press, limited to actual workers,
will entitle to admission TO the front row next
By observing these regulations confusion will
be avoided, and the comfort Of all will be ma
terially enhanced.
Att So'clock-and all these hours will be OBJ
Served to a minute-President Harrison, Mr..
Andrew Carnegie and the Presidential party
will arrive in carriages from the DuQuesne
Club, and will pass up the middle aisle, ascend
the steps leading to the stage, and divide pass
ing into the private boxes on either side of the
stage.
1t is considered certain that Secretary Blaine
and Mr.. Halford will accompany the President.
The balance of the party. beside Mr.. Carnegie,
will be Mr.. James b. Scott, Chairman pro TEN.
of the Carnegie Free Library Commission;
Governor James A. Beaver and Secretary
Stone, representing the Commonwealth; Mr..
John b. Ricketson, who will respond at the
transfer of the building to the city on behalf
of the citizens; Rt Rev. Cortland White
head, Bishop; Rt. Rev. Richard Phelan,
Bishop; members of Pan-American Congress,
number as yet unknown; some New York
friends of Mr.. Carnegie and Mayor R. T. Pear
son, of Allegheny City, to whom the figurative
transfer of the building will be made in the
shape Of the handing of the gold key by Mr..
Carnegie.
THE PROGRAMME TO BEGIN.
There was a rumor in circulation, last even
ing. that in some form or other, the freedom of
Allegheny City was to be bestowed upon Mr.
Carnegie. The advent of the above party will
be the signal for the commencement of the
musical programme under the general direc-
tion of Mr. c. c. Mellor.
From the programmes, especially prepared,
the audience will sing, with the assistance of
the Mozart Society and grand organ, the first,
second and fourth verses of America" stand
ing. Rt. Rev. Cortland Whitehead Bishop Of
the P. E. diocese, Of Pittsburg, will deliver the
invocation. The Mozart Society, under the
direction of Mr0James P. McCollum and with
Mr.. C. c. Mellor at the organ, will sing, THE
Heavens are Telling" from Haydn's Oratorio,
Creation"
Mr Andrew Carnegie will then present the
golden key OF the building to Mayor Pearson,
and MIR. John H Ricketson will make an ad-
dress on behalf of the citizens of Allegheny.
President Harrison will then declare the build
ing formally opened and dedicated to the uses
further remarks upon education and the effect
upon the rising generation exerted by such
grand gifts as that of Mr.. Carnegie.
REMANDER OF THE PROGRAMME.
Other brief addresses are possible. The
Mozart Society will sing the famous HaIlejah
Chorus, the audience being expected to rise in
the good old fashion. The benediction from
Bishop Phelan will conclude the formal exer-
cises.
After the exercises the organ will be PLAYED
BY some of those present. An impromptu re-
ception will be rendered President Har-
rIson and Mr.. Carnegie and the distin-
guished guests of the evening. Slight changes
may be made in the above programme but in
the main it will be adhered to.
To-day the Art Gallery will be open from
day for necessary cleaning. At IL o'clock this
morning the pupils of the Pittsburg School of
Design and the Pittsburg Art School will be
afforded an opportunity to view the gallery.
Mr.. John w. Beatty will act as exhibitor. At
the same hour this morning Mr.. e. c. Mellor
will escort the renowned organist, Mr.. Clarence
Eddy, to Carnegie Hall for an examination and
trial of the magnificent organ.
A telegram late last evening from Washing
ton says that Secretary Blaine is not coming
with the Presidential party. He learned of the
10 n o1h II and rfa Cd
not come under such circumstances.
President Harrison, while here, will be the
guest of Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, he, with the
party Of l6 occupying rooms at the Duquesne
ly decorated for the occasion.
WHY BLAINE LINGERs.
A telegram from the staff correspondent of
THE DISPATCH at Washington says: The
special train conveying President Harrison to
Allegheny City 10 open the new Carnegie
Library, will leave this city at IL o'clock
noon, tomorrow, over the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. The Presidential party
viii be quite small and select
Secretary Halford, Representatives Bayne and
DalEell and Professor Langley, Secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution, and the President him.
self. Secretary Blaine will also probably be one
of the party. although tonight he is undecided
as TO whether he will be able to 90 or not. Mr.
Carnegie himself will, of course, accompany
them. During his stay IN Pittsourg the Pres-
dent will be the guest OF the DuQuesne
Club. In this connection an unfortunate
incident has occurred, which has occasioned
some annoyance to the President and es-
pecially TO Mr. Carnegie. This mornings pa
perS contained dispatch from Pittsburg say
ing that there was much indignation felt
by the members Of the puqEesne
made any response to their invita-
tion to become their guest during his visit to
Pittsbnrg; that preparations had been made