The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-18
MORE MONEY NEEDED.
The Wherewith Not Sufficient to
Receive the President.

The Decoration Committee of the General
Committee on the reception and entertain
ment Of President Harrison met yesterday
afternoon in Parlor A Of he Palace hotel,
and the Chairman, j. P. LIE Count, stated
that he would ike to hear from the five sub
committees estimates as to what sum OF
money each needed to make a proper dis
play.
The Bunting and Flag Decoration Com
mittee Of the line of march asked for SlsCO
the Fireworks Committee $500. the Hotel
Decoration Committee for $1,000, the "a
vilion Decorating Committee Tor 500, the
Committee Oh Display from the hills ana
Eharves $1,000. Total asked, SoOOO.
Mi lie Count then announced that all the
money at his command is 5000, or $1,000
short Of the estimates, and then made the
following allowances on the $1,000 OASIS:
After consolidating, the Bunting and Flags
and Fireworks Committees, 5000; Hotel
Committee. $500; Pavilion, $500; Hill Ora
perry, $500. The cuts were received with
considerable dissatisfaction by the commit
tees, which insisted that with such limited
resources no display creditable either to the
CITY or the committees could be made.
Chairman lie Count fully agreed with the
committees as TO tile inadtquaey OF the
money apportioned and appointed the Chair
man Of each subcommittee To form COM
mittee aud further press their claims for
more money at the meeting OF the EXecu-
tive Committee this evening.
The Palace Hotel decorations are planned
as follows:
Palm tee in each corner OF The ground floor OF
court. In each corner Of tFsl floor facing court
Australian spreading palm. III rear OF court hVe
forty feet American fig draped nTst noOF down.
The seventy pillars hrsJ floor wound WIKI smliaN.
Large buuch misIletue over entrance TO pdTl0r.
SIX arches In pATlOrs decorated by means OF
wooden frames covered with smilax and flowers.
Frames aud mirrors in Mrs. HaTriSon's parlor
and diniDs-roOm twlned With smilaX, basket OF
flowers on able large floral piece Tor WINDOW,
basket flowers for small round table. Design,
ersl Wauamaker, 10 be placed in his room.
Flowers for the rooms 10 be occupied by MIS-
Mckee and Mrs Dlmmlck.
The fire underwriters have notified Chair
man lie Count that they do not object to the
general decoration and Illumination Of the
city, but suggest that Waterman be en-
pIOyed in each building Illuminated to stay
there until the lights are extinguished.
Chairman LIE Count has issued a circular,
announcing that the line of march will be
from the Market-street ferry-landing to the
Pavilion, and requesting all owners and oc-
cupants Of buildings along the line to do
their best to beautify and decorate the build
ings. He also suggests that all residences
within view OF the bay be Illuminated, and
that they discharge fireworks when the
Presidents boat viii leave Oakland. His
departure will be announced by a large
fight of rockets from the boat.
The Marine Display Committee met yes
teTday afternoon, with Stewart Menzies in
the chair. and decided TO make out the list
Of invitations for the Presidents trip on the
bay, as requested by the Executive Com
ptittan