The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-22

dis Lay, $500; hOtel expenses Tor the PfeSl-
| Dental party, $1,000; parade on Saturday
| evening, $500; banquet, $1,000; carriages,
| $500; Reception Committee, $1,000; incl
dentals, $1,000; Grand Army for illumina-
tions on Monday evening, $500, making
total of S14, 800 To be expended.
AMOUNTS COLLECTED.
To Offset this the following amounts have
| been collected so far as reported:
Levi-Strauss and Colonel Harvey. district be-
| tween Battery and Sansome streets, $1,000.
Frank Johnson and Leon Sloss, Trout street
to the bay, north TO Market, $1,000.
". j. Dutton and john IL. Wise, from the in
surauee companies. $1,000.
Barry Baldwin aud C. b. Stone, from tile banks
and exchanges, $500.
James ID. Pheian and W. II. Crocker from the
railroad and cable companies. S675.
Wendell EastOD aud Colonel Castle, from tile
hotels ana thea ers, $780,
john f. Merrill from the hardware and Iron
Arms. S275.
A. ". Scott and d. A. Mcdonald, district south
OF Market ana east OF FIRST. $500.
G. -. Toy and k. T. Hammond, from real
estate films, $1,000
Evening Bulletin, 500; MORNING CALL,
R. P. Flint ana a. shoobert. from the wool
merchants, $40.
These sums foot up total OF Sill ESQ. There
Is subscribed about $3.50 more from various
sources, which will swell the amount 10 SI1, 500.
From this statement it will be seen that
we are still about $1,000 short, and for that
reason We have decided to appeal to the citi-
Guilty in raising the amount"
WANT TO EAT WITH HIM.
The chief cause of trouble ut present
seems to be 10 accommodate all who desire
to attend the banquet. Even with the price
set at $50 plate thousands of applications
for seats. have been pouring in until it will
be absolutely imposSl bic to make room for
all. The consequence Is that a great number
who ale willing TO pay Will be SOrely diSap-
pointed, and the committee is now endeav-
0ring to devise some way out OF the dill
Guilty. General W. FL. l.. Barnes, who has
charge of the arrangements, expresses HIM
self s0rcly embarrassed, and has as yet
found no solution for the problem. Another
increase in price has been suggested.
SHAKE YOUR OWN HAND.
1t has been definitely decided that the
President shall not be subjected to the bar
barity of a general hand-snake at the Pa
vilion on the night of his arrival. In the
middle of the main hall handsome stand
will be erected, and on this the President
will pose within view Of the public. The
doors at both ends of the building Will be
opened, and the public Will be required to
file through. In this way each one of the
90, 600 or 10000 persons who are expected to
be Oh hand will be given an opportunity
merely to bow and smile in the presence of
the nations Chief Executive.
Not only during the time consumed in
passing from the ferries to the Pavilion, but
while the President Is reviewing the people
the fireworks will be kept up, and it is ex-
pected that the display will eclipse every
thing OF similar nature ever seen on the
Pacific Coast.
FOR THE CHILDREN.
The subcommittee from the Board of
Education having in charge the arrange
ments for the meeting of the school chill
dren and the President met yesterday aft
ernoon. Park Commissioners Hammond
and Austin appeared before them and in
formed them that the park was at their dis
posal, and that everything would be done
by the authorities to make the affair a sue
cess.
A discussion ensued, but no definite ae-
ton was taken. 1t was suggested that on
Monday morning the children be drawn up
In review Oh either side of Van Ness ave-
nue., so that the President could drive slow
ly between them. This idea met with gen.
eral approval, and while not positively
adopted it is probable that this will be DONE
1t is thought that in this way each child
will be given good opportunity to see the
President. IL is likely that the committee
will DO nothing in the matter themselves,
but will report back to the board with their
recommendations, and leave it to them to
decide finally.
After the review of the school children on
Monday the President and party will be
driven to the park, and from there will go
TO the Cliff House. After purchasing fe W
abalone shells and samples of Sea-mosS the
party will tour Sutro Heights, where they
will be entertained at luncheon by Mr..
Sutro They will then return to the city i'll
time for the official reception in the evening.
THE PRESIDENTS WISHES.
There was a meeting last night of the
General Committee, at which the Mayor
presided, and 1t was agreed to held the
banquet on Friday evening, May LIST. This
was done in order to agree with the Presi-
dents movements.
Word was received from the President
that while here he desired to visit Sacra-
mento, Monterey and Palo Alto, but that
he did not desire TO make any other ar
rangements. He is anxious to carefully in
spect the harbor defenses and to pay a visit
to oakland but beyond that does not feel
that he will have time for other trips.
The principal source of controversy at the
meeting was the question of providing
way out of the tangle into which the Ban
quet Committee has gotten itself Requests
for tickets are pouring in from every sec
ton of the State, and 1t is asserted that of
the 1000 persons invited every one has signi-
fed willingness to be present. As there
is room for only $50 guests, the problem has
grown to be a serious one, and no one
seems to know just at present what course
will be finally adopted to arrange matters
satisfactorily.
Said Colonel Andrews: 81 am of the
opinion that the committee regrets now that
my suggestion to fix the price at 500 plate
gnaintance there are at the least calculation
$50 gentlemen who would gladly have paid
500. and very few people would have been
disappointed. The banquet would in that
way have realized $4,000 from the sale Of
tickets, and l do not think it would have
cost more than $1,000 all told. As conse-
quence there would have been balance of
$4,000 to defray all other expenses. and
there would have been no necessity to go out
begging for contributions"
VARIOUS SUGGESTIONS.
Another idea which was decided upon
Yesterday was that of Stewart MenZies to
have the various yachts in the bay decor
ated with lanterns and drawn up at anchor
in two lines on either side of the ferry-boat
on which the President crosses on his az
rival.
The Decoration Committee have also APP
pealed TO the Native Sens for the use of the
Iember last, and 1t is more than likely that
the request will be granted.
The work Of decorating the rooms to be
occupied by the President during his stay at
the Palace Hotel was also begun Yesterday,
but it is probable that several days will be
required TO complete it.
The Committee on HarFor Display will
meet to-day and make final arrangements
for the decoration of the boats which are
to convey the Presidential party about the
bay.
"Old Friends VIII Meet Him.
A meeting of the. Committee Of Old
Friends was held in the Flood Building last
evening and subcommittee of seven was
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