The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-29
ABANDONED.
The Ladies Executive Committee
Meet and Decide to With
draw From the Ball.

Alta meeting of the executive COM
mite this morning the ladies working
in the interests of the hospital dec; ded
as fellows:
To WHOM Ir MAY CONCERN.
"Thoush l speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and have not
charity, l am become as sounding
brass or a linking cymbal."
At special meeting of the Charity
Ball executive committee to-day. the
following decisi ms were carried:
That we, as humble workers in the
noble cause of humsnity, are agreed
to subserve cur Own methods TO the
superior judgement Of wiser heals.
We have been deeply panied and
shocked that the ministers ALI
ance resorted to such a method" as a
public denunciatory res LUTON when a
private courteous request would have
b en- quickly, gladly, considered
whether or not accompanied by bet
ter "method."
We also deprecate the t4rdy denun-
citation as a months hard selt-denying
anxious work goes for naught, on this
earth, and now confronts us the awful
labor of uDbuilling.
The charity hall method was not
adopted hastily OF unadvise1ly, but
after the mature deliberaiion and The
earnest cooperation ard Enforcement
of hundreds of Sedal,s's most honored
and influential citizens, many OF
whom-members of various churches
have since the ministerial onslaug ht,
urged us TO go on with the good work,
promising not only their presence at
the C ndemned ball, but material aid
in several ways.
As TO the success Of the ball there
is not the shaaow Of doubt. A record
Of al ticl e. purchasers proving the
quality and quantity of the attend
ance to be good and great. We
thought our "method" proper and are
firmly of that opinion still, ever holding
tito be our principle that the tongue
needs more control and guidance than
the fe. t. Nevertheless, as conscien-
tiOus women, working 10 ameliora!e
the hapless condition Of the afflicted
and unfortunate, We believe that to
proceed with the ball would not bs for
the ultimate good of the cIuse, as it
would continue the controversy, an
tagonize many workers, and keep
alive a spirit of partisaushiP, not only
in the churches but in the community,
that it might take years TO plcify.
Therefore, mos. regretfully, with
initiate labor, disappointment and
embarrassment, shall we proceed at
once to recall invitations, refund all
money for tickets or contributions,
cancel all engagements with musi-
clans, readers, speakers, decorators,
carpenters and all assistants, sincere
ly hoping they will not be seriously
inconveuienced or otherwise injured,
and with malice towards none, with
charity for all, with firmness in the
right, as God gives us to see the
right" we declare the grand charity
ball project abandoned.
To the local press, to DR..
Woods, to the Military
band, to j. NJ. Ofield for the
tender of carriages to numerous ladies
who Lave lived alameless Christian
lives in this community for a quarter
of century, to the many large COM
mittees of gentlemen who had cheer
fully consented TO serve for
sweet chariiy's sake. We.
express our heartfelt gratitude
and with earnest wishes for the sue.
cess of the good cause.
We respectfully subscribe ourselves
the charity ball executive committee.
Mrs. II. q. Clark, president.
Mrs. ID. III. Smith, chairman.
Mrs. c. n. Stevens.
MIS-. Harry A. Pratt.
MR.. j. b. Sueei.
Mrs. Joe p. Harrington.
Sedalia, Mo-, Dec. 23d, 1891.
Since the above was written a new
has been formed and With
the cooperation of the gent emen, the
ball arrangements will 60 on.
A meeting of all the reception com.
mittees is expected to meet at the
Commercial clubs room at s o'clock
III arp, to night, when the new COM
mittee will be perfected aud thor
Oushly organized.