The record-union., 1892-06-23
SUNDAY EVENING CONCERTS.
An Organization Effected to Insure
Their Continuance.
Last Nights Mass Meeting at the
Plaza = Officers of the New
Organization.

AT the mass meeting held at the Plaza
last evening for the purpose of arranging
for the continuance of the Sunday even
ing concerts good crowd was present
and considerable interest and enthusiasm
was manifested.
j. n. Larkin. of the committee which
has been canvassing for funds for the
purpose of keeping up the meetings,
briefly addressed those present stating
the object of the call and placing
James Ferguson in nomination for Tenn
porary Chairman of the committee.
The nomination was seconded by E. j.
Devlin, and Mr.. Ferguson was unani-
mously elected
Mr.. Ferguson stepped upon the stand
and SAID 1t was the object of the meeting
to appoint a general committee for the
purpose OF keeping up the Sunday even
ing concerts
He then called off the following names,
which he said were selected as the Gen
eral Committee: Henry Wolf, Chris Lit
tie, l.. Gambach, NJ. Desmond, w. B.
Oldfield, NJ. Burke, J. f. Doughty, w.
r. Ormsby, F. Bergman, J. n. Larkin,
q. w. Baker, E. j. Devlin, j. NJ. Morri-
! son, &. Hartman and c.. F. Schwilk
The above gentlemen were requested to
repair to Pioneer Hall for the purpose of
organization and arranging for the con-
duct of business, and the meeting adj
| Journed. Shortly afterward most Of the
members met at Pioneer Hall and per-
manent organization was effected
w. X. Ormsby was elected President,
Henry Wolf President and f. Berg
man Secretary.
A number OF lmpromptu speeches were
made ENDORSING the object of the organiza-
| tion-the Sunday concerts.
| An Executive Committee of five was
| then appointed, consisting of Messrs.
| Ferguson, Larkin, Gambach, Oldfield
and Devlin.
! A music committee of three was Sc
! lected-W. r. Ormsby, Horace Crocker
and E. j. DevIin.
Secretary Bergman and E. Hartman,
members of the Canvassing Committee.
reported that they had met with splendid
! success so far as they had gone. and
stated that they had already made a de-
/ post in the bank of S275 raised in few
/ hours, and that they had already sub
| scrlptions to make the amount over $500.
They We're confident of concerts until
| cold weather.
). n. Larkin made an enthusiastic
speech, stating he had received a number
/ OF voluntary subscriptions while the
meeting OF the evening was in progress.
! A vote OF thanks was unanimously ex-
| tended to Messrs. Larkin, Hartman and
Bergman for their action in putting the
| ball in motion.
The following committees to canvass
the railroad shops were then appointed.
| These committees are notified that this
notice may be taken as their credentials.
Machine Shop No. 1-Messrs. Crocker,
Schwilk and Wolf; Machine Shop No. 2
Mike Fisher, Chris Little and Al Prich-
ard; Paint Shop-R. Crabb and w. B.
Oldfield; Car Shops, Machine Depart
ment-D. E. Miller and Jas. Ferguson:
Blacksmiths at Car Shops-Frank Roth,
Captain NJ. J. Burke and Pat Sullivan;
Boiler Shops-M. j. Desmond and Jno.
Schofield; General Foundry-Jno. Hantz-
man and J. F. McQueeney; Brass Foundry
and Copper Shop. r. Taylor and T. w.
Cuthbert; Round house-Jno. Macarthur,
e. L. Reguin and Thos. Dwyer; Repair
Shops-Phil Douglas, w. j. Fuller and
Chas. Leinberger; General Car Shop
Robt. Hunt: Railroad Ofices-L. Gambach
and w. G. Randall; Yard. +. Doughty
and Fred Benning.
The General Committee were to canvass
the city, and will call upon the freight
| office and depot.
The committee wandered off into dis
cussion of various topics and dispersed,
assured ofcontinued concerts for Sunday
evenings to an indefinite period