New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-22
FOR 4 LOCAL OLUfBIAN CELEBRATION
COMMITTEES HAVE CoNFERENCE-HorE OF
COOPERATION.

COMMITTEES HAVE CONFERENCE-HofL OF
COOPERATION.
4 conference was held In the Gilsey House ycstcr-
day afternoon OF a number OF the different commit
tees National and local. WHO have charge OF the
arrangements for the proper celebration OF the 4VV'h
anniversary OF the discovery OF America. one opJc
OF the meeting have the members OF the uHeieh
committees throughout the Stat" meet ana Deco"e
acquainted with the five members OF tie Nanoh'l
Commission, who had been appointed by the Bo'ru
Of Control as special commissioners to confer Wild
those citizens OF New-York who are engaged in pre-
barring for n municipal celebration Of the anniversary
The members of the commission, who were all
present are Gorton W. Allen. chairman; John boyu
Thatcher, Peter A. B. Wldener, james ii. BreSn anu
George V. Massey. The district commissioners Vi
New York State there We're: lst Judicial DIsuIc'
samuel Fllrchd and Richard Delaield; lld' H. W.
scmers; lid, w. IL. Rowe, jr, Troy, \. y. Nth'
Thomas j. Whitney; With. George b. Sloan, OF oS"ego'
John F. Gaynor OF Fayetteville, and Walter NJ
Kernon Of Utica; With. Edwin c. Cook, OF Bath :;
With willard r. Manson. Of i-ockpolt. ana Henry
Rooms and Henry ". Box. OF Buffalo. VI tue o'''c
Beard of General Manager, there were present D'lei
McNaughton and John FOord, the chef executive
officers and Louis y. Rowland and Walter H. sessions
Others present were j. W. Tappin. Samuel W. f"ir
child Frederick Mead. ir, G. {. shayne, ;. I" Ira"
and F. T. Wall. J. W. Tappin was chairman
MFR. Elwef said that an effort being made 10 bring
about Il meeting Of the commissioners and Representa-
uyes of certain Spanish Italian and German SocieueS
who had so far been making Independent preparations
They were all working separately, but The date upon
which each had decided for Its separate celebration
was October Ia On Wednesday he received ms
letter:
At a meeting OF the Joint committees OF me Splh'Il
italian and German societies interested IN tc pTfaid
tjons for the celebration in this city If the luadI'
centennial anniversary OF the discovery ~ -Nncil''
your invitation for conference on Apll IL icO- ~
u M al the Gilscy House. was read, ana we ar
directed 10 inform that the committee itGc' thel
Inability to cooperate with you In the matter WhicH
il was desired 10 discuss at the conferences slgscSd
I'm your notices. , - ...,,,,,d 10
card and believe to be yours very uulN.
o CHARLES G.. +. WAlILE IT,, Chairman,
ANTONIO CUGAS, secretary.
Mr. Elwell said he thought the refusal 70 cooperate
came from their having conceived erroneous no'iohS
about the scope Of the movement, and that he hoped
"a Get them 10 Join with him. Notwithstanding their
rcfusal lie had also seen the Mayor OF BrooHINh'
hu he thought that Brooklyn intended TO have local
celebration.
or Pratt announced that 5000 singers from st'e'
east OF the Allegheny Mountains had pledged the1f
aid In forming a Columbian Choral society, 10 sing
nj, ,r,,r,a,h 80 coIumhn.- ot the celebrrOn. Mr..
Flwell read copy Of the bill which APPROPRIATED ~
900 ~ cover the expenses OF the celebration IN thls
city, and provided for committee OF Iuo puNo"9 ~
be named by Mayor Grant. . , 49,,
MAYOR Grant i considering the appointment Oh 'hS
Committee Of one hundred. The flames OF TIC COM
Inttee will probably he anDounced on MondaS.