The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-09
THE INAUGURATION CONCERT.
It Did Not Come on sunday, March 5,
as Advertised.

It Did Not Come on on sunday, March 5,
as Advertised.
The Sacred Concert W hieh had been arranged
by the inaugural Committee to take plaee on
Sunday, March 5. TO which admission was 10 30
charged, aud which was to be the grandess
affair of the kind ever attempted in Washing
ton. did not come of on that day as advertised,
and for the following reasons:
number of the pastors OF the dlfsrens
churches in the city got together and made
protest. besides requesting Senator Quay, OF
Pennsylvania, to introduce resolution into
the Senate asking for inquiry into the
matter, and TO have the concert stopped, if
such thing was possible. Senator Quay did
introduce resolution, bat this, although IL
was adopted had nothing to do with the post
pouemeHt of the concert The fact that the
religious part of the community had protested
against the dissertation of the Sabbath. as they
called it. had had its influence on Secretary Of
the Interior Noble, who, by virtne OF his offics.
has charge of the Pension Office Building,
whore the concert was to be held; therefore,
early on Wednesday, March I, he wrote the
following letter to Col. James g. Berret, Chair
man of the Inaugural Committee:
Ny attention has been called the fact that 10 n
the purpose OF the inaugural Committee to open
the Pension Building Sunday. the 5th instant,
for one or more musical entertainments at which
charge Of admission will be made.
have TO inform you that IN granting the use OF
this building for the Inaugural Ball. 1t Was not con-
,emplated that the building would be opened TO
the public on Sunday. and there will be oppor-
tunity on the subsequent day, during which the
building is At the disposal of the Committee. to
give the CONCERTS referred the Of the Pension
Building Sunday for that purpose will not DO
permitted
Besides this pronunciamento of Secretary
Noble a telegram was received by him from
President Cleveland dated Lakewood, N. j.,
March 1, in which Mr Cleveland says: 81 am
strongly opposed to the use of the Pension
Building for a Sunday concert on the 9Th in
slant, and object to regarding such thing as q
feature of the Inauguration" To this tsle-
gram Secretary Noble at once answered, telling
Mr.. Cleveland that orders had already been
issued forbiddng the use of the Pension Build
ing for the Sunday concert, and saying also
that be was gratifed that bis action was ID acr
cordance with Mr. CleveIand's wishes
At a subsequent meeting OF the Inau gural
Committee the whole matter was discussed and
a resolution was adopted which recites that as
there appeared to be sentiment against
the Sunday concert, and as the committee, in
its representative capacity, desired to eliminate
any feature which might be msconstrued or
which was Objectionable to any and all re-
ligious sentiment, therefore the Pension Office
Building should be closed on Sunday, March 5,
and that in lieu of the concerts heretofore pro-
posed to be given that day three concerts
should be- given on Tuesday, March 2, one as
10 a. M, another at 2 p. NJ, and third at 8
p. m.
These concerts were given on Tuesday. and
were well attended and realized handsome
sum, which went toward paying the expenses
of the COMMITTEES, and should there be sur
plus it will be given to charity.