The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-03
THE SUNDAY CONCERT.
President Elect Cleveland Telosraphs His
Objection Co 1t.

President-Elect Cleveland Telcsraphs His
Objection Co 1t.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The Sierra.
tary OF the Interior yesterday received
the following telegram from the presi.
dent-elect:
LAKEWOOD, N. j., March 1, 1893.
ITO the Secretary of the Interior:
VI am strongly opposed to the use of the
pension building for Sunday concert on
the oth instant, and object to regarding
such thing as feature of Inaugural.
ton. GROVER CIEvrIAy1
Secretary Noble Immediately sent the
following reply to Mr.. Cleveland:
WASHINGTON, March l, 1893.
Hon. Grover Cleveland, Lakewood,
n. j:
your telegram received. Orders were
issued already forbidding the use of the
pension building on Sunday. and am
gratihed that this action is in accord
aIce with your wishes.
JOHN W. NOBLE, Secretary"
Before the telegram from Mr.. Cleve-
iand had been received Secretary Noble
cation to the chairman of the inaugural
committee:
'DEPARrMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
AON't AhosOat lOp).
"Col. James G. Berrett, Chairman In.
augural Committee, present.
SIR: My attention has been called
to the fact that 1t is the purpose Of the
inaugural committee to open the pen
sion building on Sunday, the 5th in
slant, for one or more musical enter
tainments, at which charge for ad-
mission will be made. l have TO inform
you that in granting the use OF this
building for the inaugural ball 1t was
not contemplated that the building
should be open to the public on Sunday,
ana as there will be opportunity on the
ing is at the disposal Of tho committee
to give the concerts referred to, the use
OF the pension building on Sunday for
that purpose will not be permitted.
Very respectfully,
John w. NOBLE,
Secretary"
The correspondence upon the subject
concluded with the following additional
note to Mr. Berrott
'DErARrMENr OF THE INTERIOR,
AslIINGToN, March l, 1898.
col. James q. Berrett, Charm an Inau.
gural Committee, present.
SIR: Since my letter to you of this
date relative to tho use OF tho pension
office building for q musical entertain.
ment on Sunday next have received
telegram from Mr.. Cleveland, of which
lnclose copy, expressing his strong
opposition to the use OF the building for
Sunday concert, and Directing to such
concert as feature of the Inaugural
ton. also inclose for your information
copy OF my reply thereto.
ivory re specially,
JOHN w. NOBLE, Secretary"
Yielding to the pressure of church
sentiment the executive inaugural COM
mittee to night abandoned their plan of
having sacred concerts in the inaugural
ballroom on Sunday. a committee Of
ciergymen telegraphed to President
elect Cleveland, protesting against the
holding Of Sunday concerts as part of
the official inaugural ceremonies, but
as 1t was thought that this sentiment
was confined to but few of the ultra.
religious people of the city very little
attention was paid by the ommittee to
the matter. 1t seems, however, that
tho representatives of the churches
were moro active than was supposed
n lieu OF the Sunday concerts there
will be three concerts given on Tues
day, following those of Monday, as fol-
lows: Ono at 10 o'clock o. NJ. 10 cents
admission, the orphans and their attend
ants to be admitted free second at 3
p. M, admission so cents, and q third at
O'Clock p. M, dancing to begin at o. 80,
and the admission at this last concert to
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