New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-23
given by the band at p m. yes'erd T. occupying the
balcony OF the City Hall


balcony Of the City Hall
The committee on arrangements of the Crcu.o
Colon Cervantes busy oil yesterday making ar
rangements for the ball to be given ut the Madison
Square Garden Concert Hall on Friday evening III
~ nor Of the Infania. The greater part OF the com
mtee's work has already been done but there are
sin many minor details TO he settled some OF these
cannot be arranged until the Infanta arrives The
Reception Committee has not yet been made ont,
as oil OF those who have been invited
to serve on II have not rcsponaed. Is ex-
peced that 1t will be completed to-day. Last hight
word was received by the Committee OF Arrange
ments from General Horace Porter. General James
NJ Varnum and Lispcnard Stewart accepting the
Invitation to serve on the reception committee.
The Invitations TO the ball will be sent out To-Day
They are printed In gold. IT. u plain English hand
pn parchment and are five inches by seven In Sic,
folded double On the imitation side are the Amn'
can and spanish flags worked In cO0rs. ON tue
under side OF the cards the names of the Objects
of the CircnlO Colon Ceryantes. the Commune" VI
Arrangements and the list Of parcnesses. Besides
the 800 invitations. 100 special invitations VIII DC
sent to the principal state and municipii omceIS'
members of the Diplomatic Corps at Washington. the
commanding officers and their stats Of the Spanish.
brazilian and Argentine men-ofwor now In port ana
Il, the officers OF the American war ships. 40 Ill
vita,ion will be sent to President Cleveland or Ms
Cabinet. At first the committee on arraheem.h,
Thought sending n special committee ID Wasiin.Wii
to invite the President and his Cabinet. but II Has
found that II the President should accept he Woui1
necessarily occupy the place OF honor. which j. N
tended for the Princess. In order to prevent snch
nm occurrence Il was decided not to invite MIN:
Tho committee considers It's action no D'cach oi
courtesy as the ball Is local affair ana entirely 81
, social nature The secretary Of the club sad ias'
night taat the reception was no .npic i Ws',,
hn mercy an expression Of loyalty ana palrioua"'
hv the enanish- American residents OF New-logk /.
The demand for boxes h.s been 50 gray n n ,ha
mas been decided have ten more crested OH NJ,
Stac1, They have already been sp,heh Ior. .mS
mana, OF Mi the boX-h 1ers. those vii" nave ae,p,
tho invitations serve on the recep'loh cnii'' NJ
and MI other committees, VIII he ann9unc'u ny VIC
committee on arrangements to-day. II was sra al
The Circulo colon rcrvanteS yesterday 'naI ~" III
would he opcnpd by some kind Of qndriiie III VIII,
the princess would take part She will have ior h I
ror,n,r either the Spanish Minister reprrsrhhs ier
native country or Commander Davis r",nr,rh'IIIs
The United states Government After that ths in,
fonta will choose whomsOcver She pciscS 10 ua..'
with nor following the etiquette OF III" spanish Our,
rhnys viii he two bands OF fory mu,i'iths earh "
rroviie the music for the ball. Land'rS oich''"i
viii Ilav for the dancing ,.A ,ho r,t,,,o
THO Snanish hand which came over WIN w" Ut h
VII srrn"f" the members nid 't'e"1 ~ ohnorsc IN
Colon Corvanes tonight in front CT the CLUBHOUSE III
Last Nineteenth 81.