New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-02
NO CONCERT ON SUNDAY.
SECRETARY NOBLE REFUSES THE USE OF
TIE PENSION BUILDING.
LITTLE WHITE HOUSE"

THE INAUGURATION COMMITTEE MUST HAVE II
ANOTHER DAY-MR. CLEVELAND ALSO OBJECTS.
Washington March 1.-The secretary Of the Interior
to-day received the following telegram from the Presa-
dent-eect:
Lakewood. ~ j., March ], 1888
To the secretary of the Interior. -
am strongly opposed to the use OF the Pension
Building for "A sunday concert on The 9TH INST, ana
object TO regarding such thng as tenure OF in-
auguratcn. ERo\ FIX 'LE' ELAND'
secretary Noble Immediately sent the following re-
ply 10 Mr. Cleveland
Hon crovor ev.ana wannfloh: SRewc,I 30 d. '5h ''''
Your telegram received; Orders were ISSUED
sunday. and | am gratlhed that this action Is 10
a''o'O"'''' WIN JOHN W. NOBLE. Secretary.
Before the telegram from Mr.. Cleveland had been
received Secretary Noble had forwarded the following
communication to the chairman Of the Inaugural
Committee:
Department Of the Interior
Washington ID. c. March l, 1898
Colonel James e. Berrct, Chairman, Inaugural Co'ne
II /, the purpose Of the Inaugural Committee TO open
the Pension Building on sunday. the ON inst,, Nr
for admission viii be made have ,, 10 lnfcrm you y
that in granting the use OF his building ios ne uhe
Ing Should be- open 10 the public ON sunday. and as
lhc'e Will BE- opportunity on the subsequent, dsy
uommlt,Se to give the concerts referred TO- he q
the Pension Building on SUNDAY for that purpose VIII
The correspondence mpon the subject conciudea
with the following conditional note 10 Mr.. berreu:
DEPARTMENT Of the Interior,
Washington y. G.. March l. '93.
Colonel James G.. Perr,tt. chairman of lhaugura
Committee. ., -. ,..-
sir: since my letter to you Of this date relative
In the use Of IN. Pension once bulting for a
musical entertainment sunday ncAt, ! have re-
coiyed n Telegram from Mr.. Cleveland OF which IN
close a COPY expressing his strong opposition 10 tne
u,o OF the building for Il sunday concert ana oo-
i.c,inc 10 such concert as feature Oi the lnausue
lion. also inclos. for your information copy Of
"' ' JOHN ". NOBLE, secretary
The Executive Committee Of the Inaugural Cere-
NJ, nies M n meeting tonight unanimously adopted
a resolution postponing until Tuesday the promenade
concert TO have been given in the Pension buiidins
on sunday next.
Tho members Of Presicntelect Cievtiahds S 0x"me'
are all expected to be in the city tomorrow, ~hen
theIr chief arrives except Judge Gresham, secretary
y, st,,e who II is understood will not resign his
uosition on the bench before next week. ana VIII
rotary OF the Treasury. and Nerb,rt. secretary ot
,hr Savv. are already dom'lle1 In IN" Guy lno
o,bers-Se, reary Lamont, Attorney-''cnerai Oihe!:
Do, .n.ral Bssel and Secretaries smn anu
MorfOn-will stop at the Arlington, wher" the tL.se
land pary will be entertained untI alter the haus"'"
tion. st, .v ,.u, M, Land the
v.,, Work state troops in the military DIVISION q
the inaugural parade as was orGinays sin;on g.
lie with lbs staif, will appear IN the civic av.soa e
rnrted by Troop A, National Guard, III comHahV VI
Captain Charles ]. Koe.