New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-18
DETAILS OF THE CELEBRATION.
THE SEVERAL COMMITTEES PREPARING FOR TIL

THE SEVERAL COMMITTEES PREPARING FOR THE
ENTERTAINMENT DUsY At WORK.
The rooms OF the Columbian Celebration Entertain
mcnt Committee of New York at the Waldorf were 4
beehive OF i'dustry yesterday when various sub-com-
mittees met to decide upon plans. which Will be re-
ported for approval 10 the General Committee OF one
Hundred at the City Hall at p III. to-day. Mayor
Giroy. chairman Of the General Committee. and cx-
ciicio member Of all the subcommittee. was present
at nearly ali the meetings. The work was largely
dclbcra,ive AID devoted 10 the arranging OF
details.
The Fall Committee which had already agreed upon
the price OF tickets. decided to engage three bands
brass band and n string band OF 100 pieces each,
and the Hungarian Band. As guests there Will be
yvited the Duke Dc Veragua and suiic the President
and VicePrcsdent OF the United states. the judges
OF the Supreme Conrt ard OF the Cont OF Appeals.
the Mayor OF Ncw-YOrk, members Of the Cabinet OF
the United states. the Governor Of NcwiorE and saf
Inc luding the ladies OF the staff the Lcn''haia"
cTnor the Governor Of Illinois the United States Scna
tcrs Of NcwYork and Illinois. the Mayor OF Chicago inc
DircctorGcneral OF the Worlds Columbian ESposi'ioh'
heads OF New-York City Departments members OF thr
Board Of Aldermen judges Of the city courts OF record
all officers of the American and foreign fleets In the
harbcr and the general commanding IN" Department
Of the Atlant, and staff. 1t resolved to provide
elaborate supper for the guest. For DINERS III"
cost Of the supper was fixed at ~ 90
The subcommittee on decorations asked LOT Si"'oo =
promising the fines. display ever given In this com
try. Resides providing flowers flags etc. 'heS
propose produce special original oil els with eicc'r"
lights The subject was referred 10 conference
committee, II being understood that 10000 OF moro
would 10 appropriated for the decorations.
The COMMITTEES 10 confer with the commission II
charge of the Ericsson Monument received a d"l"e'-
lion from the Swedish Society, who ASKED that Inc
unwilling OF the monument be- postponed from Apfh
90 10 April o. the latter bel4g legal holiday IL
WINS promised that 1000 Swcdes would attend inc
exercises but urged that few could he present
On the day before. The proposition was not nvoraoH
received as the City Committee do not wish to arrange
any c6unter-ntracton 10 the naval review.
The Committee or Land Parad" appointed "chcNAl
Louis Fitzgerald and Commander F. W. Miller sp"ci'
committee TO confer with dnflal N'h"rarul al
Hampton Roads about the parade on April IS Inc!
will probably start saturday. To the list OF GcN''
NJ the other exercises will be added for the parade
and reception at the tity Hall, the cadets at NcS'
Point the engineers AT Willcts roirt and the Naval
Reserves of Massachusetts and PENNSYLVANIA. Thomas
F. Ciimmins and G.. T. Davidson were appointed "a
arrange for decorations in fiflh-ave. II was Vo'"'
10 have the snprcr committee Of the ball provide W.
music and luncheon al the CITY Hall. !! sergeant
Cram was appointed TO Supciintend IN" ,ahdihS VI
the ,rines at Forty -second-si lrt NoT'h l'iVeF'