New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-03
FOR MANHATTAN DAY.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF TIE COMMITTEE
OF ONE HUNDRED.
s,,, co,,,ur,rrs APPOINTED - EVERYTHING
POINTS TO A SUCCESSFUL CELEBRATION
AT TIE WORLDS FAIR.

sUECOMMITTEES APPOINTED - ENEhh III y"
POINTS TO A SUCCESSFUL CELEBRATION
At THE WORLDS FAIR.
.. hundred citizens. members Of Mayor Gill
,ov,s committee TO make preliminary arrangements
for Manhattan Day at the World s falr asse'"oe
4, tho Governors Room of the CITY Han !es'ei'"''
All nresent seemed to be animated win an ed'ie''
desire to push the project forward III every plopea
wav Mayor Gilroy called the meeting 10 oruer
80 o. o,acted chairman +. n. Skinner was
chosen secretary and Controller Myers was mace
treasurer. The Mayor briefly expressed his pleas
IRE at seeing so many influential persons pie9V'.
and said that he had received numerous suos'ah'ai
assurances of sympathy with the plan Iresiuen'
tIieinbotbam had promised that every iacll'y
should be provided. letter from Pool Conhis-
s,oner Goddard said that special round-trp rate
AZ sl5 had been arranged the travellers to go 10
Chicago October is and 10. returning october % ana
a.
General Horace Porter moved that the corporation
At the Chicago Sons of New-York be invited 10
coonerate it's members to have the privilege OF
wearing the official badge of the day. The motion
was adopted, as also another resolution Oh
General Porters that october q be known as Man
haitian Day. The eth Regiment having decHheo 'ne
invitation to take part, the Olu Hudiu WAC s"
tuted in place of the tn
,rh. following were appointed by the chairman an
Executive Committee of Fifty to look after the
details of the trip: John H. V. Arnold Daniel IN
Bayne Cornelius n. Bliss, J. a. Bush Nililahl
Brookfeld Perry Belmont. H. w Cannon, Samuei
CARPENTER Howard Carroll J. VI. Ceballos, John
Clafin j. l. c. Clarke. J. Sergeant Cram John d.
Crmmins s. V. r. Cruger. Archbishop Corrisan'
Richard Delafeld William e. Dodge. Franklin Ed
son. Joel b. Erhardt. ID. w. Fairchd. General
Louis Fitzgerald, Thomas +. Fowler, John j. Gill
roy Henry Hentz. G. w. Rowland j. H. lnTnan'
s. Nicholson Kane. John w. Keller, Woodbury.
Iangdon George b. Mcclellan Martin T. Nc
Nahon j. w. Miller +. y. Malley, c. w. Miller,
j. j. ODonohue, stephen II. DIN, Hermann Oe'richs'
General Horace Porter Whtelaw Reid, Daniel G.
Rollins. J. Edward simmons Charles 5. smith;
stewart William SuIzer. Jesse Seligman, f. ID. Tap
pen, J. W. Tappin, Evan Thomas and James NJ.
General Horace Porter was elected chairman of
the Executive Committee He subsequently an
Transportation-O. s. Cockey. Samuel Carpenter
Richard Delaheld, Thomas p. Fowler Hermann
Ceremonies-John H. v; Arnold; Daniel X. Bayne
roll Archbishop Corrigan, Franklin Edison Joel -
Erhardt. General Louis Fitzgerald Elbridge T.
ss s1 Love- Gs0 1ssuse Fav Msnan
Daniel c. Rollins, Bishop Henry G. Potter Walter
S saGT strsus James Tspp
Audit. Sergeant Cram, John J. Ghroy, j. j..
Press Natter. I. c. Clarke. Gardiner G. How
land, John w. Keller, c. r. Miller, r. L. Porter.
csI4rs M c MaFfn M Nfa3sSn '1 @
Miller ThoTntSn MOey stephen eb H. 0n Samuel
w bi Fsirchd wiam saizer James n
Finance-William Brookfeld Perry Belmont
5 Hsmly D. cr hnn1 William T. Dodge Hugh j.
Grant, John H. Imam D O. Mills r v M syit5
Jesse seligman F. d. Happen, Evan Thomas.
The Mayor will issue a proclamation req, request u,
absence wherever il is found practicable covering
the period Of the excursion The entire expense OF
the project may be sent to oller Theodore w.
Myers. Stewart Building.