Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-02
NO SUNDAY CONCERTS.


mittee Last Night.
CORRESPONDENCE THAT LED Up 10 THIS Ac-
TIoS-fSbIoNArIoS EXPRESSED AT THE
COURSE TAKEN By THE OPPONENTS OF THE
PLAINTIFF PENNSYLVANIA REPRESENTATION
| IN THE PARADE.
The inaugural executive committee at ite
meeting last night decided to abandon its plan
Of having sacred concerts in the inaugural ball
room on Sunday. A committee Of clergymen
had protested against the holding Of Sunday con-
certs part Of the official inaugural ceremonies,
but as it was thought that this sentiment was
confined to but q few people Of the city very
little attention was paid by the committee to
the matter.
TELEGRAM FROM MR. CLEVELAND.
Yesterday morning, however, Secretary Noble
received the following telegram from Mr..
Cleveland:
LAKEWOOD, N. j., March /, 1S93.-To the
| Secretary of the Interior: am strongly opposed
| to the use Of the pension building for . Sunday
concert on the 9Th instant, and object to regard
ing such q thing feature Of Inauguration.
+, "GRovER CLEVELAND"
| Secretary Noble Immediately sent the follow
ing reply to Mr.. Cleveland:
| WASHINGTON, March l, 1S93.-Hon. Grover
/ SicNtlauu, LdhcWOOu, Ne -. 1OuI TELEGRAM
! received. Orders were issued already forbid
| ding the use of the pension building ON Sunday,
| and am gratifed that this action is in accord
ance with your Wishes
| 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, WASHING
TON, March l, 1s9s.-Col. James c. Berret,
L L..~
''Sir: NV attention has been called to the
fact that it is the purpose of the inaugural
| committee to open the pension building on
| Sunday. the 9Th instant, for one or more must
/ cal entertainments. at which q charge for ad-
mission will be made. / 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 Sun
day. and as there will be opportunity on the
subsequent day, during which the building is
concerts referred to. the use Of the pension
building on Sunday for that purpose will not be
permitted.
Very respectfully.
John W. NOBLE, Secretary"
! NOTE TO ME-. BERREr.
| The correspondence upon the subject con-
cluded with the following additional note to
Mr.. Berret:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, WASHING
! TON. March /, 1S93.-Col. James G. Berret,
| Chairman Inaugural Committee present.-Sir:
| Since my letter 10 you of this date relative to
| the use of the pension office building for a
musical entertainment on Sunday next l have
received a telegram from Mr.. Cleveland, OF
| which L lnclose copy, expressing his strong
! opposition to the use of the building for Sun
! day concert and Directing to such concert as
| q feature of the Inauguration. i also inclose
| for your information copy OF my reply
| thereto. Very respectfully,
| John W. NOBLE. Secretary"
| In lieu of the Sunday concerts there will be
/ three concerts given on Tuesday. following
| those of Monday. as follows: One at 10 o clock
| a. m, 10 cents admission, the orphans and their
attendants to be admitted free; a second at 2
PIN. admission so cents. and q third at 8
O'Clock p. NJ, dancing to begin at $50, and the
| admission at this last concert to be 81.
At the meeting last night there was consider
able indignation expressed at the action of the
ministers and others in opposing the concerts,
and Mr.. Hoffman. chairman of the finance
committee, said that the loss caused by the
| abandonment OF the sacred concerts would de-
prive the charity fund of at least $40, 900.
| There was hardly a member present that did
not have objections to offer, but all voted for
| the resolution and the change in the program.
/ Prof. Fanciulli, the leader of the Marine Band,
was present and agreed to furnish a program
for the concerts on Tuesday, as provided tor in
| the resolution.
/
| At a regular meeting of the committee on
public comfort for the inaugural ceremonies
yesterday the subcommittee passed resolutions
] thanking the chairman and clerk. NJ. l. Weller
and Percy Ct. Smith for the courtesy shown
| John A. Grey and st. A. Smith, clerk Of the
subcommittee on coiored organizations. A
vote Of thanks also extended to John A.
Grey, chairman. and st. A. Smith, clerk, for the
| Jealous efforts put forth by them in caring for
/ those hn may att fboi ,,,io
THE PENNSYLVANIA CONTINGENT.
Maj. Gen. Geo. L. Snowden of the Pennsyl-
vania National Guard, in speaking of the inau-
guration, said last night that the indications
were that the division would appear as strong,
If not stronger, in point Of numbers than at
any previous Inauguration attended by the
militiamen.
| 1t is settled that the famous City Troop of
Philadelphis will not come. The organization
| several DAYS ago made = formal request
| to the adjutant general to to excused.
on the ground that the troopers did
not desire to be in the inaugural parade. The
| City Troop is the only organization in the di-
vision not coming to Washington. 1t has been
the precedent of the City Troop to act as the
guard of honor to the President-elect This
| time 1t has not been chosen for the honor and
| the organization does not want to come. Their
request to be relieved from coming has been
granted.
The naval reserves have been drilling hard
and are particularly desirous Of making a fine
showing in the parade. 1t is their first big
public appearance. although they acted as part
| Of the guard of honor to President Harrison at
the hosting Of the stars and stripes over the
steamer New York in the metropolis a week
ago.
| THE PHILADELPHIA CLUES.
The list Of the Philadelphia clubs, with their
marshals for the parade, includes the follow.
ing:
Samuel ]. Randall Association, William Nc
Mullen, marshal; Hancock Veteran Legion
Col James Mcknight, marshal; Jefferson Club,
John N. O'Brien, marshal; Jackson Club A.
w. Falbey, marshal; Crescent Democratic Club
Edward A. Kelley, marshal; Continental Club,
third ward, Peter Monroe, marshal; Second
| Ward Cleveland Club, George MCGOWAN. mar
shall; George MCGOWAN Club, Chas Gabel,
marshal; William McAleer Club. Philip Griffin,
marshal; William +. Harrity Club, nineteenth
| ward, Ambrose T. Fow, marshal; Peter F. Gal
lagher Club. John F. Casey, marshal: West End
| German Democratic Club, twenty ninth ward,
| Gustav A. Mueller, marshal; Union Democratic
Club, Joseph P. Murphy, marshall; United
Democratic Association Of the Twelfth Ward,
Horace s. Fogel. president, Robert s. Patter-
| son Club OF the First Ward, Magistrate Eisen-
brown, marshal; Tammany Club Of the Twen-
tieth Ward. which yesterday secured Transports
ton for 100. Z. ]. Brophy, marshal; Thirty
, fourth Ward Democratic Association, Peter j.
| Hughes, marshal; Central Democratic Associa-