The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-11
FETE-OAY REDUCTIONS.
United Action of fraternal Represent
tatiYes in Session.

The meeting of delegates from the vari-
Gus fraternal societies In the city held at
Odd Fellows Hall last night to consider
the question of what concessions were due
them from the manage ment of the Mid
winter Fair on the day set apart for the
different orders was a thoroughly represent
tative one. Every prominent fraternity H.
the city, the Masonic excepted, had dele
gates there to speak for IL, and there was
unanimity about the sentiment expressed
which proved that the various societies in
ing substantial concessions In the way of
a reduced admission on the days which
have been selected for the celebrations by
the societies.
The following orders were represented /:
The Ancient Order of Fores ters. the An
proved Order of Red Men, Ancient Order
of United Workmen. Naive Sons of the
Golden West, Native Daughters of the
Golden West, Order of Chosen Friends,
Druids, Knights and Ladies of Honor.
S cam Engineers. Young Mems Institute
and Independent Order of Odd Fellows
In all about 125 delegates were in attend
aDce.
When Chairman j. F. Crosett of the
Odd Fellows Midwinter Fair committee
called the meeting TO order he stated the
object and origin of the movement as fol-
lows:
Eat the last meeting of the Grand En-
campment, held in October, 1t was de-
cIded by the members Of this order that
the fair should have their entire support,
financially as we'll as otherwise. II was
also decided that at the time OF the cele-
bration of our annual anniversary 10 April
a whole week should be observed by the
order. and the lodges scattered throughout
the State should be asked to come to the
aifv and min in lha pptpb inst If
holding the usual celebration at home.
"There are $4,000 Odd Fellows In the
State, and it is thought that large num-
Der of them with their families could be
attracted to the city for the week. and that
would amount to tens OF thousands of ad-
missions to the fair.
Accordingly an executive committee
was appointed to prepare for the celebra.
ton on q magnificent scale, and also to see
the management OF the fair to obtain such
concessions as might be thought just in
consideration of the fact that so many
eople would be brought to the city as WIS.,
itors to the fair.
1.-THE committee, after consideration.
decided TO ask for the following conces-
sions: The admission OF the uniformed
Patriarchs Militant, about $50 10 number,
on April %. TO give an exhibition drill and
ball in the pavilion at night. sll spectators,
ETC., 10 pay admission. Serond-The ad-
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regalia on the Goth, with exercises at the
pavilion in the daytime and ball in the
evening; all others, or memb ers not II re-
gala, to pay, and every Odd Fellow and
h family 10 pay regular rates on all other
days of the week. Third-If deemed in
advisa BILE TO grant the above, to give the
Odd Fellows a discount on all tickets
which they might sell or furnish to their
members and their families for the entire
week.
THE committee after many attempts to
get some answer from the director-general
was at length forced to demand an affirma-
tive or negative reply. and they were then
informed that the management of the fair
would concede the first demand, but that
the most liberal concession that could be
granted in regard to the general member
ship was to furnish them tickets at 37%
cents apiece. This is not satisfactory to
us. nor do we think it just, and we have
called you together Ia order that the fra
ternities of the city may act in concert
and tia none of them may make demands
which to another one should appear I'M
just"
With this statement of the general stu
alton, II was suggested that a representa-
tive OF each or the societies should state
the situation in his own order, and then
followed addresses from each of the dele
cations, ali OF whom stated that they had
either asked for some concessions in the
way Of reduced price of admission.
which had been refused, or that they pro-
posed doing 80. but none OF them reported
that any definite arrangements had been
entered into.
There WAS one exception, coming from