The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
MUSIC FOR The FOURTH.
The Committee Has Decided
Not to Employ Union
Musicians.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
Must Have $500 More or Abandon
Some Attractive Features.
$500 On Hand.

The finance committee having in charge
the collection of funds for the Fourth of
July celebration met last night and made
its first formal report of the work done.
The committee has secured in subscrlp-
tons $500. There is $4,000 to come from
the Board of Supervisors, making total
OF cash actually available OF 5000. The
members of the women's auxiliary TO the
finance committee have not yet reported
and the collectors are still at work, the
statement to the contrary published yester-
day being mistake.
The finance committee states that ii is
absolutely necessary that at least $500
more be subscribed. Otherwise some very
attractive features of the programme will
have to be omitted. 70 further the collec-
ton of funds it was resolved to appeal to
all the daily papers to open popular SUBJ
scription lists and to lend their columns to
that purpose. A committee of five, con-
sisting OF NJ. s. Kohlberg, w. II. Davis,
Theo Reichart, W. G.. Doane and George
D. Toy, was appointed to interview the
managers of the various papers and prefer
the request
1t was announced that L. D. Smith, who
was said to have been collecting money
ostensibly for the celebration and who was
denounced as swindler. is a duly author
lied collector for the Oakland celebration.
and that he was collecting in this City
only from residents of Oakland who do
business on this side of the bay.
AT meeting OF the music committee
communication was received from the
Musicians Union as follows:
Music Committee Of the Fourth Of July Celebra-
ttOR-GENTLEMEN: AT a meeting of the COM
mittee OF this union appointed to consider the
advisibality of reducing the price for the parade
on July 4, 1t was decided that no reduction
could be made from our schedule price ($S).
The demand for musicians the Fourth is
great, and already there have been engaged
cisco TO play at picnics and celebrations Con-
tracts have been made with the different pri-
vate societies giving these picnics, etc, and we
would have to reduce the price for them also,
ii we did so Tor you.
We trust you will look at this matter as
strictly business proposition, and not in any
other light.
The demand for musicians iustifes the price,
and we charge no more than is charged in all
large cities Very respectfully,
J. j. MATTHEsoN, President.
E. E. SCHULTZ, Secretary.
On receipt of the unions ultimatum the
committee voted unanimously not to en-
ploy union men for the parade.
A. Matthew appeared before the commit
tee and offered to furnish $50 musicians in
ten bands for the sum of So each and
double rate for the leaders, each band to
have distinctive uniform. He was asked
to furnish bond in the sum of $1,000 that
the men should be competent musicians
He agreed to this and offered to furnish
the names of the players by Monday after
noon next. Before the meeting adjourned
it was definitely understood that he should
get the contract if he furnishes the bond
and the list of players by Monday.
The committee discussed the advisability
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ganiZation, for the literary exercises, but
no final action was taken.
The literary committee desires to make
the chorus a marked feature of the cele-
bration, and to that end wishes to increase
the number of singers from 200 to 500 or
more. Vocalists who desire to participate
are requested to communicate with the
Eddy street, and receive their music.
The Austrian Military and Benevolent
Society has signifed its intention of not
parading on the Fourth. The reason as
signed is that the sum of 500 cannot be
allowed by the committee for expenses.
The following communication has been
received at this office from A. J. Donzel,
manager OF the California Fireworks Com
pany:
To the Editor Of the Call: Your paper pub
lished this morning the following paragraph:
A member of the California Company stated after
the meeting that the Unexcelled Company by its
bid had offered not less than $4,000 worth of fire.
works for the sum of $4,000
If 6 member of our company made such a
statement he was in error.
Three months ago. the Unexcelled Company
offered to sell us its business. Their stock
then inventoried $3.50 and they wanted us to
take off their hands $1,000 worth OF Eastern
fireworks en- route to this City by way OF Cape
Horn. They also agreed never to re-enter the
fireworks business on this coast We declined
their offer.
Yesterday morning, after securing contract
from the Fourth of July Committee, Mr.. Sadler,
the manager for the Unexcelled Company,
| asked me to help him to fill his contract by
supplying him with sufficient goods to make
up the necessary quantity. He offered to pay
me the same price that l had charged the com
mittee in my bid and offered to assign to me
his contract with the committee as security
for the payment for the goods which 1 should