The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-18
AN ACTRESS AUCT|ONEER.
Miss Maxine Elliott Will Sell
Seats for the Carnival
Benefit.
Prominent Mercantile Organizations
Promising Support for the
Festival.

Miss Maxine Elliott was waited upon
by Colonel John O'Byrne, F. A. Haber,
General Backus and s. H. Friedlander of
the executive committee of the Carnival of
the Golden Gate yesterday with view of
securing her services to auction the boxes,
loges and seats for the benefit at the Mer-
chants Exchange Tuesday afternoon next.
Colonel O'Byrne requested the privilege
of being made spokesman, which was
gladly accorded him by his companions.
When the colonel was presented to Miss
Elliott he bowed with Chesterfeldian
grace, cleared his throat, and proceeded to
compliment the lady in manner which
almost took his breath away.
Miss Elliott, however, was more than a
match for the gallant colonel and when she
learned his object she very willingly con-
scented to appear for once upon an auction
block.
Miss Elliott stated that she was only too
glad TO do anything possible for San Fran
cisco, in view of the magnificent reception
accorded her by the people here, and said
that while she had no experience in dis
posing OF articles at auction she would do
the best she could. She asked Colonel
0'Byrne if he would be her right-hand
bower during the sale. The colonel
blushed and said he would. With this as
surance Miss Elliott said she would do the
best she knew how.
London Assurance" will be presented
on Wednesday afternoon instead of Thurs
day, as heretofore announced. The change
is made necessary by the departure of Miss
Elliott for Australia on Thursday after
noon. Positively her last appearance will
take place as Lady Gay Spanker in the
comedy that will be presented
A bogus carnival button is about to be
placed on the market, if assertions made
at headquarters yesterday by certain rep
resentatlves of an Eastern firm are correct
An attempt was NJ ade TO sell an Eastern
made button to the committee, but as the
carnival was gotten up for the benefit of
California manufacturers and others, the
button was rejected.
These parties called at headquarters YES
terday and showed button bearing a
picture somewhat akin to the copyrighted
design adopted by the executive committee
tains the words. 'tMardi Gras, San Fran
cisco, 1896, with the figure of a man riding
on bear.
Their offer to supply these buttons was
refused and the representatives threatened
to prevent the carnival committee issuing
any, as they claim to have had their pic
ture copyrighted three months ago. The
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carnival project was thought of in San
Francisco.
At meeting of the California Hotel
Mems Association, held on Wednesday, a
resolution giving their hearty support to
the carnival project and agreeing to make
large financial contribution was adopted.
The hotel men are enthusiastic upon the
proposition and have to answer daily
many inquiries from visitors from the in
terror.
A special invitation is being prepared to
send 10 the principal officials of the State,
queens and directors of carnivals in the
| interior, Governors of adjacent States, for
| eign Consuls and others. The invitation
Will be a work of art and will be long
| treasured as memenro of the occasion.
1t has been suggested that the lady who
may DO selected to represent California
may be chosen from the queens who have
presided over the festivities in the interior
towns. The popular method of balloting
may be adopted in order to afford candi-
dates friends all over the State an oppor-
tunlty to express their choice.
AT a meeting of the California Hotel
Mems Association, held last Wednesday,
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED That the California Hotel Associa-
ton extends its hearty thanks to the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company for the favors
granted In aiding this association to properly
entertain the National Hotel Mems Mutual
benefit Association while they were on our
coast last April.