The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
CARNIVAL CANVASS OPENS
To-Day Members of the Execu
tive Committee Will Visit
Merchants.
Miss Maxine Elliott to Auction Of
Stats To-Day for the Benefit at
the Columbia Wednesday.

For a short time yesterday afternoon
the fate of the carnival of the Golden Gate
was trembling in the balance. The finance
committee have been somewhat dilatory
in getting out the collection books An
animated discussion as to who was to
blame for this delay brought forth the
resolution from Colonel George Stone that
the committee adjourn sine die. Instantly
every member was upon his feet to protest
against any such action being taken.
When the committee finally got out of the
tangle of resolutions, amendments to reso-
lutions, etc., it was decided that each
member of the executive committee take
one of the books, ask some gentleman to
assist him. and start this morning on the
canvass. In order that there might be no
delay in the work of collecting a number
of changes were made.
Owing to the duties of Secretary Doolan
preventing his regular attendance at the
meetings Oscar Boldemann was appointed
financial secretary and a number of other
changes were made in the personnel of the
executive committee. Mr.. Boldemann,
the new financial secretary, is also secre-
tary of the Pacific Coast Commercial Tray
elers' Association, and has been most
active worker on the carnival committee
since its inception. He entered at once on
the discharge of his duties and in con-
junction with Chairman Soule districted
the city and gave the gentlemen of the
committee their books.
The changes made in the committee
| were as follows: Colonel j. @. Currier in
place of ]. A. Steinbach, Colonel II. P.
Bush in place of II. J. Crocker. R. II. Kav-
| anagh in place of J. D. Spreckels, Hugo
Keil in place of F. Tillmann Jr., and Ru-
Il. 4 T. - HNI
| Smith.
s. H. Friedlander of the Columbia The
ater was unanimously appointed carnival
director.
The following mem bers of the executive
| committee will visit the business men in
different portions of the city as follows:
l. L. Rosenthal-Both sides of Kearny street
| from Market TO Washington.
S. H. Tacy-North side of Market street from
Montgomery 10 Polk.
Colonel George Stone and K. B. soule-Capi-
/ talistS and corporations.
| S. II. Friedlander, f. A. Haber and DR.. E. E.
| Hill-M6rket street, north side, from ferry TO
Montgomery, and south side from ferry to
General R. n. Warfield and Oscar Bolde-
/ mann-Battery, Front, Davis, Drumm and East
stree IS from Market to seawall.
! DR.. DEvelyn-Montgomery street from Mar
| ket to the seawall.
| William F. Lutz-Sansome street from Mar
! ket TO Washington.
| - D.
] O'Byrne-Public officials and new City Hall.
Other districts will be announced to-day.
Miss Maxine Elliott will be at the Mer-
chants Exchange at O'Clock this after
noon to auction the boxes and loges for
the benefit performance at the Colum bia
Theater on Wednesday. Colonel O'Byrne
will be present to assist the lady to the
best of his ability. ALI the mem bers of
the executive committee intend being
present and doing all in their power to
make her first appearance upon the auc-
tion-block an unqualified success.
Tickets are bong rapidly sold for the
matinee on Wednesday afternoon. Those
| heretofore issued can be exchanged at the
box-office of the Columbia Theater for
reserved seats.
A delegation from the theatrical stage
employees called upon General Warfeld
yesterday and stated to him that the men,
bers of that association would give their
services free TO any theater giving the
gross receipts of a performance for the
benefit of the carnival.
Henry ]. Crocker of the executive COM
mittee, owing 10 his contemplated absence
from the City, regretfully rendered his
resignation. He stated, however, that he
was in full accord with the purposes of the
carnival.
Specifications for bidders on the souve-
mir programme are now ready at carnival
headquarters il the Mills building. Bids
must be submitted by P. NJ. next Mon
day.