The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-18
DO NOT WANT WHALES.
The Carnival People Decide Not
to Indorse the Whaling
Cruise,
Address Explaining Fully the Cause
of the Change of Date to
Next Spring.

The executive committeeEof the Carnival
of the Golden Gate, at a meeting held
yesterday, decided to announce that the
committee was in no way connected with
the proposed whaling expedition, nor
wo uld they be benefited by the proposed
exhibition of a whale if captured. The
exhibit of whaling material at carnival
headquarters was also ordered removed.
Some months ago 7. G. Wilds, the man.
ager of the excursion, appeared before the
committee and offered so per cent of the
gross receipts of the exhibition. A few
days ago he was requested to put in
writing his offer made at that time, and a
copy of the offer as made to the committee
and taken down by the stenographer was
sent him. In reply he sent letter alter
ing the terms and declining to sign any
contract for the present. The committee
thereupon decided to publicly announce
that they would have nothing to do with
the proposed exhibition.
The matter of incorporating the Golden
Gate Carnival Association was given con-
siderable attention. The majority of the
members of the present committee are
strongly in favor of it. A committee con-
sisting of Colonel O'Byrne, L. r. Ebert,
William T. Hess and w. II. Mills was ap-
pointed to consider the matter and draw
up plan that would cover it.
The following address, signed by the
members of the executive committee, was
adopted and ordered published:
The executive committee of the Carnival of
the Golden Gate to the citizens OF San Fran
cisco.
Fello,D- Citizens: We, the undersigned mem
bers of the executive committee OF the Carni-
val of the Golden Gate, feel it our duty to adj
dress you few WORDS of explanation as to the
postponement of the carnival from October OF
this year until the 18th of April, 1897.
After much preliminary work had been per-
formed in canvassng for subscriptions, which
was largely successful, and the appointment of
nival, it was intended to have it take place in
the first week of October. We found, how
ever, that the general opinion OF our COM
munity was not favorable TO the projected en-
terprise at the time originally intended to
have it take place.
1t was uniformly felt that the excitement
and intense interest in Presidential cleo
ton, always an important event, but appar-
emily more SO in the coming campaign, would
tend to draw off q great many persons from Its
support who otherwise would be interested
| and give efficient aid to the project The feel
! ing also among the merchants OF the City,
| from whom important aid and generous en-
couragement would come, was as whole OPP
| posed to the carnival at that season OF the
| year, while they were not only favorable to but
| promised heartily to support it ii given in the
| spring. The carnival director. whose great
ter as well as magnificent in. detail, was of the
| opinion that it would not be possible to carry
| out the design in all it's artistic completeness
| between now and the first week in October.
For these reasons and these alone, the ex..
| ecutive committee, yielding to the consensus OF
public opinion and to the judgment of the
carnival director, postponed the festival unit until
| the week following Easter Sunday, 1897.
! Upon Easter Monday, April 10, 1897, the fes-
| tival will commence, and will continue every
| day during the week, ending upon Saturday
night, April "a, with grand ball in the Me.
| chanics' Pavilion, to close at midnight.
| The address Is signed by all the mem
bers of the committee.
| An ambitious composer sent in a musi-
cal composition to be known as the
Golden Gate Carnival March," Before
accepting it it was decided TO offer prize
for a march, to be submitted TO the COM
mittee before October l, and which when
published will be known as the "Prize
| March of the Golden Gate" All sent in
will be submitted to a jury of musical
critics for determination as to the merits.