Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-16
ROMMEL'S NAME WITHDRAWN
Abandons His Desire to Control the Music Of
the Exposition,
APPOINTMENT NOT FAV0RABLY RECEIVED
Manager Lindsey Goes Outside Cit,
for Anothcs Man, Recommends
ing Thomas J. PenncII, Now
in Italy,

Manager Lindsey of the executive committee
of the exposition for the position OF musical
| director, was Withdrawal at the regular
| meeting yesterday and the name of Thomas
! j. Pennell, a well known Omaha musician,
was substituted. This action was embodied
in the following written report to the eXecu-
| tive committees: ....
| To the Executive Committee of the Trans
mississippi and International Exposition:
MISUNDERSTANDING with the written re-
! quest of a. Romme l here " withdraw his
| name as an applicant for he position OF
musical director Of the Transmsslssppi and
/ International Exposition. In the place of
Mr.. Rommel l recommend a man VINO Is
well known in Omaha, who is an owner of
considerable property in the city and WHO
! has lived here for many years. He has
filed an important position with credit and
/ is highly recommended by his late employ
| ers as being man of good business ability
and unquestioned honesty. He has undoub,-
! edly done as much to advance the cause of
music in Omaha as any other person He
! is an untiring worker and is considered by
good musicians capable of planning, man
| aging and conducting the music of the eX-
| position. allude to Thomas j. Pennell.
Mr.. Pennel is a musician of recognized
| ability, who is now abroad studying Euro
pean methods of directing orchestral and
necessary to state that he has been con-
nected with the leading musical organiza-
| tions of Omaha for years.
| recommend the employment of Mr. Pen
nell as musical director of the Transmissis-
! s'ppi and international Exposition, at
salary of 800 per month from the time that
he begins his work for the eXposi,i ion until
ttVhrituei, ti IeSS. w heH GUY VI We ciftS On
'prt,ieytor t WL[n @ ehG NV va
Mr. PenneI and necessary traveling cN-
penses pail MIR penneU states tat If
| elected he will come nome at once. Upon
| his arrival his plan will be submit ed to the
| executive committee for approval. If elected
musical 4ltector MI. PenheII shall nave I iull
t'l,IS SS oi ,Ile IlluSiC o te tA ,SSiS!o,., SUI 1
" oiiiS ~ ny LvP't 'Inivii' @ ~
| tbe nvermtiva cnmr1ittea Pcsnsrtfniiv sun
| mi,ted u, r. IINpSEY.
| who, +bis ra,,ort ,yos r,odo Mr. Rood
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| at, F ~ iiaot;S af ~ ,,b;n,t
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+n th dos oro ,tIao"d o,d ~ woe
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W. p,Ii % Io,, iFrc f o ,,,oI
| hirGsavd draving showing the main
| "a ~ .oat f b. oy,nri.i,, rrorris
| o @ ,i.. nT' W t'aOs ~ t ,i t 90 .i ,
m'S i' n,t ,nS e. ~ oritina,
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| oncar,t +ba 1ram,i,o,
| r,,nroy ~ r>-cprCrOp
EMPLOY AN lNsPECloR'
| Manager hlfkendall reported tEat ne haa
| employed John I. carney as the inspector TO
| supervise the laying vi ,iie water Plpe on
| the exposition ground ann ne asked Ihal MS
lii ae.'on pe tuolSSu ms siiS Has .
dPpo4h LehI 70 uale lfoiL oCtopel 10 49,
VII. hlIhenuail aiSU suoinl.,eu iepot @ , VI,
| hullper ol pius Mnch Mnlch hau peen gu iIee'Eeu
Loi suPPls in5 uetoi ~ a. hoirr pIai, "a 1i ~
Si1rtor anf deiivered on the grounds neyT
year as required Mr. Kirkendall stated that
! the cost of the 100 600 plants covered by
these bids would he approximately 81 5S1. rs
hut he said II would be impossible to state
the exact figures until the stock had been
| examined and passed upon, it would be
necessary to make selections to the best
. advantage and the price might not be the
/ ln,,r n lFiArr
the several varieties of plants were these
l.. A. Moore of Plattsmouth, lowest on
geranium coleus, alternanthera in flats and
| pots heliOtrope and saliva splendens; +. ii
Bush of Lincoln, on aehyranthes, centauIea
and Madam Sallouriger; Paul b. Floth OF
Omaha, on pyrethrum, lobelia, ageratum
| alys sum and verbena; Henry Peterson OF
Omaha on graphalium; Chaplin Brothers OF
Lincoln, petunia; J. F. Wilcox OF Omaha
| vinca loSea and alba roSea.
In this connection Mr.. Ktrkendall asked
| and was given authority to employ man to
inspect these plants offered and select the
took best suited to the purposes Of the
| exDositiOn
| At Mr.. Kirkendalls request the maximum
| cost of the projected service building was
did cussed by the committee and the outside
figure was fixed at $4,000.
The location of the Girls and Boys build
irg IVES brought I'D by Mr. Kirkendall, who
wished to have an expression of the commit
VOC rega~ding the location which should bt
assirnaG tn This building. The matter wa!
discussed briefly. but no action was taken.
nav rop TIIIHOrS COMMISSION
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celNea notice from CtlaiI man iiai Pci "
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COMMISSION 10 ne to,, ro, nnnab1
commission Woulu leaEe on'Caso ioa J,r" :,
Iuesday OF next Meehs ahu "ouiu =, =,
Omaha the next noFnLns; MI W. itad pet So, -,
that d SVohs elolt wpu'u ne it"uS ~ ~, w
all the members ol tIe minus W
IN the Larty ana lhal lneie ~oui9 p'Tpaots r ~
hlteeh OF e'snteeh iileu, a., soie 49, n
exposition matters in general as related Il
, the connection OF Illinois with the Trans
> mississippi Exposition, and to select slt
) for the Illinois building, Whch VIII De erected
at cost OF about S2o'ooO'
, The question of securing the old Collseun
, building on North Twentieth street for thu
meetings which will be held in connection
Nth tbe evnosttion which has been unde
, "' - N i P a,,nrai .in,as ,,os hrorgbt II,