Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-29
TAILS NOT SETTLED
MITTEE ARRANGING FOR GIFT
DISTRIBUTION.
d Regiment and James Bands
Ill Divide the Honor Of Fur
nishinG the Music for
the Concerts.

Convention hall committee met yes
y afternoon TO make final arrange
J for the gift concert to begin next
az. The committee did not adjourn
hearty 6 o'clock, and when il did
man Campbell declared that the de-
were not Yet in shape to be given out,
would not be Tor a few day.
) probable that the concerts will lot
B given by the Third Regiment band,
al the morning concerts VIII he by the
Military band. and these in the
loon by the Third Regiment band.
rst programme which the Third Reg
band will give Will be as follows:
ention Hall march WenutoJ.
bon from Faust tGounodl.
alaTFeTy' Daniels. Oh Just One Girl
Vienna Blood (straussD.
hon from 'Tannhause7' CWagneF.
Itrginny Frolic" CWhaelcrl.
e. and Juliet caprice Nlosesi.
D and Stripes Forever CSousa,.
~ Maiden march NWheeierl.
ne. Tampa uieroi!J.
ion from Robin Hood DeKoven).
gia Camp Neeting'' mills.
serenade Uenzi.
can national airs.
ion. Ariel Bach.
| 8 IdlOp ue concert IL alFh2Chl.
committee of prominent men who
conduct the distribution of gifts has
( been named and probably Will not
II tomorrow.
1etail work of getting ready FOR the
5tribution is taking all the time OF
number OF people. Every precau-
,IeinS taken 10 prevent any errors
tskind which could cause confusion
slad feeling upon the part of any
H. J. 80 -sE4- l---- = -
Lnd the name of each gift, with the
n the donor. has been written upon
", so that there can be no possible
mistake. The duplicate numbers for
ilN0 tickets which Were sold are be-
innted from l up to &c., 900 on card
of the gifts will be at the Con-
Eshall during the drawings. and the
Eli not be given out there, but at
tfdnIartsrS on Delaware street.
who attend the concerts will have
iaer of their tickets torn off as they
eAe door. Otherwise the tickets will
reintact. 50 there will be no more
re numbers of those who do not at
ed who therefore have their entire
lipreserVed.
.Nnmittee has received many no
IlcloSt tickets hut can devise no way
hyh the u~nlucky parties can secure
thfzes if they draw any The com
MOULD not undertake to receive verb
al ice az to numbers. only the nun
neEf Il be recognized and parties
Whye lost their numbers and cannot
pfcthem in evidence will be out in
cair numbers should happen to draw
glfI gifts uncalled for will be held
~Iorsonable period to give people who
~haVsplaced their tickets all possible
oppity to find them.
Tork of getting Convention hall
rear MOnd- s concert is being push
ed all possible dispatch. The carpen-
ters finish their work in the building
to-dThe temporary in the am
phitr are in place, the big yellow pine
sect floor of the arena is down and
the prary little stage to be used by
the nittee OF citizens. the clerks and
the rters during the drawing of the
gift4 be in place before night. The
areror is made in sections sc that i,
can adily taken up and stored when
everre is ii horse or stock show OF
arerther than a solid floor.
ThItracts for folding chairs for the
arenl for hose for fire protection vii
probbe let to-day.
Thgest contract yet remaining to bt
let ID building is that for plumbing
Bids this Will be received some time
neXtk. Should it be decided TO give
the h thoroughly finished outside ap,
pearsby putting on metal %cornice. this
contrlso will be of considerable mag.
nituds
1t is stated that the financial state
mentmiSed some weeks ago by thu
Gown hall directors will not be giveI
out ufc building is entirely completed
SO n little details yet remain to b'
contrt for that a complete statemen
could be made. and ii was deeme,
best ait until everything could be re
portecl certainty.
All Hve stock Of the gift enterpris,
has bohotoGraphed in a body. A mum
Der of photographs Will be printed aut
many nbers of the committee will pre-
serve IN az mementoS of the happ'
which raised $4,000 so easil,
for tfpilding and would have raise
amount had the demands o
the DE been aCceded 10. Indeed. If th'
presenmmittee ever was 10 build an
other vention hall. the chances are tel
to one.thev could build it entirely from
n gift erprise and could raise all tn
moneys much shorter time and witt
less wfhan the money for the presen
buildings secured.
A S2bscription TO the Convention hal
stock received yesterday from III
New k Life Insurance Company
r. Bloom. agency director
who sed the subscription from Prssi
dent MI.