The record-union., 1898-12-29
INAUGURAL BALL.
An Interesting Session of the Exec
utive Committee Last Evening.

There was a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Inaugural Ball Com
m1ttee in the rooms of the City Trus-
tees last night, Mayor Land presiding.
The business of the evening was
chiefly the hearing of various reports.
Chairman Fox of the Finance Com
mittee reported that reports from San
Francisco and elsewhere were encour-
aging regarding the sale of tickets, and
that he would have tickets to-day
James B. Devine of the Printing
Committee reported that the committee
had secured 700 general and 500 ladies'
tickets and given them to the Finance
Committee; that the tickets were beau
tiful, and that estimates on badges and
programs We're progressing favorably.
Badges and programs would soon be
printed.
F. F. Tebbets, H. E. Yardley and
others asked whether or not ladies
would be admitted on their S2.50 tickets,
even if not accompanied by escorts.
Chairman Land answered that he un-
derstood that ladies would not be all
lowed alone, the reason being that it
would be necessary to keep out undesir-
able persons.
DR.. Tebbets moved that a rule be
established whereby ladies might be
admitted alone, provided their tickets
bear the Endorsement of a reputable
mans name, it being understood that
ladies cannot secure their tickets alone.
General Sheehan believed that re-
| spectacle women should be admitted,
whether accompanied by escorts or
not.
Mr.. YardIey offered an amendment
that the Endorsement of the Finance
Committee should be taken as sufficient
to admit a lady on her ticket, whether
alone or not
Judge Hughes offered a substitute
that the entire matter be referred to
the Finance Committee, and it was car
ried
Ex-senator Aram of the Decoration
Committee reported that arrangements
had been made and contracts let for
decorations, to the amount of S69050
leaving $500 yet to be expended. He
stated that the Floor Committee must
make arrangements with the Surveyor
General, Adjutant General and State
Librarian for the care of their rooms,
which are to be turned into cloak
rooms, provided the committeeman per-
sOnally would look after the rooms.
H. Weinstock of the Committee on In
vitations and Reception stated that the
! committee had received thirty accept
ances, and that it looked for as many
more.
Judge Hughes of the Banquet Com
mittee reported that the latter had con-
/ ha oF
and awarded the supper contract to a
! local caterer at a price less than the
amount allowed the committee. He
suggested that his committee be allowed
further time to complete arrangements,
for the committee could not go further
without a definite knowledge of the
funds it would have
| E. Phillips moved that twelve ushers
| be appointed by the Floor Committee.
| Al Lindley opposed the motion on
| the ground that there are one hundred
men on the Reception Committee, and
| that they could do the work He
| thought the ushers would probably be
dancing most of the time, anyhow
! The motion was lost by a large ma
| jority.
Mr.. Lindley suggested that the COM
mittee had made a mistake in omiting
Army, Navy and National Guard
/ people from. the committee, and he
moved that a committee Of five from
military ranks be added.
DR.. Tebbets moved that the entiye
matter be referred to the Invitation
Committee, with power to act, and this
motion carried.
| The committee then adjourned to
meet Wednesday night next.