New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-25
A PROPOSAL FOR TIE oRcHRsss
MAURICE GRAU OFFERS TO EMPInv
PERMANENT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
AGEMENT EOR THE PR0IEcrn.

Another meeting In the interest u Tia 49,.
ment OF a permanent orchestra was hels vss'e
afternoon at the home ~ DR.. Draper Ma :. a0
Forty-seventh-st. Those who attended 4, Hs
more cause for encouragement as 70 the s,., aH
than they have had at any previous tin, s,'A
project was set on foot few weeks axo IN
there seems no longer any doubt that 1. n.-r@
orchestra will be established with Anton s.sa~
Its first conductor
DR.. Draper presided and the mos, ,-
business was the announcement Of Ii. co,'s
appointed to take charge o. the forr,apo. -
conduct OF the new orchestra. These cor -
follows:
Committee on Organlzation-Mr and Ne. ~
ard Watson Glider. Mr. and Mrs chalIe, no
ney. DR. and Mrs. X. r.. Derby. Mr ana ~
H. Dltson Mr.. and Mrs II. r. Flnck yr a.
Prescott hall Butler Professor f. A y,cr,.-''
Mr.. and Mrs Henry ". Poor. Mr and M. c..
T.. Kissel. oscar Il. Weber. Jacob u sesf,
and Mrs Waiston H. Brown. Il. J C-cr. ar
H. Schwab. william =. Schermefh0rn Bi.h,.
ter. Mr. and Mrs. James Speyer Profe,so, y.
Mrs. Fairfield Osborn Ir. and Nrs Ts,-.
Manson. DR.. and Mrs. n. H0nro0k Cpr,.. D,
Fllnsch, Mr.. and Mr.. Howard Townsend N. w
Mrs. Henry Hoyt Dr. and Mr. Na.er p -
Thomas Hastings. Mr and Mr. d. A - ~
and Mrs. william jay. Bliss Lucia Plsdy ~
D.. a
las Fish. Mis-. Charles 4 Poe. 1..ss Co.,
Arnold Mrs. Charles Il Lowell Mr. g g,..Ses
Browne Miss jennings aud AiLcr' Sffftf.,rs.s
Committce on Plan and scopc-Chlref D. pa.
william jay. James Speyer d. Diaper aa4 cH
Ditson.
Committee on Fina7ce-Henry -. Poor Gv,,,
T.. Kissel p. ! Cross. oscar Weber T,o--.n
Manson and Gustav II. Srhwah.
II was announced tnat Maurice Crar had r,..
proposition 70 employ the orchestra u b. rt5-.,s
formed for a deln.tc number no p.. lorna acfs -
season and The season after. alt % Iry a tss,t.
sum. The uRurls Htre Dot .I.fr tiilr ally r..
IL Is understood that the perf0lmar cs 'or w.
fr. Grau VIII employ tle 0rrar .frl .te re ,sxr..
The sunday eyeniGs concerts Dob connect ~
the opera. ana THAI t4e sam Which Del Offer,
$50 900 fer each season.
The plan which Mas proposed looked % th..
giving ~ three concerts by tho orchestra In 0~r
ber and three 100 N0f m.er ~ earl year. IN. :,
each ln December. Jarulry. February and Mss,
\ guarantee fund ls fo De raised 90 insure 1,
mairteaance OF III or hrsfra. ard lir Poor n
plained that -leo would Ilor baby De- enough ~
five years Indeed. he tt0Ignt tnaf Z tals s.s
were subscribed d. Vas likely mar r0f more "a,
q tenth part - ~ would nave ~ b. dawn Tn
proposed that subs ripf.Yre slnN Dbl. asked ,,r ~
min mum subscription 20 DO 3d. flis sln 70 a..
,l,le the subscriber tO membership Do tle asa
citation and admission t0 aI C0r0 erfs eirsr Va,
read from &. H. Olson. Orb which Dr. said hat :.
would subscribe ND"l for lln1 90 not less TIA.
$40 90 for tho permanent maintenance . an q,
for guarantee frnd fo Insure me rchesira III &
could be naccd on a permanent footing. N
Poor said that there were others who were teacI
10 subscribe larger cr smaller sums. and i,a, 10
had no doubt THAI IL would Boz easy 20 ralse tie
a meeting Of the Committee on organlra,ior
is 10 be held al Or. Diapers house on THURSDAY
OF next week. at p. 10.