The record-union., 1898-12-08
FOR THE INAUGURAL DANCE.
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.
Everything Progressing Favorab1y
The Date Not Definitely
Agreed On.


mittee met in the Trustees room last
evening. Mayor Land in the chair.
Thomas Fox, Chairman of the FL
nance Committee, reported, recon-
mending that 1000 tickets, to admit
gentleman and lady, 200 complimentary
tickets, 25O tickets for ladies. and 100
press tickets be printed; that the FL
nance Committee be allowed to place
outside and door guards, and that the
committee be authorized to begin to
canvass the country and sell tickets.
AL Lindley of the Invitation Commit
tee thought that in fixing the number
of complimentary tickets to be printed
at 200 the Finance Committee was in
fringing on the duties of the Invitation
Committee. He thought it only just
the latter committee be allowed to put
sn B. report on the matter, and allow the
General Committee to act on such re-
port
w. A. Anderson moved, as an amend
ment to the report, that 300 instead OF
200 complimentary tickets be printed
General T. w. Sheehan thought 200
complimentary tickets would be more
Than ample. He felt that not over 150
mplimentary tickets would be issued.
and that 200 would give a broad mar
gin. He said it was not the intention
of the Finance Committee to interfere
in the work Of any other committees.
He thought the General Committee
ought to settle to whom the compli-
fnentary tickets should be issued.
Lindley thought that to fix the num-
Der Of complimentary tickets would be
10 usurp the power Of the Invitation
Committee
DR.. f. F. Tebbets thought the report
fnade by the Finance Committee was
proper. He thought it advisable to
keep the number of complimentary
tickets down to a minimum.
Major Anderson finally withdrew his
motion to amend, and the report was
adopted as read.
The Printing Committee had no re-
port to make.
Talbot H. Wallis, Chairman of the
Committee on Capitol Building and
Decorations, had not yet decided the
time for holding the ball, but said that
number of the members thought Mon
day, January 9th, would be about the
proper time. BY the next meeting, he
said, the committee would be ready to
hand in an expense report.
ID. w. Carmichael, Chairman of the
Music Committee, submitted a partial
report. 1t was the sense of the COM
m1ttee, he said, that an orchestra of
eight pieces, including a piano, be en-
pleyed for the Senate chamber, and one
or ten pieces, without a piano, for the
ASSEMBLY chamber. The music could
be had for S71 in the Senate, and for
$500 in the Assembly chamber. He
suggested that early in the evening
concert music be secured for the ro-
funda- He also suggested that = the
Sacramento Lyric Quartet be en-
ployed to sing selections in the two
chambers between dances. The quar-
let, he said, composed of Mesdames
Ross. Bergman, Moynihan and How
ard, was the best in the State, and
their singing would be a feature. He
further suggested that a minuet be
danced during the evening, which could
be, done for S25 per set of twelve. as
expense for training, etc.
General Sheehan opposed concert
Singing, holding that people who would
go to the ball would do so for the pur-
pose of dancing. and not for the pur-
pose OF listening to singing
Frank D. Ryan moved that music be
secured for the Senate and Assembly
chambers and for the rotunda, as indi-
Gated IN the committees report.
e. A. Yardley suggested that the In
Vltation Committee be allowed further
time. Ryan's motion was lost by a ris-
nng vote, and on motion of J. B. Devine
Ane committee was granted another
week.
Colonel H. Weinsteek, Chairman of
Ihe Invitation and Reception Commit
zee, reported that the committee had
Eaken action only on one point-that it
WAS the sense of the committee that in
order to control the issuance of invita-
tions and complimentary tickets the
committee should have full charge.
Frank T. Johnson moved that it be
the sense of the committee that the
matter Of invitations and compliment
aries be left to the Committee on Invi-
Aations.
Judge ]. w. Hughes said the matter
of issuing complimentary tickets ought
no be left to the General Committee.
and not to subcommittee. The Cen
era1 Committee should have the privi-
lege Of saying how many tickets should
be issued
Colonel Weinstock explained that the
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