New-York tribune., 1899-04-11
HOW THE CROWD WILL BE SEATED.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE CROKER DINNER
LIST OF INVITED GUESTS NOT READY.

LIST OF INVITED GUESTS NOT READY
Ricbard Croker was not ready last evening TO
give out list Of the guests invited TO the JeHer-
son dinner at the Metropolitan Opera House on
Thursday night. IL has been sufficient Tor the
public to know thus far that there Is to be great
gathering Of the Tammany braves and favorites at
the dinner There will be a gathering OF men
who either powerful In the lahn'n','
organization or want TO curry favor win IT,
Rich contractors Keepers Of protected dives
racetrack gamblers. swindlers and sharpers are
among those who have purchased boxes. IL mas
amused some people to sec the apparent prepara-
tions for defence made by the Bank or Ne"-Aih-
sterdam on the ground floor Of the broadway iioh'
OF the Metropolitan Opera House. New ana s,rons
steel bars being placed on the winuo"s Vi 'hc
bank and no wonder when certain men, VINO nave
been breaking the law every day OF the @eeN' are
TO gather In the building in force on Thursday
night and stay there until the small hours OF the
morning under Tammany protection.
The preparations for seating the crowd at the
dinner were made public last evening py Iharles
Thorley the Broadway florist. who Is 10 decorate
the tables. In order that no space might be "asteo
and to prevent uncomfortable crowding Mr. 1hor-
ley had a draught tsman study the ground pans OF
the Metropolitan Opera House ana make tne iit uss,
possible arrangem ment. There is to be floor built
the seats and on eye With tn the sase 1as mare
ing ene great reetange S brosG T Py Te this arrange
ment the tables will extend from within a Few
The u first guests table will be about over the foot
lights and extend across the stage. leaving room
ONLY at either end for a passage for the WATERS
This table will be designated by the letter A., 49,.
The second guests table will be parallel WIN lhe
frst hui rather longer. and Will occupy tne space
over the place generally occupied by the orchesra
This IA Bile will be designated as H. ,, -
AZ right angles TO the two tables described afla
end 10 end for passage between, anu q.
right angles TO them will be sixteen tabies wLieh
Will take up the greater part or the auuItoI. ~
These Ia bIes will be designated by the letters - H.
f. r G; H. l. j. X l.. NJ. \. o. T. Z ana ;,o, n;
Tables G to J. or the first row. are or UNIFORM
f1t.I Of 2ss persons Tables X to r. or the sec
ond row and next TO the Broadway entrance. are
Of different lengths. to conform to the q, ,cuIa.
shane of hat end of the auditorium: ana VIII sear
q total OF EOS persons THIS makes d s'""e
canacitv for the auditorium proper OF 400 ,,.. -,
Rack OF the speakers and arranged AT r'sh. 80 az
giles TO the speakers tables. will be two more 1--WE
Of tables placed end to end and numbering @ s,Aee,
in ali Each table will seat twenty-elght pesso.a .as
or q total seating capacity OF stage space 1n 'fo 70,
This makes a seating capacity OF sii eKciusFs VI
The eneakers tables Hardly more than Sixty per
CONS can be seated at the speakers taples. oon
twenty thousand American Beauty roses, ,dn I,SoV
nants OF Farleyence fern 200 plants OF ma,us ~
hair fern 800 strings II smax. 300 strings Oh oi A. AZ
nararus Plumosa and 700 yards of ribbon VIII DE
used IN decorating the taDles. iii. Tor ,ha dinner
'rhe Kitchen which has been built Tor tne unntsl
,s IN be tested tomorrow, and some OF the oo'"
ing will begin then , 49,. r,oroocratlc Club
s,iinsd lost evening 10 say anything ABOUT tne
latest letter from William Jennings B.!ai'' VI '
what reply he might make TO the le''e''