The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31

thing IS Ill readiness for the opening O1
 the ball with the grand military march | Admiral Schley, whom the commit
 tee invited to be present, is unable tc
 attend, as is explained by the letter following, which was received by Cap
 tain Donovan, chairman of the commit l tee:
 The Richmond, | Washington, D. C., March 19, 1902.
 My Dear Sir-I have tried to see my way clear to accept your very kind in vitation to attend your ball on March l 31, but I regret to say that this month l is fuller of enga gements than l can well i fill, and I am obliged to deny myself the great pleasure to which you invite me so cordially. I appreciate more than I can express in words the kind wish to honor me. I thank you sincerely for your kind expressions and for your gracefully expressed wish to have me, but I regret to have to forego the pleas ure Very truly yours.
 w. S. SCHLEY. To Captain J. F Donovan
 There will however, be present many honored and distinguished guests in cluding Governor George P. Mclean, General George M. Cole, Mayor Studley, General F. F, Bradley Colonel l. M. Ullman, Colonel R. S Woodruff, Colo nel Sucher and staff. Major F. M. Clark and staff Mayor Harbison. of Hartford, Judge L. M Hubbard, Judge James Bishop, Judge Edwin Dow, Senator William Kennedy, James F. McGann, Senator James P. Bree, Hon. Frederick A. Betts. Colonel N. c. Osborn, Colonel Charles w. Pickett, Hon. Alexander Troup, James T Moran, Prosecuting Attorney Howard <, Webb, Postmaster ]. A. Howarth, Hon. John T. Robinson, Charles Hopkins Clark, Postmaster Marigold, of Bridgeport, and Chief of Police Wrinn
 The committee is in receipt of letters from the following gentlemen, who, ow ing to previous engagements, will be unable to be present: Senator 0. H. Platt. President Arthur T. Hadley, Senator Joseph R. Hawley, Archbishop John Ireland, Secretary Anson Phelps Stokes, Judge William K. Townsend, Hon. George B. Cortelyou, secretary to President Roosevelt: Congressman N. D. Sperry and Congressman Charles A. Russell.
 The committee wishes to announce the fact that Governor Mclean, owing to an invitation received prior to the one from the Sarsfie}i Guard to be present at military event in Hartford which occurs on the same night as the ball in New Haven, has written Captain Donovan that he will be delayed by reason of this fact, not arriting 1t the Sarsfleld ball until il p. m The com { nittee esteems 1t high honor that the . governor has arranged his plans so as to be present at the Sarsfield ball; ac cordingly the military march which is one of the most enjoyable features of . the ball will not be executed until the [ arrival of Governor Mclean and Gen aral Cole.
 The intermission at the ball will be one-half hour. but the fact that the "a atering is to be done by Stewart, with an able corps of assistants is guar antee that the guests will be well served
 For the convenience of the invited guests the committee has set aside me double box which can be identified ,y a card thereon reading Committee Box"
 Those persons desiring to take more han two ladies' which is the number 'llotted on the general ticket can do so " purchasing an extra lady's ticket, which will cost 50 cents. but cannot be purchased unless the full ticket Is pre- ented at the ticket office when an extra adys ticket is demanded.
 General tickets can be purchased at <eegan's pharmacy, Grand avenue at Chapel street; at Fahys hoe store, Church street, and at Fahys harmacy, Congress avenue.
 The committee wishes to announce l hat there will be no reserved seats In , ither of theg egalleries and that the doors 'il be thrown open to the guests at :15 o'clock.