Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-08
MUST HEED BALL
INVITATIONS NOW
INDIFFERENCE OF THOSE IN
VlTED is CENSURED
GENERAL cHAFFEE pEPREcATEs
DlscouRTEsY
Ball Will Be Social Success, Declares
General Wankowski, Even II
Financial FaIIure-ApriI
II is Last Day

That the citizens of Los Angeles who
have been invited to the fleet ball have
horribly and discourteousy" treated
the invitation committee was the dec
laration of Gen. Adna R. Chaffee at the
meeting of the full committee of the
fleet celebration yesterday afternoon.
Gen. Chaffee is chairman of the COM
mittee ON the entertainment of officers,
and he added later that he had never
known such discourtesy in regard to a
high social function in his experience.
The statement was made because out
of 1000 invitations sent out to the ball
several hundred had brought no re-
sponse of any kind. The preliminary
invitations sent out last month called
for a response by March 20. 1t is under
stood that on that date about 300 had
sent responses. A second invitation
has been sent out to the same list and
ipril II has been fixed as the date for
receiving final responses. Gen. Chanee
in bringing up the subject said he did
50 Just to acquaint the full COMMITTEES
OF the situation and to make plain that
those who had received invitations
must accept or decline at once.
Gen. Chaffee said the invitation list
had included the largest number that
could be accommodated. Those who
could not attend should so notify the
committee so that additions to the list
could be made. The committee did NOT
want to assume that those invited
would or would not come.
In the discussion that followed
Eugene Germain said that something
must be wrong about the invited list.
He said he had presented names or sew
eral who had not received preliminary
invitations. DIR. Nichols who was be
side him, he stated was in the same nx.
Under the rule adopted by the commit
tee each member was permitted to sug-
eest ten names for invitation and out
of the aggregate number the ball list
was to be made. The invitation commit
tee has been an anonymous one and
has been empowered to authorize all IN
vitations.
No specific action was taken by the
COMMITTEES. as the officers committee
was empowered to act at an carrier
meeting. The invitation committeee
will probably depend on the invitations
now out until next Saturday, when an
those who have not responded Will De
deemed as having declined and new IN
vitations will be sent out
Cen. Robert WankowslSi is chairman
of the ball committee. The committee
has made elaborate arrangements Tor
the ball. which is to be neid a. .ne
Shrfners' auditorium an West Jenerson
street. The plans call for profuse and
nicturesoue floral decorations, an ex-
elusive personnel and a supper OF su-
perior quality. 1t Is to outshine any
previous social function in the history.
Gen. Wankowski told the committee
that II would be a social success.
"As general treasurer of the commit
tee" he said, II know by the checks
accompanying the several hundred ac-
ceptances that the very best people IN
Los Angeles are to attend. The Dali
will be given and viii De sociai sue. sue
cess even IL not financial one. The
committee has contract expense aggre-
eating $4,000 and we will not ask the
general committee for anytning TO
make UP deficit. But the ball VIII De
given on the scale planned for the glory
Of the city. and It's social SUCCESS 10 al
ready assured.
Joseph Scott said many might be mis-
understood. as several who are prom
inent socially and highly desirable az
the function had told him they would
come and their neglect to send re-
sponses was not to be too seriously con-
sidered. The ball is the only event
arranged for the officers of the fleet to
meet the ladies of Los Angeles, and Tor
that reason 1t should be deemed spe-
cial honor. Gen. Wankowski SAID tine
uatronesses comprised the most estim-
able women of the city. who were heart
and soul intent on making the paii
conspicuous success. :,
col Neville said the committee had
MANNED to invite the young men or the
citv in such numbers that the elite OF
the younger set of women would meet
the navy officers. He said 1t appeared,
however. that the young men seemed
reluctant to subscribe for themselves
and their young ladies and then let the
officers do all the dancing. The pat
ronesses were, he said overcoming this
by organizing little companies. and that
this course would bring many to the
ball who were not now in the list OF
acceptances.
At the meeting of the officers COM
mittee after the committee meeting a
misunderstanding as to the garden
PARTY planned by Capt. Randolph III.
Miner was removed At a recent ses-
sion of the officers committee resolu-
ton disappearing of all social enter
tainments for the officers of a private
character was passed, and this of
course included the elaborate reception
planned by Capt. Miner. long member
of the navy, at his beautiful home on
West Adams street. Yesterday the
committee recognized this reception as
a part of the program and gave to it
it's Endorsement. The reception is to be
held Tuesday afternoon. April 21, the
afternoon of the reception to Admiral
Evans. The general committee and the
patronesses of the ball will participate
in it.