Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-04
Over $1,000 Remained in
Treasury After All Pay
ments Were Made.
EVERYBODY HAPPY
Committee Is Dismissed
After 1t Had Concluded
Successful Work.

Tulsa did what Kansas city, when
. ten Tunes the population OF this city
failed to do Tulsa, in presenting q
stasun Of grand opera made u profit
/ of $3,OblG5 Kansas GUY WAS forced
! TO call upon the guarantors Of grand
| opera there in order to make up a-dc-
| fiCIt~ot approximately $4,000. This,
/ too. in the presentation of lie same
| OPENS, by the same casts and under
the directions of the same manage
Im,ut.
At meeting held yesterday noon
| in the luncheon room Of Hotel Tulsa
the general council of the Tulsa
Chamber of Commerce and Fedora
tlon Of Allied Interests accepted the
lropur of the grand opera committee.
the financial report made by W r..
Gordon treasurer Of the committee.
and took action for the disposition Of
the funds which remained as net
profit for the presentation Of the two
operas Carmen" and ell Trovatorc,' -
I'm Convention hall Monday and Tues
day nights before crowds the like of
which have never been assembled in
the municipal auditorium.
The report of the treasurer or the
opera committee shows that the re
ccipts from the seat sales was Il source
of revenue to the extent Of $25, |. 40,
or $5.41t.4O more than .hc guarantee
posted To bring the grand opera to
Tulsa
In accordance with contract held
between Mr. Ellis OF the grand opera
company and the grand opera COM
mittee Of the Chamber Of Commerce,
$500 reverted to the committee which.
with n sum Of S10614 returned 10y Mr..
Ellis for expenses and seats, brings
the total Of the receipts up to $50
S1Q54 for this tabulation.
Total Is 25.iss.5L
From this amount is deducted $72
for return OF checks and sum OF
$G59 for refund Of seats, leaving
the total of this item $25,4SS.54
To this is added the fund collected
from the sale of space in the grand
opera program, which was q source of
revenue to the extent of $10S6, ac-
counts receivable on grand opera pro-
gram $500 and a check .uncollected of
81. making total of s1.99S, and a
grand total Of $26,7775i, which, with
the refund Of the charges for adver-
tising the Y. NJ. c. A, Y. w C. A. and
lNCcum totaling $50, brings the net
profits Of the grand opear season to
the huge sum Of S26.7l7.54
Ellis cot His.
Disbursements shown by the treas
urer's report show that Z. A. Ellis re-
cciycd as per his contract s2O. 600. An
other sum of $500 was paid out for
rent of Convention hall. and labor and
services brought the expenses up by
an addition Of 81 063.9q Advertising
and publicity, which was widespread,
cost the committee S1.512.54, and
printing ana stationery brought the
total up hy $104. Mis- 'ellaneous eX-
penscs added another SSH to the eX-
penses of S22,S9S.64. which were
further increased ny the printing of
a grand total Of disbursements of
$23,635.S9.
The net total receipts were s26,-
: 1854, from which was deducted the
total disbursements OF $23.635.S9, |
Iehving balance OF $3.OSl.65.
The treasurer had on hand Mt the
time the report was made a total OF
S2,S77.d5 and accounts receivable. /
paking the hooks show credit to
The favor Of the grand opera commit |
tee of S3.OS1 65
Tho detailed statement which ac-
Mr. Gordon's report shows |
hat under the head OF labor and |
service disbursements, for which |
otal Of 81 o66 90 was expended. the /
'ollowing bills were paid:
Detailed Statement of Expenses.
Lloyd Fucker. $40; r T. Baker,
.stcnograph pher), s3.75; r. l.. Short .
distributing bills), s55; hotel orches-
ra (hoX sale), SIC: S. A. Daily (Con- !
.ention han labor), S1l46O; Mr..
House tdoorkcepcr), $40; Ruth Toevs
box office). S125.40: Mr.. and Mrs
hamilton, S520.24; c. n Douglas,