The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-09

JENNY LIND, THE WIZARD OF THE roRrH, AID THE
WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
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WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
FlREMEs's HAIL,
Tuesday Evening, Oct..6. 1881
special meeting OF the representatives OF the |
Hall, this evening Present, Zophar Muis; pre,i-
dent; Charles McDougsll, vice PRESIDENT John J.
Tindale, secretary; David Theal, collector, and
enc hundred and thirty four re presentatives.
The minutes Of the previous meeting wee read
and approved
The PRESIDENT said that he had called the meet
ing at the request of the Board of TrGstees for the
purpose of making arrangements for the dispo,al
Of tickets for an entertainment to be given at the
Aston Place Opera House, on Saturday evening, the
18th instant-Profsssor Anderson, the F" Wizsrd Of
the North, having generously rendered the pro-
The President further said that any other business
requiring the attention Of the meeting would be ia
order.
Mr. EDWARD T. HAcKKrr, of Eugirs Company
No. 3S, on behalf Of the Jenny Lind Testimonial
COMMITTEES, made full report Of their proceedings
rs follows
TO THE REPRESENTATIVES, OF TuE NEW YORK
FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENTLEMES;-The committee appointed by your
body to decide upon, and present TO, Tile. Jenay
Lind suitable testimonial Of the esteem and sp.
probation Of the Fire Depart ment Of this city,
for her very liberal and munifcent donation to
its charitable fund, respectfully report
That in a short time after your committee M de
their report of progress, at the last meeting OF
your body, your committee were enabled to have
the testimonial in all its parts completed, aud in
accordance with the statement then made by your
committee, the testimonial was placed ia the via
dew of Mr. James W. Faulkner, in Bro sdway,
where it remained Tor few weeks, go that the
members of the department, and those interested,
might have an opportunity Of examining it, of
which due notice was given in the public prints,
and Of which occasion your com nittee hope the
members Of your body, Is well as the department
generally, aTai.ed themselves
As soon as practicable after the completion of
the testimonial, your committee waited upon Miss
Lind at her residence, fo- the purpose Of stating
the object Of the committee, and of desiring her
to appoint time 70 receive the testimonial
The lady, however, had so humble IN opinion Of
her own erits in the case, and little deserving
Of credit dill she think herself, with reference to
act Of such extraordinary benevoence as was
the donation which prompted the appointment OF
this committee, and 80 simple and natural did shs
deem the motives OF kindness and charity which
had adjusted her IN this, as well as II all her other
good works, that it was only with difficulty they
could get her 10 listen TO such proposition as
that OF presenting her with testimonial, and
your committee we've, FOR q long time, unable to
prevail upon her TO name day for its reception.
Her chief fear seemed TO be that her olives were
oyerrated; FOR she said the money was not her own
but belonged 70 the public, an she thought her
self but the instrument o. the public aud 10 this 10
stance individually entitled to no credit IN the
matter.
Having obtained aer consen. to a,cept the offer.
ing of the department, your committee, sUpposing
that many Of the members of the department woald
be DESTROYS OF having toe prssen tatiop publicly
made dee med il advisable to consult the wishes Of
Miss Lind With regard 70 public presentation, TO
which she stated che could not possibly consent, de-
string to avoid al display, for SIZE thought herself
unworthy of the high opinion which had been form
ed of her, and desired tas the presentation, if pre-
sentaton there must be. SHOULD be a. private rs
possible.
And private indeed i. vas. The seventeenth day
Of May last having been named by her Cor the re-
ception, on that day your committee proceeie in
a hnTx fr har rUsth faat nto1 Uxht ali
then presented by the President Of the depart
met, Zophar Mills, Esq.. In 4 short address, no
persons eeing present il addition TO the n.tee
except the cousin OF Miss Lind and Siynor Bslletti
TIE recipient so much overp ,wered by feel
ings Of gratitude TO the department, fer its high
opinion OF her, a: eIsmpii6ed in what she called
magnificent memorial that she could q axe no pro.
per Acknowledgement o. her thanLfrlness for the re-
gard shown to her, except by tears, displaying
powerfully than words toe sweet simplicity aud
touching purity Of heart, which were SO easily
worked upon by the kno Wedge Of the feelings of
the department towards her. caused by az act Of
beneyolence upon which she Get so slight q valua
ton, but which the department appre ciated so
highly, especially as 1t was entirely unsolicited.
=. A few days after the presentation,a communca
ton received from Miss Lind, addressed to Mr.
Mills, testifyipg her thanks to the department,
which letter viii be read TO you.
Ii is proper here to mention that Mr.. Walter L.
Harding, the proprietor Of Tripler Hall, politely
rendered 10 the committee the free use Of that ed
fee, in case IL was decided TO make the Presenta-
tion public which O.ler the committee were com.
PEELED TO decline in consequence Of the decision Of
Miss Lind.
The report of the treasurer of your Committee i.
xed hereto, showing the respective amounts
subscribed by various companies, with state a emit
of the disposition made Of the same.
The committee have to make particular mention
Of few who we're very energetic in furthering the
object Of the committee in procuring testimonial
which, without their aid, the committee would net
have been able TO procure from the frrds received
through the representatives Of the different COM
panies.
These are, Mr.. Thomas Brooke, the manufacturer
Of the cabinet, which ae furnished for nearly hun
dred dollars lees than its cost and Mr.. George G..
Baker,. Of EDgine Company No. 2, who procured
for the use OF the committee, by his individual
exertions, fifty dollars, in addition &c the amount
already subscribed by the company TO with be be-
lopged.
The committee are also indebted to Mr.. James
w. Faulkner, for Donation Of twenty dollars, in
addition to the time and labor expended by him in
experimenting the manufacturing Of the gold box
which was intended to enclose the resolutions Of
J our body.
The Fire Department Of tnis city now have the
pleasure Of having made expression Of their sp-
probation and esteem, which will probably often
erve to touch tender chord OF recollection and
have and will ever DC the source Of comfort many
q needy widow, and a boon Of relief TO distressed
and suffering orphans.
The committee, having concluded the labors as
ask TO be discharged.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD L. HicxErr,
w 4 CRARY,
Noses q ALLEN,
CgoRoE w LIrrELL,
JJsEPH BLscE.
CHAs T. PfNckSEY,
SAMUEL I RooEEs,
ZoPHAR Mills,
GEoRoE I. HorE,
CHARLES McDoUsaLL.
New York, October 9Th, lsjI.
On motion of Mr. CARLISLE NORWOOD, of In
zine Company No. -, IL was unanimously
Resolved, That the report be adopted, aud enter
ID in full upon the minutes; that the thanks Of the
be rendered - the committee, aud
hat they be discharged
The PREsIpESr said tha. in connection With this
subject, he had received two letters from Mile
Lind. and, deeming them to De worthy Of prsssrva-
ton, he had enclosed taem in a suitable frame,
which he presented to the represe natives. He
al.n altered IA. fAllnMiny ssulAtInn. which was