New-York tribune., 1876-12-05
TILE EXERCISES.

Within two weeks after his funeral the members OF
THE TRIBUNE composing room met and resolved 10
ask their brother compostOrs, through the united
States and Canada to set 1000 ems each on the
third day of the following February, Mr. Greeleys
birthday the sums received for.the work 10 be sent
TO the President of the New-YOrk Typographical
Inion as fund for the erection OF type-metai
statue of Horace Greeley. The printing omces
throughout the country also requested 10 Senu
pound of old type each, TO the same eo'io'9 40
material for the statue. The result OF tls appear
was about 81 900 in money and about l,ooo pouhuS
of oS type No further steps were taken Tor nearly
TX months At session Of the international
Typographcal Convention, which met at ST. LOUIS
in June 1874 the project was revived 10y deiegaVe
from New-York. who asked the convention to sup
nlement the fund already in the hands OF the New
York Union by a subscription. A subscription was
taken. but the aggregate sum was stu mSulhcienV
10 complete the statue In view OF TINS iae' lho"s
Rnr<e chairman of the committee, asked ABOUT
dozen of the employing printers OF TINS Guy 10 meet
him with the desire of interesting them Ill tne
project They responded generously to MS appeal
and the bust unvailed yesterday is the result oi 'e
co6peration. From that time, among the acuve
workers were Lewis Francis, Daniel Goodwin, o. I.
savage Theodore l.. De Vinne, W. W. PaSko, and
peter : Hoe In recOnsidering the plan IL was
Thought better to erect bust rather than statue
and TO make it of bronze instead OF type METAL
which is less durable.
The bright and the almost oalhS ''lr VI
midday favored the exercises of yesterday. a
considerable time before the appointed hour tor the
unyailng a large group had assembled around the
monument and at 2 o'clock, when the speakers
arrived nearly 500 persons were present Many ol
those associated with Mr.. Greeley III his lie ana
labors were there, and many more whose presence
testified to q reverence and esteem winch dld not
eome from personal acquaintance, but from the
knowledge of his lifes work. a platform had Deen
erected at the side of the monument, anu
upon this the persons most deeply interested
IN the occasion were seated. In the asscmblage
were Mrs. John f. Cleveland and daughter, Miss
Gabrielle Greeley. Col. Nicholas Smith and vile
formerly Miss Ida Greeley, Charles OConor, Thur
low Weed Algernon s. Sullivan. Thomas NJ
Rocker and Mrs. Rocker, Charles f. Congdon' uor-
donI. Ford and family Patrick OROurke, Edward A.
Sprine. Samuel Sinclair and his wife and daughter
THOMAS C. Acton. Clarence Cook, Mrs. Mary Mapes
Dodge JOAQUIN Miller, f. c. Stedman, Mrs. Sted-
man Demas Barnes Gen. Z. II. Jones, +. B. Carpen-
ter Gen. Clinton b. Fisk. J. L. Farley Charles
Partridge. S. S. Packard, John l.. Schenck,
Joseph L. Toone, Charles Storrs, Douglas
TAYLOR, Gen. f. A. Merritt, John W. Har-
mon, Oliver johnson, Andrew Little, Samuel
{" Copperfaced") Orchard, Daniel Goodwin Thomas
Burke Theodore L. De Vinne, w. W. Pasco }. ). l.
SITdudlau. OHdIlSS altit VI
of the underground railway"
At2 o'clock c. c. Savage trustee of the monu-
ment fund.- in calling the assembly to order. said:
The day and the hour to begin memorial services
Thurlow Weed who expected to preside to-day is with
but informs me that his heath makes ~ aTisaDT VI @
trustees, Lewis Francis, to act in his stead
Mr. Francis, in accepting this position, said:
thank you, gentlemen for the honor conferred upon
for our programme is long enough in view 81 the iact
MA S' Boe to deliver the presentation address
sequence engagement, the clergyman who was TO
rather than detain yOu begin the exercises
Mr. Francis then introduced William H. Bodwell,
late President of the International Typographical
Union.
MIR. BODWELIiS PRESENTATION ADDRESS.
Mr. CHAIRMAN: II has been thought advisable that
representative of the united practical printers Of the
country-wth whom the project TO erect this memorial
oenated-should be selected to present ii 10 the public
When is remembered that Mr. Greeley was among the
very this country to meve In the mater OF organ
izing Printers Unions and vas the first President of
NeW-YOrk Typographical Union, II Is perhaps wen tnat
this should be So When the death OF r. Greeley fell
like pail upon the nation the workins prlnels ooKng
tive Of their craft that this country has yet poquce
some suitable memorial to testify their admiration and
respect the great Printer At first was proposed TO
material found to be of too erishalS nature
and he plan was eha9gsa Th and or Time IL seemed
as though the project III danger OF failing Bnt al
this Juneture the pIlnters renem5eIed ana. mo .ey
tive Of their craft yet his e-woTk had been gwen Tor
the benefit Of all classes and conditions OF people many
of whom would be glad OF an opportunity To JOIN WIN
them in erecting this memorial The subject was men,
toned to few employing printers and oth'r ireis OF
Mr. GREELEY and the rsSPose & S & GGe pes fo bor6
YOU to-day. This is IL should be, and as doubt not
the great hditOr himself would have desired IT. Iof ne
subject when at the very zenith OF ms usefulness ana
influence he said:
two diverse sharply Disseminated classes antag nized
as producers and consumers respectively In my con
cepton oil who are OF any account are DOth producers
and consumers with substantially Identical interests,
suffering by each others misfortunes and prospcrnY
through each others prosperity"
TheTefoTe Mr. Chairman, in behalf Of the working and
printers and those other gentlemen VINO nave
Contributed 10 the erection OF this memorial present
this bust Horace Greeley that public whose wei
labOred long cOnscientiOusy ana 80 sue
cessuiiy believing as 10, mat centuries ater I .niS
have into shapcless mass by the clements,
the Of Horace Greeley Will be cherished and
reyereDcd wherever freedom has home ana the Engsh
language is spoken.
At the close of the presentation address the bust,
which had been draped with the American flag, was
unvailed by the sculptor, Charles Calverley.
poem, by +. c. Stedman, then read by the poet.
The many passages which especially recalled to the
minds of those present the character and labOrs of
Mr. Greeley were received with cordial applause.
THE MONUMENr OF GREELEY.
GreeawO0d December 4, 1876.
Once more, dear mother Earth, we stand
In reverence where thy bounty gave
Our brother yielded to thy hand,
The sweet protection of the grave!
Well hast thou sOOthed him through the years,
The years our love and sorrow number
And with thy smiles, and with thy tears,
Made green and fair his place OF siumber.