The New York herald., 1876-11-29
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.

THE HoNoEED ASSOCIATIONS NEW HoxR-A
GOOD POINT MADE DY DR.. BELLOWS.
A large and select company accepted the invitation
OF the American Geographical Society 10 be present
last night at the opening OF ITS now house, NO II West
Twenty ninth street At eight O'Clock. the guests
began arrive, and half hour later, the parlors
were Oiled with ladies and gentlemen who conversed
in groups prom mcnadcd to the sweet strains oil
Stubs orchestra which placed In small sdc
room. Most Of those present inspected the new
building from top 10 bottom upon the invitation oi
the officers, and general admiration was ex-
cited py the tasteful convenient manner
in which It fitted up. Tho building
is four story and basement brown stone front struc
ture removed but one door from Bar Association
1t bought in July last by the society, which had
long found its quarters In the Cooper Institute too
contracted for its membership, which now includes
about l, 700 well known gentlemen Tho work OF re-
moving tho property OF tho society and OF providing
proper accommodations for their books and maps WAS
at begun, and now, after all Is completed, the
society finds itself with balance Of more than st. 200
to its credit in bank.
The basement fitted up as Offices, Is devoted to tho
OF Mr. Robert Curran, tho courteous and efficient
clerk the organization, aud his assistant On the
door above two elegant parors, tastcfully fur
nshed ami decorated with hunting spears bucklers OF
savage nations grouped into curious cmblcms Upon
the mantcl grns hideous Indian idol covered with
carvings and upon either side OF this is placed
elephants skull with the beautiful tusks
entire Upon the walls OF tho apartment hang
rare old cngravngs. including one OF Henry Wills
famous ship the Great Harry" Here and there is
seen colored drawing Of tho inscriptions from tho
tomb some Egyptian king, and in the front narlor
are hung enormous maps which never fail 10
cite the most intense iniefes. OF the visitor ono y
original map drawn III 1875 and used by Humboldt
in exploring south America in l79s. The other Is that
used IN settling the treaty OF peace IN lssS Leading
IRON the rear parlor s small room Tor conver-
sation writing. lts walls arc decorated with
portraits OF celebrated travellers, ana upon
the mantei stands, under glass shadc tho head OF
enormous green turtle measuring less than twenty
inches around the region OF tho eyes
The second floor islined on all sides with shelves
the society, classified and catalogucd. Here is also
smaller room hlled with the publications OF other
geographical societies NIL over the world; the Ameri
society being correspondence with thirty
learned societies located the various capitals Of the
alonc have space in the main room on the third
floor. and the collection Of the society
wos 'f Here seen Baevs atlas and descrp.vs
geography, in twelve large volumes published
in 1862 aud still In excellent preservation as are also
Mcrcators aliases, issued in 1878 The top door 10
used mainly council room and in small apart
is kept collection OF The societys own publca-
uons.
Among those who last night inspecting
all these details were:-General W. s Hancock Rev.
BenJam,n II. Field, Harlow NJ. Hoyt Alvan $ south.
worth Colonel I. Bailey Myers, Luther II. Marsh, W.
r. Bailey, Rev. Dr. Bellows, Isaac Bernhclmcr, Gen.
cra George w. Cullum, James Muhlenberg Bailey,
Francis A. Stout james Gardner, Robert l. stuart,
Richard II. Mount, William II. Webb, Smith t. Lane,
A. A. Low.
At nine o'clock Colonel T. Bailey Myers, promi-
nent member Of the society, ascended dais In the
rear parlor, and stated that Chief Justice Daily the
President, was still too i'll TO be present he (Mr Ny
ers beon requested TO bid the guests Informal
welcome to tho society's new home He went 10
speak in terms oi the highest praise OF Judge Daily,
under whose administration the membership had in
creased, and princes ana enrolled among
them
Mr.. Myers then introduced Rev. Dr. Bellows. who
dwelt for some tmc in general way upon the great
benefits derived from organizations like this soci
city and OF the blessings likely to flow from this in
particular He said there not city OF equal size
in the world where thcrc little social inter-
course among intellectual people Ms there is In New
York and expressed MS belief that in helping TO
cdy that evil tho Geographical Society would nd
OF It's greatest lines Of usefulness
The company then invited to partake OF COLA
ton served ia the library, under the direction OF Mr.
Jacob Day, and after toying with the refreshments
and spending half hour In social converse the guests
departed.
tonight tho rooms will be again thrown open to in
vtted guests and eight O'Clock Mr. Alexander Hum
boldt :. H. Y. d. Horck, Of Berlin. will give
count or his recent journey to the Sptzbergon
and tho boat journey through Russia and Finnish
I.aplaud.