New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-07

found that Hanlets father was meyer nom oi
have traced Queen VcIora'' family oach 'nr0uSn LOO
s ea.TR, n, VIVA, of New.York fanilie-i'
hive succeeded N tracing Charles OCo COY Sd ,a oy
Pack to t Tue IT. TINE ne. q Peqrepcns a otners
!" what Ia the DooDsdav Book y M. u.,, 10 .
And a large book lying the floor covered win pam
dies OF papers. was pointed out s. elm M,rnfac
turrrs Act / beeve3 " sad the reporter. ,,au
Yes" replied Mr. Wees. hestaIlncy 10 Is nh hh
porated genealogical registry. to pr'rt "Uu p"o
books relative to the subject o.. ,o .,.ot tnc re-
And you have a board ot trustees "uo e'''' Wv -
ee aYss s%a life "F"Oef''
Have they met recentyr'
. '.wr VII YOU Give me the. .nemtsi 7"
Eralus Corning Of AID ,h 1ss WAS Cannot you tell
me OF some Of lll'se that are a'iVtt ,..oe ,rt M.
sH Ms srS Sd that uu. the Ao Levi p Mrtou and
George Bliss Morton. Bliss Coz wrr si"GKnoiers
lie did not appueu ~ 1" give any inrtlgr imi"r
nation II thus subject, hut reuiAIk"n Ech Il enner ~
nrrs, MED WIN a large iun" atcd r'ned Ger ID ate
win fac slme autographs Of life menhers ana bis coat
OF arms" ., ,,,,, ,.n anr,h,r,, in me
r Sf ad6 STn Are Ss Mr. Wei aGded as the
porter look up his hal 10 that You VIII rt me st
iegs IN MIXERS but none from THE IRIEuNE ofIc'
tried to get Mr. Greedy to JON but ne never "A any
interest IA such things
USING NAMES WITHOUT AUTHORITY
The 1eporter next called AT The banking house OF
Mortou Bliss d Co. You are Siookn"lier o. the
American College for Genealogical Registry and Her
aldry AN told" said The reporter I" NJ Bliss.
eff am stOckhoder ddn't know IT," was the re-
ply.
"Mr wclles says that you and Mr.. Morton are stock
holders"
MIR Morton is absent As for myself lave not II
favorable opinion of Mr. WeIes and he has 40 night to
cefer to me in any way." -, ,. ,,o
Whose name appears anon. Mr.. W*es's list OF regc"t
and fe members In answer TO & On sor v 'u saw
never spent sos more ridiculous mannrr
The advertised price is only S1O REMARKED the IT,
It cost me Ss5. will tell all abnuti hut d"n
publish my name, because cont want To he made an
81 Imade an investpali, with the intention OF expos
ing the tniug. Mr. Weless system is IA complete one
His circu airs attractive aud very deceptive ID
appearance. The College Heradry. 80 Called. Is IN
corpOratcd maDufdc uriug cobcern under rrtut
"a preside nt and also giving secretary's Mr.
we!es has written to piolineudt men 81
honorary members. without Knowing anything about
the concern these gent emen have WRIT II lctr. III
letters have published iher III part or ~ whOlr
of men were informed similar manner that They had
been eltu the Council OF Regents To HI NachDctS
"a a general thing caused Ivy the deaths OF CERTAIN
1romiIent persons whose names gwen. T'lev
told that the position lnvo veS Only voluhaiy at9o
such prom persons Preslisnt We. GsngraI
COnkIng Ex-Governor Tluen. Hamilton FIeu. and 0ler
honorary members connected wlIl Inc lnStiuS'u "n
person ho just died, they accept IheN are d"ced
In a similar manner TO become NE members aud Co.,,
tribute their $780, "a gcnral thing. without knowlug
really anything Ui the institution once larry started
and with the names o. 50 many h"nortoie Citizens
lily advertised ion WITH me alleged
college, it mas been easy mater tor Mi Wclts to
Keep aiding new memoers, aud t!us make u very coH'
Portable Living out OF H..
Has he any real trustees Z" M $780,, ,,
never able 10 lind any such thluE as trustee Or
stockholdsr;" o,,.,. c,,,
.'Mr. Welies had men canvt>>ing for hD In mat
way he has got u good many Members. was infHrhcd
that had been elected place OF William b. OGDEN
John r. stone who Represented Mr. We.es. .uccd
10 accept tie alleged honor SoOh atter Mr' stone
called and sand he was IN need OF funds and
asked M paw him SO, zen Was ais CONN ssion. i
did 3d. tut alterward Nit Welt; came t. my house az
that Stone was duthOrz d to colect for iIm a.
Wenes $5O when did. Alter some weeks | wrote TO
him asking why he did not send the certnratr WIN the
That in uast generation The family did nave coat
OF He wrote back that his colre'p9 2,
records but as soon as lie urned he would follow the
matter up Later he replied III answer TO ano'her note
that after reluctantly Completed 10 norm
me MY family did not nave ana was ~ rhte 10
c.,vad from a relative in Europe tie iamiy OF
arms. You the whole tGu- Is carefully ~"rhed up
to play on the vaniy men, an if tn, attempt toex-
nose il they expose tnel which they refer not to
do The Thing Is 80 rdiculous mat some lines iausn al
ship tanning auOgra his OF lfecnb~rS Ii Is 80 ill
that be put another name on IT. BIT am tod
by former assistant that he will rub IN tne some Tue
name OF Omt person VINO IL dead anu tcn rfIht on
copy with ths one vacant place He VIII take tnat TO
some pt him the vlcancy an vi me tsuu
letters Will get him TO 10 nd pay Tue MY do'i rs.
he will then strike on cop n1 rp and 9dJ TO
dehnitely."
SPECIMEN LETTERS FROM PRESIDENT wELLES.
Tn nh, tration OF the plan above described the follow
Ing letters instructive:
@. NEVILLE CRozIER, ALBERT "ELLEs
........ the AMERICAN COLLEGE FOR
chi of Col GENEALOGICAL REGISTRY AND
/: leSs HnIdne HEKALDRY, No 81 Un.vrrsi i-il..
New-York, Dec. 1S. lsSO.
Of nur
"Councn OF Reconnaissance been called away. General
DIX ccecded Mayor ,vemeyer. Tnuriow Wed to
Moses II. Grinnell, General Winfield SjOlt HANCOCK TO
william Cullen Bryan As you nave oetn erop9'ed 10
stitution honorcd by your acceptance ana that
you will take the place Of he late Valentine o. HAL ID
ALBERT WRLLEs. president
Incosed In envelope with thus letter were the cir
culars with conmendatory letters. names Of regents,
life me,ber etc. aud another letter with the same
date etc addressed the same man, which read as
follows.
DEAR SIR II agreeable please append autograph
to the following acceptanceiu the manner YOU desire to
have il photographed Tor Memorial Crrthcates VI
Lille "emoef'"p ALBERT WELLEs President.
(AcceptaDce.l
SIR In compliance with your Invitation i hereby coo
"a Iife Member OF abOve-named institution In place
and stead Of the late Valentine g. Hail.
To ALBEIT WLLLEs, PTesMent
Although Mr. Weiless letter nowhere informs tue re
cpent that would be called upon TO pay 500 as Ire
uember yet that would have been tho effect OF MS sign
fne the acceptance be could not altogether plead
IGNORANCE Of the small type circular incl0sed t&
piained the fact. W: n Wilmer lawyer OF this city,
received letters similar TO the above. informing bn tha!
he had been elected and lie member ~ place OF
fhe late Chief Judge Church He was warned by toe
experepce of an associate and aid not accept Another
LAWYER who was also elected III place of "i-Judge
1,hurch did iOln however. When gentleman accepted
the honor and aid not notice that Involved pay
nent of $50 he gently reminded or the iact
INQUIRIES AMONG LIFE MEMBERS
The following letter Is one ~ many: