New-York tribune., 1882-03-10
EULOGIZING DIR. BELLOWS.

A MEMORIAL ADOPTED BY THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB
The monthly meeting of the Union League
Club last evening devoted almost entirely to
eulogcs upon the late Dr. Bellows. The president, Will
lam NJ Eyarts, occupied the chair. Dorman b. Eaton
in presenting the memorial Of DR.. Bellows, which he,
Henry j. scudder and John Jay appointed q COM
mttee at the last meeting to prepare, made few re-
marks and read letter from the Rev. DR.. Bridsman,
dwelling upon DR.. Bell0ws's services. David Miken,
h the secretary Of the club then read the memorial ad
dress which was OF considerable length. 1t alluded to
Dr. Bellows president Of the Sanitary Commission,
in the spirit OF which this club had Its origin,
as one Of the five who originated the theory upon
which the club founded and embOdylng the Ma
tional and patriotic sentiments which guided s early
years He was OF the eight sgncrs OF the original
call for organization, on January 15 1868, and also
signed tho original articles the first meeting OF the
club held at the Office OF the Sanitary Commission. He
was member of the Standing Committee then appointed
and also a member Of the committee appointed to confer
with the Union League of Philadelphia. At
the first election OF officers, in March,
1853 he made vicepresden being reelected IN the
following year and for the third time In 1880 The
year he made an honorary member. be. George T.
Strong and Peter Cooper being tho only ever
made honorary members except those distinguished IN
the Army Navy Presidents Of the United States Dr.
Bellows was selected write the history OF the club
account Of his comprehensive sympahies ard broad
grasp OF mind The memorial then spoke Of Dr. Bellowss
national services chairman OF the committee OF the
Womens Central Relief Association aud president Of the
Sanitary Commission His arduOus laDors as chairman
and a. its scribe and orator were alluded to- The nfiu
of his addresses letters speeches exhortaioDs and
sermons throughout the country was pointed out and
the memorial spoke OF his diplomatic powers In aaying
the ealouses aroused IN the workings OF the Commission
illustrated by extract from Of his sormous
To quote the memorial From the beginning to the end
OF the he equally patriotic minister OF the Cos
pei, National philanthr0pist and Christian states
man" Especial notice was made OF his work on the
The memorial alluded to DR. Belowss intelligent sym
pahy with the efforts of the club to improve city affairs,
and to his interest the OF Civil Service Reform,
he having been the first president Of the first association
Of as man who was no ascetic but who favored lib
era broad full club e provided 1t kept clear OF riyol-
by an extract from his history OF this club, and his sym
pathy With the literary and artistic artistic features
OF the StuR memorial @ was with full broad nature for.
active and faithful uniting the courage Of re.
and spiritual things all Sides his departure has left
vast space and where @ i tho man who can fill 1t and fifty
William e Dodge. tr. spoke at some length upon Dr.
,ei SGme Ls0r and d%s npsn GSs'Gsa S
Rev. Dr. tiffany spoke Of DT. Bellows as man of tho
the world He said that he dealt with the realities Of
every day life in his preaching more than with the here
fered from him in their views he commanded the love
aud Of all CqGne u Fqsn ta H%%s spoke OF
which the clergy might render to people in general
In pursuance of the resolution recently passed to In
crease the membership by 100. 30 new members were
elected. Among them were John +. Nichols Benjamin
II. Bristow W. C. Browning Joseph Henry Harper
William III. Beers Colonel H. l.. Kendrick, U. s. a., VII
liam l. Strong William A. Wheelock and Hector G. Have
meyer.
At the art reception sixy-fOur pictures shown
the exhibition being less interesting than usual on ae
the collection for the Academy occurring this
drecht, Holland" by J. Alden Weir Fruit by W
Gedney Bunce a Pool" by A. II. Wyant; Rachel"
by L. c. Dielman Late Autumn, by H. Bolton Jones,