New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-15
IN HONOR OF NJ. BARTHOLDI.
ENTERTAINMENT BY THE LOTOs CLUB.
AFTER-DISNER SPEECHES BY THE SCULPTOR.
CuAINCEY NJ. DEPEw AND OTHERS.

worthy of the club and OF the clubs guest and was en-
loved with the easy leisure which insured good dSes-
ton and stimulated appreciation of the speeches which
followed The decorations were simple. On the wall
opposite the President festooned French and an
American flag; beneath IL were picture, representing
the arrival in NewYork harbor of the French vessel
which brought over the Statue of Liberty and small
model OF the statue. Near these was crdyOn portrait
of the sculptor by Charles I. Naegelc.
NJ Bartholi sat at tho right of Mr. Reid the President
ofthe club General Horace Porter tho left Among
the members and guests present were Chaurcey NJ
Depew General Horace Porter General John a. Hal
derman, ex-Mniser to siam, Algernon 5. Sullivan,
Douglas Taylor. Felix MOschelcs, Dr. Charles lnslee
Pardee, Joseph Pulitzer Richard Butler, A. f. TAFT,
John Elderkn, ii. W. Cannon General h. r. "lnsio"'
George Alfred Townsend : &. Packard, Chandos Fulton
and George H. story In all there about 1870 at tho
! tables.
II was nearly o'clock when the President raped for
order and made the address of welcome. lie spoke as
follows
you have made it my pleasant dnty to extend your
! welcome to a Trouchnan whose maine must be as'o-
ciaed with harbor so long Hs Its tides continue TO
| century ago another Frenchman 50 served the
! infant Republic that In the minds OF the gen,
| Grafton that knew hlm he always associated
%itn the Father OF Our Country. But OF late it
! has been SAID that lasting regard between nations
Snscg rU" is @po0snc %Goaaye friend Of cur
Union when ITS integrity was IN perand therefore our
honored friend fOreycr-ihOughi not aud proposed 10
test 1t. Applause NJ. Barthodi was NJ Lahoul"ye's
!
They touched the heart OF France by their appeal Tor
an international memorial of the hundreds eaod dtbt
Soon after the great drain the terrible through
which herself had again been led to s,fsovcrn-
francs they have expended were sent III by the fr'hr
people lAppnusc The TGIk has oesm n cEmraru,
mrnt ii over In" time has almost come for It's
erection and the artist is here. iApplause
We congratulate him on the success oil his scnti-
mental attempt. We him of the universal
goodwill with which the GIT is received We assure
| him of the pleasure and pride with which Americans
see France planting of Liberty Enlightenng the
World IN New-Y0rk harbor-at once a token OF
the past and promise for the future.
AbovO all, we remind him ,rr t mat o, the
which began with Lafayette and was confirmed hy
drcd years. and that dan2er passed away win lie ON
| pirc Long live the Republic! al pansrI -,
Of our guest aud friend NJ BarhOld. Loud applause
! NJ Barth0idls health drank with great cnihusi-
asm. when the applause had Suhsided hc modcSy eN-
pressed his thanks FOR the honor done him. speaking
English with much feeling. If not with a. much case IS
he would have if using his native tongue lie said
/ IN substance:
! MIR President AID GENrGE,EN: II Is difficult for ne
npon me tins evening You the first socictyhy whom
have been received and recognize many of NOu VIII IN
/ lad tie pleasure of meeting some nuc years alo At
that time had the pleasure OF making some exceptional
friends in a moment when was nr'cI,ay
had many difficulties am not accustomed t. mako
speeches aud cannot nnrrit" ali tn we have done
you know the friends who assisted a. here IN
I |
perfectly what these din,u ie- wrle take The "Ipoi-
/ unity 10 present my thanks 10 my own name. am
Ter shall only take NY share Of the cordial feeling
YOU manifest. aud shall ropori 10 many my country
mC and 10 the friends oi whom am the ltplc''h"lNc
/ Applause
The President ,prc Ms that senator Evaris
thr charuan Of the Pedestal Committee. unayolda
Dy prevented from attending aud with some words ap-
precajivo of ais worth and work called IN Richard But
speak for tina; committee. MI Butler received
warm welcome. lie said
/; is very difficult for to respond IN fitting terms to
the kindly remarks maze 10y your Pre-iir"L I"-rct
Evatts is not here "a rprc"rni the committee How
ever. II my pleasure AMI duiy Ia do the bcst van
/ You all know what progress We are making We hop"
that Will hc long before shall hive the magun.
cent statue resting the pedestal Tcaue here not 20
uucn to speak ~ behalf the To assist
in rendering homae" To- this nohi" man, my ilc"d ~
/ BartnOld To whom We ere ndchird Tor this noble
statue. AprIusc Tie Ike Ol II does rot exist ~ tie
world ana you viii soon have an opporiuniiy To- know
the truth OF what say. Your PrreldhI mas hltihEp
referred to NJ. lhhoulayc The president 81
mo, French eomuiiler A our friend hn.
! -ivcn to the country through THE r. HWNE, the
Tbrrc ,rr many gond inspirations but If ihrr,
to carry them out they are 81 no consequence
! NJ LabuuByc, accompanied by my friend Ia The cout.e
81 GG wn. r' The ncaii i' head and
the fire that imuced them all III their good work. Win
alone we attribute the success o. tie Statue OF
Ikn3w something Of this business. PLEDGED him
when SAW Inn eight or ten years ago. that Whatever
might coInr | would stand by him Ia his WORK 10
nnal succs 70 e attained by placing the statue ON it'
feet HedOw's Isand-thc spot III was made for H.
II has been KEEP, that purpose remote time To
The present. Laughter That l. true that stand
ne E os " cm i o% fS Nr"T and ya% viii
mink so. too. 1t Is going 10 hc the great wclcomer
all the ships that into this port. II VIII be the
object that VIII aGden hearts from other lands
than you can imagine. lAprlhuse.l
When NJ Butler had finished his speech the President
csped ur Pulitzer making his way to the door. called
grtfAf cftl,ot ssI
to insist upon speech from HIM. Mr.. Butler apoosz-
ing for speaking second timc spoke In Of CHEST
praise the asiaucs that the committee had received
from Mr.. Puitztr The President described the gloomy
condition the pedestal Treasury that prevailed before
Mr. Pulitzer began to work to raise the money was
still needed. "An homer" he said. TO the who in
the darkest entered the breach and saved the
field" Mr.. Pulitzer resp nded in the folio ing words
Mr.. CnAEMAS AND GLNTLLMEN: | need hardly say
now mn,h npTecnto iIe Etn'T%ns , ana
hayr rendered this Cause All honor, Say, geHtlcne
and Mr. CHAIRMAN TO h, man who cDnrli ed The ids -
| all honor to the who supported him
France ali honor to France, above all I" the people
greatest monument, without eXaggeraon that the pro
pic any country or any land ever spontaneously and
proiuse Europe, hut they raised by people
rule. They raised bJ subsidies. by Governments
by dospots-hOt ny the spirit OF liberty. II you
please. but by the tplnt OF OPPRESSION by IA
spirit entirely antagOnIsc to the spirit Govern
lnenL All the monuments mat you may possibly think
Of III hurry are not the voluntary Tributes OF tie pcO
money Iaihc'l lNfln OUT OF the public
treasury, aud was ned TO nmortaze, not the spirit
liberty, bur monarchs, kings and Other persons
with whom | ain sure we are not especial
~ In sympathy. iAppauscl The remarkable
feature abUht this statue Is that tho couce ptiOu
the execution tho means, the Large OF money
which required to out. spontaneously
and voluntarily y, and fn glad - tally
aud hot necessarily the pcOpcdnd mostly from The
people. of both France and America lappllnse ami
cries of Good l-Of the Two great Republics now IN
existence ana IA now the pride OF every liberty
| loving citizen. I" Hear, hear
We DeEOdcu, not only 10 NJ Barholdi, but to all
the human beings all over This country who contributed
to the success Of his great work yet they sink IN
Significance when compared with the sculptor himself
lAppldusel Nay-whatevcr spirit OF apprcciat Oh we
may have shown on this side of The oce. II
, was not haf enough. considering what
as nation, as a republic. the
Republic OF Frince-nOt from this day alone but from
the last century. from tho first republic OF 1850 that
FINN lITia Isff nef