Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-19


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ADOPTED AND AN
ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED.
The commemoration Of the life and good
works Of W. W. Corcoran was the object which
called together a number of the more promi-
nent citizens of Washington last night. The
meeting was held ut the Atlantic Building, in
response to call signed by Geo. Bancroft, A.
T. Britton, W. H. Clagett, Lewis J. Davis, JAS
E. Fitch, NJ. W. Gait, Z. NJ. Gallaudet, Isham
g. Harris, Jno. Hay, C. Heinrich, Gardiner G.
Hubbard, Jas. NJ. Johnston, W. Laird, jr., Jno.
T. Lennon, NJ. r. Morris, Justin s. Morrill,,
Hugh McCulloch, Crosby s. Moves, A. s. Solo
mons. W. Strong, J. w. Thompson, W. g..
Thompson, Lucius Tuckerman. T. E. wagga-
man, W. B. Webb, Brainsrd II. Warner, H. A.
Willard, Jas. c. yelling, B. II. warder and
Nathaniel Wilson.
There was a good deal of informal discussion
over the matter before the meeting was called
to order by ex-Secretary McC alloch. The call
was read by Mr.. Calderon CO Isle. and then that
gentleman eulogized the character Of the man
whom they had come together to honor. There
was no real necessity, he said, for a monument
to Mr.. Corcoran: the city was filed with living
monuments, and yet Washington owed it TO
Itself that 1t have some place where his men,
DRY and good deeds should be enshrined.
The character of the memorial was discussed,
and the Hon. Horatio King and Judge Ed
monds stated number of reasons why pub
lie library would be more appropriate than a
statue. They were in the minority, however,
and when the debate closed the following reso-
lutlons were unanimously adopted:
Resolved That it is the sense of this meeting
that measures should be taken for procuring a
statue, to be erected in the city of Washington,
commemorative of our late honored and be-
loved townsman, VIM. VI. Corcoran.
Resoired, That we hereby constitute ourselves
the Corcoran Monument Association, and that
all persons contributing 81 or more to tie funds
to be collected for this object shall by that act
become members of the association.
Resolued, That the permanent officers of the
association shall consist of president, two vice.
presidents, secretary and a treasurer.
Resolved That a board of management, to
consist OF twenty-five members, of which board
the permanent officers of the association shall
be ex-officio members, shall be appointed by
the president of the association, and that the
said board is hereby instructed to provide for
the incorporation of the association under the
laws of the District of Columbia, and is further
clothed with power to appoint all sub-commit-
tees, to fill all vacancies which may occur in
its own number, and generally take all meas
ures judged to be necessary and proper for the
purpose of carrying out the object Of the asso-
citation.
permanent organization was at once agreed
upon and the following officers we're elected;
President, the Hon. Hugh McCulloch; vice
presidents, George W. Childs. esq.,; A. T.
Britton, ESQ.,; secretary, r. Ross Perry, esq.
treasurer, Z. Francis Riggs, esq.,; board of
managers, the Hon. Justin S. Morrill,, the Hon.
S. s. Cox. Alexander Graham Bell, James l..
Barbour, NJ. G. Emery, James E. Fitch,
Christian Heurich, E. Kurtz johnson, John T..
Lehman, William Laird, Crosby s. Noyes,
Samuel Norment. William S. Roose, b. P.
Snyder. Beriah wilkins, Lucius Tuckerman. ].
W. Thompson, W. s. Thompson, B. II. Warder.
Henry A. Willard.
After the organization is permanently per-
| fected, by incorporation or otherwise, several
subcommittee must of course be created, by
| which the active work of the association will
be carried On. Naturally there must be one on
| finance, one on artist or designs. and one on a
location for the statue, when completed. These
will probably not be selected until there ia a
sspecihc duty to be performed within their par,
ticular functions, and they doubtless will be
made MP OF gentlemen specially fitted for the
particular service to be performed in each case.