New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-16
FOR THE MONUMENT FUND.
GENERAL PORTER's ENCOURAGING REPoRr-OoN'
MITTEES APPOINTED.

GENERAL PoRTER's ENCOURAGING REPoRT-CoN'
MIrrEES APPOINTED.
A specal meeting Of the Board of Trustees oil inc
Grant Monument Association was held YESTERDAY di'oi
noon at the Chamber OF Commerce. GeheraI ror'r
presided and made report OF what had alre"u' w"
done among the various business interests III ''0 ~
Of organizing TO raise the rest Of the money required
to complete the tomb. The report was receiver WIN
general approval Among other things nc sad 'ha'
about 100 committees had ALREADY been formed prop
ably comprising 1000 individual workers. ana 'ha'
al concerned seemed TO be giving their time ana
energy TO the matter with devotion and spirit wmch
he had never before seen in public movement out
side OF a Presidential campaign.
1t was the sense OF the meeting that as n marx OF
appreciation of the sturdy work which IS now being
done by the members OF the various citizens com
mittees they should be invited TO attend the nving OF
the cornerstone by the President Of the United states
April 90
The main purpose Of the meeting however was 70
amend the bylaws 30 to be In harmony win The
enlargement OF the board Of trustees BY the at OF
legislature In accordance Herewith. Cornelius y.
Bliss and Henry W. Cannon were elected members Of
the executive committee and the building committee
was constituted of General Iornce Porter Cornelius
oTeiIly. sidney Dillon. Albert Gellup Edward NJ
Knox. Frederick D. Tappen. James C. Reed GIenvllle
NJ. Dodge and Alexander f. Orr.
meeting representing the clothing trade was he'd
at the Metropolitan Hotel at 80 D. m and the fol-
lowing committee appontd
wholesale Clothing II ,rman = Mend oscn, Chairman
y. J. Scloss vcechairnaD; Isaac Il.d'li r. q -
larry Julius Hanme rslaush. treasurer; ". Z. browning
Andrew Saks. f.. Naumberp L. VI. IOrnlhal. {. = }al-
er, l. Joseph ". :. Fechhemer. William sypes. VIII
lam Haucllhaus G. Kenyon. william sullivan, joseph
Newborg D. L. Ncwborg and Marcus MARKS.
Retail ClOthing-Wiliam BrOknw, chairinan' JOhn
f. BROOKS vice chalrHan; W. Il. II. Martin. secT''-
,ary William Vogcl. treasurer: C. III. IacAett Alan
son Tredwel. L. Wordscr. A. Raymond. Warren t.
smith, u. Stern and a. Mann.
At meeting OF the New-York Lumber Trade
Association held at their rooms. No Is Broadway.
fourteen committees appointed TO solicit sub
scr;ptions The following the chaiTmcn 81 the
committees: John 7. sleeves above lie Harem
James Schuyler, East side. above Ffy'nntn' ST.
s.: 4 p iigelow. West -ilc Charles l.: Dn'k, yo,
low pine trade z. VI. Price wio sale hnIdw1Gu
dealers: L. c. small. sprucc comrSSsion dealers; NJ
son Godfrey, North Carolina PING d"ale;s a; w.
Dodge wholesale white Pic: }. H. voorhees,. Ne~.
town Creek district Br0ylyn; John Ireland fAsceri,
District Brooklyn; ". ". kenyon, G0"a!us ta'Ei
district Broohyn: F. " star S'iih hroo"Nh' l. T.
VsDderback Jersey City. y. j. - ,.A
samuel (;OwTers president II the American fcu,I
alton ~ Labor wrote 10 General Horace Porter ye'
,erSav assurlnr him Of Tie Hearty cooperlnon ~ w
Federation in the work Of raising money ior inc 'n"u