New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-27
ERECTED
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO q.

According to Secretary Savage Il will be the first
Since the formation Of the committee over four
hundred meetings have been he'd. and more than
thousand letters written. and so many people
have contributed to the work that it may in the
truest sense be esteemed popular undertaking.
DESCRIPTION OF THE STATUE
When a reporter visited the studio Of Alexander
Doyle. the sculptor. No 22s East Twentieth-st..
he was giving the finishing touches to statue OF
Mrs Emma Willard, the founder OF the Troy Fee
male Seminary. and which he said will be the first
statue Of a woman erected by women In this
country. The casting for the Greeley statue was
done by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company. OF
No 4SO West Sixteenth-st where the statue now IS.
awaiting the completion OF the pedestal upon the
engaeS Mr poye SAWS that he finished the work
two years ago. The figure is Of heroic proportions
from the base Of which to the top Of the statue will
measure sixteen feet. Mr.. Greeley Is represented
holding newspaper in his right hand. and in his
left glasses which ne has removed from his eyes
reading The statue Itself as II will rest the
pedestal is seven feet in height When put IN po-
In addition to the three organizations that have
been mentioned. the Columbia Guards Of the s9n-
Of the Revolution and Farnham fos1, -, ~ " ~
will take part in the unvelns the program me ee
ing timed to begin at o'clock Lheg MN al at
o'clock and will march thence TO Thirty -thlrd-st
and Broadway headed by Edngers osnd ana me
band Of the Catholic Protectory, with Slxty pecfs
The first number Will be Pilgrim thoru s. 81, ~
Edinger's military band after wnch prayer WI VI,
be offered by the Rev c. NJ. Clendennln MI.
Greeley's son-in-law. followed by the hymn on
Sweetly Solemn Thought" one of Mr. Greeleys
favorites Next will come the Introductory speech
by ". W. Niles chairman OF the old committee
and music. The Palms" Faure). which Will be
played by the band and a cornet solo by f. Bent:
George r. Moore. the chairman. Will then present
the statue the city Miss Wnifred Burke VIII un,
veil ii and DistrictAttorney Fellows, in behalf OF
the Mayor. will respond. After the hymn. Souls
Of why Will We scatter congressman OuIn,
mings will deliver the Grafton. 4 MUSICAL selection
of National airs arranged by Professor Edinger VIII
fol w.
Press Club. will speak on Horace Greeley,s IN
fuence upon the Newspaper Men OF To-day. Secre,
tary Savage will next read number OF letters, ana
a National anthem. God Bless Our Native Land.
BY the Rev John Sullivan Dwight. and in the
singing of which the entire audience are invited
TO .ion, will close the proceedings.
George II Moore. who will preside. has been the
commander OF Horace Greeley Post @. A. r.. for
six terms. He served with distinction during the
war in the 3sth New-York Volunteers Marvin D.
Savage. the secretary. enlisted in the 9th Con-
nectcut Volunteers and served for three years. He
was wounded at Petersburg Ebenezer X. Wright,
the treasurer began a bOokkeeper many years
ago in the Park National Bank and advanced step
by step until he became president, which office he
fills to-day.