The Washington times., 1894-06-11
ORATOR, EDITOR, CITIZEN
George William Curtis to be Com
memorated BY a Memorial.
EMINENT AMERICANS TO HELP
It Is Intended to Raise s25, 900, And Those
Who Inaugurated the Move Have Made
Remarkable Progress Toward Carrying
Out Their Eminently Laudable Plans.

New YoRK, June 10-The Civil Reform As
ISOLATION, after sounding the sentiment OF
many public-spirited citizens Of America,
have appointed committee for the purpose
OF erecting q suitable memorial to the late
George William Curtis. Interest in the move
ment seemed to be wide, and much affection
was displayed not only for Mr. Curtis but for
his work, and those who are designated the
Curtis memorial committee include the names
Of poets and prose writers, presidents Of col
lsges. painters, sculptors. divines, lawyers,
bankers and public men.
This committee OF which Seth Low Is chair
man, William Potts secretary, and William L.
Trenholm treasurer have unanimously voted
to raise fund Of s25.OO0 to be devoted in
part to the procurement and erection Of an
appropriate monument in memory OF New
York, as permanent record OF the outward
presence of Mr.. Curtis, and in part to the
foundation and endowment OF an annual
course Of lectures upon the duties Of Ameri-
can citizenship and kindred subjects, under
the title of the Curtis lectureship, or sim-
liar designation, the lectures delivered In
such course to be annually published Tor
distribution.
This testimonial is believed to be due to fu-
ture generations that the unwearying cour-
tesy, the genius for friendship. the literary
accomplishment, the oratorlcal power. the
high ideal of citizenship, the devotion to
duty, the purity OF life and the nobility of
character of the late George William Curtis to
be preserved by such memorial.
The committee urge popular subscription
to this end, and the following names of the
hoiy will ips mira A1en az n the pf
and proper expenditure OF the funds contrib
uted and even justify contributions
Henry NJ Alden. Edwary Cary, John ". Chad
wick, Joseph II. c cate, Robert Coilyer, Richard
Watson Glider, Parke Goodwin, j: herry Har-
per, Joseph W. Harper, Eastman johnson, Seth
Low, A. X MacDonough, Oswald Ottendorfer,
John z Parsons, Horace Porter. Henry C. Potter,
William Potts, Theodore Roosevelt, Carl Schurz
William H. Thomson, William $. Trenholm, Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, William X. Ware, Charles
Dudley Warner
Among the hundreds who selected this commit
Lyman Abbott, Charles F. Adams, Felix
Adler, D. E Appleton, Samuel d. Babcock,
Amelia < Barr, T. F. Bayard, Charles c. Bea-
man, Albert Bierstndt, Charles J. Bonaparte,
Samuel Bowles, Hialmar H. Boyeson; Junius
Henry Brown. j. g. Brown, Frances Hodysen
Burnett, William Allen Butler, VIII Carleton,
C. T christianson; S. L. Clemens, Grover Cleve-
land. C. C. Comm, Charles 2. Daily, Richard II.
Dana, Chauncey NJ. Depew, Morgan Dix, Will
lam Crossweu Doane. Mary Mapes Dodge,
William NJ. Eyarts, Charles F. Fair
child, o. b. rockingham, j. Card
Gibbons, W Hamilton Gibson, Edward Z. Hale,
Murat Halstead, William h. Harper, Joseph X.
Hawley, Abram S. Hewitt. Thomas ". higgin-
son, q. W. Holiness Julia Ward Howe K NJ.
Hunt, Thomas A Janvier, j. Jefferson. George
Parsons Lathrope, II. c. Lodge, Wayne Mac
yeagh, Jos May, J. Pierpont Morgan. Levi P.
Morton, K Heber Newton, Fred Law ollnstead,
Charles Scribner E. NJ. Shepherd. Charles
Emory Smith, E L. Stedman, K. g. Storrs, Rus
sell sturgis. John A, Taylor, Chas F. Thwing,
Louis C. Tiffany, d. E. Tracy, Calvert vGux, W.
P. Villas, Alex. $ Webb, David A. Wells, A D,
White, W. d. Whitney, VIM Winter, John A.