The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
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tunately maze ~ Impossible 10 acc Ommo-
date all whom Mr.. Wood would liked to
have invited to attend the opening exer.
cises. AS IL was, the gallery and neighbor-
ing rooms were filed with people long be-
fore the appointed hour, the work OF usher
ing, and also of the unwilling, being under
the charge Of Mr.. Spence.
Among those present from abroad were
President M. III. Buckham of the Vermont
University; Justice John M. Harlan OF the
United States Supreme Court, wife and
daughter; Professor and Mrs John W.
Burgess OF Columbia College, New York;
Mr.. Frank Keith and family OF Cleveland;
Miss Josephine Cook OF New York
Mrs. Andrew Phillips of Chicago; Mr.. See
Tyson and family Of Texas; Mr.. and Miss
Vail of New York; the Misses Gorham,
Bush and Poland OF Smith College, North
smpton; DR.. and Mrs. Brigham of Grand
Rapids, Mich; Mrs Josephine K. Bailey of
Milwaukee,; Miss Pope OF Detroit; Mrs.
b. #. Dickson OF Chelsea, and Mrs. viii.
liam Wall Of Washington. Among the citi.
zens who were present or attended the
opening in the course OF the evening were
the newly-appointed trustees, Hon. James
r. Langdon, president; Rev W. ]. O'Sul-
Ivan; Hon. Charles Dewey and family;
Hon. Joseph Poland and wife; Judge and
Mrs. M. E. Smile; Rev A. N. Lewis and
Principal and Mrs s. j. Blanpied; Mr.. and
Mrs. james c. Houghton; Mr.. and Mrs.
Morton Marvin; Mr.. and Mrs T. G. Phinney
and daughter Mrs. Burbank; Mrs. +. e.
Smith; Mrs. T. p. Redfeld; Miss M. d.
White, Miss Annette. .Upham; Mr.. and
Mrs FL. N Taplin; Mr.. and Mrs. T.
j. Deavitt; Mr.. and Mrs. q. III. More; Mr..
and Mrs. G. j. Gleason; Mr.. and Mrs. j. V.
Brooks; DR.. and Mrs. ID. G. Kemp; Mr.. and
Mrs. N. Q. Tabor; DR.. and Mrs. II. s. Board.
and Mrs. A. w. Ferrin Mr. George
Hubbard; Mr.. Charles H. Cross; Mr.. L.
Bart Cross; Mr.. George Taplin; Rev. and
Mrs. A. II. Webb; Rev and Mrs. e. M.
Smi ;h; Mrs. j. Monroe Poland; Miss Ella
Bailey; Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Atkins Mr.
Thompson; Mr.. e. ID. Blackwell and fam.
ily Mrs. Charles H. Baldwin; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Cotton; Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
DeBoer; Miss Mary willard; the Misses
Ropes; Mr.. II. M. Cutler; Mr.. T. 8. Brophy
Mr.. G. z. Moulton; Mr.. Harry Slade; mem
| ton, and others.
| Shortly after eight o'clock Mr.. Wood
arose and read the following
ADDRESS OF PRESENTATIONS
Friends and Neighbors.-I have no in
| tention of prolonging the delay, which has
been found unavoidable, in opening this
| collection Of paintings to the public view,
| by infiicting an address upon you. Nor is
this necessary to a correct understanding
u
causes, motives and purposes which have
united to effect the establishment OF this
! Art Gallery.
"Your community was deprived Of three
fourths, II not the whole, OF agreat legacy,
left 1t for the advancement Of education
and culture in your midst, and you
were in danger of being induced to
yield your modest but highly. priced
Public Library to the very powers who
had wrought you the injury. From a
moral point Of view, the latter was by far the
greater injury of the two, since the wrong
wrong he can suffer from another To pre-
vent this community from the act of self
qualification involved in recognizing as
benefactors those who had deprived it Of
this legacy, and also involved in giving
consent to the absorption Of your Public
Library by them, number of your best
| citizens, men and women, resolved to found
an institution-pure, and true, and noble,
from foundation stone to topmost story
into which any self-respecting man or
conscience, and from which they might
issue improved and elevated by communion
with the most honorable standards OF
thought and conduct.
"The Young Mems Christian Association,
an organization justly noted for its good
the whole country, was to form one depart
ment OF this institution, your Public Library
was to form another and this Art Gallery to
be the third.
81 congratulate the noble young men OF
this community upon their successful or,
ganization of the Young Mems Christian
Association here, and thank them for the
spirit of self.sacrifce which they have
shown in providing at their own expense q
home for the Public Library, and for this
collection Of paintings.
~ congratulate the stockholders of the
| hrQUa q n
cessful effort to rescue their library from
the impending danger and upon the safe
and honorable refuge which they have
found for it here; and now take most pro
found qualification in completing the trim
ity of our institution by pronouncing this
collection Of paintings ready for your use
and dedicated to the service and culture o.
your community.
1--WE are not yet great. Perhaps it woulG
be more truthful il l should say, we have
But we are true and faithful to our convic
tions, loyal to our community, and earn
estly resolute in our purposes and be-
lieve, with all my soul, that by the help o.
the Great Ruler OF the Universe, who knows
the heart Of man, and implants the stand
ards of righteousness in his conscience, VT
have completed the foundation of an insti
tuition here tonight whose future power anC
greatness no man or woman within the
sound Of my voice at this moment fully ap
preciates, and for whose benefits and lnfiu
ences future generations will ris0up and
pronounce us blessed.
LET me now proceed to the final act o.
dedicating this gallery by handing tn,
deed OF its contents to the president of the
Board of Trustees selected for its manage
agement, the Hon. James r. Langdon, by
whose command, the paintings will be un
yelled"
MR.. LANGDoN's RESPONSE.
AT the conclusion of the address, Mr.
Wood handed the deed Of gift to the II IN
James r. Langdon, president of the Boart
of Trustees, who arose and said:
" Kind Friends and Honored GueSts:-Tht
trustees selected by Mr.. Wood to own anG
control this collection of works Of art hav,
passed the following resolution: Resolved
That we, the trustees Of the Wood collec
ton OF art, desire severally and unitedly
In our own behalf and in behalf of the com
munity and the state, for whose welfare W.
are appointed to act, to tender our mos
sincere thanks to Mr.. Thomas W. Wood
president Of the National Academy OF De
sign, for his muni6cent gift of this Gallery
of Paintings, and to assure him OF our mos
cordial co operation in his noble undertak
ing By virtue of my authority as presi
, | dant ~ thia Roa rd of Truataea I now Orda,