Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-22
HUBBARD MEMORIAL
Friends Of Dead Scientist Pay Tribute
to His Virtues.
MEETING AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
President Mckinley and Ambassa-
dor White Send Messages.
THE ADDRESSES DELIVERED

The members Of the National Geographic
Society, together with scores Of other
friends and admirers of the late Gardiner
Greene Hubbard, the president of the So
ciety for more than ten years, assem-
bled last evening in Congregational Church
to do honor to his memory. The memorial
meeting was of double interest for the
reason that it had been planned by DIR.
Hubbard prior to his death to commemo-
rate at that time the tenth anniversary
of the society. A number of representa-
tive men, who hold leading positions in
various walks Of life, addressed the meet
ing.
Prof Alexander Graham Bell, the SON.
in-law of DR.. Hubbard and his successor as
president of the society, presided at the
meeting. In his opening remarks Prof.
Bell stated that q familiar face was miss
ing and its place could not be filled. DIR.
Hubbard himself arranged for the meet
ing, chose the place and the date as a
memorial service to commemorate the
tenth anniversary of the society, Prof.
Bell went on to say. He then extended
welcome to all present and remarked that
many letters or regret had been received
from persons who were unable to be pres
ent at the meeting. One was from The
Executive Mansion, the President saying
he would have been very glad to join with
DR.. Hubbard's friends in paying tribute
to his memory, had he been able to at
tend. A cablegram from Andrew ID. White,
United States ambassador to Germany,
was read. Ambassador White cabled that
ne united in the very affectionate tribute
to a faithful friend, patriotic citizen, de-
voted public servant and true man.
His Last Thoughts.
DR.. Hubbard, stated the presiding officer,
use to refer to the meeting in progress as
a jubilee meeting, and his last thoughts
! were of the National Geographic Society.
DR.. Hubbard was man of large views,
concluded Prof. Bell, a man who could
see the relation of great events to one an
other
Surgeon General Sternberg, acting presi-
dent of the joint commission of scientific
societies of Washington, then called
upon to speak in behalf of the scientific
societies
Dr. Hubbard was president of the joint
commission. said General Sternberg, and
if it shall ever become a national academy
of sciences he will, although departed,
occupy a prominent place therein. DR.
Hubbard quickly recognized merit and
honest endeavor, continued General Stern
berg. He never neglected any duties,
possessing a happy method of dispatching
business and checking dilatory proceedings.
In concluding his remarks. General Stern
berg expressed a personal sense of loss in
the death of DIR. Hubbard.
The deceased was regent of the Smith
sonian Institution, and the presiding offi-
Ger introduced, jointly, DR.. G. w. Langley,
secretary OF the institution, and ex-Post-
master General William l.. Wilson, now
president of Washington and Lee Uni
versity, to speak of DR.. Hubbard in that
connection.
Il knew DIR. Hubbard many years." said
Secretary Langley, land 1t might seem that
as secretary of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton l should give an account of his con-
nection with the institution. But there
ic hoy -t,n do haf Il
1 will give way to Mr.. Wilson, who knew
him so we'll"
Mr.. Wilson'S Tribute.
Mr.. Wilson stated that his first strong
impulse was to speak of DR.. Hubbard as
a man. He added that the good works in
which the deceased was an active partici-
pant were not external to him, but were
part of his whole nature. Now that he
has left us forever, the speaker went on
to say, we begin to realize what part he
occupied in the social, charitable and in
tellectual life of this city. Washington is
destined more and more to become the
home of men who have gained renown in
al sections of the country, according to
Mr.. Wilson, and among such it was in
evftable that DR.. Hubbard should become
a leader.
What can 1 say of him as regent of
the Smithsonian Institution that would
not be true of him in every field?" contin-
ued Mr.. Wilson. so many sided was his
character. many sided was the activity
in his life, that tributes should come from
many friends, but all of them must speak
of him as a man. In alb his relations of
husband, father, grandfather and friend
he was courteous, affectionate and gentle"
Miss Caroline A. Yale, vice president of
the American association to promote the
teaching of speech to the deaf told at
length of Mr.. Hubbards work i'm the d.
rection taken by the societies, and gave
a history of the work he inaugurated.
DR.. Hubbard as Trustee.
President B. L. Whitman of Columbian