New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-07
THE PERMANENT ARCH PROJECT.
WELL KNOWN MEN CONSENT TO AT on
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE

IL LlIlLE%S COMMITTEE
Interest the o'eme-t 20 make ,he Dewey
Arch permanent increases dail. Among the wei
known citizens who have consented 10 act as mem
bers Of the Citizens Committee on Plan and scope
create fund 10 pcrretuare The arch. are Levi p.
Morton Cornelius \. Bliss Thomas g. Plat. Danir
: Ia mont Abram s Hewitt. Morgan O'Brier.
William g. Wallace DAVID A. Booi'. General Louis
Fitzgerald Colonel william = church Warner Van
Nordeu. Oswald Ottcndorfer Herman Bidder. JET
ferson seligrnsn. PNny Flax Washington r Con-
nor Isaac Stern Edward raGfcrbach. William
Berri Henry Clews Arson r Flower, Henry W.
Poo-. s Y White William B-o0kfe,d. Marcelus
Hartley. J 5 Bachs. James speyer J. Edward
Simmons. Harry Batterran. William \. peering'
Otto T Barnard Thomas Adams. IT,. Frederic K
Coudert. Frank Bailey. James II Hyde. Charles 7.
Barney. Joseph G Hendrix. Louis Windmuler.
Clinton 7. Rooster and Frank T,lford.
There Will be a meeting OF these men and others
who viii compose tho Committee q one Hun
dred on Friday October 3. AZ noon, IN the d.
reotors room OF the -. Paul Building. Charles il.
Nlcoil. acting secretary 81 the committee. said
yesterday to A Tribune reporter that IT had been
decll ed - postpcnc conferences with members Of
the Sculpture Society until a permanent orsaniza-
ton e effected
Many letters OF approval have been received from
citizens Interested IN the movement who will act
on The committee. Abram ; Hewitt wrote that
lie glad 10 saw be 0vi'e approved 81 the idea
ol rATpfL4ai4fE me IHNFF AINil - u 'iiNtt 40 'r
deeds OF no American Navy ard 0as wiling N
help II all be- possibly could Frederic r. Couaert
wrote.
reui 10 every point or view this sens desirable.
neTts of t'.e ,t,y. wGiie il vould be Il constant and
perpetual obie,t lesson To the rising genera .'n
Vish you and your coworSers every SUCCESS.
letter from Thomas c Piatt reads
The erection OF a pernanen, arch FOR the perpetu-
vsioroqs j sdr = he American Navy "a meri-
torioLs cause
Edward Larterbach wrote
OF course believe. as every 90 Believes, hat
tie Dewey Arch should be made psTmSnssn.t. -
tie memory OF the deeds II he American Navy.
apPsbSs 'o ~ t 3oHE p 3s' oRPme on Pan
and scope. and would BE- glad - DO II Any otHeI
direction Whatever can 20 secure The &C. olpisa-
men, q ths admirable and patriotic purpose.
James speyer. J Edward simmons and Marcel.us
Hartley expressed their sympathy With he move
rnent.
Abraham Ab-shan's Letter was E. follov-'
believe The Dewey Arch should b, made peEma-
rent. 7; viii oe an object lesson 20 future seneraI
can se-ve YOU In any way 1iil be zad 70 Do
Justice Morgan : OBrien General Louis fir
gerald Warner Van Nordsn and Washington t.
Conner als0 sem letters expressing warm s7prova
o. The movement James II Hyde though ne aim
% make permanent the Dt"'y TNi'- ~ t''''--
70 -he American Navy VAS very iauisble one
and Charles T. Barney. president Of ne Municipal
Ar Commission sni Of t1A Municipal Ar Society
0, Nsw-York wrote.
an heartily In favor ~ anything mat Will
serve 20 adorn the city
All the members ~ the Ar, Commission vii -
invited 70 serve ex of-io as members q to citi-
zens' Committee.
Tho sculp-ors are glad - ths decision 70 post
pore conferences ur'N permanent Organization ~
TO Citzens' Committee has beer eNeo'ed This
g.. most exec on Lea said o1A - the.- ruT'o er
Yesterday r. axes up the question n -hs so-
s-ra-t an decides a- 20 Vhe-her The citizens are
in favor Of psrpetua,iag this monument There e
TT the slightest difficulty that I'll minor details
s.r differences r. opinion wiz - overcome at 4
later date