New-York tribune., 1903-05-27
SERVICES IN CITY HALL.
General U7Hson Urges Erection of
Suitable Monument to Hudson.


tives Of the federal and State governments the
judiciary and the churches. Care in admitting
to the chamber Of the Board Of Aldermen only
persons holding invitations prevented over
crowdfng but the room was filed TO its capacity
Of $50 vhen the services began soon after :,
D m Comparatively few women gained admit
tance to the room. and most OF them were in the
balcony The chairs on the main floor We're
mostly flied by the aldermen. the heads 81
departments. borough officers. judges former
Mayors. and men who have held prominent Off
caI positions in the municipal government in
past administrations
The chamber was decorated with flags and
/ flowers The list Regiment band was sta
toned just outside the room to furnish what
music was required for the occasion The
Governors Room was used as a place Of
reception for the guests before the ser
vices began Police lines guarded every ap-
proach 10 the City Hall Inspector Smith and
a squad of policemen escorted the guests enter
ing the building 70 the reception room and
thence to tie aldernanic chamber.
Mayor Low led the procession from the Gov
ernor's Room walking arm in arm with General
James Grant Wilson. the orator OF the day-
They were followed by Secretary Root. Cover
nor OdelI. Senator Depev. Judge Gray. Bishop
Potter. Archbishop Farley, the Rev. DIT. Cor
nelus L. Wells, the Rev. II Perera Mendes and
other guests As the presiding officer, Mayor
Low introduced Dr. Wells as a representative
of the Dutch Church. the only church IN the
city 30 years ago Dr.. Wells. who is pastor
Of the F1atbush Dutch Reformed Church. offered
the invocation.
MAYORS ADDRESS OF WELCOME
In his address Of welcome Mayor Low men,
toned the more prominent Of the guests by
name and told vhy their presence at the services
was fitting He said the unavoidable absence
of President Roosevelt was a source Of regret
The closing part OF his address follows
In city where the old gives place SO rapidly
TO the new, il city where the population grows
more "a pidIv from the outside than from within,
in city whose especial function it often seems
TO BE-. SO large is the scale OF immigration, 10
him into American citizen, II IS not always
easy to realize how very deep down into the soil
| OF American history run the roots OF the lie
that fiourtshes here. And yet there IS great
| inspiration in the city's long and interesting
past. Here great events have happened here
great deeds have been done; here great men
have lived and labored: and here the fasclnatlng
story Of the COuntry'S material grOWJE ana
) development can De read IN epltoEle. ou1ded
by commercial company, the city OF New-fork
has been singularly true to its origin. aid no
where in the world has IL been more splendidly
illustrated that commerce Is the handrlaId or
civilization. No city OF recorded time has more
srandly acted up 70 the Old teach1ng, Free'y
We have received freely give The needy and
stricken Of every land have heard the name Of
New York. and call il blessed.
To-day we wish 10 remind ourselves that even
the life Of a great city does not consist in the
Multitude OF the things that il pOssesseth; thai
its true life. its higher life, depends upon the
capacity of it's people for seifsa crice, md upon
their willingness to serve one another and man
kind. Because the history of the city of New
York checkered though it be, as is the story %
all human life, is still 50 fun Of everything thar
IS inspiring and OF good report, We love TO turn
TO the story OF our Ciry5s part in the develop
ment Of this continent and Of the United states
For after all, our especial pride is that are
an American city: and chief ambition 20
show how the greatest American city can great
y serve the world
GENERAL WILSON'S GRAFTON
General James Grant Wilson's Grafton was
mainly historical in it's character. touching on
the great events in the citys career Speaking
Of the discovery Of Manhattan Island in Sep
ternber. 1909 by Hendrix Hudson. General VII
son said:
Is it creditabIe TO u.s. as a rich and powerful
community that this great city which II "a
claimed by biologists. stands on the oldest part
and most solid trap rock OF the terrestrial crea-
ton contains no memorial OF the heroic ex-
pIorer with the exception OF an oil painting ot
doubtful authenticity which has hung under this
I roof for fourscore years WoUIo II hot Dc an
approprfate act OF justice either 70 set up =
bronze statue Of Hudson on some suitable stts
on Manhattan Island OF. as vas once conteu-
rlated erect a lofty monument the highest
point OF the Atlantic Highlands. near which the
7aviga tor landed IN 1902 This enduring memo
rts1 ~ Hendrix Hudson would be the first OBJ
feet to meet the eyes OF foreigners and Of ATneri
can travellers returning from the Old World by
way OF Sardy Hook.
There is an excellent suggestion recently
made. that Dyckman-st-. which extends across
the north end of the Island should be br1dged
BY an ornamental war structure extending from
the Boulevard Lafayette to the opposite heights
of Inwood. and that IL should be known as the
Hendrix Hudson Bridge. This would be an ad-
n1frable Improvement which our citizens would
welcome, and most appropriate name. but
trust the explorer may also have the suggested
bronze statue or the lofty monument
In recounting the services Of the Dutch to this
city the orator said
BY their fair treatment of the Indians the
Dutch of New-York made II possible for The
Colonies to revoI. essfuIv in 1TI6- II the Mo
hawks had not constantly informed the French
OF Canada who were always covetous 10 acquire
by conquest the Hudson Valley. NO YOU can
not have IT, FOR there are established our good
friends the Dutch IL those same MOhawks and
others of the IroquOis had not prevented a
French invasion of the valley. the New-E1ns-
land Colonies would have been separated from
the southern. and each section, perhaps con
quered detail
To the Dutch we are also indebted for the
only native Chief Magistrate our city has ever
given 70 the nation, and he is destined. believe.
10 that occupied by Washington and Lincoln
or the future Of the city General Wilson said.
What marvellous changes another half cen
tury will witness in New-Yor1 10 IS inpOssi0le
To predict but this much may safely be assumed
that the northern portion OF Manhattan Island
viii = compaCtiy built upon the south
half at the present time. that it viii b. the
popIIous city the globe. and that it's suprenl-
acy as the centre Of the English speaking race
and OF the worlds chief commercial and anan-
cial affairs viii be unchauenged.
Elfhu Root Secretary OF War was introduced
as the representative OF President Roosevelt. and
ne began his address BY reading the following
EVERY MAN WANTS MAP OF NANCHURIA
oreener. Commercial Agent OF the United states