New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-03
P4LLAS MAY GET III.
If JumeI Mansion Goes to Him
Which Society VIII He Gice 1t To?

'I have not been officially informed that the de-
csion of this matter has been left to me-. SAID
Commissioner John J. Pallas, who was seen at ms
office in the Arsenal yesterday afternoon All L
know about it IS wha, I have seen in the papers
If the story should prove to be correct and the de-
csion devove upon me. shall award the CUSTODY
of the historic mansion to that patriotic society OF
women which is the strongest numerically ana mas
in my opinion. the greatest resources An now
don't ask me to name which Of the two societies II
is impIored the commissioner cOGuettishly. Test
you should push me to say too much Ana ne
tilted back in his chair and fixed with his mild
blue eyes Easter lily that was blooming ira
GRAVITY in Of the little turret WINDOWS
Then Mr.. Pallas sketched the story OF the Jumel
Mansion movement up 10 date
when l first came into this Office" said he.
there was scarcely day passed without some
committee accosting me. either directly from the
Colonial Danes and the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution Cr else indirectly on behalf OF one
or the other. from other patriotic societies Then
there a lot of prominent men and women VINO
were always coming in to ask that this society
or the other society. whichever it was they hap-
peued TO be Interested H. should have the mansion
Well between them l got confused 1 didl't
know what to think.
zone day a committee OF women from one OF the
two societes-no. I'm not telling you which one
It was now-came 20 me and made oct very
strong case for their side. Ladies'. 1 said to them
as they were going. 4 don't mind telling you that
you have made out very strong case They had
cleared up the situation in my mind that was
going to give the custodianship Of the mansion to
them. when the very next day read In the papers
that the matter had been carried to the legislature
Then Immediately the other society followed suit
You may be 1 felt relieved be thus freed
from the necessity of choosing between the two,
and dismissed the subject from my mind"
One OF Commissioner Pallas's windows Is banked
with pink azaleas IN honor Of the festival OF
Easter and in others there are cinerari2s and va
superb brooms in mass OF golden bloom rising
glowing face OF the cineraria for 4 second. the
Commissioner resumed meditatively:
ITO use a street eXpressiOn-Oh. no. you mustn't
put this in-the people up 70 Albany have been
trodYces biIl faV9Tng the Banes and GETS il
passed. And here's Senator Ellsworth. Introduces
And both societies stand just where they ala be-
fore. Now. don't you be asking which I
PathoS u can't tell you, | oushtnt 10 tell You.
to that effect 1 shan't consider I've even got 70
make the Ch4ice- BIJ IN general IN IN Iayor %
building As understand it. they mean to make
Newburg and like Independence Hall in Phila-
delphia They've got pride ard they'd fll IL up
II extremely interesting and entertaining for the
Tor IT than any hired man.
And YOU may quote me saying this went on
love with what pertans TO the marks WON'T sil5 ~,
a to kill an animal pick "a flower or destroy
ITSELF ''''''-'''' '''' '''''''
a COLONIAL DAME SPEAKS.
Mrs. James Gerard. president Of the Colonial
Danes OF America. had heard nothing about the
awful responsibility which threatens the Commits
soncr of Parks. but said that she had been expect
ing such move. The legislature evidently
wants 10 shirk the responsibility, she thinks AS to
the bearing OF such a transfer OF power tho
OF the Colonial Danes Mrs Gerard was not
prepared to express opinion.
Mr.. Pallas knows we want the house" she said.
and think We stand as good chance as any
one
perhaps he will get out Of the difficulty by Civ
ing il the sons " suggested the reporter.
perhaps he Will" replied Mrs. Gerard. but
think we would make the better housekeepers''