New-York tribune., 1906-11-11
FULTON MEMORIAL.
Meeting To Be Held on the Coming
Wednesday.

Appropriately 10 celebrate the birthday OF Rob
.srt Fulton, which occurs Wednesday. November
81 Cornelius Vanderbilt. president of the Robert
Fulton Monument Association, has called meet
,ink OF that organization 10 be held at m. that
rcay IN the state roor the Waldorf Astoria Mr..
Vanderbilt. who has been in communication with
the four surviving grandchildren OF Robert Full
ton--the Rev. Robert Fulton Crary pastor OF the
Church of the Holy Comforter Poughkeepsie:
Charles Franklin Crary. of Merrick. Long Island;
Robert Fulton Ludlow. Of Ciaversck, y. Z. ana
Mrs. Ella Crary Cammsnn--Teoeiyed from them on
November l. a joint letter. in which they assure
him that the plans OF the association 10 erect a
monument IN honor Of Robert Fulton, has their
hearty approval The letter continues:
Robert Fulton was a patriot, and frequently
demonstrated has ardent love for his country. 1t
sire 10 confer anon lis memory mis- Centennial
iribute. in public recognition of mis- achievement
We, his sole surviving grandchildren, beg 10 ex-
tie work OF The ASSOCIATION ana hereby. in ao-
Soraance With Your request DO grant our consent @
70 the removal Of the body Of Robert Fulton from
Is present resting place in the Livingston vault OF
with appropriate religious ceremony, in the tomb
people.
AT the meeting on Wednesday. which promises
20 be Of unusual interest a number OF valuable
pictures and relics OF Robert Fulton win be ex-
fibited, including one that is a reproduction or a
painting OF Robert Fulton by Benjamin West
This picture, said be the best IN existence is 20
be reproduced in bronze the face OF the monu-
1nent when completed. Robert Fulton Crary, jr..
OF the Fulton Trust Company OF this city, has been
invited by Mr.. Vanderbilt 10 be present at the
sneeting as Well as H. II. Csmmann. whose wife
SIS a granddaughter OF Robert Fulton They, with
The other three grandchildren OF Fulton, have
6een made members OF the association
Among those who have sent acceptances and who
will attend the meeting Rear Admirals Joseph
y Coghlan and George ". Melville. General Fred
eriok D. Grant, the Rev. Thomas R. Slcer. Joseph
Lsroooue. Congressman ". Il. Wiley the Rev. An
con p Atterbury Austen c. FOX, J. Hampden
Robb r. Bayard Cutting. r. Fulton Cutting, Rich
arc DelEheld. Edward LRuterbach, General John ].
McCook, Walter Scott, Thomas Powell Fowler.
Sohn Thompson. T. A. Martin, ". II. Fletcher
Charles A. Moore, J. r. Dunn, Antonio yucca Hngh
Gordon Miller and Colonel II. .. s. Hestand. Gov
ernor Higgins sent an encouraging letter oonpl-
menting the association the progress Of its
work He said he regretted hts inability 10 attend
bsny the same hour
Artists ana architects have shown great interest
81 she proposed monument, and lf The designs SUD
snitted the committee considers that the model ~
est Idea OF the results OF fulton's Invention Inc
clay model shows heroic figure of Fulton conte-
shaft, which IS intended te contain win ling stair
way 10 the observation landing At the base OF Tie
smart are s.inuoilzeu lAe various etHllllosl
groups representing the races OF men from ule iouI
quarters OF the globe. The materials 10 be used in
the construction OF the monument are 70 Ia white
On Robert Fulton Day at the jamestown Exposi-
ton, year, Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt s
steam yacht North star. the present flagship Of the
honor Fulton an its exposition 10 be held AT Bor-
which Admiral Cseryais, Of the French navy, is
president, The headquarters of the Robert Fulton
city where subscriptions the $6f cto fund for the
erection Of the monument are received