New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-13
HONOR ROBERT FULTON.
Service to Civilization RecOunted at
Municipal Art Society Dinner.

| The Municipal Art Society of New York held its
/ sixth annual meeting last night at the National
| Arts club No II Gramercy Park iIore than two
hundred persons attended the dinner served before
the meeting The meeting also marked the formal
opening of the ANIMAL exhibition Of the society
Charles r. Lamb president Of the socic5y. pre-
sided at the meeting. These announced 20 speak
DR.. John II. Finley. president Of the College
of the City Of New York: Sir Purdoa Clarke. a.
rector Of the Metropolitan Museum Of Art; Frel-
ericl CrownnsheId president Of the Fine Arts
'ederation John G. Agar, president Of the Reform
Club; Controller Herman \. Metz. JACOB Cantor
General Stewart L. Woodford, president OF the
Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission and Hugh
Gordon Miller. Of the Robert Fulton Monument
Association.
President Lamb spoke OF the advance made In
the adorament OF The city since the formation of
the society Ete said that the membership OF the
society was increasing every and predicted
that before many years New York would witness
a great advaacc IN artistic metropolitan improve
ments.
Mr.. row n!ashieid cited the growing desire for
''od, beautiful things. This desire he said was
now widespread Even the queerest of some OF
tEem are now in demand he said Take the
warming pam he said. and I am sorry that it
has passed. The ladies want it for
ment''
In his speech on the service to civilization per-
formed by Robert Fulton. Hugh Gordon Miller re-
cited the history of the memorial commission. He
continued:
At the close of a century OF use and application
We are able to see that the once deried invention
OF the EARTH for tilted well as revolutioutzed the
h va ornaments OF the world brought not only
lea but the ends of the earth together and making
OF the Arctlc Pole Ihus adding to scientidc oh
servatons and discoveries. Not to honor in A suit
able able, way IN isVl the memory of Robert Fulton
would be base ingratitude on the part OF the Amer
people Of the e nd State OF OF New p Y6r Of he
nope nope 90 ray the cornerstone OF the Fulton Water
of the Hlustrious inventor
We cannot allow even the great State of Penn
Of his residence anu illustrOus achievement 1t is
vana thai the rs steamboat for use @iI IN ,be Wst
the Orleans. was constructed under the personal
ISL Nicholas j. Roosevelt, President Roosevelt's
great great uncle who had been associated with
son River tefore Fulton's success with the CIer-
When II became known that Mrs. Roosevelt
suade Ter fror! what fbey TeesrS.S m NJ, 10 e I
Inn that he had no right TO placs his WIFE iife in
peril however reckless he might be of his own
While waiting in tho vicinity of Louisville for a
rise m inc water t@at would PERMIT going over
INC fails. a child was born to Mr.. ana Mrs RooSe-
Neither tho Uuit,I States AFFORD to he be-
nina other nations this year in hOnornG the MEM
erected splendi monument 10 Robert Fulton. 1t
was IN France that Fulton made some Of his FIRST
mas always claimed him partly her own. At
Bordeaux, from Nav to November Of this year,
there VIII 5e held under the auspices OF the gov
eminent of France the International Maritime EX-
position. which Is Intended fttinGly commence
rate the successful application by Robert Fulton
ago. We propose, with the aid OF the city. state
and the people Of the nation to build a maritime
approach 10 the city. and landing for the dis
tinguished visitors who NAV come us from
foreign shores. and structure that may also he
useful AZ reviewing place for American naval
parades and for many ether purposes.
The prime purpose Of the Municipal Society.
OF cDglSH, "a Ia The material q hand to beau
ufy the city And 70 is here that We need
pecially The advice and assistance Of the Munich
pal Art Society. That water gate and dign-
fed approach and landing FOR the CITY Is many
occasions q great necessity be VouChed for bv
those citizens who had occasion to aboard the
flagship Of Rear Admiral Prince Louis OF Batten-
berg a Few months ago. Those OF you who we're
fortunate enough 20 get aboard TIE flagship for
the ball Old al the risk Of your health II not of
Your lives.
when tbs water gate and monument IS con
Structed. all OF us he here 10 the American
merchant marine the American Navy and such
visiting ships Of foreign nations $ may the
time 10 time not only steam past the great statue
% Liberty. the gift - great sister republic
across the sea, that quick 20 recognize
cur Washington and - first 20 honor
great inventor. but may all such ships 8 they
come and 20. he able 70 salute the tomb Of Cen
oral Grant and the Soldiers and Sailors Monu-
mont and find q safe and welcome landing at the
atey be Inscribed the words Of the great Napoleon
when he prophesi-d In effect. that Citizen Full
toms invention II successful. Will revolutlonize
the verdi