New-York tribune., 1907-12-05
HISTORIC CELEBRATION
Fraunces's Tavern Formally Ded'-
Gated bu Sons of ReUOlution.

The formal dedication of the restored Fraunces
Tavern ut Broad ana Pearl streets, yesterday pS
the Sons of the Revolution, was IN the haluIe -
a double celebration. AS voiced by EdhuLu We
moro The celebration was not only that of the re-
1uvenaton Of an historic landmark, but OF the 1tc1
chat the snirt and patriotism that drove the BRUSH
from New York still lived and was eVldehceu To-
day by the arresting of what bade Id't l" o' -
disastrous financial panic. The descendants Oh
,r6ea who had turned back the banner of Britain
animated by the same patriotism ana arhleu win
the same steadfastness, had turned back the 'iue
of financial fear.
on December /, 1873, there was great 10 40
in Broad street. There was not a Redcoat 10 De
found in New York City, and in celebration Cen
eral George Washington met the commanders Oh
tho Continental Army in Fraunces+s Tavern. AT
Broad and Pearl streets. and bade them faTe"eii.
On December 4. 1907 there was likewise great
to-do in Broad street The Sons OF the ReVoiuuoti
and their guests marched through Broad street to
Pearl to Fraunces's Tavern. They assembled N
the Long Room and took formal possession OF the
tavern after dedicating it a landmark OF MS
tory and patriotism
Hugh Hastings ex-State Historian. couldn't tell
exactly what the weather conditions were on be-
cenlber J. I7S3 but ne believed they were the same
&C yesterday BE III; I as it may, the Sons of the
Revolution and their guests. after assembling at
the Consolidated Stock Exchange, marched as
bravely, though they trod through siush as hao
their forbears of 124 years before. The Inarual
touch was not lacking In place OF the war worn
buff and blue of the Continentals there was the
red white and blue Of the veteran corps or arul-
lery constituting the Military Society of the war
of 1872, the Rev. DR.. Morgan DlA cuLiiil'iiiN-e'
Rowland Pell adjutant-
In front of the Tavern were drawn up seventy
five policemen twenty-five mounted and hfty aioot'
and the 7th Regiment Band
At $50 o'clock Robert Olyphant, chairman OF the
building committee of the Sons of the Revolution.
formally turned the Tavern over 10 President Ed
nund Wetmore of the society.
The tablets were then unveiled
,ra r,rocession then formed for the march to the
Chamber of Commerce Building, N Liberty street.
No,nted police led, followed by the band, the
veteran Corps of Artillery, the unveiling party IN
carriares the Frauncess Tavern committee. guests
of the Sons of the Revolution, officers and ex-
officers of the society and the members themselves
AZ the Chamber of Commerce the artillery corps
1fped I'm on each side of the staircase and pre-
scented arms while the guests entered. President
yyetnore opened the exercises here which con-
sisted of a speech by himself and reading various
letters one from President Roosevelt, which was
follows:
i wish / could be present at the celebration of
the restoration of FraunceS'S Tavern, for every
American must feel q peculiar interest IN the an
niversary of WashngtOn's farewell to his officers.
N is fine thir5 that We have societies Interested
in the characterization of such incidents, for We
f we know something of the nations past. There
fore I congratulate you upon celebrating in dig
nified and appropriate manner an occasion of such
patriotic interest
short speeches were then made by ]. Edward
Simmons president of the Chamber of Commerce,
and bv Ex-Governor John Lee Carroll of Maryland,
general president of the Sons of the Revolution.