New-York tribune., 1909-09-28
WELCOME THE GUESTS
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~, this noble river. And it was from the
~ sottlement of New Netherlands that there
D rg the proud city and state of New York.
" majesty knows that a great number OF
h'- ,eonle still cherish the memory of the old
'y,rtrv from which they sprang'
,oaforring TO the eighty years war of the Low
-.-,tries. Mr.. Cremer said: The sympathy OF
80 country, which had the greatest struggle
- freedom, has always been strong for the
-,.od states. In 1916 st. Eustacia, in the
..ob .- West Indies, was the first TO salute the
80 Of the new country. We now salute our
"a Gag. which is the emblem OF your commits
sion. -, - ,I,a raoantior no. irforr,oI 4,
ovtreme The Metropolitan Opera House
- u enarded on all sides. the Naval Reserves
-, the Gloucester. under Captain Jacob w.
,usr were at the 39th street end. while the
-roo under Inspector McCluskey, formed the
E-,oin5er OF the guard. Only the memt tars of
=. commission and their guests were flowed
= ,ass through the lines. and the str9st was
.a,+ clear until after the reception. The guests
r,ored informally and found places in the
,,,as or the orchestra chairs, the special guests
ling 10 the stage. and chatted among them
ives until the affair was opened by the intro
snc+ion Of Mayor Mcclellan as presiding officer
~ General Woodford, the president of the COM
mission.
The house was decorated with wreaths and
,orlands OF laurel and the Hudson-Fulton col
rs The curtain was hidden behind a mass
e laurel over which streamers of incandescent
V,bts were hung. In the upper half were two
,enes of the Half Moon and the Clermont.
The lower tier OF boxes was occupied by the
automatic corps, and American Beauty roses
formed a large part Of the decorations here.
The centre box of the upper tier was occupied
by Governor and Mrs. Hughes and their son
and daughter. as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Wilcox. The other boxes were oc-
rpjed by officers of the warships anchored in
me river and they We're sprinked freely also
through the orchestra.
Those on the stage were the presiding officers
and the special guests Of the commission.
Mayor Mcclellan sat in the centre, with Gem
eral Woodford on his left and Prince Kuni on
his right Admiral Won Koester sat next to
Prince Kuni. while Captain Filippo was on the
right Of Admiral Won Koester. Admiral Sir Ed
ward Seymour was on the left OF General Wood
ford, with n. Darboux next.
MRS. LOWE READS POEM.
Mrs Julia Ward Howe was the only woman
On the stage. She was supported by ex-Mayor
Low when she read her poem, and Mr. Low
took the pages from her as she read them. Mrs.
Howe left the stage as soon as the delegates
had been introduced. Her rising 10 go was the
signal for hurrying the reception TO a close
Mayor Mcclellan at once began the song writ
ten for the occasion by Mrs. Spencer Trask. and
after the singing Rabbi Pereira Mendes pro-
nounoed the benediction and the guests took
their leave after a general handshaking
In introducing Mayor Mcclellan as the presid-
ing officer General Woodford referred to him as
The Of my old commander" The Mayor
Introduced Bishop Greer, who asked a blessing,
and then the New York Banks Glee Club sang
Excelsior"
The address Of welcome on behalf OF the city
vas made by the Mayor. He said it might be
Fssible that Hudson was not the first Euro
Isan 10 see New York Harbor and that Fulton |
Tas not the first 10 utilize the steam engine in |
laTlgation but for all practical purposes Hud- |
an aid discover the river which bears hts name /
nd Fulton was the first to make steam naviga- |
Ion q commercial success. He then extended a |
:lrnal welcome 10 the guests.
Among the guests were Mrs James Glover
Ms suydam and Mrs. Eleanor Glasgow Voor- |
rs, great granddaughter of William Clark, OF /
ne Lewis and Clark expedition, who officially |
ispresented the Society Of the Daughters OF |
Cincinnati
The Official guests were:
EEcUTIvE OFFICIALS OF THE NATION. STATE
AND CITY.
sess5,1s ss,ss-LTssident Gent Sherman
Mayor Mcclellan.