New-York tribune., 1909-02-09
HUDSON-F PLANS
Colonel SackeH Tells Municipal Art
Society of Celebration.

Colonel Henry ". sackett, secretary of the Hud-
son Fulton Celebration Commission. told the mem
bers of the Municipal Art Society last evening IN
the National Arts Club. in East 18th street. of the
plan and scope Of the forthcoming celebration. He
said
the other will be in the form Of an educational
are newer to our shores as the celebration wiz be
e historical eharacteT and will thus bring to
on the south side % the Harlem River; opposite
pe.e s % yyH that exss oS Manhattan Island
and If you have seen that magnificent piece of
the most appropriate memorial that could be OBJ
tanned 1t Is believed that this can be secured to
erty. before this celebration takes place.
low oat s On The st o tWo days S
g he devoted to religious o6seryaness on the part
days. on Monday a reception will be given at Har.
Moo TO- IN xch aenPs he
Th Is with being @ @ 9 Noon 0n the sos 6fy Of the Pd e IN
mont. the first steamboat used by Fulton on the
vii IN also s 0 5oa part viii OK be he an eaa
duction Of the machinery used by Fulton. In the
viii hsugs about fort4 Sats, some Of which viii
represent the Dutch PERIOD the Indian period the
ciermont, the Half Moon and the. city OF New
1Srk AZ 9gnt r meengs Vi 6s aeiq A M 'g s15 n
Brooklyn, at which President Taft and Governor
Wednesday win be general committee day Sam;
usi Parsons Who Is Chairman OF the & s6hoo e OF
th0riies and IN every school In the city ana state
and commemorat{ve character. At night an oficiai
dinner will be held. A. military parade VIII occupy
at e GoVeTnors i Island
It is confidently expected that Friday will mark
VIII be in New York Harbor on that day ships
% eet They i1 viii 'i all proceed to Se%burE where ap
ga up the aGdson xiv Rr Taf R eGed that T
ships. representing the progress nlads IN serlSI
saturday viii Witness return to New York of
the ships & and @ gest caya Sat & tSes eTs
took place on the other side. in New Orleans or
socefS win march. singing at some ttie distance
from the main body Of the parade. Night VIII be
p1 and signal res s viii be lit slmutaneousy from
sSn s6nr tbe nson a Rrer an right no to Aban The
synchronous lighting VII he erected by eleGtrie,
This will wind UP the celebrations in New York;
the villages between this city and Albany.
Dr. George f. Kuaz and Charles r Lamb also
spoke on the part that would be taken by tho so-
ciety In the Hudson-Fulton celebration
Captain J. W. Miller spoke IN advocacy OF
water gate Riverside Drive. John c. Agar,
president OF the society, said that what New York
needed most was museum OF municipal life. where
all that best OF the past might bo preserved
whence inspiration for the future might be taken.
L was hoped, he said to give the first impetus to
this movement by the exhibition OF the society this
year. He saidi
Part Of the plan OF the future viii be the erec-
ton OF q fitting approach by water to our city,
Ours is the natural way into the United States
from Europe and that way should have
trance worthy of ourselves and worthy of the
country behind
Another object OF Importance Is 10 ind way OF
ready access TO all parts OF our city. We need
broad avenues. broad open spaces and proper
habtations for all inhabitants, and interwoven
with these rapid method of inter~comuunication.
Charles n. Israels. chairman OF the exhibition
committee. reported that he would call on Gov
ernor Hughes to-day to obtain his cooperation in
getting OF the city armoriss for the exhibition
IN March or April