New-York tribune., 1909-01-14
TRIBUTES TO STEDMAN.
HONOR POETS MEMORY.
Men of Letters Unite IN Praise of
Writer They LOOed.

-, S,adrnan-nen who had known him and
&c ,Fork-gathered yesterday in Carnegie Lyceum
= nay tribute TO his memory 1t was the first
a. 7riversary Of the poets death. The meeting was
80 under the auspices Of the Century and Authors
1rbs the New England Society, the National Insti-
- ~ Arts and Letters and. the New York Stock
15xcbange Richard Watson Glider presided The
-,-f,c,,,al address. Edmund Clarence Stedman,
- ~ Letters" was made by Hamilton Wright
osabj. Seth Low. president of the New England
soc3e-v spoke Of the poet more particularly as re-
IDS his relations with that society and his pride
IN his New England traditions A letter from Will
ON Winter was read expressing that authors
rer al not being able TO take part in the exercises
n r..rson and. containing brief appreciation OF
his Oldest ana best friend
Colonel William {. Church, whose relations with
H. noel were those Of editor and author. and who
-raract-rized himself next 10 William Winter.
-,5-,an's Oldest friend IN length of acquaintance
~biD gave many anecdotes OF the poets life
hsre in the city Robert Underwood Johnson,
,..-arar, Of the American Committee of the Keats
sbelle. Memorial in Rome, spoke of Stedman's
,l,air1lsnshiY that organization, and read an
original poem L tha dead poet Stedmans songs.
rho creole Lovers Song" and The Undiscovered
..-,,,,, ., t,etter known as Shadow Land
-,1,si, fsy Dudley Buck. were sung by David Bis
pha-n-
Mr.. oiULDBR'S REMARKS.
Mr. Glider began the observances with the fol
lowing remarks:
Al an hour OF pause in the stress Of tuInultuous
tne lie OF i poet and keep ms memory green
II vas a year ago that Edmund Clarence Sted-
man passed. IN full strength, beyond the veil
Though his song and service were Tor the hAtloh
30 me English tongue he was our poet IN a close
1-,S S1a,lIIiaT sersS Though he sang Of New Eng
lane and 10 81 S 1as wbch IS the land Of all men and
II all times. lie chanted ballads and lyrics OF our
ne late, day he put into forms of poetic art its
love q heroes and love OF coUntry-in war time
and in times Of peace.
The great world knew the singer and the scholar.
We his neighbors and familiars. knew the un-
,iagsna. worker; the Of letters ever ready 10
help those OF his craft who even without warrant
Claimed his sympathy and time. and ever ready 10
ta early and late Tor the good of his craft at
heart thar took bravely the shocks of fate.
He filed with force and wiz VIZ many parts IS Pt grdf ms
,tI SS = b IS Because his voice was as the voice
3 h3sLel go, zoiCS I9ipe and again as the voice of
The trumpet that makes Il our duty 70 tT keep nm
BY this meeting t2-day We say 70 one one "n9tner NOME;
enS n0hv Of the poetic art here is whose vrile
lyrics and stirring ballads are ever 70 be cher-
his year 9f aGons is Ssntsnn2 en- 4 nay m rof2 IT not
pe-os ~ s,s r7oer1e TO and about Lincoln. and.
sTag Rs;sa III n mind one Of his most neaAE perfect
a lincoln h4 win be led into enduring fame?
Listen. again. 10 its noble close:
Io rs gaze the statured man.
Built W from Yen 1,I large h9ne: 1 appears
But once all peoples years
What better than this voioeless
tel t 81 saee 81, i1 enc es Remittance nS rassed
TIE thought that badt be free!
We here today merely to ON mourn p os for one
timely, II vet be said:
FuIl e the bfm Of friendship and Of song.
HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE's ADDRESS
Mr. Glider then introduced MI Mabie who spoke
Of Mr stedman's work III literature He referred
"a him as & man OF the town. and said he
being cOnnIeuorated because be had won his lau-
relS here. Mr.. Mebie said:
Mr. stedman belongs with those who have not
ONLY enriched literature with work OF quality and
substance, but represented il and its public rela-
craftsmen possessed of the magic that evidences
other craftsmen who have made the art of writing
literature a matter OF definition and exposition To
this class belong Emerson, Lowell. Stedman;
writers who have given Joy In the play OF crea-
tive energy. ana revealed the place and power Of
T1is sIiri+,as s.Sd of fbe mar, 81 letters who has
the sense o. the large relations of his profession
and becomes its ambassador, Stedrnan rendered
with rare intelligence and devotion and with exI
part OF his achievement; not much function as
an inevitable expression Of his view OF life and
vii bring out his manifold relations as man OF let
i 3 e Ms & ns % ana; 81 al @ thf IN sans afo Tf S ms ff for
eelebrating the lleToisrn that in swiftly kndled
IRE OF emotion brings out the kinship Of men in the
exigenoieS OF life Out Of this sense OF 81 concrete
toT the public as well as the private service OF MS
sIr stedman was by instinct and temperament a
berasa @ his gH @ or Knd MS IaraIs iail We're
Won here - Ie s,,sn1 sigbad I foT ~ a~onIe
margins about the pages OF the Book of Life
which some writers make their notes in the wide
leisure OF tranquil days. he never ceased 10 love
The stir Of life. swift and Of passionate energy,
about him He was never Of those who decry the
metropolis because us hands are full; he was of
ch0se who believe that some Of the dvinest visions
come 70 the men who deal strongly with the real
He was never far from the scene of action, nor
rom the companonship Of men Of parts and vigor.
IN The short-lived Bohemia which was localized In
he Zen Eesl cellar OF the iarge-wasted and short.
youth but never without background honest
Work-his was brave and spirited figure; eager.
assertive fun of jes:. quick IN retort ready alike
.gf not debate Of the suhtlest points OF
which can be pungent without the sting of malice
IIey we're neither recluses decadents, the
scousness hut they- did not e,DarG b} jrteror I'm
PLls.oh WITHOUT sharp contacts with cooling iudg-
neIts; nor did they nurse lonely scholarship into
lis magnitude. not by the number and sensitive
ness OF its relations as science determines the
ness OF its detachment and registers it's elevation
D the tah of Temperature.
ionsbipgs 5Ta ITendsips and Tyalries loyal compan
group uaie q S1oae9 iIsf 6rsaches Of the peace in
ZAll9l,,iich' Stoddard Edwin Booth Launt Thomson
Arnold ana 4sTr HeTr Fltz James OBrien George
r 5loln Ir 'Ireenslet chsTacterizes as clever
eb lis a 'n men 9f Who fPs 6Townstons %eTS to Tecs rf
N i''eies' IN verse at that day in New York"
sTEDMAN IN WAR.
tered the little grorr IL f.p.rI, as Il scli-
- o;',foa ana Hayne We're untouched with promise
carried him 70 the front and the report that he
die sfuc ~ S'fS ot battle by the light OF
ARDS 20 INC @llcidei;ts which bring out the wild haz-
WSIeb "e nar and the fine inattention conditions
man wsoss ses With With the concentration Of crafts
sode-rhst ,,t ..salt H Is IN his work. II cpl
c5GTssa court @ was q he key Of stedmans steady
Ss high sha4edy htarfedy a66 o5 Ss sEt minded msh
holds his own 1-ittcr. Struggles in which man