New-York tribune., 1909-04-10
NAME PARK DEFENDERS
THE PHILBIN COMMITTEE.
Large to Represent Many Interests
ODBosing 4cademy's Plans.

sacretsrv Charles g. stover Of the Central Park
Protection Committee announced yesterday the
complete membership OF the eXecuuFs coHii'i
which is as follows:
Seth Low chairman: Arnold 3. MacStay, vice
chairman; Eugene a Phibin, chairman executive
committee: Charles p. Slower secretary; trahcls T.
Ward treasurer. No 65S Broadway; Mrs Robert
Able president City History Club: Mrs Rlcharo
Aldrtch president Womans Municipal League;
Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch, president League ol
Self-Supporting Women Gutzon Borgumi Howard
Bradstreet. secretary Parks and Fairgrounds Asso-
cIation Richard Fl. Clarke jr. Sons Of the Revo-
luton. Henry Cews, William A. Coakley' Cen
tral Federated Union: r. Fulton Cutting, president
Association for Improving the Condition OF the
Poor Paul Dana, former Park Commissioners f'u-
win w Deming Joseph B. Glider, James P. Hol-
land Central Federated Union; Jacob katz' hd"dfu
King ex-secretary Central Labor Union; Goodhue
Livingston, Charles n. Iowrie, Charles IL Mar
shall George McAneny, president City tluo; Mrs
Frederick Nathan, president consumers Isasue'
Z. f. Ocott, president Hudson River DAY L"'e'
y Taylor Phillips, American Scenic and His'oFic
Preservation Society; Joseph NJ. Price, secretary
Outdoor Recreation League: George Haven rut-
name: Mrs. Belle de Rivera. president New hoIh
Federation Of Women's Clubs. Mrs Herpeft L.
satterlee Gustav H. schwab, Calvin Tomkins Mu-
nIcpa1 Art Society: T. r. Van Ingen, MISS Lillian
d Valid apd Henry Street Settlement
We have made the executive committee large
said Nj Stoyer that 1t may be representative
Of the many interests opposed to the Academy OF
Designs plans to build in central Park ana also
so that We may be ready for any issue yet TO arse
in this night.
My own personal view is that We should no'
Law down our arms after the Legislature has let the
scadan7v bills die and adjourns. Some one may
renew the attempt in the future. am sure t"Is
controversy has filed thousands Of New foFHeIS
with the desire settle the question rishl oeio'e
letting il drop. ,..,.oz
For myself ! honestly sa; that my no"'e
are constructive as well defensi'e After W.
have succeeded in keeping the academy ou' %
central Park hope committee Wi! co-ope'a
with the Fine Arts Federation Of New i"' -. ~
energetic move for art palace ntE ''O"'
-bicb shall uorthiIy house numerous art 50
,.ta "a r,-o., f4e exhibition rooms for all the
arts .os,erda,-
Among those Who Joined the movement !es'rlpa'
was charles H Marshall, former DOCK oo''''''7
sionsr, Who said iii a letter:
should IKE to add my ny .IS9 H9r6 Of Of cent2S R1GSizp PARK
is the old Of irving to get nat sdch an od
and respected institution as the NatonT1i NthdTs
of Design should resort 10 TICr rI r Of anv other
ns should he given away to any g'Tporas,on 7rersd
socatIon or individual. but should ~ ,,gbIrh was
for the use and recreation OF the people, ""'''' W.
the original object
d. s Adolphus Kuopf wrote.
A. one deeply interested in disease .e [ne eoIEd
yentlon o. "i,,i i but also in large undenled
lungs for the ely ~h,sh % "a, al fianation at any
frrlut 10 encroach upon the breathing p''es '
- M know If it is desirable that the ACaaemS
~ Nfadirr. should pass resolutions 80
,rs DaSsage Of these bills i so. WI ~ lt,..r'Cu
tate sreps tu bring the matter before le ''''''
the aC1defr2
Mrs Nellie Weed said ~ n letter
cannot rafraiq from writing ny pFoiest asdlhSl
3d.. >-.fIor,9l t-aHcruv uf Design appearing .
,,,ri,-rf fnr -la-Its and asking foT tial ~
thousands or young no "L'i "" W -.
TfrlFti,- belongs TO In Boston the ei -.
~ c-i-e Was considerably iesseueu ~ 'ht 'H 80
- marks ana vlal grounds where cnhdren co-u N"iN
on o'r 81 ms keep lh- PARIS and pray that "e mas
have more
others who Identified themselves with the move
uaent yesterday we're
or, Walter Beck teacher OF art IN Pratt In
s-i,rte y5eunber ~ the Architectural League anu
he Municipal At Society, Laura A steel ne'u
,.,,~Ls~ or The C;reenpoint settlement. brooh'S" H.
u-,llot y Goodwin. secretary Of the civil se'N!'s
REFORM Association Rear Admiral Alfred l. No
10, ,retIredl Joseph y Francolni presdsnl OF
= Italian Ss.nzs Bank. and Judith HrS'H. hS""
,,-t,sr ~ the Harlem Federation for @e"lSh Com
rnuual Work , ..- - bo
rte executive committee invites all citizens mo
.,,,r,e - Is EFFORTS keep private coTpoId''u'i
,', or central PARK to communicate win mar
p stover secretary. or Eugene a Phiinln ' '"'!
= ~ No a. William street telephone JoHh 4'''