New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-10
HONOR MR.. .IESUP
uavor Defends CitE at u emo
rial ErerciSeS.

- IF tho late motifs -. '-9St
,o-ore5 yesterday ~ tire auisl ieeh
..-...,,,,, n Natural History Win ehs
.,,er,orsti7r she founding OF me 'i
-, <,r-,- wears ago and the InNFi'Ile q
--,+,,e IF Mr. JesUp. Seven hunhreo pe
-. -,-ars present. I he sfafne. "hi'H
=. si-e sr,ldv of Nr Jesup IN naaFoie'
-..-,-5 On behalf II the city ~ NeNot
.-,r Tho statue Is the work Of NiHiam
,-...-e- and : the s1ft of associates .
,-..ss - the man who ~as presioeF' ~
--,,-,, for --r-rrr7--six years
-, elaborate musical programme
-.-..s.so- Henry Fairfield osborn. president
- museum. who presided, spoke Of Nj.
- relation - the educational work o.
= -.,se-,r7. re then introduced Joseph
-,.... WI, talked % the public spirit
,.,+-s 81 Rrr resup is results and his
- .,- ,-o-7r7srde- Pearv sent letter.
= u-r4-H h. wrote
Morris \ Tes1p more than any ons
,s due the fact that the North Pole is
rhs discovery Of IN American"
- welcoming the representatives. 81
- .-z-r----ions. President Osborn paid
- - 7 Pierpont Morgan and Joseph
- ,-A-r-e IRE oniv TWO founders 81 the
~, Mo we're present. II tina two first
.zs--s = The inst''ution. John David
-. and Robert 7. Stuart and - the
- s-ie-,f4r guidance Of Albert :. Fick
- sr6 Daniel g Elliot. Continuing, he
cad
on u7,-5 nav rA ellc7-ed IS ~ the kind
- e5uczucr-l spirit which has been de
,-elored under rsSt sdr1inlstra1l ons anc MI
- increasingly developed n the coming
-.ss-s IN other branches Of science We be
So. rlst Wa ara only on the threshold or
~ spplicstcn ~ science. that * KNOW
-l-z- .
p--7z7 morals. On human welfare and on
r---s- happiness L there IS one new Of
-e-tio1 v--ch this museum shall take. u Is
- IRE applications Of science 10 human NE
nfr-4 -,2c7'e shall have vision not only
- IRE beauty. the romance. the wonder or
s-.--e r--- -hev shan see that the laws
-575s-- through the study Of nature are as
--ev7-zh-e = The moral commands Of God
handed down by great religious teachers
Joseph H Choste referred 20 the found
* - -La museum 81 1852. its early loca-
t,-- IN --- Arsenal IN Central Park and
~ e---Ezla ~ rstsa funds sn6 - interest
--e pubic ~ TIE outset
.f-e- accepting the statue On behalf g
IRE -'-.- Mayor GsTncr said
Ge--le-en- No one can witness this &C
-sz:71. Or q through this great museum.
ut--rlr z feeling Of pride IN this great
cry = and It's citizens are constantly
cong something for the moral and intel
1s----z1 elevation Of the community. The
xoc5 thus done * 1ncziculeble The result
: thai this Is the most intelligent, decent
s-5 moral large CITY tn the world
While many noble men and women like
~ Tesrr have been doing this work,
others iu recent wears. aided and aberted
r -e-y few new-sDsp ers, Of which We
Sc al ashamed have been deriving the
NV e-S 1rz people and spreading through
~ r-s world that they are sunk in vice
cd sin would that they were here this
esv --e,- might ir1bibe some sense Of
shame They have also spread throughout
80 VOID The holly false notion that this
cr~ IS in : doubtful financial condition.
he result = that recently our ! Per cent
-f-- bonds sold down 10 1aa1s, while the
similar bonds Of The comparatively small
-lr-- = Psrrf-ore sold u the same time
e-~ -r5 = = i tina that the decent men
~ lbs city put ~ end 10 this.
Thea IS ~ safer security IN the Tcrld
han re oo-1s - this city. ana Yer theE
rave been cried down until they sell for
- than railroad securities. which are safe.
--r- not absolutely safe, Ike them The
s--de5 DEBT Of rms city can never exceed
N re- cer- - the assessed value Of the
zeal estate - is raE books. II Is for that
-ezso- alone ~ the same security Is z.
r Is value But in addition 10 that II has
hs-k q II re taxing power of the state
forever
hop4 -hz- -tose -ho love this city, and
-r-s = uultft =, and are 50 rorthily rep
-zs=7re5 - this co-e sto- <ilf make their
voices N5s-d against al This detractfor. and
ressssyt The moral and financial Soundness
z~6 superiority q this CITY
r@~re5 = accept the statue on behalf Of
,2= Park Department. bur -as unable 70
= present owing 10 pressure ~ official
1---e==
Among those Tho we're especially inter
es-e6 in tre exercises ware Mrs II Z
Tszgr = Jesur. 2 y Jesup. James
rszu7. : Dewitt Cuyler. Mrs Cuvler. tbs
Misses Helen Frances and Eleanor Cuy1er.
NJ a. G Cuyler. Mrs. H 2 Osborn. Mrs
r : Morgan. Mrs.. T II Choate and Mrs
7 T. EsFro-
On 80 sage Tss the memorial commit
"es r-rSizrfnE Of ! Piercon- Morgan.
CHAIRMAN George : Eovdotn. Seth Lon.
Ez-rdsr Fobb. Joseph u Choate.
Charles Lzrier Henry Fairfield Osborn.
william Fock@fell=r and FEernaon 2. Bum
-g- z-6 The honorarv guests Clark
Villains represented Governor Hughes
go Fonn = Clarke director Of the New
Fo-. rz-e Museum. represented that IN
----l--r The civ If New York WIS rep
~7=e--@c - Nz~or Gaynor. William =
f-e-5e~=z-r. John Purro- Mitchell Eyer
'c- 2 Winthrop. II. William II Maxwell
z-o Henry - Lelrzizer
other --s---r1rIor= represented rer. The
Metropolitan Museum 81 Art by : Pier
r.-f Morgan and Edward Robinson. the
s0r- t.J1'iC Library ~ John BtEe-
~T --e Nev York Geological Society. by
Madison Q ant William T Fornsdav and
[~-or = ~~rfF 4re New York Aquarium,
r. g. Y Townsend the New York Botan-
fcsl Garden r. H. !. Eritton. the Brook
I'm Institute of Arts and Sciences. by =
+" Hooper znd z a TuraE, the National
Museum hv Charles r Walcott. the Car
-r-7= Institute r. Robert : Woodward.
'-s Carnegie Foundation fer the Advance
0e~- ~ Tearh1nE. r. Henry ( Pritchett.
Columbia University. by Nichols Murray
--r-ey- Yea York University. by Henry
a-'CHei1 NecCrzcker, the College Of the
Gre - fTe1- YORK. by John II Finley. YsI.
-0f-e~z-rv ~ Arthur T Hsdlev and
'-0o@- ~ T0use-- the New York IEie4or-
'rzl society,". bv Samuel Z Hoffman. and
ne sw York kcsdenov ~ Sciences. by
-5-0e= Kemp
tr0@v guests Vr.re Herrlon G EtJrnpys.
l.re~fcT - the American Museum of Nat
'.r4- HISTORY. Daniel @ Elliott and
allen. n me scientific staff Of the r1u-
'@lr-. Frederick 7. Hr6e Andrew Carne-
=. william Couper. sculptor Of the me
'Nr'7I statue and & 2 T Trowbridge
z'4 '-oolhUe Livingston. architects