The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-20
DIX APPEALS FOR $10,0o0,oOO
GOVERNOR WANTS PEOPLE TO
GIVE A STATE BUILDING FUND.

TELLS the Albany society Hes Thinking OF
Making such . Nequest-State RI.
uapces worry Him-Jibes for Troy
at the Dinner Of Rival Townsmsn.
Gov. Dix is going to ask the people Of
the State to make up fund out Of which
the Capitol can be repaired and a fireproof
library and permanent institutional build.
ipgs constructed. He told the Albany
Society last night at the Hotel Plaza that
he is going to make an appeal for an
amount that will represent 81 for every
person. about $4,000. 900 In all.
The Governor. noisily heralded by an
enthusiastic Albanian who sprang up
mddenly in the centre Of the ballroom.
arrived at a time when most Of the society
we're sneering enthusiastically at Terrible
Troy; when folks were jumping up and
shaking each other by the hand just
because all Of them happened not to have
been born in said Troy. and when there
vas much hilarity and whoopitupitive-
uess. But when MIR. Dix got up and began
10 talk about things the State needs and
how hard it will be to get them IL people
aren't generous the Albanians quieted
and became serious for at least thirty
minutes
Without precisely saying so the Gov
rnor indicated that he is worried about
the condition Of the States finances,
particularly since the fire in the Capitol
With the necessity Of keeping down
e1penditures he must raise a lot of money
somewhere to put the Capitol in shape.
.rec, building where invaluable State
papers will be safe and provide for new
buildings that several institutions must
have. Thinking the problem over he came
70 the conclusion that the only way out
was direct appeal to the generosity
Of the people. The Governor didn't
say when the appeal will be made, but
he n,imated that it would come soon.
The Albany Society and it's guests seemed
to think the notion good one.
Long before the Governor arrived
the society, 800 strong. was singing it's
way through the courses that started
with Albany beef. smoked and picked
by Piet and Lena Osterhout Ten Eyck"
Secretary Liwy said there weren't any
such persons. but that the old Dutch
names sounded good and they slammed
EN- i'm.
Charles Thaddeus Terry. president of
the Albanians. presided. with a seat on
hs right reserved for Gov. Dix. William
b. McElroy Of the Tr'hun. lin whose honor
4 song was composed and sung) sat at
President Tsrry's left. The others At the
main table were Mayor James b. McEwan
Of Albany. Joseph A. Lawson. Amasa
]. Parker. Thomas Wilson. Lieutenant
Commander Eckford De Kay. the Gov
ernors very ornamental military naval
secretary: Louis Stern. James V. Barry
William A. Walker and William Barnes. Jr
About o'clock Charles 1haddeus
Terry. the president. decided it was time
TO start something. so up he got and
girded at modern Troy. Maybe you
have stood in the Grand Central station
at Albany and heard the train caller
condescendingly announce that the rat
tier was about to light out for Troy.
Having heard that train caller you can
understand what withering scorn the
human voice can throw into the one word.
Troy. Mr.. Terry was there with the
wither
Mr. Terry said that what the Albany
society needs ia big clubhouse here in New
York city. He asked the Albanians to
get busy and make it possible.
After Mr.. Terry got through and be-
fore the Governor smiled in there were
many things doing. among them an orig
inal poem by Ellwood Hendrick. Mr..
hendrick moved the POEMS feet so fast
that lots of it ran away from the report
ers, but this verse somehow stuck:
Albany Albany. Albany. Albany,
Albany Albany! Albany! Albany
Albany! Albany, Albany! Albany!
How could a mere boy know
That there In all thy beauty vert the reflex vert
the glow.
The vision and the consciousness. the realizing
sense
OF Albany, and what she is to youth and limo
cence:
In came the Governor with Commander
De Kay and sat down to much applause.
William Fl. McElroy. OF whom much
was made by the banqueters. was called
on TO introduce the Governor. Mr..
McElroy said that in estimating the
Governors merits he was reminded OF
Lowell's remark about Emerson--A
unique example Of the power Of char
scter' What the people OF New York
like about Mr.. Dix. he said. was the char
acter he has shown in private and public
life.
Whatever may be our politics. said
Mr.. McElroy, we agree that he stands
for all that is pure and noble and OF good
report IApplause.l
The Governor looked q little tagged
after steady days work in Manhattan
but he got at once to topics he appears
to be most Interested in-forest preserva
ton and water conservation. He got tt
them, that is. after he had patted hii
Albany friends on the back and said III
couldn't understand why anybody evel
left Albany. However. judging from hi
experience in the last three months ano
hall, he fancied that most OF them were
returning. lLaughter.l
Then the Governor began to talk abou
how necessary it is for something Il
be done in the way OF raising none!
for new State library. for the repair
of tho Capitol and for other improve
nents that must be had.
y appeal said he. -to all the citizen
d the State. Now is the time for then
D. II ~ a. Il A..