Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-05
A. Y. L|NOABURY
ELECTED HEAD Of
MEMORIAL ASSN.
Succeeds Late John F. Dryden
on Cleveland Monument
Organization.
CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR
PRINCETON BUILDING
Pres. Hibben and Forrest F. Dry
den Among Those Elected
as Trustees.

Trustees of the Cleveland Monument
Association met today in the directors
room of the Prudential Insurance Com
pany. and Richard V. Lindabury was
elected president of the association to
fill. the place left vacant by the late
John f. Dryden. Mr.. Lindabury VIII
also become chairman of the executive
committee
BY authority given the board of
trustees in its charter, no quorum be-
ing present, the association elected
four additional trustees, including
Forrest f. Dryden, Bayard Henry of
Philadelphia, John G.. Hibben, presi-
dent of Princeton University, n Vir-
gil p. Kline, of Cincinnati,Nwho under
appointment by Governor Harmon, has
beer active IN a canvass for subscrip-
tions in the State of Ohio. Since the
last meeting of the trustees, which was
held last June, contracts amounting to
$123, $40 have been awarded.
The treasurer reported hat the total
receipts to date are Sill, 5S4.32. The
balance of the amount required to
complete the monument has been sub
scribed by Moses Taylor Pyne, of
Princeton.
Tho monument will probably be COM
pleted by autumn. and the dedicatory
exercises may take place some time
next spring.
All the contract work has been let
except the heating n plumbing,
which will be awarded at a later date.
The monument, which is being erected
on the grounds OF Princeton Univer-
sity, will cost about SIZE, 900.
Those present at the meeting were
Haley Fiske, New York; former Gov
ernor J. Franklin Fort. East Orange;
John w. Griggs, Paterson; William c.
H"eppenheimer, Hoboken; Bayard
Henry, sRichard V. Lindabury, former
Governor Franklin Murphy. former
United States Senator James Smith, jr..
Daniel S. Voorhees,. of Morristown;
Moses Taylor Payne, of Princeton, and
William j. Magic. of Elizabeth.
The board adopted the following
resolutions;
SAT this first meeting of the board
of trustees of the Cleveland Monu-
ment AAssociation since the passing
awayron November "A last of u dis
tinguished president and associate.
John F.. Dryden. it is fifth that we
should record a minute expressing our
appreciation of the work he did for
this association and our sorrow at his
loss.
ITO Mr.. Dryden more than to any
other man the public are under obli-
cations for the successful fruition of
the project of raising a fund for the
erection of a suitable to
commemorate the life and deeds of
Grover Cleveland.
"Although a distinguished and active
member of the political party opposed
to that TO which Mr.. Cleveland be-
longed. Mr.. Dryden recognized that
Mr.. Cleveland's public services We're of
great and lasting benefit to his. coun-
try and that his simple and rugged
character was a fit example to coming
generations. Inspired by this view,
with patriotic fervor Mr.. Dryden ac-
cepted the leadership of the movement
looking to the erection of the Cleye-
land memorial. and through his wise
generalship and characteristic bust
ness acumen the work of raising the
necessary funds vas contaminated in
a remarkably snort time and reached
results beyond what was originally
contemplated or expected.
I'm memory of this, one of the last
of the many distinguished and success
full undertakings of Mr.. Dryden, and
in testimony of our high esteem for
him as a man. our affection for him as
an associate and friend and our sorrow
at his departure, we record this minute
in our permanent records and direct
that an engrossed copy thereof be de-
posted in the archives of he Cleve-
land memorial tower and that another
copy be sent to the members of his
family"