New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-22
We Life to Humanity.

political liberty and Josephine Shaw Lowell,
whose life OF devotion we are remembering
to-day. stood for industrial liberty.
Gave Life to Humanity.
Mrs. I.owells life and works were eulc-
gized by Seth Low in the chief address of
the afternoon. Mr.. Low said:
\ large company Of men ana women VINO
have caught inspiration from the shining
lie Of josephine Shaw Lowell have united
To erect this fountain in her memory. ON
behalf, and as their spokesman, II is my
privilege 10 present this fountain 60 the
city, and 20 ask You. 6ir. Mayor, on 5ehaf
Of The city. to accept It and 10 keep II as
among The citys most precious things. For
this fountain IS the memorial ot a lie
manity, lived here with noble simplicity
before our own eyes i'm tn" city 81 New
oTk. There are few. II any, here who
cannot vividlv recall this stately woman. dS
she moved alOng cur streets, clothed always
In black, whose CCuDtenanco u rare no.
Oiiity was at once comfort and Inspiration
memorial meeting held shortly after her
death, spoke OF Mrs. Lowell as the LADY
NJ the Lamp aud indeed that was most
happy description for Mrs Lowell, with
her strong, clear intellect, illuminated ever.
human problem with which she dealt.
Mayor Gaynor accepted tho fountain ON
behalf Of the city, paying tribute to MR..
10 no vision, the people perish lie then
said
This great woman was the vision, or one
Of the visions, Of her day ana generation,
referred 10 by this passage Of Scripture
one Of the fOreTunners Of human thought,
II ] may so express IT, They are the visions
from generation TO generation MAlCn cause
the human race to keep advancing ana
which keep the people from perlshing. Such
minds come along 70 almost every genera
When any generation has this vision a. a.
guide IL is a fortunate generation Ii makes
great progress. All good growth is gradual
and slow at best These people or grea'
vision who come along each generation
after the other TO serve as vision 70 th"
rest of mankind are the ones who keep
us moving forward (Applause) When TINS
vision fails TO any nation or any people
from that hour IT begins 10 decay, ana
steadily decays.
Mrs. Lovelrs first public work was with
the United States Sanitary Commission ana
the Freedmen's Bureau. In the early ''"s
she Joined a visiting committee Of the state
Charities Aid Association and began f.
visit the public charitable institutions Of
tho state In 1876 Governor Tilden APP
pointed her the first woman member OF the
state Board Of Charities, and this office
She held until 1889 The establishment Of
the State Refornatory for Women at Hud-
son was due to her, and the same Is large
~ true Of the reformatories for women at
Albion and Bedford and the Custodial
ASYLUM for Feeble Minded Women at New
ark.
I'm 1882 she founded the Charity Organiza-
. ttau Society. She was one OF two or three
women vino after years OF work, sue
cecded I'm having police matrons appointed
ir tle .tation houses. She founded the
Consumers League the woman's auxiliary
OF the civil Service Reform Association and
the Woman's Municipal League. She be-
royed In settling labor troubles by arbitra-
ton. She was a friend of intsrrationaI
,-ace and belonged 10 a society for the
advancement OF Philippine independence.
an this talk Of monuments and Il wom'
ans work for public welfare, and never a
word Of woman suffrage? quite true
sfr,rro as Il may seem. The omission
,o,ee1 the wrath Of Mrs. Frederick Ma
than.
The idea" she said All this talk about
Mr.. row.lrs work. and not a mention OF
tho fact that eEe was an ardent suffragist'
When 7 learned that there was 10 be no
woman speaker At these exercises be-
came suspicious. and / wrote TO Mr.. 10"
asking him to invite a woman TO speak TO-
day. lie replied that the programme was
already completed, end his would be the
orly address. except the city officials
Mrs Lowell worked hard for suffrage
worked with her IN the first suffrage or
ganizaton in New York
Not a suffrssist, Says Anti"
-lvby. tie very idea" said Mrs Gilbert
Jones. leader Of the ants who was
standing near--no. not talking TO Mrs. Ma
than; they are not intimate. Mrs. Lo|eH
vas not a suffragist at all. Why, she used
to cone to my husbands office on business
and be treated royalty I'm days when any
bcdy who ever looked Ike votes for WON
en- would not be admitted at ALL And am
I not continually pointing TO Mrs LoWeH
as an example Of what women can do for
public welfare IL they'll only do things
instead Of talking all the time
One can't 20 anywhere these days with
out hearing that awful word suffrage ana
they are claiming everybody, It seems to
me. Pretty soon they'll be claiming Joan or
Arc and the Virgin Mary However, knew
Mrs Lowell very well, and she was not a
suffragist."
Il knew Mrs Lowell very well. too re-
torted Mrs. Nathan Il even used to SIT
1T her bedside when she was III. ] guess l
am in 2 position TO know whether she be-
heved in suffrage or not"
Then the two champions OF "women's
rights" 0he right 10 vote or not to vote)' as
one prefers) went their ways 10 opposite
SIDES OF the great fountain and let the cool
hreezes play ON their heated brows.
Many were there before them. for the
company had been seated in the bright sum
usht, and the first hot day found many
Jnprepared. Flushed, even sunburned, they
crowded around the fountain, ostensibly TO
admire, and their expressions of admira-
don at its cooling beauty were undoubtedly
sincere.
The committee In charge Of the dedica-
aoa exercises consisted of Seth Low. chair
man. Mrs. Richard Aldrich. Charles c.
Nottingham Edward {. Henderson, Mrs
Frederic :. Lee, Mrs. William ii. Schief-
ieiln, Jacob III. Schin, William X. stewart
aud T. ogden Chisolm, secretary.
Tho memorial committee, organized after
AlTs. LOwelrs death in 1863, was composed
~ the following: Herbert Adams, Felix al
Ter. Mr. Richard Aldrich, Otto ]: Ban
nard. Joseph BarondGss Charles =. Bur
bingham, Nicholas Murray Butler, b. ogden
'hisOlm. secretary; X. Fulton cutting, ROD
ct " De Forest the Rev. w. I. Elsing
Huntington. o. II. c.; Miss Annie b. -Jen-
h.ngs Mrs. Frederic :. Lee, Seth Low
chairman. George 3. Mcclellan, Thomas
MUIR, Mrs. Frederick Nathan r. w
ordWay. } X. Paulding, George Foster
peabody. treasurer; Mrs. Joseph VI. Price
Mrs William ~ Schienelin Jacob n
sehin Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler. Wiilian
Hninelsnder stswart, James Speyer; y ~ ~
aiiss Elizabeth Williams. Charles A. P!at
vas the architect ..--@-.,. 800