New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-24
.ED|SON'S WIFE HIS: PROXY
Accepts Medal Awarded In
ventOr by Museum of Safety.
WIZARD BUSY AT HOME
DR.. Rathenau Cables Congratu-
latlons - Memorial for
E. H. Hartman.

The American Museum OF Safety. at It's
annual exercises held in the auditorium
~ the Engineering Societies Building
No. % West 39th street. last night, pre-
for his invention OF a safety electric mine
lamp. Mr.. Edison received the honor by
proxy. since no amount Of persuasion
by family or friends could induce him TO
leave his laboratories in Orange. where
for two months he has been working
night and day preparing kinetophones for
delivery 20 the moving picture theatres.
Mrs Edison sat on the platform on the
left OF President Arthur Williams Of the
museum last night. and at the close or the
exercises stepped up to take her husbands
medal for him to the accompaniment OF a
storm Of applause from the well filled
hall II was the museums first award OF
the Rathenau medal, which last summer
was placed at the disposal Of the Ameri-
can Museum OF Safety by the Allgemeine
Electricitaets Gesellschaft OF Berlin 10 be
awarded annually for the best device or
process in the electrical industry for safe
guarding the life and health OF workers.
Mr. Edlson's invention has wider
scope than its use merely In mines. II
is in effect the invention Of a storage
battery. locked and compact. which can
be used without fear OF the escape OF a
spark in mines. tunnels. work under
water, in factories where explosives are
made In powder magazines and In places
where explosive gases are generated or IN
use The Rathenau medal was originally
presented with the Fluctuations OF the
Kaiser 10 pr Emil Rathenau. OF Berlin.
the man who introduced electric lighting
into Germany. one medal IL 10 he struck
each year from the original die for the
Museum to award. DIR. Rathenau. who is
a close personal friend of Edison's. sent
a cable message to the Museum congratu-
lating il on its choice Of a recipient for
the medal
The annual awarding OF medals wa
done last night for the museum by Pro-
fessor T. r. Hutton, n vice president OF
the institution. lie saved the Rathenau
medal until the last. giving out first The
Scientific American gold medal. for the
most efficient safety device invented in
the last three years. 20 DR.. +. +. Morris,
acting on behalf Of the Draeger Oxygen
Apparatus Company. This company is the
proprietor Of the pulmotor, the occasion
OF the award.
The second gold medal the gift OF the
Travellers Insurance Company. went to
the New York Edison Company for its
work in safeguarding the lives and health
Of it's employees I'm Its power houses The
National Cash Register Company won the
Louis Seaman gold medal for its progress
and achievement In the promotion OF In
dustral hygiene and sanitation and the
mitigation OF occupational diseases. John
W. Lieb. vice-presidcnt and general man
aSer. received the medal for the Edison
company, and Frederick Patterson for
the National Cash Register Company.
ON the right Of President Williams sat
Andrew Carnegie. and on the left of Mrs.
Edison sat Mrs. Carnegie. Doctor Car
negie, as he was referred TO 10y the chair
man, told the audience how exalted he
had felt while listening to the report OF
progress made by Mr. Williams. lie also
told them. much to their amusement, he
had become lost In the Engineering Socic
ties Building a little earlier in the even
Ing. a building toward whose erection he
contributed the major portion.
T. G.. Martin, chairman OF the executive
committee Of the museum. who followed
Mr.. Carnegie with an eloquent descrip
, ton OF the museums need OF an adequate
building OF It's own, said he was very glad
that Mr. Carnegie was present to hear
him.
President Williams read a letter from
Mrs. r.. II. Hartman announcing the
foundation OF the f.. II. Hartman
memorial gold medal. to be awarded an
nually by the museums board Of trustees
To the American steam railway making
the best record i'm accident prevention
and Industrial hygiene affecting the pub.
lie and it's own personnel during each
current year. Mrs. Hartman formed ono
Of the audience.