The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-21
MORGAN ART IS
TO BE PEOPLES
son May Give Plan for
Sharing Treasures Within
a Week.
- IN CORSAlR CLUB
DrpcW Describes the Great
Mans Delight in Circle
Of Friends.
LOVED HIS OLD CUlHClJ
spent Saturday Afternoons
Alone in PRAYER
and Song.

Morgan has been set before the public
there is great curiosity az TO what dis
position Of the Morgan art treasures will
ne made by the son. to whom they were
beQueathed. Al his summer home on
East Island. Glen Cove, l.. J., J, y.
Morgan, .Ir.. said last night that he had
no statement to make. Robert w. de
Forest, vice president and secretary bt
the Metropolitan Museum OF Art. was
also unwilling to talk. saying that any
statement must come from Mr.. Morgan
and not from n trustee Of the museum.
A man who is very close TO MIR. Nor
gan and is also familiar with the affairs
IT the museum. let II he known that
mfr. Morgan probably will give state
mert NJ his intentions when he Is
ready" II was believed yesterday that
this would bc before the end Of the week.
Metropolitan Expected 10 Get Art.
There was a feeling also that the
greater part OF the art collection would
go 10 the Metropolitan Museum. pos
least. but as loan with conditions that
would have the effect OF making the
treasures, in the words OF the Morgan
will permanently available for the in
s,ruction and pleasure Of the American
people"
The Metropolitan Museum was not
mentioned in that clause OF the viii re-
ldting 1" art collections. bat Mr. Nor
cams interest and belief in that institu-
ton are well known and it seems reason
able 10 suppose that he had IL in mind
" men he observed IN the will that lack
Of time had prevented him from carry
ing into effect his purpose to make his
collections or part of them permanently
available for the public. and when he
asked his son to fulhil the fathers
desires
Next to the paragraph IN which Mr.
Morgan declared h.~ religious faith
nd cntrcatci his ,hi,Grrn 20 maintain
and defend IN. doctrines uf the atone
men' for sin rher- was most comment
yesterday ON artio," MI. Of the will
Il give and beuleath 10 each Of the
members Or the torSair ciup al The time
IF my death. as souvenir Of myself
and as token Of my personal afrec-
ton for them. a piece ~ silver Of the
Nalue of $1,000 10 he selected ana pur-
chased for III" purpose by the executors
~ my viii
D~p-w TeIia Of 'orssir Club
This clause was particularly interest
Ing To readers of m. published will.
because not one in 10000 ever had
neard OF the torsair club Mr. Morgan
md the other members took good care
hat IN" meetings ot this LITTLE COM
rinv did not get into IN. papers. The
r"asons therefore ana tn. history 90
IN" cam wer" explained bv .X- United
states S.nst"r ChaunCey VI Depew at
his home, - Nest Fitty-tourth street.
The tnrsair cub? There's no harm
n telling YOU about l. nov. 50 far a,
! am able, said Nj. Drp"U. "You
know Mr.. Morgan hated publicity. Well.
] believe that hs loved his club better
han any other 'iub nf which he was
I member. h"caus- he found in il tha,
nt.maCy with his friends of which h..
was so fOnd ana i~raus- hr knew that
everything said AZ iis meetings wa> "a
sacred ,"uiiurnr-.
u wdS founded tWeuty-s-y-n yeaIs
rsn. tha' -. brCame member twenty.
'"'"n years ago, ana I think hat IN"
,.ub was then new. TwO.thIrds Of the
ol.s slnal members Gre dead but the oIuh
tIwa,s has had twelve members Sc
l-cted by Mr.. Morgan from among ms
closest friends
Met Sin~ Tim~s Year.
a, Inc sar' n was composed OF
l"ei'e men VINO We're guests or MIR.
Morgan on i1" 'achi torsa!r. Every
ear sine" tH"u the club has met nine
mes n wear u dinner every month
'"r nine months IN the year We dined
~ tiips or hotels. never a. members :
"use, as ! remember. Mr. Morgan was
WAYS there. always happy as host or
%ucs'. SOmei.m mes We had NO or three
nests IN from outside
r"COll.Ct that the ,.uD was my
;uest n Washington wnen 7 was Sena-
tur. Somehow The facl was printed
nd Mr Morgan didn't Ike il. Another
dtnnrr Of the club thai stands out in my
memory 5 one that took place on tn.
- ore OF Chesapeake Bay. where one Of
he members had an estate. It was at
time when Il grave crisis for the ma =
"NaI tnN"rnmeni was approa ching
100, he year was no. 1907. long before
"a, and in the after dinner talk Mr..
Morgan forecast accurately and with
ARE judgment both the crisis and the
!"medN
RI" leaders \erdici Giv~u.
n these dinners and AT otner times
my innG acquaintance with Mr. Nor
tdn ! came 10 So" that two Of his most
pronounced mental characteristics were
accuracy Of judgment in graspng a
situation and quiCkness Of decision as to
no" IN" situation should he met and
Nhon his Judgment was formed his faith
~ II vas implicit Mr., Morgan's luds =
hl'nl approached prophecy.
Wd~ MI Morgan joNial AZ III" COR
air cub dinners" ! could no, say
MAJ. Nj. Morgan was NAT urally scIious
nut as YOU know. his friends found him
most 'umpa nionablc and that part of
his nature had frcest play when he was
with these trusted friends "f his choice
lie rarely made Jokes, hut liked to hoa,
them We was always ready 4" listen I,