Evening journal., 1914-04-30
Lay Cornerstone of General
T.C. du Poni's Big Skyscraper
coniinued From First Page.


Just as Mayor Mitchell began to
speak. photographer. who had
climbed up on steel beam above the
guests. exploded a fash light machine
Everyone on the platform jumped,
thinking for the instant that another
attempt 10 shoot Mr.. Mitchell had
been made. He smiled and continued
with his address. The mayor said.
''rhe celebration which is held here
today seems Go me 10 mark a notable
incident IN the history Of the city. The
building of great buildings has come
TO be a commonplace among as, but
such structures a. this. and the
Woolworth building. and the Munich
pal building are themselves notable
and noteworthy human achievements.
They are 30 not only because they
are achievements Of skill and energy
and idealism. but also because IN
themselves they constitute genuine
contributions 10 the civic beauty.
II understand that the owners of
this building compare h 10 a munloi-
pality. 10 will house $4,000 people.
II will contain a multitude of inde-
pendent enterprises, all operated I'm
dependently. but depending Ior their
convenience and their comfort. and
even their success, upon the COM
mon services rendered By The build
ing and upon the efficiency of those
services.
~ congratulate the owners of the
building upon this. the largest. II not
I the highest Office building In the
world. ! congratulate them upon
their contribution 10 the equipment
of the city. ] congratulate them upon
having what / feel may possibly be
I the last of these cities within a city
but that is problem for tomorrow.
l To-day ! take genuine pleasure in lay
/ ing this cornerstone and In wishing
God-speed and safety TO YOU. gentle
men, In The completion Of this great
/ enterprise
8 copper box containing many
I things which will be OF priceless
I value TO the generations TO come
was placed within the corner stone.
In the box. which was sealed by
/ General DUPONT and Mayor Mitchell
was "a history OF the DUPONT family
OF powdurmakers and financiers.
copies OF the New York newspapers,
/ the present Office lease. the plans of
/ the Equitable Building. a list of pub
| lic officials of New York. an the
/ papers found IN the corner stone of
the old Equitable Building and the
following list OF the directors and
| officers of the new buildingi n.
/ Coleman DUPONT. president: Louis J.
/ Horowitz. chairman executive COM
mittee; Lewis l.. Dunham. of VIII
mington, secretary and treasurer
/ William ID. McElhinnv, of Whining
ton. assistant secretary: directors,
/ y. Coleman DUPONT. Louis J. Horo-
witz. ID. w. Morrow T. A. Haskell
/ Benjamin B. McAlpin and Lewis L.
Durham.
Following the laying OF the e,corner
stone the guests were taken 10 the
Whitehall | Club, In the Whitehall
] Building at Battery Place. An
elaborate luncheon was served al
which the following we're the speak.
crs; Hon. George A. McAneny
toastmastor. General 7. Coleman
DUPONT Mayor John Purroy Mitchell
John b. Lunger. Louis j. Horowitz
Hon. William A. Prendergast, Hon
Marcus NJ. Marks and Governor
! Charles r. Miller, of Delaware
/ Each guest at the luncheon was
presented with a solid silver mason'f
trowel inscribed a follows.
Souvenir OF the laying OF the
corner stone Of the Equitable Build
ing. New York City by Hon. John
Purroy Mitchell Mayor. April 20
! 1914"
The guests also we're presented
with a large book containing plans
and description Of the building and
a history of the undertaking. The
books were very handsome and bore
the name OF all the guests. 10 whom
they were presented. The menus
we're In book form bound IN brown
suede leather and embroidered in
gold All of the speakers lauded
General DUPONT. Mr. McAneny. pres.
ldent of the Board Of Aldermen. de.
clared him to be one OF the greatest
organizers of the times. John Il
Lungor. vice-president OF the EQuita.
BILE Life Insurance Society declared
him TO be one Of the greatest bust
hess men I'm the country.
Governor Miller. Of Delaware. after
/ Iqkinc several humorous remarks. de.
clared that General DUPONT was loved
By the people Of Delaware, and tha'
/ Delaware had only loaned him 20 New
York TO build the greatest Office build
ing In the world. and then come
back to his own State.
Governor Miller told Of Delaware
as the first State 10 ratlfy th'
Declaration OF independence, the frs
to sign the Constitution Of the United
states. the FIRST To ratify n. Thi,
alone. he declared. made Delawar,
the first State I'm the Union. He tolS
of the later day accomplishments o
the citizens of the State and proudly
asserted Il to be the equal Of any IN
the Union.
The guests included.
Speakers Tabie-fion. George A
McAneny. Hon. John Purroy Mitchell
General r. Coleman dupont. JohI
u. Lunger, Hon Marcus A. Marks
Hon. Isaac Franklin Russell. Hon
Morgan J. O'Brien. Hon. Lewis II
Pounds, Governor Charles r. Miller
of Delaware: +. r. Graham. Levi
]. Horowitz. Frank ". Woolworih
Hon. Henry Curran, and Jacob II
Schiff.
Table No. George r. Wilson
, Gerald r. Brown. Hon. r. A. c
smith. Philip G. Bartlett. Herman Rid
der. William r.. Taylor. William Berri
and William II. English.
Table 40. Thomas Morch. ]. 4
Haskell. of Wilmington; Travis Il
7 Whitney. William B. Davis. Richar
1 Sutro. Hon. Milo B. Maltbie. A. Tired
p well. T. L. Watson, Lewis M Bale,
r William Haigh. Robert Henderson,
r and L. B. Paul.