Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-12-09
BUST GIFT TALE
WAS JOKE, SAYS
CITY LIBRARIAN
Mr.. Dana So Designates Story
Given Out by n. WaIling-
ton Wack.

Henry wellington Waelz. executive
adviser to the Committee of One Hun
dred. announced today he win pre-
l,sent a bust of John Cotton Dana, di-
rector of the Newark Museum, TO
either the museum or the Free Pub
lie Library as a Christmas gift, TO
start the archives going as he ex-
pressed it. Mr.. Dana, who went to
the trouble of calling up the news
paper offices by telephone today, sale
the affair was "a joke
Mr. Wack said he had engaged
Joseph Kratina, pupil Of Rodin, and
medalist of Paris, and a friend of
Mr.. Wack's, to execute the bust, and
that Mr.. Dana is to. begin posing
Monday. There was nothing in the
announcement. as made by Mr.. Wack,
to indicate that Mr.. Dana had de-
INJURED. or that there was any doubt
about the gift being made.
New stationery adopted for the
committee was exhibited today by
Mr.. wack. It is buff, with blue bor-
dering. As Mr.. Wack described It in
letter to Uzal II. MeCarter. chair
man of the executive and finance COM
mittee, Our new letter paper is
combination of the Jersey blue and
the buff of the Continental period II
has met with much approval by those
who realize that the anniversary Is
something different. something not
altogether business, yet something
dignified and lofty in all respects
Jersey Blue for City Flag.
Something interesting about Jersey
blue was contained in the interview
Mr.. Wack gave newspapermen today.
He stated that to get a genuine Jer-
sey blue shade for the city flag TO be
adopted for the celebration next year,
a blue overcoat f1fteen years old. in
the possession of Essex Troop. had
been secured. at the suggestion Of
z. Erie Moody, secretary 10 Mayor
Thomas l.. Raymond, and that the
blue for the flag is to match it.
w. II. Williamson, of East Orange,
whose city flag design won the 800
prize in the committees contest, but
was not considered adapted TO the use
planned in connection with the ceie-
bration, has since submitted five other
designs, which are in Mr.. Wack's pos
session He said. Mr.. Wack stated,
he would submit designs until one met
with the committees approval The
ooIors Of those he has submitted are
confined to white, blue and the gold
of the city seal. They are simple. no
figures being employed but the dia-
mond, the circle or the seal.
Mr.. Wack made public telegram
to James Whitcomb Riley, asking the
poet to judge the entries in the COM
mittee's 81, 900 prize poem contest. IL
follows: The Committee of One Hun
dred of Newark invites you TO act as
one of seven judges to select vol
ume of poems from those It antlel-
pates win be submitted in the COM
petition for which 1t is offering 81, wv
! in prizes. A preliminary jury VIII
examine all entries, eliminate those
deemed unavailable and submit to the
| Judges $50 poems, thereby reducing
| their work TO the consideration of the
latter number. II, owing TO the labor
4 involved, you cannot participate IN
| the selection of the poems for the vol
ume, will you act in an advisory on
honorary capacity with the judges
!, Distinguished local and national
/ scholars will constitute the jury. we
wish you long continued health and
/ happiness"
Mrs. Beatrice Stern, vice-president
of the Contemporary Club. was a
visitor to Mr.. wacK-s office today
| to offer her services to the pageant
committee or to the general commit
tee In the work of organization.
The dancing committee OF the
pageant committee will meet this
evening at s o'clock. Tomorrow at
noon the special committee to decide
on the budget of the parades and
decorations committee will meet Al
1850 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon the
organizations committee of the
pageant committee win meet, and the
pageant committee itself win meet al
3 p. M
TWO new subscriptions were an
inouneed as follows: Harry Kenarik
SIS; s. BenneS 4 Sons S2,