New-York tribune., 1916-01-22
OSBORNE TAKES
LOOK BACKWARD
Tells Social Institute
Diners of Peaceful
Days as Mayor.
FELT THE STORM
BREWING YEAR AGO
Gathering Rises to Greet War
den - Many Medals Are
Awarded at Meeting.

Thomas Mott Osborne, indicted war
den OF Sing Sing prison, shed an ora
torica tear last night over the dear
departed days when he lived in peace
as Mayor Of Auburn before grand jury
Investigations and resultant charges
disturbed the serenity of his existence.
when look back" he told the 25O
men and women gathered at the annual
dinner OF the National Institute OF
Social Sciences at the Hotel Astor last
night. "to the peaceful times when |
was Mayor. or when ! recolleet tne
balmy. pastoral term | served as Pub
lie Service Commissioner, and the quiet
that then rcigned in Albany, that
period. exciting enough when / hved
through II. now seems sopounc.
NV friends" the warden continued,
have told me- that talk too mucn.
When / came here. a year ago, ! telt
the storm brewing, and knew that
should be obliged to prepare myself
refuge. That ia why have spoken
90 many times in the last year. ne
storm came sooner than | mad eN-
pected. but | believe that most OF the
talking did was worth while.
Mr.. Osborne, who followed George
McAneny as the second speaker TO ad,
dress the assemblage, then proceeAeu
to enlarge upon his topic, some rroD- i,i,
lens of Prison Management. hen
he was introduced all OF the dihe's
arose 10 their feet to greet h'm'
Tells of City Work
Mr.. McAneny described at length the
rrogrsss in caring for the welfare OF
he citv which had been made by the
nresent civic authorities. hough
hall be a member Of the city govern
ment for only a few days longer, ne
said. az believe that ! can pledge my
colleapues 20 carry on the work mat
thew are doing with your help. 10 you
and them wish godspeed.' r,,
Following the two speakers Edlth
Wynne Matheson recited several pas
sages from Shakespeare. DR.. Emory T.
Johnson. Of the University OF Pennsyl-
vania, acted as toastmaster.
Among those present we're Iheodore
A. Bingham, Mrs. Alexander Cheno-
weth, Dr. H. Holbrook Curtis, MISS r.
einia <. Gildersleeye. Ripley HitchcocS'
Robert Underwood Johnson, DR.. Aora-
ham Jacob, Miss Anne Morgan, MS
Frederir, Nathan. Professor II. falr-
SeId Osporn. Herbert L. Satterlee.
Ernest Thompson Seton, Mrs. Nellie Is.
Van Slingerland. DR.. +. Stagg Within
and Cabot Ward.
Many Medals Awarded
More than 200 attended the annual
meeting Of the Institute at the Hotter
Astor In the afternoon. Professor
Emory Z. Johnson Of the University OF
Pennsylvania presided. Or, Nicnolas
Murray Butler. president OF Columola
University. read paper dealing with
student life in Germany ana FRANCE
thirty years ago.
Medals for meritorious work during
the last year were then presented;
Professor Johnson, in giving the goIu
medal TO Mrs. Helen Hartley JenHlhS'
praised her for her philanthropy. IN
building the Serbian Home OF ketuge
and for her work for Serbian reIlei
and Red Cross.
my father and grandfather,' sad Mrs.
Terkins. in reply, "for giving me the
means Nv father taught me that
wealth was a trust 70 be used for the
general good. | have tried 70 Go the
best can
A gold medal was presented TO
Robert Bacon. former Ambassador 70
France. by Henry p. Dawson, OF }. +.
Morgan & Co., and accepted for
Mr. Bacon by Professor Talcott VII
liams. Professor Williams presented a
gold medal 70 Adolph Lewisohn FOR
building the stadium Of the City Col
lece of New York.
Bronze medals were presented 70
John Seely Ward, for his genera
charities and the Sea Breeze Hospital;
10 DR.. Henry NJ Leipziger, for his
work as an educator; 20 Samuel
Mather of Cleveland Ohio. for the hos
nital he built in Cleveland; 20 Peter
Cooper Hewitt for his electrical inven-
tions. and TO Nine. Marcella Sembrich
for her work in connection with the
San Francisco earthquake and Polish
relief.
DIR. Curtis Gets Loving Cup.
A large silver loving cup was pre-
sented 70 the retiring secretary, Or.
Henry Holbrook Curtis, By DR.. Butler
for his work in building Up the insti-
tute.
The following officers were elected
for 1916: President, DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler; honorary president
Professor William Howard Tart; vice
presidents, Elihu Root, Robert Bacon
Joseph II. Choate, Or. Leo >. Rowe,
Or. John II. Finley. Prof. Talcott
Williams. DR.. A. /. Metz. william Jay
cchieffeln, Herbert /. Satterlee, Miss
Jane adams. Mrs J. Borden Hartman
Mrs. II. Hartley jenkins Miss Lillian
d. Wald. Miss Mabel 7. Boardman,
Mrs. Frederick Nathan, Mrs. James
Speyer, Mrs. Ripley Hitchcock, Mrs
f. ii. Hartman, Prof. Emory Johnson,
Mrs. Henry +. Dimock. william II.
Crocker, John Seely Ward, Archer VI.
Huntington, william VI. Polk, Oscar
s. Straus, Simeon +. Baldwin. Seth
low. John ". Foster. DR.. Joseph An
derson. DR.. Francis G. Peabody, Dr.
Charles W Eliot. Dr. Harry A. Gar
field. Charles 5. Hamlin. Or. Albert
shaw. Dr. James +. Angel, Harris 7.
Mosher. Major General Charles F. Roe.
Mrs. Henry p. DAWSON. and DR.. II.
Holbrook Curtis; treasurer, Henry p.
Dawson, and secretary, Miss Lille
Hamilton French.