New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

graeed on thick white paper
md addressed to US both:
aYou are cordially invited" said the
.srd ITO attend the annual meeting of
tina New York Society of Sculpture
which will be held upon the steps of
.he New York Public Library, Forty
second Street and Fifth Avenue, at
midnight of Friday, March 81, 1919"
aFools!" said Henry, unfolding the
morning paper, and then he added
sharply: What was that date 2"
"Thsy won't interfere with your
meeting" said l soothingly, for with
that intuition peculiar, the poets tell
US, to a wife and mother, had remcm-
bered that on March 81 Henry him
self was booked to make speech, not
upon the steps, to be sure, but within
the portals Of the Public Library.
where group Of French delegates
we're to be received and escorted from
the library to Henry's club.
II hate artists" he said bitterly.
TTheyve got to hahve their meeting
somewhere else"
rob, come now" said soothingly.
snd tore the offending card to
pieces.
why" said Henry, "cant they have
their meetings at ordinary hours, like
other people? Why do they always
have to be spectacular? Why must the
steps Of our library always be clut-
tered up with people? Why must we
conduct our guests through a rabble of
long-haired freaks?"
pieced together the offending card,
for it did seem to me rather queer that
such meeting should be held at mid
night. The card said,
There will be a programme Of eigh-
teen speeches by eighteen members of
the association, representing eighteen
districts of New York City. The meet
ing will, as usual, be opened by a dis
tinguished guest fyom out of town,
the guest of honor upon this occasion
being Mr. George Gray Barnard's LIN
COLIN. Mr.. Lincoln is sailing shortly
for England, and this will be his last
public appearance in this country. The
other speakers for the evening will be
is follows:
"I-Mr. Horace Greeley, from Park
Row
~N-Mlle. Jeanne dare, from River
side Drive.
"lll-Miss Diana. from Madison
Square.
"1v-Mr. William Shakespeare, from
The Mali.
T-Mr. James S. stranahan, from
Brooklyn.
4vI-The Statue Of Liberty, from
New York Harbor
"vll-The Thinker, from the Metro
pclitan Museum.
TllI-An Unknown Lady, from the
Plaza
1X-Genius of Te1egraphy, from the
Telephone and Telegraph Building.
'T-Kswpie, representing the Wool
worth Interests.
"1l-The Laborers who strike the
Gong, from the Herald Building.
"1ll-The Morgan Lionesses. from
tie Morgan library.
"XllI-The Library Ltona, from the
New York Public Library.
'NV-signor Christopher colun-
bus, from Columbus Circle.
'XV-Signor Garihaldi, from Wash
.ngton Square.
"xvI-Nathsn Hale. from Wall
Street
'xvIl-General Sherman, from Cen
tlsl Park.
'xvIII-Mr. Columbuss Boy Angel
Nth Globe.
"xlx-Mr> shcrman's Angel with
the sword
A1-Mr. Abraham Lincoln, rep
.esenting (in ths absence Of our Presl-
cent? the United States Of America.
owing to the fact that the New
'ofk populace will be asleep while this
meeting Is being held, 1t is requested
"as all guests refrain from applause
saa all unnecessary noise"
saouid 1 divIge TO Henry tho as
'unding discovery that this was
a.ss.lng' not Of people. but Of
sTATUEse
ne night was clear and cold, and
Nv ssars twinkicd In the strip Of mid
a'sns sSy beneath which We scudded
y 'he avenue. At Thirty-fourth
.ase' "e turned to the right, and up
saa'son Avenue TO tho little street that
~ ,sA' through to tho very steps OF tho
s'fssy--is it Forty-frst Street, or has
name all its Own I'll cannot re-
amber. At any rate, We found our
'ss "edged In between twenty other
s'es ,-ssn'nes which had also had this
s"' Inspiration. Standing up in
I'm saw s1ch a group Of New York
~ap''rs az has surely never before
'sisa in our city. Victor Brennor
- aers, and Daniai Chester French,
"a sl hscmonnies, who had como
g. 'as nay uD from Florida for
1 AssHng; and sincn dark there had
ing uo cut H nowhere grand
80 ~ upon which were packed New
:. ieglon Of women sculptors.
,s 'a"f'' every ono was there, and
| ~1 excitement filled the cir. All
- no doubt honinx. aa did fnr