The New York herald., 1920-01-25

the cornerstone was set Despite his warn
ing scores OF them trooped down the street
and watched Mr.. Roosevelt, who per-
formed the rite in place of his wife, who
was ill., Mr.. Roosevelt showed that he
knew how TO handle trowel and place
the stones together.
This ceremony was short and an hour
later the programme was resumed at the
Astor, where one of the largest gatherings
ever seated in the ballroom was presided
over by Henry w. Taft.
Joseph p. Day was called upon by Mr..
Ely to ask for donations, explaining that
they had decided not to hold the dedication
ceremonies, probably in June, unless the
81. 10000 mortgage was paid.
Gift of S:5,OOO.
Beginning with requests for donations of
$50 90, to which there was no response,
Mr. Day then asked for gifts OF $4,000
Mrs. William II. Bliss was the only one
subscribing this sum. The other large
subscriptions, which totalled $4,000 in
less than two hours, were $4,000 from Mrs.
"a. A. Anderson; $4,000 from Mrs. Ralph
Shainwald, in memory of her husband,
and s. 900 each from Mrs. Simon Guggen-
helm, in addition 10 a previous gift Of
81 900; Miss Baker, Of the Spence School I;
Mrs. Warner Van Norden, Mrs. Hartwell
and from two anonymous friends. Several
gifts of 5000 We're recorded and Mr..
Day dropped his figure by degrees TO $25,
the gifts pouring in.
When Mr.. Day had almost decided to
abandon the whrlwind finance campaign
Mrs. Douglas Robinson plunged in and
brought the luncheon TO what she charac-
terized as the end of the perfect day, with
sl50,0o0 more TO subtract from the large
mortgage figure.
LAS VIII Hays. chairman OF the Repub-
lican National Committee, said recently
The time to live and let live has passed
and we have come to the time to live and
help live Then Mrs. Robinson herself
subscribed another $50 and called upon the
not wish TO make pledges. The response
was shower Of five dollar bills which
fell in Mr.. Ely's hands.
The Committee of Arrangements for the
series of ceremonies included Mr.. Taft.
Mr.. Vanderlip. Henry Morgenthau and
Miss Mary b. Cleveland. Robert Under
wood Johnson read an original poem. en-
titled = ITO New York, Awakening"
Henry II. Curran. president of Manhattan
Borough the Rev Father John ]. Bourke.
c. s. p. representing Archbishop Hayes,
and Mr. Vanderlip were the other speakers
at the Hippodrome meeting.
John Graham Brooks, of Cambridge,
Mass: Miss Spence, of the Spence School,
and Mrs. Robinson were speakers at the
lunCneOn.
Founded Twenty-Five Years Ago.
The League for Political Education was
founded twenty-five years ago by the late
Mrs. Henry NJ. Sonders. Assisting her in
carrying out her ideal were Mrs. Robert
Able, Mrs. Lucia Gilbert Runllle, Mess
Adele NJ Fielde, DR.. Mary Putnam Jacob
and Mrs. Ben Ali Haggin. The only active
members of the original group who are in
the city are Mrs. Able and Mrs. Haggin.
The league has a membership of 5000
men and women, including 700 public school
teachers and is supported by annual dues
of members. 1t has had no deficit for
many years. according to Mr.. Ety. who is
also authority for the statement that it
never has been town by factions It's plat
form is non-sectarian and non-partisan.
The Town Meeting Hall will have eX-
cellent acoustics and il is aimed to make
it one of the finest speaking halls in the
country. The foyer will be a memorial
to public spirited citizens now dead. The
interior of the building will be classic in
design and the seating capacity of the au-
ditorium will be LOO.
The fifth floor will be given over to a
political science library and on the sixth
floor will be a club for men and women,
the object of which will be to promote
a finer public spirit and a better social
order. The annual dues will be modera te
and admission will be by reference to a
membership committee. 1t is expected that
the summer will see the doors of the Civic
Auditorium swinging wide to the public.
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