New-York tribune., 1921-11-19
Arts Academy
Elects Gibson.
Bacon, Pennell
Artist, Architect and Etcher
Honored; Memorial Held
for John Burroughs, and
l,OOOPay Notable Tribute
Foch at CelebrationTo-day
Will Lay Cornerstone of.
New Home; Diplomats at
Housewarming, Reception

Henry Bacon, architect, and Charles
Dana Gibson, artist, of this city, and
Joseph Pennell, etcher, of Philadel-
phia, have been elected to the Ameri-
can Academy of Arts and Letters, it
was announced last night after ballots
sent In by mail had been counted.
The vote was counted at the annual
meeting of the academy, held yester
day, which was the first of series of
events of two-day celebration which
the, academy is holding. The member
ship roll of fifty is now complete again.
the candidates elected taking the places
OF John Burroughs, who died March
70; Abbott II. Thayer, who died MAY
20, and Barrett Wendell, who died
February g.
The program of the academy will
reach its climax to-day, when Marshal
Foch lays the cornerstone of it's new
building in 155th Street. The cere-
mony will take place after Columbia
Doctor of Laws upon Marshal Foch at
3 p. M.
Memorial for Naturalist
feature of yesterdays program
was national memorial meeting as a
tribute to John Burroughs. 1t was
held at the academy's present quarters
at Is West Eighy-tirst Street and was
attended by more than l 900 persons,
including diplomats, authors and art
lists of many countries.
An address by Professor Bliss Perry,
of Harvard, which was read by Angus
tus Thomas, Professor Perry being
prevented by illness from attending,
threw new light on the relations be-
tween Burroughs and the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt, who met on common
ground as naturalists.
Previous to the Burroughs memorial
meeting the members of the Academy
who took part in the annual meeting
were entertained at luncheon. Those
who attended were James Ford Rhodes
Robert Underwood Johnson. William
Crary Brownell, Edwin Fl. Blashfield,
George Whitefeid Chadwick, William
Rutherford Mead, Nicholas Murray
Butler, Owen Wister, Booth Tarking-
ton, David Jayne Hill, Childe Hassam
Augustus Thomas, Carl Melchers,
Hamlin Garland. Maurice Francis
Egan, Judge Robert Grant, William
Roscoe Thayer, Cass Gilbert and Her
bert Adams.
The speakers at the Burroughs
memorial. in addition to Professor
Perry and Mr. Garland, were Henry
Fairfield Osborn, president of the
American Museum of Natural History,
and John H. Finley, of "The New York
Times former State Commissioner of
Education. A musical program SAVIOR
ing of Burroughs was directed by
Howard Brockway. The program in
cluded Brahms's "Slumber Song" the
naturalist's favorite piece.
Diplomats Present
The housewarming and informal re-
ception lasting from 4:30 to $3.50 p.
M, attracted one of the most dis
tinguished assemblies in the history
of the Academy. Among the diplomats
present were:
France, Ambassador J. J. Jusserand
and Nine. Jusserand; Brazil, Ambassa
dor Augusta Cochrane de Alencar;
Spain, Amba ssador Don Juan Riano V
Gayangos; Chile, Ambassador Don Bel
train Matthew; Argentina, Captain En-
rique Fliess, head of the Argentine
Naval Commissions Mexico, Manuel c..
Teller, charge d'affaires. The South
American Academy was represented by
Senior Hello Lobo. Consul General of
Brazil in New York.
Many men and women prominent in
the social life of New York attended
the academy's functions yesterday
Receiving were Mrs. Robert Underwood
Johnson, Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler,
Miss Sarah Schuyler Butler, the Misses
Garland, Mrs Benson Sloane, Miss Glory
Thomas, Miss Emily Gilbert and Miss
olivia Johnson.