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State of New York, Church Temperance Society, Columbia University, City Club, Executive Committee of General Convention. of the Protestant Episcopal Church, Equitable Life Assurance Society, Grolier Club, International Mercantile Marine Company, Lying-In Hospital, Metropolitan Club, Metropolitan Museum of Art, J. P. Morgan & Company, New England Society, New York Clearing House Association, New York Historical Society, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, New York Public Library, New York Stock Exchange, New York Yacht Club, New York Zoological Society, Pilgrims of the United States, Scions of Colonial Cavaliers, Southern Railway Company, School of Applied Design for Women, Trinity College, Union Club, Union League Club, Union Society of the Civil Wars, and United States Steel Corporation.

The delegates from this Society were Dr. George Frederick Kunz, President; Col. Henry W. Sackett, First Vice President; Messrs. J. Adams Brown, Henry E. Gregory and Albert Ulmann, also of the Board of Trustees; and Gen. James Grant Wilson, Honorary Member of the Society.

The pall-bearers were Hon. Robert Bacon, Mr. George F. Baker, Mr. George Sullivan Bowdoin, Hon. Joseph H. Choate, Hon. Elbert H. Gary, Hon. Robert W. de Forest, Mr. Lewis Cass Ledyard, Hon. Seth Low, Dr. James W. Markoe, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Sc. D., LL. D., Mr. Morton S. Paton and Hon. Elihu Root.

The officiating clergymen were Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, D. D., Bishop of Massachusetts; Rt. Rev. Chauncey D. Brewster, D. D., Bishop of Connecticut; Rt. Rev. David H. Greer, D. D., Bishop of New York; Rev. Karl Reiland, D. D., Rector of St. George's Church; Rev. John F. Hamaker, Rev. John F. Scott, and Rev. Thomas E. Calvert.

The interment took place on Monday afternoon in the Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.

TITANIC DISASTER.

The Titanic disaster, in which Messrs. Millet, Astor and Straus and many others lost their lives, requires brief mention here, both

because of the loss which it caused to this Society and because it was one of the greatest marine disasters in history.

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The Titanic was a new ship of the White Star Line. 88212 feet long, 9212 feet beam and 64 feet depth of hold. She was on her maiden trip from Liverpool to New York and had on board 1,662 men, 439 women and 105 children a total of 2,206 souls, including the crew. On Sunday night, April 14, 1912, about 10:30 o'clock, when in north latitude 41° 46′ and west longitude 50° 14′ and while proceeding at full speed, she struck an iceberg. She began to call for help by wireless telegraph and to burn signals of distress. The Leyland Line steamship Californian saw the signals and could have reached the Titanic in time to save all (according to the official reports of both the British Board of Trade and the Committee of the United States Senate), but paid no attention to them and continued on her way. At 2:20 a. m., on Monday, April 15, the Titanic sank. Meanwhile she had launched her small boats, and at daybreak, the Cunard Line steamship Carpathia, which had received the wireless call for help, appeared upon the scene and picked up 703 survivors, classified as follows:

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Those who perished numbered 1,503, classified as follows:

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Such a terrible calamity, bringing sorrow to homes of all degrees, from those of humble immigrants up to the White House at Washington, powerfully appealed to the sympathies of the Nation; and the Trustees of this Society, at their meetings held April 22 and May 27, 1912, voted to cooperate with the Seaman's Benefit Society of New York in raising funds for a lantern tower on the new Seaman's Institute, corner of South Street and Coenties Slip, as a memorial to the Titanic victims. Miss Cathe rine S. Leverich is President of the Seaman's Benefit Society. This tower will be identical with the accepted form of lighthouse with stairs in the rear, a lantern gallery, and a fixed green light which will shine out over the harbor and be visible to all the lower anchorage down through the Narrows to Sandy Hook. Permission had been given by the Federal authorities to show a green light and because this color is not used by any lighthouse on the coast it will make the Institute lantern a distinctive one. Surmounting the tower a time-ball similar to the one now in use on the Western Union Building will be erected. The latter time-ball is now so surrounded by tall buildings as to render it invisible except to a few vessels on the Hudson River. A memorial tablet indicating for whom the tower is given will be placed either at the main entrance or on the exterior of the new Institute. plates 19 and 20, and page 98.)

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The Trustees of the Society, in cooperating in the erection of this memorial, felt that the human sacrifice in the Titanic disaster afforded one of the finest examples of heroism by both men and women on record, and deserved recognition as one of the world's historic events. It was their belief that while the loss was terrible, it had made the world better and would forever stimulate men and women to deeds of devotion. They were also impressed with the difference between the deaths of these victims (many of whom deliberately chose their fate in order that others might be saved), and the fate of men in battle whose trade was death; and felt that their sacrifice, on an instant's notice, without previous schooling in thoughts of battle and sudden end, displayed the ingrained and spontaneous manhood and womanhood of the victims. Concerning those who voluntarily surrendered their chances on the Titanic that others might be saved, we may quote

the words of the appropriate inscription on a bronze statue in front of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. The statue represents Sir Galahad and is erected in honor of a man who jumped into the frozen river to save a girl's life, and who perished in his unsuccessful attempt. Upon the granite base are carved the words from Sir Galahad:

"If I give my life, I save it."

ORIGIN AND OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY.

The American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society was chartered by the Legislature of the State of New York in response to a memorial addressed to the Legislature by the late Andrew H. Green - popularly known as the Father of Greater New York -in January, 1895. Mr. Green at that time was President of the Commissioners of the State Reservation at Niagara Falls, having then been a member of that Commission since its original appointment in 1883. Before that he had been identified conspicuously with the building of Central Park in New York City. In these and other public capacities, and from wide observation at home and abroad, he became impressed with the need of some concrete organization of the general sentiment in favor of conserving the notable features of the natural landscape and the historic landmarks of the country, as well as for the protection of the people's interests in public parks, etc. The fight for the rescue of Niagara Falls from the impositions placed upon the public through private ownership had been a strenuous one, but the victory had established the new principle, now widely recognized, that the preservation of scenic beauty is a public benefit for which public moneys may properly be appropriated. But Niagara Falls were not the only notable scenic feature of this State; and in addition there were historic landmarks which appealed powerfully to public sentiment. In his memorial to the Legislature in January, 1895, Mr. Green said:

Within the domain of the State, from Montauk to Chautauqua and from the Atlantic to the St. Lawrence, are numerous * places memorable by conflicts during the half-century of the French and Indian Wars of the Colonial Era, and others by the more recent stern conflicts of the Revolution.

"While patriotic sentiments and traditions still keep alive the memory of these events by means of which we are what we are,

the visible evidences that are an essential aid to preserve them for coming generations are fast disappearing.

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Turning to more peaceful scenes, we find within the boundaries of the State a remarkably varied topography, comprehending landscapes of world-wide celebrity, as well as localities of deep interest and of peculiar beauty.

"There readily recur the catalogue of its majestic rivers and its incomparable lake areas, its mountain surfaces, its unparalleled water spectacles, its picturesque islands, and its extensive ocean shores alternating with beetling cliffs, beaches where the billows rise and sink, and shifting dunes whirled about with every gust of rugged winds.

"Areas of primitive natural beauty arc being seized upon for private uses and for profitable enterprises that are not unlikely to exclude the public from their enjoyment, and especially is this the case in the vicinity of the large cities.

"It would seem a fitting time that conservative methods be devised by means of which objects of historic value, localities. where patriotic struggles have taken place, where peculiar attractive natural scenery obtains, or made interesting by association with illustrious personages, should be rescued from the grasp of private speculation and preserved for public enjoyment, subject only to such restrictions as make for the public pleasure.

The State has already entered upon a somewhat similar policy in the acquirement of the Niagara Reservation and the Adirondack forests.

"To this end I would respectfully suggest a continuing organization of substantial, respected, and well-known citizens, selected without reference to political predilections, upon whom should be conferred adequate power and authority

"1. To acquire, hold, maintain, improve, and administer historic places and objects and picturesque areas of natural scenery.

"2. To receive by devise or other conveyance such places, areas, and objects in fee, or upon such trusts as may be agreed upon by the donors and the Association.

"3. To accept, hold, and administer such lands and other property as may from time to time be entrusted to its care by the State.

"4. To act, jointly or otherwise, with such persons as may be appointed by other States for the attainment of like purposes or objects for which this Association was designed, whenever those purposes and objects can only be secured by the joint action of two States, or when the subject of such action lies within the jurisdiction of two States.

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