Show IN MEMORY OF EDGAR A POE Edwin Itootli TUukcs the lUcmoriu Presentation Speech NEW YORK May 5Thlee thousand ladies and gentlemen witnebed the unveiling un-veiling of the Poe memorial in tho mail hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Central Park yesterday afternoon Among those on the platform were Gym W Field Park E Godwin John Bige low Luther W Marsh Wm Vinter E C Stedman Carl Schurz Dr Philip SchofT Prof Theo AV Dwight Edwin Booth Lester Wallack and Rev D Ormston Rev Arthur Brooks offeree prayer lIon Algernon Sullivan closed the introductory address by saying H In the name of American art IN THE NAME OF POETRY Ideal beauty all letters and all art I consecrate under the alcove the poets corner Jn behalf of the actors inter ested in the movement Mr Edwin Booth made a speech of presentation At the conclusion of MrBooths address the and once applauded for fully five minutes The ceremony of unveiling the memorial was conducted < by Mr John Gilbert A commemorative oration on the Mission and Errors of Genius as seen in the personality per-sonality and works of Edgar Allen Poe was delivered by Win 11 Algar |