GARDINER GREENE HUBBARD 67 



tional Capital which did not have his strong and sturdy support. 

 From his beautiful home on the heights beyond Rock creek he 

 had within his view that ideal site bounded by the Potomac, the 

 Anacostia, and the commanding hills which border those streams 

 whereon the wise foresight of Washington founded the chief cap- 

 ital city of the new world. 



Every surrounding appealed to his keen sense of the beau- 

 tiful and strengthened his conviction that Washington was des- 

 tined to be the most superb of the world's capitals. He believed 

 that as the one and only city belonging to all the people of the 

 United States, as the official home of the President, of the Con- 

 gress, and of the 15,000 Government employes from the States 

 of the Union, it of right should, as to its facilities for the educa- 

 tion of its youth, as to its' healthful conditions and surroundings, 

 as to its means of protection of life and property, and as to its 

 promotion of the comfort and well-being of the public servants 

 residing here, be the first and foremost of American cities; and 

 that the members of the enlightened Congress of the United 

 States, as its immediate custodians, should regard any impair- 

 ment or lowering of that standard a slight and an insult to their 

 own constituents. His. high character and strong personality 

 helped to impress these, his views, upon the national representa- 

 tives with whom he was associated. 



In the decease of Gardiner Greene Hubbard, therefore, the 

 people of this municipality have suffered a grievous loss and 

 bereavement. It may not be unfair to the living to state that 

 there is no one quite so well fitted by temperament, by training, 

 and by practical tact and ability to perform all the several roles 

 on the stage of human activity which he enacted so well. His 

 tall and commanding form and the kindly tones of his voice will 

 be missed wherever Washingtonians may assemble to foster and 

 protect the best interests of the District of Columbia. 



His name should and doubtless will, in time, be borne by some 

 appropriate municipal building. We cannot hope even by all 

 these tokens of respect and affection to give adequate expression 

 to our sorrow or to our appreciation of his public service. The 

 most eloquent tribute to his memory on the part of his surviv- 

 ing associates would be an emulation of his civic virtues and an 

 effort to be as zealous, as sincere, and as patriotic as he was in 

 the performance of every public duty. 



President Bell : The last address of the evening will be made 

 by General A. W. Greely, Chief Signal Officer of the United 



