6 THE BRONX SOCIETY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. 



" Ulalume." Further afield are his haunts and walks : — High 

 Bridge, West Farms, the aqueduct, and the region around the 

 present site of New York University. 



The city long ago recognized the importance of his memory 

 by establishing the park bearing his name, opposite the cottage. 



In view of his sojourn here and the impress of his memory 

 left upon this region, it was thought to be eminently fitting 

 that the Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences should conduct 

 memorial exercises on the centenary of his birth, to perpetuate 

 the local associations and leave a permanent monument near 

 the spot where he lived, and to honor the name and work of 

 Poe as a man of letters. 



With this in view, exercises were planned and carried out, 

 consisting of two distinct parts, those centering around the 

 cottage and the monument to be dedicated, and those con- 

 ducted in the auditorium of New York FJniversity nearby. 



The very meritorious bust of Poe by the sculptor, Edmond 

 T. Quinn, secured by the Society through the generous gifts 

 of its members and others, was placed on a suitable marble 

 pedestal in a spot in Poe Park, directly opposite the cottage 

 and facing it across Kings Bridge Road, and was presented 

 to the City by the Society. 



The cottage was decorated with flags and was opened to 

 visitors, who were received by a committee of ladies. The 

 Park Commissioner had erected a platform near the monument 

 for the convenience of guests. He set up a flagstaff and 

 furnished a flag to use at the unveiling, and he put his car at 

 the service of the committee, as did some others, to bring the 

 special guests from the station. The Park Department built 

 the foundation for the monument, and it has since made a 

 plantation of evergreens around it which make a proper back- 

 ground and greatly add to its effect. The Second Battery 

 furnished a detail to fire, the salute. Mr. Wilton Lackaye 

 accepted the invitation of the Committee to read at both parts 

 of (he exercises. The day was very cold and clear; the 

 ground was covered with snow. About two hundred people 

 were present at these unveiling exercises. 



