“‘Older governments assist symphonic art, liberally subsidizing it; but in our Republic it is proper for the citizens to take this upon themselves, and all over the country they are beginning to do so. But Philadelphia’s progress since the days of Theodore Thomas is the most extraordinary of all, and her citizens will see that it goes on. “‘And so Fritz Scheel passes from this desk into bronze, where the artist has caught his look with admirable and living skill; the very look he had so often when he turned half round the moment before he raised his baton. At this desk now stands his eminent successor, worthy to perfect the work so worthily, so loyally begun. At future concerts when we come in we shall see Fritz Scheel looking down from his bronze, and imagine upon his face a look of serenity and approval.’ “Mr. Wister was heartily congratulated for his address, and the ladies of the committee in charge of the memorial celebration received many favorable comments as to the admirable way in which they had carried out their work, not only in the collecting of the money, but in providing such a fitting tribute to the late conductor.” * * * * * _Evening Bulletin_, March 11, 1908: “THE MEMORIAL TABLET” * * * * * “The seats in the parquet circle, with the exception of the boxes, had been reserved for the subscribers to the Fritz Scheel Memorial Fund, and the Guarantors for the Philadelphia Orchestra. “The balcony and family circle were for the regular ticket holders of both series of concerts, while tickets for the amphitheatre had been distributed to the music students of the various musical conservatories. “Proscenium Box No. 2 had been reserved for Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Dallas Dixon, Miss Margaret Scheel, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wheeler, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Newbold, Dr. and Mrs. Edward I. Keffer and Miss F. A. Wister. “Proscenium Box No. 3 for Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McKean, Mr. John H. Ingham, Mr. Clement B. Newbold, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Scott, Mr. E. T. Stotesbury, and Miss Anne Thomson, representing the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association. “Proscenium Box No. 4 had been allotted to the following ladies representing the Honorary Vice-Presidents of the Women’s Committee for the Philadelphia Orchestra: Mrs. George F. Baer, Mrs. Alexander W. Biddle, Mrs. John Cadwalader, Mrs. Charles B. Coxe, Miss Mary K. Gibson, Mrs. Clement A. Griscom, Mrs. Austin S. Heckscher, Mrs. C. E. Ingersoll, Mrs. Frank H. Rosengarten, Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson, Mrs. Theodore Voorhees and Mrs. L. C. Vandergrift and Mrs. Oscar R. Jackson of Wilmington, Del.