The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-19
IGNORING HIS MEMORY.
Centennial Celebration of Peabody,
BiPthd0U.

Centennial Celebration of Pcabody's
birthday.
PEABODY, Mass, Feb. 1S.-The celebra-
ton of the hundredth anniversary of the
birthday of George Peabody, the celebrated
London banker, philanthropist benefactor
and memorable citizen, occurred in this,
his native town, to-day with appropriate
ceremonies.
1t was not, however, n strictly local
observance, for cablegramS from Queen
Victoria and the Duke of Devonshire,
chairman of the Peabody Donation Fund,
to which Mr. Peabody contributed 50 500,
900 for the establishment of homes for the
deserving poor of London, gave it touch
of international character.
The business part of the town was APP
propriately decorated. Early in the day
guests began to arrive, and when the after
noon meeting was called to order distin-
guished citizens OF many sections of Massa-
chusetts and elsewhere were present
The forenoon exercises, in which about
1000 school children took part, were held
in the Peabody Institute, and addresses
were delivered by Rev. J: w. Hudson of
the Unitarian Church and Rev. 0. S. But
Ter of Georgetown.
In the afternoon exercises of a more
elaborate nature were held in the town
hall. Music and addresses comprised the
programme. Hon. Francis II. Appleton,
chairman of the celebration committee,
presided and opened the exercises with an
eloquent address. He was followed by Gen
eral Walcott, the orator of the day.
The celebration closed with banquet
and ball in the Town Hall. In opening
the exercises Mr.. Appleton referred to the
widespread influence of the man in whose
memory the occasion was observed and
read the following cablegrams received
from Queen Victoria and the Duke of
Devonshire:
To the Century Committee, Peabody, Mass: On
this, the one hundredth anniversary of the
birth of George Peabody, the grtaefuI remem-
brances OF him and his noble benefcent deeds
OF charity TO this country are fresh in my heart
and in that ofmy people. VICTORIA
The committee replied as follows
To Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle England: The committee de-
sire 10 express on behalf OF the town of Pea
body its sincere thanks to the Queen of
England for the honor conferred upon it b.
her Majesty's gracious message upon the COM
memoration OF the one hundredth anniversary
o. the birth OF George Peabody.
FRANCIS II. APPLETON. Chairman
The committee is also in receipt of a ca
blegram from the Duke of Devonshire as
follows:
LoNDoN. England, Feb. 1s-The chairman
managers and trustees OF the Peabody donation
fund desire to associate themselves with the
committee to commemorate the birth of Mr.
Peabody and offer their sincere tribute OF
grateful respect on the occasion
DEvoNsHIRE Chairman.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb. 18-George Pea
body's birthday was celebrated by the
city and county schools, public and pri-
vate, with appropriate exercises. At the
Peabody Normal College an elaborate
programme was carried out, and Chancel-
Tor Payne delivered an able and powerful
address upon the character of Mr.. Pea
body
In all the principal towns in Middle Ten
!nessee schools, public and private, observed
the day.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. 1s.-The one
hundredth anniversary of the birth of the
great philanthropist, George Peabody, was
appropriately celebrated in the public
schools to-day.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 1S.-The centennial of
the birth of George Peabody was cele-
brated to-day by the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. The feature of the celebration
was lecture by Rev. a. D. Mays.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 18.-The public
schools in this city and throughout the
State to-day celebrated the centennial
birthday of George Peabody.
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 18.-In all of the
public schools OF Richmond to-day at noon
exercises were held to commemorate the
Tooth anniversary of the birth of George
Peabody. The anniversary was celebrated
throughout the State
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 49, Peabody
birthday was celebrated here and through
out the country to-day with appropriate
exercises at all the city and county schools.
LONDON, Feb. 18.--In connection with
the tenth anniversary of the late George
Peabody the trustees here of the fund
given by Mr.. Peabody for the erection of
dwelling houses for the working classes in
London report that the total amount of
the fund is now FL, 114,000.
Owing to the benefaction of Mr.. Pea
body 1890 rooms are now occupied by
10000 inmates. The average rent of the
rooms is 2s I'd per week. The average
weekly earnings of the head of each family
among the inmates of the rooms is 23s Cd.
The Queen and the Duke of Deyonshire