New-York tribune., 1901-05-01
PERSONAL.

The American Association of Japan. of which
Baron Kentaro Kaneko the Minister of Justice. Is
president. Is about to erect a monument to Com
modore Perry at Kurihama. Miuragor in the
Province of Sagami. where he landed and held
ference tor the purpose of concluding treaty OF
commerce and friendly intercourse between Japan
ans the United States. 1T is determination"
says Baron Kaneko. ITO accomplish the end IN view
with all possible promptitude and to hold the Cere
mony of unveiling the monument on the coming
anniyersary Of the landing of the American & envoy &
those who are interested in the matter will favor
marner subscriptions should be sent to the office
Of Bei-yn kyo-kai No Il @ S & hy9na "a
May 80 1901.
General r. Petron. the Prime Minister Of
Bulgaria although barely forty. has been Minister
OF War three times. having first held that office
when only twenty-six years old
Miss Theodore A Peck. Of Burlington VT. has
been selected by the general committee Of the So
ciety OF the Army OF the Potomac TO deliver the
poem the next general meeting OF the society,"
to be held at Utica May % and "a Miss
Peck is the daughter OF General T. s. Peck. Of
Burlington who has Just retired after I'M
usually long service AdJutant-Cieneral OF the
State OF Vermont She born In Burlington on
October 25 1882. She began writing verse at the
OF the battleship Maine she a creditable
poem. entitled BY the Hand Of the unseen Foe;
then fifteen years old A year later she wrote a :;
Impression. She was graduated from the Edmunds
High school In Burlington at the age OF seventeen
years, and prize by writing a story. entitled
THE Storm Angel she also wrote the class
poem.
President n ]. Morrison. OF Fairmount College,
Wichita Kan. has just visited Franklin Falls
Y H. to secure some sprouts from the elms
planted by Daniel Webster which he will set out
in the grounds of Farmount College.
THE Electrical Review says that an ear spe-
ciaIlst recently visited Thomas a. Edison and Of
fered TO cure him OF his deafness. What! ex-
claimed Mr. Edison. "and give up the great advan-
tage | have over you fellows! Why. need 1t In
my business-for you see, my business is think
how much noise YOU are making, IL uoeSh I
bother me. and | am able to concentrate my mind
fully upon the subject In hand without In'eIruPp p
tion. Give up advantage like that! Not much
until possibly, | get 80 old cannot Work any
longer"
Dr. Charles Mclean Andrews. head of the de-
partment OF history at Bryn Mawr College. has
chosen official representative of the American
Historical Association at the Alfred milenary
celebration by English scholars ana historians IN
the latter part of July. to be held partly IN OK
ford and partly in Winchester DR.. Andrews VIII
prepare a paper a subject not yet announced.
The baccalaureate sermon for the class of Ol of
Bryn Mawr College will be preached In the chapel
on Nav Is by the Rev. Or. W r. Huntington. rec
tor OF Grace Church. New-Iork.
Colonel c. A. Coolidge has been relieved of the
command Of the 9th United States Infantry in the
Philippines and is the way to the United
States to take command of his old regiment. the
7th Infantry. at Vancouver Barracks. Washington
Colonel Coolidge Cuba with the 9Th and
won distinction with that regiment. Soon after his
return to Fort Logan he was ordered to the Philip
pines. The 9th was sent to China Colonel liscum
volved upon Coolidge then Northumberland His
services earned him promotion