Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-10
STATUE IN HONOR
 OF FRANKLIN
BANKER HARJES MAKES D0NA-
 TON TO CITY OF PARIS.
Event Will Take Place Next Week and This Country Will Be Rep resented By a Number of
 We'll Known Gentlemen.
Correspondence Associated Press. }

Correspondence Associated Press.y
 Paris, March 30.-It was the banker, John H. Harjes, who offered to. donate to the city of Paris, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Franklin, a statue of this eminent man, who during his life was the best known of all Amer jeans save only Washington, and whose reputation has gone on in creasing from the time when he began his life's work.
 To suitably inaugurate the statue, which is to stand on the Rue Frank lin opposite the Trocadero, not far from where Franklin dwelt when minister from the struggling col onies to La Grande National, cere- monial, to take place April 20, has been inaugurated under the high pa tronage of the American ambassador, and of committee of honor, consist ing of three ex-presidents and num- Der of diplomats and other we'll known gentlemen, Emile Loubet, Casimir Perier, Grover Cleveland, Whitelaw Reid, Jules Cambon, for mer ambassador to America; Levi P. Morton, J. Jusserand, the present ambassador to America; General Horace Porter, Baron D'Estournelles de Constant, Paul Appell and J. Pier pont Morgan. The celebration has been organized and the cordial CO., operation of the oity authorities has been secured, mainly by the energy and efforts of MT Mccormick, and he, to help him in the details of the cere- mony, has appointed committee of organization, with William s. Dalli- ba as president and Laurence V. Benet as honorary secretary, and Il membership of, fourteen we'll known American residents. The ceremonial will take place in the palace of the Trocadero at II a. m., April 20, and the statue will be unveiled immedi- ately thereafter.
 It is intended to make this cere- monial worthy of the occasion. The United States government has chosen a representative, Prof Smyth of Philadelphia, author of the Life and Works of Franklin, to make an ad- dress. The French government has appointed MT Barthou, minister of public works, to speak for 1t. The American ambassador will open and close the ceremonies; MT Harjes will present the statue, and this will be unveiled by two young ladies, his granddaughters, and 1t will be ac- cepted by a representative of the city of Paris. There will be music by military bands, and it is proposed to make the ceremonial worthy not only of the country which is proud to call Franklin son, and of the numberless celebrations which have taken place in his honor. but also of the country to which he was accredited, which showered upon him so many honors and so much friendship. and in which he worked out the great results which have made France and Ameri- ca walk hand in hand from then until now.
 The statue itself Is the replica of the one by the noted sculptor, John J. Boyle, which stands in front of the Philadelphia postoffice. The pediment is by the we'll known archi- tect, Charley Knight, and the bas- reliefs thereon are by Frederick Brou. On the front stand the name: Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790." And the words of Mirabeau:
 "Le Genie Qui Affranchit rAmerique
 ct
 Versa sur rEurope des Torrents de
 Lumiere,
 Le Sage Que DeuS Mondes Reclam-
 ent."
 All Americans and many French will be glad to unite in doing honor to this great man and in helping to knit the amity of the two great na- tions. Opportunity will be afforded to all to attend the ceremonial, sas some 5000 tickets will be distributed through official channels.