Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-11
FRANKLIN STATUE
To Be UNVEILED
CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON
2O0TH ANNIVERSARY
Event VIII Be a Notable One and
Prominent Americans and French
men Will Attend Imposing
Ceremonial
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press
| PARIS, April 10.-It was the banker,
John H. Harjes, who offered to donate
to the city of Paris on the occasion of
the two hundredth anniversary of the
birth Of Franklin a statue of this emil
| nent man, who, during his life, was the
best known of all Americans, save only
| Washington, and whose reputation has
gone on increasing from the time when
he began his lifes work
To suitably inaugurate the statue
which is to stand on the Rue Franklin
opposite the Trocadero, not far from
where Franklin dwelt when minister
from the struggling colonies to La
Grande nation, a ceremonial, to take
place April 20, has been inaugurate ted
under the high patronage of the Amer
lean ambassador of a committee of
honor, consisting of Emile Loubet, Cast
mir Perier, Grover Cleveland, White.
law Reid, Jules Cambon former French
ambassador to America; Levi P. Nor
, ton, ]. Jusserand, the present ambas-
sador to America; General Horace Por-
ter, Baron 'Estournelles de Constant,
Paul Appel and j. Pierpont Morgan.
The celebration has been organized by
the energy and efforts of Mr.. Nc
Cormick.
Ceremonial on April 20
The ceremonial will take place in the
palace of the Trocadero at II a. NJ,
OH April 20 and the statue will be un-
yelled Immediately thereafter.
1t is intended to make this ceremonial
worthy of the occasion. The United
States government has chosen repre-
sentative, Professor Smythe of Phila-
delphia, author of the life and works
of Franklin, to make an address,. The
French government has appointed M.
Barthou, minister of public works, to.
speak for it.
The American ambassador will open
and close the ceremonies. Mr. Harjes
Will present the statue and this will
be unveiled by his granddaughter and
1t will be accepted by a representative
of the city of Paris. There will be mu
sic by military bands and it is pro-
posed to make the ceremonial worthy
not only of the country which is proud
to call Franklin son and of the nuln-
berless celebrations which have taken
place in his honor, but also of the coun
try to which he was accredited-Whtch
shoWered upon him so many honorS and
so much friendship and in which he
worked out the great results which have
made France and America walk hand
What the Statue Will Be Like
The statue itself is the replica of the
one by the noted sculptor John j. Boyle,
which stands in front of the Philadel
phia postoffice. The pediment is by the
well known architect, Charley Knight,
and the bas reliefs thereon are by
Frederic Brou. On the front stand
the name Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790,
and the words Of Mira beau:
lie Genie Qui Affranchite PAmer-
ique Et Versa sur rEurope des Tor
rents de Lumire. LIE Sage Que Dem
ondes Reclament.'
! 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 nations. OPP
portunity will be afforded to all to
attend the ceremonial as some five
thousand tickets will be distributed
through official channels.