The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-28

words he spoke and the deeds ne ga,
and holding II grateful anu perp saer!
memory his lifelong labors ana ana sacri'
aflces. I
Eulogy Of Franklin.
Ministerlof Instruction Barthou, In be-
half of tic government, pronounced
$euogy Of Franklin during which he re-
called his. intimacy with Voltair res. ana and
other notable personages and said:
France not only renders homage to
FRANKLIN, but gives this official testi-
8mony OF It's ,lnwavering friendship and
fidelity to the great American republic
Nations Join Hands.
The Franco American aspect Of to-day's
Of the committees Of ;.onor including q
former American President, Mr.. t.!evc-
land;a former American Nicc-fresidcpt.
Mr.. Morton; two former Frenrn i'resi-
well as many other prominent public
men, French and American. The full list
OF the honorary committees is as follows:
Honorary president the American am
bassador, Robert McCornic>
American members-Groycr4 Cleveland,
Whitelaw Reid Levi P. Morton, Gen.
Horace Porter. Wayne AIacYeagh. j..
French members 15x-PresIdent Loubetf
ex-President Casimr-Perier; N. Jules
iCambon, French amI2ssadorE at Madrid;
NJ. ]. j. Jusserl1d. French ambassador
at Washington: Baron d'Estournelles de
Constant, member Of the Senate. and NJ;
4 Paul Appel, member OF the Institute and
dean Of the faculty Of sclences.
'Dallba. honorary chairman Lawrence ~
Winsiow, B Edward Tuck, Ralph I'VE
sHlckox Ridgeway Knight. Edmond
Henry cachard, Col. Theo \, 4. Dodge.
Major Fl. "A. Huntington. William Selig-5
nran. S. de Jonge, John ]. Hoff, II. Her.
man Har1es. /,
celebration are a most artistic example
or French engraving. In the upper corr
nertis a large medallion OF Franklin show
ns e oNe eey s were
issued, the additional demands for them
have come from all directions. people
wanting them as nrementos Of the occa-
sion. The Invitations read: DO
You are Invited to take part in the
bi-ccntennial celebration ofs.the bil'tn
y Of Benjamin Franklin. patriot, diplo-
natist and philosopher and at the In
the city of Paris by Mr.. John H. Har-
iPaiiaee Of the Trocadero, Friday.
April 20 1oS at Il a; NJ, under the he
United States. the members Of the
RI committee Of honor, OF the President
+ and members of the Committee Of
Organization
The Statue. s
The statue of Benjamin FRANKLIN which
was unveiled to-day%is a duplicate Of the
one in frontao the Phladelpnia post
office, which Is considered by many critics
of Franklin ever made. 1t represents
FRANKLIN seated In his rfavorite arm
chair, comfortably enfolded In a dressing
robe. At the side and little to the
of Qcl,n IN, 10 n a rfrn hnn n q
~ had Sasli fallen from ) the hands Of
the great scientist and diplomat Frank
lin's attitude Is one. OF repose. and from
SEEMS % Of ose aet
to e endear to the people people, to- to whom ah he
, went is Il Tst representative d Of new
!. The sou dt1 John ], Boyle, of New
of this work After long study. and re.
search !, among p9rt,raaiits and busts Of
5FIoudon head ms his model. or all the
artists and sculptors who painted and
modelled Franklin none knew him better
saa aa fenas Tap os f ouaom at
he went to America and received the
comlnission to make his famous statue OF
Washington, Critics and students are
life and by a man who fully appreciated
and was devoted to Franklin, Is the
truest and most reliable ILLNESS in exls-
tence. l64f
The Sculptor.
The original of the statue unveiled to-
day was presented on June II. 1890, to the
city OF Philadelphia on behalf of Justus
G. strawbridge by Charles Emory Smith.
then Postmaster-G General Of the United
States Tho statue stands In front OF
the Philadelphia post-oftlce. where thou
sands daily read the quaint and historic
Inscription on the pedestal;
5''Bcntamn franklin, 17OG-179o, Ven
Grated for benevolence, admired for
talents, esteemed for patriotism, be-
loved for phllanthropy.--NYn Washington
The statue IL nearly twice, life. size.
measuring twelve feet from the base to
the top Of the head. five feet four inches
In width. and four feet eight inches IN
depth 1t is a curious coincidence that
when the statue was unveiled In Phila-
delphiaF the orator of the occasion prophe-
sled that France would some day be- the
recipient of q replica Of the statue as n
memorial to Franklin and pledge OF
American good will. Is.
John J. Boyle, the sculntor although
now u a. resident Of New York, formerly
lived IN. philadelphia and was for several
years student in the Ecole dos Bearx
Arts inSParls. He Is very well known IN
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