Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20

As work of love tribute to the man
who has helped thousands handicapped
b. deafness 20 make q place for them
selves in the world in spite of their phys
icsl deficiencies. a bust of DIR. r. NJ
Gallaudet founder and for a long time
president Of GalIaudet College. is to be
unveiled next week at the semi-centennial
of that institution.
Tbs Columbian Institution for the Deaf
Is. the only institution of its kind in rhe
world The bust Is the work of a gradu-
ate Of the school Elmer l.. Hannah, who
has Won wide reputation as a sculptor
\ life sized portrait of DIR tIallaudet is
also !" he hung part Of the reunion
exsrcise.i This portrait was painted by
his Sou-sn-iaw. W. 3. Closson
More than - graduates Of the college
from ali paris of the country have sent
word that theS will attend the four-day
reunion next week. Literary exercises
and business meetings are to occupy the
fQrenoons and the afternoons and even
fnes arctic be devoted TO ball games,
athletic events. picncs. lawn parties.
banauetsEa and pilgrimages to old haunts
and on pleasure trips about the capital
Largest Gathering of Deaf People.
The meeting. it is believed. will be the
largest gathering of deaf people ever held
and one of the largest ever to meet to
devise Row best to help others similarly
AMI tel.
Among those formerly as; lcia 2 with
the school who will be in a. ei.s.. nee are
DIR. f. Ne Gallaudet. who is eo:pinS from
Hartford, Conn. to address the alumni;
DR.. Thomas Fox. principal of the New
York schools for the deaf: DR.. Robert
Patterson. principal of the Chicago
schools for the deaf. Rev Francis Ma
ginn of Belfast. Ireland: Will L. Hill.
editor of the Arlington (Mass) Daily
Press; W. W. Beadell. editor of the Ar
lington IN. j. Observer: Rev. George W:
Prick. prominent Chicago Nostor: Rev.
! p. J.. Hasenstab of Chicago. a Methodist
missionary to the deaf: Rev. James II.
Cloud, an Episcopal missionary of st.
Louis: Rev. o. ]. Whilden of Baltimore,
and Cadwaliader Washburn. of the
several Gallaudst graduates who have
made enviable regulations as artists.
Among the Washington alumni are two
doctors-Amos B. Draper and John B.
Hotchkiss. There are also two clergy
men. Rev. Herbert Merrill and Rev. Ar
thur %. Bryant of the Calvary Baptist
Church. A Washington graduate who
ricuiturist and dairyman is Harley D.
Drake.
In Charge of Entertainment.
The state botanist of South Carolina is
assaduate of Gallaudet and is coming to
the reuE,on 4..5-
Fir Washington alumni branch is in
cha . of the entertainment, with Roy
6cls;texart. -. as president and ". T..
Marshall, Oh. as secretary-treasurer
The New York alumni branch is in
charge OF the banquet at Rauscher's
Tuesday night with this committee: DR..
Thomas Francis Fox, 50. president. w.
W. Eeadell. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 81. w.
Gss Jones. IS: Isaac Goldberg, IS and
Mrs Helen Price Hannah, 81
Columbus tOhio, Branch. Dr. Robert
Patterson. 20 is III charge of the pro-
gram.
president Wilson has been invited to
pafficibate in the celebration. The only
address to be delivered orally is by Sec
retary Lane OF the Interior Department,
af.the first gathering. Monday, in the
college chapel He will officially welcome
the Gallaudet alumni TO Washington.
Other addresses in the sign language at
this meeting will be by DIR. Gallaudet
and by President Percival Hall.
g Program for Celebration.
5Eqle program for the remainder of the
celebration follows.
Monday. June 30. afternoon O'Clock,
&C. A. A. meeting in chapel hail. pres