The Washington herald., 1916-01-03
RECOUNTS DEEDS
OF YEAR'SDEAD
Rev. DR.. Radcliffe Gives His
torical Survey at Central
Presbyterian Church.
DELIRIUM OF BLOODSHED
American Generosity Does Wonders.
Tide of Evangelism Runs High. and
Prohibition Makes Great Strides.

The names of the worlds famous men
and women in letters, science and art,
who died during the past year, were re-
counted last night by Rev. DIR. Wallace
Radcliffe, pastor OF the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church, In his annual
historical survey.
He narrated with careful description
Of their lives and works the names Of
124 persons who made distinct contribu-
tions in their respective spheres,
what Year Meant.
Among the special incidents Of the
year" said DR.. Radcliffe, were the
seven hundredth anniversary of the
Magma Chara, the century Of peace be-
| tween the United States and Great
Britain, the enrichment of the world by
the wireless telephone, the development
of the, submarine and aeroplane, the con-
| tinental delirium of bloodshed, the ma.
jestic stride of prohibition over the
world, the wonders of American gener-
osity and the tide of Christian evan
gelism
Among the noted persons who died
during the year and who by their lives
enriched the world. were the following:
In education, Washburn, of Roberts
College; Constsntonovitch. head Of Rus
sian military education; Lounbury, Yale
specialist in Chaucer and Shakespeare:
Van Amringe. dean of Columbia Univer-
sity; Lamprect, Leipsic historian of
German solidity and American progress
siveness, and Miss Elizabeth Brown,
honored and influential In Washington
schools.
ciated Press; Bowies, OF the Springfield
Republican: McKelway. of the Brooklyn
Eagle, and Ridder. of the Staats-Zeltung.
In art, Billet. Breszka and Story, sculp-
tors, and Alexander, Conant, and Crane,
painters. In music, Goldman, master of
Instrumentation: Treschkeztchy, teacher
of distinguished piano virtuoso; Jaseffy,
the phenomenal artist. and rockingham.
the celebrated originator of "Friar
Tuck"
Literature Loses Many.
I'm science, Holmes. the father of
mines bureaus; Ehrlich, greatest expo
nent OF modern pathology and discover
er Of antitoxin for diptheriat Fabre,
the insect Homer" Allan, originator of
the system of standard time Gerritt
Smith, inventor Of quadruple system of
telegraphy: Doctors Flint, Finlay. Ma
gruder. Sternberg, and. above all. the
hero and benefactor, DR.. Trudeau.
''In law, Parsons and Tracey, of New
York; Dickson and Hazetine, Of Phila-
delphia, and Justice Elkin, of the Penn
sylvania Supreme Court. In literature,
Max Adeler, OF "Out of the Hurry Bur-
ly;" Miss Braddon. Fasdich, favorite
author of boys stories; Mearten Man
tens. author Of Gods Fool;" Hopkin-
son Smith, versatile, prolific. and charm
ing aunhor, engineer, artist illustrator.
and traveller. and Murray. the great
photographer.
I'm poetry, Brook and Phillips, most
brilliant stars in the English armament;
Joyce. soldier, poet and picturesque
character of the Capital; Langlitz, author
of "Old Nassau" one of the best of
all college songs, and Fanny Crosby, the
blind singer, author of over 5000 hymns,
many of which have a permanent place
in hymnology.
'In public life, many honored men
answered the call of the Grim Reaper
the most distinguished being the Grand
Russia; Lord Alvenston, Chief Justice
of England; Van Horne, of Canada: Diaz
Of Mexico; and Charles Francis Adams
Cockrell, Aldrich, and Burrows, of the
United States
In philanthropy, Miss May Garrett
and Miss Grace Dodge, munificent and
wise in their gifts and service for their
fellow-women; Hubbard, soldier. finan-
cier philanthropist, with special enthusi-
asm for Artic exploration; Gould. leader
in self-respecting reform for housing the
poor; Shepherd, father of the American
tea industry. Anthony Comstock, the
misunderstood, indomitable and success
full fighter of vice, and Booker Washing
tion, the Moses of his race"