New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-20
Lowell Memorial
Celebration Opens
With a Reception
Noted Men and Women
From All English-Speak-
ing Countries Are Guests
of DIR. and Mrs. Butler

Authors, artists and men and women
OF letters from every part of the Eng
lish- speaking world paid their respects
to the memory of James Russell Low
ell last evening at reception given at
the home of DR.. Nicholas Murray But
Ter
The event was the first of a series
that will crowd the four-day celebra
tlon to commemorate the centenary of
the birth of the poet Guests of the
centenary committee here include men
and women prominent in Literary and
educational circles not only in the
United States but England, Canada
and Australia.
John Galsworthy, Alfred Noyes,
Percy MacKaye and Professor Stephen
Leacock were among those who attend
cd the reception. Professor William
NJ. Sloane, chancellor of the American
Academy Of Arts and Letters; Sir Rob
ert Faconer and other distinguished
academicians were present. The mill
tary and naval forces of the Allied
powers were represented by Rear Ad-
miral Usher, Of the United States
Navy, and Brigadier General Kenyon,
of the British army. Sir Henry Bah
ington Smith and the Hon. II. Y. Brad
don, of Australia, both members of the
British High Commission, also were
among the guests.
Some of the Guests
DR.. and Mrs. Butler received their
guests in the parlors of their home, at
60 Riverside Drive. Among those pres
ent were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hind, Mr., and
Mrs. James A. Burden, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Cass Ledyard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver S. Jennings, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Riggs Kate Douglas Wiggin), David
Bispham, Alton b. Parker, Miss Ce-
cllia Reaux, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Rob
bins, Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Chanlcr
and Miss Chanler, MIR. and Mrs. John
Isolin, Professor and Mrs. W. NJ.
Sloane. Frank A. Munscy, Professor and
Mrs. II. f. Osborn, Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
ton Hamilton, Mrs. Snowden Fahne-
stock. Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Bertron,
Charles A. Mum, Judge Robert Grant
(Boston), Mr.. and Mrs. John Harsen
Rhoados Mr.. and Mrs Charles B. Alex
ander, Mr.. and Mrs. Cortlandt Bishop,
Nelson O'Shaughncssy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ordway Partridge, Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
gan J O'Brien, Robert Bridges, MI.
and Mrs. Edwin Markham, Mr.. AMI
Mrs Holt and Miss Sylvia Holt, Mr..
and Mrs. Norman de r. Whitehouse, NJ.
CASTOR Liebort French Consult, Miss
Liobert, Mr.. and Mrs. Kozminskl
French Commission), Miss Helen
Narick Boswell. Miss Mary Garrett
Hay, Mr.. and Mrs Percy r. Pyne, Mr..
and Mrs. Oren Root, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Manship, Mr.. and Mrs. William Roscoe
Thayer (Boston), Rev DR.. and Mrs.
w. T. Manning and Miss Manning, Miss
Malvina Hoffman, Mrs. Ladenburg, Mr..
and Mrs. John Sanford, Mrs. Henry w.
Miller, Mrs W. Bayard Cutting, Mr..
and Mrs. Augustus Thomas, Mrs. Regi-
nald Rives, Miss Rives and James Ford
Rhodes (Boston).
Banquet at Ritz Carlton
The most important event of the
celebration will take the form of a
banquet to be given tonight at the
Ritz-Carl+cn Hotel, at which Elihu
Root will preside. The speakers will
include John Gaisworthy, Maurice Hut
ton and Brander Matthews. To-mor-
row night William Gillette and his
company will give a special perform
ance of Dear Brutus" at the Empire
Theatre as cart of the celebration.
A letter from James NJ. Barrie, author
of the play, will be read by Mr.. Gill
lette.
Literary exercises will be held at the