The Washington herald., 1920-10-28
FASHIONS BEST
WORK OF AGE
New Monument Sculptured
By Daniel French Is
Art Wonder.
By GEORGE PERRY MORRIS.

Daniel French and Henry Bacon
are collaborating frequently now in
Producing the best blending of
sculpture and architecture. wash
ington has the best evidence Of their
teamwork u the Lincoln Memorial
TO be dedicated in December; but a
monument to the Hazards Of Peace
dale, r. J., just dedicated, could be
safely shown 20 European critics
and artists as worthy Of their envy
and emulation The Hazards. in
successive generations, have made
Peseedsle a model neutrality-suspicious.
community. They have given TO
New England philosophers. educs-
tors and philanthropists Miss Haz-
ard, formerly president OF weIles-
ley College, is one OF the clan.
French. in his design for the monU-
ment, has followed classic forms
but given the touch Of modernity
and realism by having his chief
figure in the composition sit wesy-
ing at a loom
Noted Scientist In Baltinere-
Jules Bordet, who Is the eminent
authority on psrssitology and cpl
demiology on the faculty Of the
medical school Of the University Of
Brussels. is lecturing now al the
Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore.
and is receiving much social stten-
tion from Baltimoresns. With him
are other Belgisns, surgeons and
students Of eminence; and together
they plan to see the medical cen
ters Of the country. Their welcome
from circles without their profes-
sion will be hearty, owing 20 their
nationality; for despite our national
slump and our reactions against
Great Britain and France, Belgium
stock still is rated high.
Pastor Defends Jspsnese.
The Rev. DR.. James L. Gordon.
who used TO crowd the First Con
gregationsl Church OF this city dur
ing his regent pastorste and who
now is doing the same at the First
Congregational Church. San Fran
cisco, has jumped vigorously into
the controversy now stirring the
States on the Pacific Coast He is
defending the japanese residents
and fighting against the adoption
next week OF smedments 10 the
alien land law that are likely 20
embroil the United States and Japan
in litigation and prolonged diplo-
matte negotiationS-to put IL mildly.
Rev. Dr. Mark A. Matthews. OF Sc
attic. the leading Presbyterian cIer-
gyman of the Coast also is pro-
japanese.
VIII Survey school
Baltimore's public school system
1 is to be surveyed" by DR.. George
Drsyton Strayer. Of the Teachers
College. Columbia University. whose
experience has been varied both in
making Investigations OF the kind
and in defending the same after he
reports Bsltimoresns who know"
arc not overproud OF their present
schoel system after several years
OF manipulation by politicians Next
spring will find the city pretty well
torn UP by a controversy over DR..
Strayer's report. whatever its con-
clUsions.
New Editor of the Forum.
In the days OF Walter H. Pages
control OF the Forum It was one OF
the most influential and successful
Of the nonillustrated monthlies. II
was his success in giving wide cir
culation to- this magazine that led
to his being called to Boston 70 edit
the Atlantic Monthly. He met with
a different fate there, and came
back 70 New York and created
Worlds Work and the publishing
house which issues that journal and
other periodicals. Since Mr.. Page
connection with the Forum IL has
had a huctUsting career with
steady but slow decline. Now IL has
passed into the hands OF GeorEc
Payne. author Of a recently pub
lished history OF journalism in the
/ United States. and a recent mixer IN
/ New York politics.
Gregory Had Rare Courage.
One OF the last appearances in
Washington OF the late s s. GREG
ory OF Chicago. at one time presi-
dent Of the American Bar ASsoCis-
tion and a veteran Of the Illinois
bar. was when he sat investigating
the charges brought against th-
court martial system OF the army
! by Gen. AnseI He then headed
special commission Of the American
Bar Association. and his pstiepce
during the inquiry was only eausled
by the vigor with which he resented
occasional intimations by critics OF
/ the army that he and his colleagues
could not be depended upon TO hc
impartial. He was not afraid TO
lend his aid to the oUtcssts OF con-
ventionsl society when he thought
that they needed able championship.
Witness his defense OF Debs in