Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-17
EXHIBITS Of WAR
RELICS VILE BE
SHOWN IN j. s.
After Being Viewed in Am.
erican Art Galleries 1t Will
Be Sold; Proceeds Will Go
to French Children.

c0llectlOn OF material relatlnS 10
the World War, said to be the
most remarkable ever brought to-
gether, will be exhibited in the
American art galleries beginning
on Washington's birthday and
afterward will be sold at auction,
the, entire proceeds to be given
to the fatherless children of
France, an organization of which
/ Marshal Joffre is president.
The value of the collection Is
placed at many thousands of dol
| lars.
Statesmen of worldwide fame.
whose names are familiar to al
| most every person in the United
States. have contributed to this
assembly their autographs or
signed photographs, as have also
practically all the political, mill
tary and naval executives Of the
allied nations in the war.
The most noted OF living au-
thors are represented in this col
lection by original autographed
poems, sentiments or manuscripts
and there are autographs of many
notable figures and heroes of the
| war. In addition there are about
100 original drawings, paintings
and etchings by the most famous
of living artists.
Leaders Give Photographs.
Among the political leaders who
have contributed their autographs
or signed photographs, or both.
for the cause Of the fatherless
children of France are President
| Wilson and the members of his
cabinet; former Presidents Roose-
welt and Taft; President Poin-
care of France; Albert, king of the
Belgians; the presidents of the
Chinese, Czecho-Slovak, Cuban,
Haitian and other young repub-
lies; the queen Of Rumania;
Prime Ministers David Lloyd
George and Herbert II. Asquith of
England, Venizelos of Greece, and
statemen like Bonar Law, Balfour.
Bryce, Curzon of Kedleston and
other political leaders in Eng
land, with such names as Hoover,
Whitlock, Gerard, Herrick and
many others of America; Miller
and, DeCartier, Jusserand and
others of France; and diplomatic
representatives of other nations
which joined in the cause Of the
allies.
The contributions of the mill
tary and naval executive officers
engaged in the war include auto
! graph messages or other cOntri-
buttons of the great commanders
in the struggle. General Joffre.
marshal of France, copies in his
own hand the orders of the day for
the army of Verdun for March
IL, 1916, when the French arm
les declared "They shall not pass!'
General Gouraud, the Lion of
the Argonne" gives the orders Of
| the day for the Fourth French
army on Armistice day; General
Birdwood, commanding the Aus
rtalian and New Zealand forces,
pays written tribute to the Amer
lean private soldier; Field Marshal
Haig of the British army, General
Diaz of the Italian army, General
Halter of the Polish army, all
commanders-in chief with Gener-
al Pershing of the American
forces, write messages of import
ance, and a host of other military
leaders join with them. .
Sims Pays Tribute to Navy.
Vice Admiral Sims pays triubte
to the American navy; Admiral Sir
John Jellico writes of the COM
ing of the American troopships into
British waters and Vice Admiral
Roger keyes writes the signal
that was made from his flagship
before the Zeebruggee raid. while
others have written messages that
are of historic interest.
The knights of the Air. are
represented by some remarkable
photographs, among which are
those of Guynemer and Raoul Lulf-
berry, signed by the famous avia-
tors, the latter being the only
known signed photograph OF Luf-
berry in existence. Notable figures
of the world war include a signed
photograph and three autograph
message Of Burgomaster Max; Col
onel Whittlesey's Impressions of the
Lost Battalion" a year after Ar
gonne Wood. Canon Cabanel and
Bishop Brent write of the expe-
riences of the army chaplains.
Cardinals and college presidents,
Red Cross leadert, heroes of indl-
| vidual actions and men and women
: in the forefront Of war activities
have written their messages or
dealt at greater length with mat
ters pertaining to the great strug-
| gle.
Literary Contributions.
The literary contributions consti-
tute a comprehensive collection of
autographs of living writer's who
had anything TO do with directing
thought during the war. There Is
hardly famous name in the realrh
of literature today that Is not to
be found here. Many of the con-
tributions were written especially
for this cause end there are UNI
published poems, sketches. and au-
tograph messages by many Of the
most famous of the present-day
writers. Some have contributed
! original manuscripts.
There are treasures like the crig-
nal draft of the Elton Ode" an UNI
published sonnet and sapphics by
the poet-laureate of Great Britain,
Robert Bridges; the original man
uscript of Joyce Kilmer's famous
poem, "The Peacemaker;" the last
page Of John Masefield's Tragedy
of Mar in his handwriting: copies
of some of the most famous war
poems by the authors themselves
and unique items like a photograph
of David Conrad of which but one
print was made and the plate de-
stroyed. OF especial interest are
autograph poems or other contri-
buttons by members of the French
academy.
Noted Artists Contribute.
Among the one hundred origi-
nal drawings, paintings and etch-
ings given for the collection by
some of the worlds greatest living
artists are many which have an in