Evening star., 1922-10-12

terfe!t preSentments OF two great
Britons, Burke and Bryce. here to a
prominent place. They should be a
constant reminder of the debt we
owe the Britons for the inestimable
boon Of liberty. secured by the repre-
sentative rule of the people. and reg
ulated by law, which was establish
ed by her after a struggle of 1000
years. and which we have Hherited
as her oldest daughter"
On behalf of the architect of the
Capitol. the bust of Lord Bryce was
accepted by Charles E. Fairman. art
curator Eulogizing Lord Bryce as
world citizen. Mr.. Fatrman pointed
out that his bust had been placed in
corridor of the Capitol which had
The bust of the British statesman. he
said. stood next 10 that Of C.:.,ri.s
Sumner. for many years a Senator
from Massa achhsetiS. and near the
bust of Garabaldi. Kosciusko. Pulaski.
Zachary Taylor and Abraham Lin
coin.
The benediction was pronounced by
! Father Hurney. Music was furnished
by the United States Navy Band.
Prior to the unveiiing OF the Bryce
bust at the Capitol, the members of
the Suigrave Institution here morored
to Arlington cemetery, accompanied by
Col. c. o. Sheriff.. military aide to the
President, where they laid a wreath on
the grave of the unknown soldier. AT
1880 o'clock the distinguished delega-
ton was received at the White House
by President Harding, after which the
visitors were luncheon guests of Am
bassador Geddes at the British en-
bassy.
Statue Of Bronze.
The statue of Edmund Burke. mem
Der of the British parliament and
stanch friend OF the American
/ colonists. Is of bronze in heroic size,
weighing $500 pounds. and is re-
| production of the statue erected in
memory of the beloved Irishman at
in an impassioned attitude in the
! midst of a. speech.
The dedication exercises are being
| attended by group of prominent
English members of the society, who
journeyed to this country to present
to America memorials to three Eng
, lishmen famous in the history of that
, three statues were given to Ameri-
cans by the society and erected at
their expense. only the sites being
given. The third memorial consists
fof bust of-William Pitt. Earl OF
Chatham during American revolu-
tionary days. The Pitt bust was pre-
the city of Pittsburgh.
Edmund Burke is remembered
sometimes not SO fondly by younger
students, for his several addresses
before parliament favoring colonial
government for the Americans. and
iessened taxation with some repre-
In nar1famenf I,ot hodx
which imposed the taxes without al
lowing the colonfsts to be represented
in it's arguments. His Speech on
Cancellation With America" is still
a masterpiece and text for Ameri-
can school study.
ing at the White House tomorrow
morning. the Sulgrave Institution
delegation will close its official visit
by, being the Presidents guests
aboard the Mayflower for a trip to
Mount Vernon.
Duplicate I'm New York.
, Just before coming to the capital
they unveiled a duplicate OF the Bryce
bust in Trinity Church, New York,
Tuesday. when Elihu Root spoke, and
were banqueted at the Baltimore
Tuesday evening by the Sulgrave In
stitution of the United States, which
includes many prominent Americans.
other members Of the Sulgrave
delegation, headed by Sir Charles
Wakefield, includes Lady Wakefield
and their daughter. Miss Freda Wake
field; Sir William Let's, high sheriff
of Carnarvonshire; Sir Arthur Had
lington Haworth. chairman Of the
Manchester Royal Exchange, and
Lady Haworth; Mr.. Harold Spender
and Mr.. Harry S. Perris. director of
/ the British Sulgrave Institute.
! Before the Washington and New
York unveiling ceremonies the dele
cation made a tour of southern and
| midwest cities, under the di-ec ,ion
of John A. Stewart and Andrew B.
Humphrey of the American Sulgrave
Institute. In New York the party
was entertained at luncheon Monday
at the India House by George NJ
| Shut. president, and other officers OF
the New York Cotton Exchange.
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