The Washington herald., 1922-05-30
PAINTING SCENE
OF GHENT TREATY
PRESENTED TOU.S.
Alton B. Parker, of Sui
grave Institution, Acts
AS Speaker.
TAFT ACCEPTS GIFT
Federal and British Officials
Attend Function Cementing
Anglo-American Relations.

Representatives, of the American
and British governments yesterday
attended the presentation to the
United States government of Sir
A Forestier's Signing of the
Treaty Of Ghent" at the National
Museum by the sulgrsve Institution
Of America.
The presentation was made by
Judge Alton B. Parker. OF New
York, one-tine Democratic nominee
Tor President. who Is chancellor Of
The salxrave Institution.
Judge Parker said that the paint
reprssented scene which took place
on christmas Eve. 1914, when the
last war between Great Britain and
the United States was ended.
The scene witnessed was the
signing of a treaty. which was
deemed inconsequential by some,
according 10 Chief Justice william
Howard Taft. who delivered the
address OF acceptance.
Lasting Peace Il Result.
But the treaty has resulted in
lasting peace between these coun-
tries" said the Chief Justice. What
was not agreed upon was post
poned. and eventually forgotten.
Three years later other details were
agreed to. and as a result there
are no patrol boats nor forts on
the 1000 miles OF frontier between
Canada and the United States"
The painting was donated by
Barron Collier. of New York. a
member of the Sulgrave Institution.
and was unveiled recently by Mrs.
- l. hAr - -
women's committee.
In the absence of President and
Mrs. Harding the presentation of
stephen Reid's painting OF Sui
grave Manor. the ancestral home of
George Washington in England. was
postponed until this afternoon.
when the ceremony will take place
at the White House.
Ambassador Geddes Present.
Among those present at the cere-
mony at the National Museum were
the following:
Sir Auckland Geddes. British Am
bassador: Attorney General Harry
Daugherty. Secretary OF Agricul-
ture Henry c. Wallace and Mrs.
Wallace. Senators william NJ. CAL
der. New York: Richard P. Ernst,
Kentucky: Robert L. Owen. Okla
hoIEa: Thomas Sterling. South Da-
kota: Atlee Pomerene. Ohio; Dun
can L. Fletcher. Florida: Miles
Poindexter. Washington: William p.
Mckinley. Illinois. and Howard
Sutherland. West Virginia.
Representatives Edward d. Hays.
Missouri: Henry w. Watson, Penn
syivanIa: Alice NJ. Robertson, Okla
homa: Andrew N. Petersen, New
York: James S. Parker. New York;
Burton I. French. Idaho; Cleveland
\. Newton. Missouri: Arthur NJ.
Free. California; Halvor Steener-
son. Minnesota: Theodore E. Bur-
ton. Ohio: Thomas B. Dunn. New
York: John J. McSwain. South
Carolina: Louis T. McFadden. Penn
-ylvania; Frank l. Greene, Vermont:
ester d. volk. New York; ]. ".
rincher. Kansas: Frank c. Mills
paugh. Missouri: Henry F. Law
renee, Missouri: Carl r. Chindblon,
Illinois; William c. Wright. Georgia;
Archibald E Olpp. New Jersey;
John ]. Kindred. New York; Luther
W. Mott, New York: Merrill Moores,
Indiana: william VI. Morgan. Ohio;
Louis W. Fairfield. Indiana, and
Ofsn INdNCEE NdAlAOA
Several From Other Cities.
Howard c. Easton. Mrs. NJ c.
Beach. c. A. Thomas. Miss Alethea
SsrpeIl. Miss A. d. Campbell, Mrs.
Brownson. Ralph H. Cameron. Miss
C. E. Fitch. Mrs. Murray whiting.
Ferris Bush Brown, DR.. william c.
Fowler. Mrs. z. Garrison and
daughter. Miss Edith Hamilton
White. Mrs. william H. Wilmer.
Rudolph Forster. George B. Chris
tian. Miss Mabel L. Boardman,
Lieut.. Col. Clarence Sheriff.. Robert
d Benson. Mrs. william Otway
owen. Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey.
Miss Mary Lee Goddard. Mr.. and
Mrs. william VI. Steuart. Mrs. Saml
J. Kramer. Rev. E. o. watson. J. d.
Cox. Mrs. Charles f. Rieman, Arthur
6. Dwight. Orlando W. Aldrich.
William Barclay Parsons. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank B. Noyes. DR.. John II.
Finley. Miss Elizabeth Chew Will
lIams. Miss Julia Strong. Mrs. v.