The Washington herald., 1922-10-08
STUDENTS TO HELP
UgVEI MEMORIAL
TOEDMUND BURKE
Mid City Citizens Co
Operate With Sheriff.
In Program.

Students OF TnOmson uhd Weo3tcI
schools viii join with oficisls Of the
United States and British govern
, ments In the services incident to the
urvefling Of the Edmund Burke
statue, Eleventh street and Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest, Thursday.
The program was announced yester-
day Lieut.. Col Sheriff., engineer In
charge Of buildings and puolic
grounds.
Edmund Burke, one of the few
expounders of Americas cause In
this House Of Parliament during the
Revolutionary War, was born In
Dublin January II. 1929. He was
educated at Trinity College and en-
tered Parliament In 1859. He died
July 9, 1877.
The statue. gift Of the suIgrsve In
stitution was placed two weeks ago.
Another Hfe-size statue. one Of Lord
Bryce. will be unveiled at the Capitol
grounds earlier in the day.
Sir Charles Wakefield. former Lord
Mayor of London, VIII make the
presentation address. Alton 3. Par
kerr chancellor of the Sulgrave Insti-
luIlOn IN the OHllcQ 6ldtcS. Will give
an Introductory talk. Secretary Of
War Weeks. will accept the gift In
behalf of the people Of the United
States.
Prior to the unveiling services the
children Of Thomson and Webster
schools. each carrying an American
nag will form line along the west
and south Of the reservation. They
will sing British and American patri-
otic songs under the dictatorship of
Edwin N. c. Barnes.
Very Rev G. c. F. Bratenahl. d. D.,
Of Washington Cathedral. will deliver
the invocation. Miss Freda Wakefield
daughter of Sir Charles Wakefield,
wfli unveil the statue Rev John I.
Barrett. pastor Of ST. Patrieks Church
will pronounce benediction.
A committee Of the Mid-City Citi-
zens' Association are cooperating
with Col. Sheriff. in carrying out the
program. The members of the COM
mittee are: Miss Nan B. Young. DR..
J. c. Buchanan. Mrs. A. j. Driscoll,
J. A. Gier and Russell Young.
Mrs. Gladys Murray, spiritualist,
win give etheric reading from
Ralph Waldo Emerson and other
famous persons. during a tea which
will be held at the College Women's
Club, 1922 street northwest, to-
morrow from to o'clock.
Mrs. william B. Bell was elected
recording secretary Of the club to
succeed Mrs. James G. Cumming,
who left the city, during a meet
ing of the executive committee held
last Monday. and Mrs. Howard G.
Nichols was elected historian, a
newly created ONCE.
DR.. 3. F. Jones, director of the
Bureau of Organic Chemistry. of
the Department of griculture,
will deliver an illustrated talk on
''Proteins and Nutrition" at the
Women's City Club. % jackson
place northwest, tomorrow night at
$40 o'clock.
Members of the Gibbons Club
held a dance at Carroll Hall, s24
G street northwest. last night.
The New Jersey State Society
win hold a meeting in the Oak
Room of the Hotel Raleigh Tues
day night at o'clock. according
to a statement made last night by
c. T. Hoffman. secretary of the So
ciety.
The Columbian Women-alumnae.
wives of faculty members. and
women students of George Wash
ington University-will begin their
fall season with a meeting at 1435
X street northwest, Tuesday after
noon at 4 o'clock.
The hostesses will be the house
committee. OF which Mrs. John n.
Lapham is chairman. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Whitney Bolwell and Mrs.
Charles II. Wilcox are members.
The officers for the coming year
are as follows: President. Mrs. Jonn
7. Erwin: vice presidents, Miss Alrre
b. Hennins, Mrs. Myron NJ. Parker;
recording secretary, Mrs. Dewitt G.
Croissant: treasurer. Miss Julia L. v.
McCord: corresponding secretary,
Miss Ruby Nsvins; historian. Miss
Henryette Brumm.
DR.. wallace Radcliffe. pastor en-
eritus of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. and Mrs. Rad
cliffe. recently moved into their new
home. 1875 Thirty-first street north
west A hope that DR.. and Mrs.
Radcliffe will occasionally honor
Georgetown Presbyterian Church.
p street near Thirty-first northwest,
by their presence has been expressed
by the pastor of the church, Rev.
James T. Marshall.
One hundred new members 5re
wanted by the Cathedral Heights
Citizens Association. At the as5o-
ciation's last meeting in st. Alban's
Parish Hall, President A. Y. Gray
appointed the following committee
to secure new members: F d.
Jones, chairman: G. II. Powell, ]. G.
Goldney, Fred Buckler. and DIR. W.
z. Cotton.
Mrs. Barrett Browning. sister-il-
law OF Robert Browning. the poet.
returned to the city today. She will
spend few days at the Lee HoGse
before going to her apartments IN
the Connecticut.
DR.. Lucius c. Clark, chancellor Ct
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