The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-10

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Certain Accepted Heroes" and
other essays.
The Spanish American war in
1898 sent his thoughts back to the
exploits of other sanguinary days
and he wrote 1.-THE Story of the
Revolution" in two volumes. In
1899 1.-THE Story of the Spanish
War;" THE Fighting Frigate" and
other essays appeared. "A Frontier
Town. which, contained many
Main street characteristics, was
produced in 1906 with other essays.
A weighty work containing mis-
speeches and actresses from 1894
through 1909 followed in 1910.
EARLY Memories" and "One Hun
bred Years Of Peace 1918: THE
Democracy of the Constitution, F"
1915: War Addresses" 1917, and
THE Senate Of the United States"
1921. completed the list.
For seven years prior to his death,
he had beeR working on the story
of his life, which, when brought
out, no doubt will prove to be one
Of the political and social epics OF
the age.
Public Career Brilliant.
The political activities and
achievements of Lodge were in no
sense secondary to his literary at
tainments. His political carer
started when he was elected to the
Massachusetts, legislature for the
term 1880.S1.
He was next elected to the Fiji
tieth Congress and served through
the Fifty-second, 1898, as representa-
tive of the Sixth district Of Massa-
chusetts. In 1898 he was sent to
the United States Senate and was
returned at every other election by
his Republican constituents.
In 1922 his handsome majority OF
other years was cut down to about
5000. His term was due to have
expired March 3, 1929.
To recite Lodges record in detail
is but to gid a lily of conspicuous
achievement which has few parallels
in any country. He was elected Re.
publican floor leader IN 1918 and
held that honor at the time Of his
death.
He was a delegate to Republican
national conventions from 1854 to
1908, and, skipping 1912, was re-
turned in 1916 and in 1922, but at
the recent Republican convention
at Cleveland occupied an incon-
spicuous place in the Massachusetts,
delegation because he had offended
the Administration by refusing to
support its measures.
In 1896 he placed in nomination
the fiery Maine statesman, Thomas
B. Read, who was defeated through
the transfer of Mark Hanna's in
fluence to the Mckinley cause.
In 1900 and 1908 he was elected
permanent chairman of the conven-
lions.
Arms Farley Delegate.
He became member of the
Alaskan Boundary Tribunal in 1908,
the United States immigration Com
mission, 1907, and commissioner
plenipotentiary to the United States
International Conference on the
Limitation Of Armaments at Wash
ington, 1921.
,,.He was lecturer on American
history at Harvard, 1S76-79. editor
of the International Review. 1879
81. lecturer at Lowell Institute,
1880, regent OF the Smithsonian In
stitution, Washington, a trustee Of
the Boston Atheneum, member of
the American Academy OF Arts and
Letters, president of the Massa.
chusetts Historical Society, 1915,
member Of the Virginia Historical
Society. the Northeastern Histori-
archaeological Society, the Amer
lean Antiquarian Society, the Colo
NAL Society of Massachusetts, the
Royal Historical Society of London,
fellow Of the American Academy
Of Arts and Sciences, rvesident Of
Harvard Alumni, 1914, member Of
the Mayflower and Colonial Socie-
ties of Massachusetts, and overseer
or Harvard University since 1911.
His Massachusetts home was in
Nahant.
He maintained a fine home at
l765 Massachusetts, avenue north
west, Washington, and after his
wife died some years ago lived there
in semiseclusion, surrounded by his
books, maps and portraits.
His library was one OF the most
COIIIpASIS lu the OulIou states, anu
dust was never allowed to find a
resting place on his beloved and
much-used volumes.
His daughter, the widow Of the
late Major Augustus p. Gardner,
lived with him.
His wife was Anna Cabot Mills,
daughter Of Rear Admiral Charles
II. Davis, whom he married June
20, 1871. A son. Henry Cabot
Lodge, jr., New York lawyer,
also survives.
Honorary degrees were conferred
on Lodge by Williams, Yale, Clark,
Harvard, Amherst, Union, Prince.
ton, Dartmouth and Brown.
Loved Vocal Battle.
A man OF small frame, Lodge
might have been expected to wtther
under the fierce assaults Of political
a'.versaries, but even as the fox
grows younger the grayer he gets,
SO did the sage OF Massachusetts
thrive on epistolary and forensic
combat.
He wore grizzled Van Dyke
heard, with which q long. slender
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