Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
Oracle PAID HONOR
FOR TITANIC WORK
Memorial to Ship Disaster
Unveiled at Ceremonies at
National Museum.

A fuIl-length, life-size statue Of car
xara marble Of the late Col. Archibald
Oracle ~ was unveiled Armistice day
at the National Museum.
The memorial. which is the gift of
Mrs. Archibald Oracle, has been placed
In the National Museum to commeno-
rate the heroism Of Col. Oracle at the
time of the Titanic disaster on April
and children safely placed In lifeboats,
the colonel went to his death standing
upon the decks of the ship as she sank
beneath. the waters. Col. Oracle was
one Of Q group of prominent men who
lost his life because the Titanic pos
sessed insufficient lifeboatS and RATS
20 take care Of all the passengers. The
actions Of Col. Oracle and his COM
panions were told later by rescued
passengers Of the doomed ship.
Notice Need Of LifebOats.
It was recalled by one of Col. Ora
cie's companions who survived the dis
agter that on the Sunday of the trag-
edy. after attending divine services,
Col. Oracle while walking the deck no
ticed and remarked that the Titanic
carried only Is lifeboats for the ZOO
passengers aboard.
The Iceberg which caused the sinking
struck directly beneath Col Gracies
stateroom. It was due to the colonels
prompt action and calm directions that
30 many women and children were
saved ct that time.
More than q hundred guests attend
cd the unwilling of the statue, at which
Rev. DR.. Peters of the Cathedral of st.
Peter and st. Paul made the invoca-
ton and blessing. DR.. Charles q. Alb
bolt, secretary of the National Mu-
seiIm, delivered the address.
Mrs. Herbert Sparrow, sculptress of
the memorial, has placed deep and
sympathetic feeling In her work, due
perhaps In great part to the fact that
he- husband, the late Capt Herbert
Sparrow, alsa lost his life at sea q
few years ago. A memorial to her
husband, executed by Mrs. Sparrow,
was unveiled to his memory at Ban
croft Hall. United States Naval
Academy.
Others at Ceremonies.
Others attending the unwilling were
Can't. and Nine: Sable Of the French
Embassy, Col. and Mrs. Louis McCarty-
Little, Mrs. Charles Courier Dickinson
Of New York. Assistant Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Ernest Lee Jahncke,
Admiral and AIRS. Rohun, Miss Burton,
Admiral and Mrs. UphAnn, Rear Ad-
n1iral and Mrs williams. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Huse, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
sellers, Lieut.. Cc1ndr. and Mrs. John
Morse, Capt. and Mrs Ehaffroth, Capt.
and Mrs Roberts, Senior and Nine. Al
fredo Gagiiano, senior Guiseppi Bruno,
Mason Remey. Miss Angelica Remey,
Walter Davidge, Charles Henry Butler,
Count and Countess de Bengre, Col.
and Mrs. Philip Walker, Capt and
Mrs. Edlon Paul King, Senior Luis Chur-
ion, Daniel Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald McLaren, Mrs. George Horton.
Judge and hrs. Wilbur Turner, Col.
and Mrs. George Thorpe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Austin Clark, Miss Rebecca Lindsay
Robinson OF Philadelphia, Mrs. David
do Bose Gaillard. Or. and Mrs. Francis
walker. Mis- walker, Or. Meade Boil
Ton MacBfyde, Miss Lambie, Mrs. Liv-
anRston Eazan, the Misses Campbell
m. and hrs. Benjamin. Capt and AGrs
Louis Padgett, mrs. Joseph Marion
gtOddard, Mrs. Eben r. Cormies, the
naval attaclae of tbs Brazilian EN-
hnsEy, miss NIi3sE tn and Miss Camp
belI, Robert Patterson, Robert Harper
e North Caraltna, Mrs John wiley,
AIRS. Kelley, Mrs. Henry Chester Of
Chicago, Col. and Mrs. Il. Q. KeltOn,
Daniel Gordon. Mr.. and Mrs. Bright
son. Mrs. Harry Jockey.