ANNALS 



OF THE 



CARNEGIE MUSEUM 



Vol. XI, Nos. 3 and 4. 



Editorial Notes 



Since Parts i and 2 of Volume XI of the Annals were issued the 

 twenty-first anniversary of Founder's Day has been held. The cele- 

 bration occurred on Thursday, April 26, which had been designated 

 by the Governor of the State to be set apart to the honor of France. 

 Colonel Samuel Harden Church, President of the Board of Trustees, 

 presided. The invocation was made by the Rev. Robert MacGowan, 

 D.D., of the Bellefield . Presbyterian Church, Mr. Augustus K. 

 Oliver, the newly elected Secretary of the Board, read the annual 

 report, followed by a telegram containing the congratulations of Mr. 

 Andrew Carnegie, the Founder, which was greeted with prolonged 

 applause. A forceful address was made by Mr. George W. Perkins 

 dealing with the necessity for self-denial, economy, and increased 

 production of food-stuffs, in view of our entrance upon the war. Mme. 

 Ester Ferrabini at this point was introduced, appearing robed in the 

 tricolor of France. She sang "La Marseillaise" and received an 

 ovation such as has probably never been accorded before to a singer 

 in the great Hall of Music. Her singing was followed by a most in- 

 spiring address delivered by the Hon. James M. Beck upon the theme 

 "Our Debt to France," during which he was repeatedly applauded. 

 At the conclusion of his address a letter of salutation jointly signed by 

 Messrs. Viviani, Joffre, and Jusserand was read, together with a letter 

 from Mr. Arthur James Balfour, expressing regret that his duties at 

 Washington prevented his attendance at the celebration. Mme. 



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