THOMAS KEN AND IZAAK WALTON 195 



Dr. Kitchin, Dean of Winchester, that the 

 Dean is quite ready to give a place to a 

 Statue of Izaak Walton if anglers will con- 

 tribute the necessary funds. It appears that 

 the total cost will only be about £80, and 

 there can be no doubt that sum will soon 

 be collected. Every angler who has any 

 reverence for the memory of the ' Father of 

 Angling' will like to contribute to erect a 

 statue to him. We shall be very glad to 

 receive and acknowledge in the Gazette any 

 subscriptions sent to us for this purpose. 



" Will secretaries of clubs kindly bring the 

 matter before their members 1 Cheques or 

 Post Office orders should be made payable 

 to R. B. Marston, 188, Fleet Street, and 

 marked ' For the Walton Statue Fund.' " 



The following is a copy of the Dean's letter — 



" Sir, — My suggestion that the Dean and 

 Chapter should find a place on the Great 

 Screen for Izaak Walton, has attracted so 

 much attention, that I hope you will allow 

 me to assure the lovers of the gentle craft 

 that we will gladly reserve a niche for the 



