Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-01-12 | Page 1 | Ben Franklin to be Given Honor

BEN FRANKLIN TO BE(GIVEN HONOR NEW YORK. Jan. 12. T-he versatile versa-tile accomplishments of R njamin Franklin will be retold throughout the country by variou organization on January 17. the 2 lath anniversary of his birth. In a number of celebrations tributes will In paid to him as a statesman, diplomat, philosopher, scientist, sci-entist, journalist, economist. slemnan. philanthropist, humorist, prirtVer and publisher. Ah an advoeate of spending less than one makes. Franklin is to be honored on his birthday by the national thrift week committee, which is encouraging other celebration of his work. University Univer-sity of Pennsylvania alumni here plan I 1 hail him as the founder of their alma mater. Libraries in many cities will call atetniion to Frank ha as the founder of the first public library in the colonies,