Deseret Evening News | 1908-02-12 | Page 9 | George Meredith

GEORGE MEREDITH Pro Iress s R In Cons on Him hut I In lii Ills IllI London Fob Peb I h 11 Tho The whole British press unite this hii mommy In tri trl bute of ot affection and admiration for Cor the tho novelist George G one Meredith whoso WhOM eightieth birthday will be hl celebrated quietly today tOda nt lit his hi Box Dox Hill retreat A small deputation bended beaded by Anthony hope lIopo will present to him a beautifully bound address or of congratulations signed by la IJ the Ioel imet Thoman Thonia Hardy John Morley Money and more than thun a It leader In n lint letters letl rg and scholarship in Iii 11 the United Kingdom Showers of ot are arc coming III in Including Charles Churles Nortons address from that from the Iho French rench l Academy The morning newspapers nc t PIl contain many nany articles R or poems by b lend lead 1 lId lag OK writers writer all nil of at whom py their tri trl tn bute hate tn to the tho novelist Mr Mi I Meredith Is II enjoying good antI Imd there would have been heln something In Inthe the tho nature of a 0 national or International celebration hut for tor the Ihn fact that he has hasl hasit n it l horror of publicity und find steadfastly has opposed the Idea Itlen