| Show STATUE TO THOMAS F BAYARD bronze memorial to D un veiled in wilmington Wil minton del wilmington del more than 5 persons witnessed the unveiling ot of a statue the other day in rockford 0 J I 1 r delaware a memorial to bayard park of thomas P F bayard former united states senator secretary of state and ambassador to the court of 0 st james an address prepared by ex president cleveland who nho was unable to be present on account of illness was read by prof john bas sett moore of 0 columbia university judge george gray delivered an ora tion the president was represented at the unveiling by oscar S straus sec see detary of commerce and labor mrs mary clymer bayard widow of the delaware statesman came up from washington with her daughter and was an interested spectator the baard bayard statue is of 0 bronze more than life size and lifelike in ap aprea learance rance it stands on a pedestal of brandywine rock two tro sides of which are to be ornamented with bianze tablets one tablet bears the inscription thomas francis bayard born oc tober 29 1828 died september 28 1898 baard bayard is the purest and most patriotic man I 1 abow grover cleveland the other tablet contains a briet brief record of mr bayard a public services the statue which was nas modeled by miss effle effie stillman Still raan now mrs william ritchie of london and cast in surrey 1 fag was given by an unknown friend of mr bayard to the bayard memorial association which insured its setting up and unveiling |
