TO CELEBRATE CENTENARY OF RICHARD HENRY DANA

A meeting to observe the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Richard Henry Dana '37 will be held under the auspices of the Cambridge Historical Society in Sanders Theatre this evening at 8 o'clock. The upper balcony, only, will be open to the public, free of charge, and no admission ticket will be required. Over 700 tickets have been distributed to members and their friends for seats in the orchestra and lower balcony which will be reserved until 7.50 o'clock.

The Right Reverend William Lawrence, Bishop of Massachusetts will preside. The Honorable Joseph H. Choate '52, late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, will read a paper on Dana as a citizen, a lawyer, and a writer on the subject of international law. Professor Bliss Perry will speak of Dana as a man of letters and as the author of "Two Years Before the Mast," and the Honorable Moorfield Storey '66 will talk on what Dana did in connection with the antislavery movement. The meeting has been arranged by a special committee which has secured men who knew Richard Henry Dana personally to speak, and which has made every effort to have the celebration a success.

Exhibit of Memorabilia Continues.

In addition to the exercises this evening the exhibition of Dana memorabilia which has been shown in the Treasure Room of the Widener Memorial Library will be continued today and tomorrow.

Richard Henry Dana was a member of one of the oldest Cambridge families. He was born in Cambridge, August 1, 1815, and received the degree of A.B. from Harvard College in 1837. In 1840 he completed his book "Two Years Before the Mast," and in 1854 he defended Anthony Burns, the fugitive slave. Dana was United States District Attorney from 1861 to 1866 and was a member of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College from 1865 to 1876. From 1871 to 1876 he was president of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and the last 35 years of his life he devoted his time to research and writing upon the subject of international law. He received the degree of LL.D in 1866 from Harvard. He died in Italy while on an extended tour on January 6, 1882.