A HENRY JAMES MEMORIAL IN CHELSEA.
[To TILE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR.")
Snt,—It has been decided to commemorate the residence and death in Chelsea of Henry James. By so doing a permanent mark of his maintenance of the continuity of the literary tradition in Chelsea will be made, and his sympathetic attitude towards Eng- land and the Allies in the war as shown by his naturalization as a British citizen acknowledged. The Memorial will consist of a bronze portrait bust of Henry James, executed from life in 1814 by Lieutenant F. Derwent Wood, A.R.A., and a complete collec- tion of the best editions of the works of Henry James. These will be plaCed in the reference library of the Chelsea Public Library, which is already rich in memorials of past dwellers of distinction in the old riverside borough. Subscriptions, however small, from Chelsea people only are invited. Postal orders and cheques should be made payable to the " Henry James Chelsea Memorial " at the London County and Westminster Bank, King's Road, Chelsea, Btanch, or sent to the honorary Secretary of the large and repre- sentative Committee formed to carry out the Memorial, of which the Right Hon. Augustine Birrell, K.C., M.P., is Chairman.—We are, Sir, &c.,
Itsoome BLUNT; ALBERT GRAY, C.B., K.C.; W. R. LE FANG; T. MARTIN Woos—Executive Committee.
Kreeree PARSES, Honorary Secretary.
160 Elm Park Mansions, Chelsea, S.W.
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