We record with the utmost satisfaction that the Times of
Thursday published a letter signed by the Prime Minister, three ex-Prime Ministers (Lord Balfour, Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd George) and by Lord Grey of Fallodon inviting subscriptions to a fund to provide a Memorial to Mr. Page. The letter does not suggest the actual form which the Memorial should take, but we note with no small pleasure that the Times, in an admirable leading article on the subject, makes a definite proposal for " a Tablet in Westminster Abbey." That is the essential point. We agree, however, that the endowment of a Page Scholarship would be a most excellent addition. We still wish that the Tablet should be paid for by a Vote of the House of Commons in order that the gratitude of Parliament might thereby be ex- pressed ; while the Scholarship should be the object of the public subscription. That, however, is a minor matter. After a letter has appeared bearing such signatures as those in the Times we may feel certain that the Dean and Chapter of the Abbey will consider themselves justified in taking action. Cheques (crossed " Page Memorial Fund") should be addressed to Evelyn Wrench, Esq., English-Speaking Union, Charing Cross, London, W.C. 2. Mr. Evelyn Wrench and the Society which is under his special care are to be warmly congratulated on the success of a movement—for success may now be assumed—inaugurated by them. We trust our readers will give the Fund strong support.
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