14 JUNE 1924, Page 9

The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the State

of Massachusetts has asked the English-Speaking Union to assist the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in securing for the State House of Boston as Complete a series as possible of portraits of the early Governors of pre-revolutionary times and of Miles Standish. It is thought that search in England may reveal the where- abouts of authentic portraits of the individuals in question, which could be copied.

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