15 NOVEMBER 1924, Page 3

On Tuesday Sir Auckland Geddes delivered the first Ntralter. Page

Memorial Lecture. These lectures have been established under the management of the English- Speaking Union in memory of the former American Ambassador to Great Britain. The occasion was a remarkable one. Lord Balfour took the chair, and paid a notable tribute to 'Walter Page in his opening speech. Sir Auckland Geddes's address vas by no-means a =rely formal valedictory allocution on the great Ambassador, but was a real and a remarkable contribution to our thought on the relations between this country and America. Mr. Baldwin, who was enthusiastically received by the very large audience, proposed the vote of thanks, and Mr. Kellogg, the American Ambassador, seconded it-