The foundation-stone of a monument to Dr. Ludwing Zamenhof, the inventor of Esperanto, was laid today in Bialystock, the town where he was born, by the District Governor of the Bialystock District, M. Koscialkowsky, in the presence of 200 delegates who have been attending the International Esperanto Congress in Cracow, and came to Bialy-stock specially for the occasion, after passing through Warsaw, where (an reported the J.T.A. Bulletin), they held a commemoration gathering at Dr. Zamonhof’s grave in the Warsaw Jewish cemetery, and unveiled a memorial slab on the front of the house in the Dzika Street, now renamed the Zamenhof Street, where Dr. Zamenhof lived for many years, practising as an oculist.
Bricks bearing the names of the various countries represented were laid by delegates, one from each country, and speeches paying tribute to Dr. Zamenhof were delivered by leading Esperantists, and by representatives of the Polish Government and the Bialystock City Council.
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