The Washington herald., 1914-01-15

earl OF KINTORE
IS C|TY'S GUEST
Peace Exposition Chairman
Will Call on Mr.. Wilson
Today.
CAPITAL PLANS HONORS
Committee of Citizens Meets Visitor
and Party at Union Station
on Arrival.
CAPITAL PLANS HONORS

i The Rt Hon. the Earl OF Kintore, p.
I e, G. c. NJ. c.. chairman Of the execu-
tive committee of the Anglo-American
Exposition in London. which is to be a
part OF the celebration in observance OF
the centenary Of peace since the signing
Of the treaty Of Ghent. arrived In Wash
ington at o'clock last night on the
congressional limited from New York.
Lord kintore was accompanied by Os-
| car Strauss. former Ambassador to Tur-
Key; William Church Osborne. Calvin
Rice, James A. and John A. Stewart,
lmre kiralfy. director general of the
1Angio-American Exposition. and Albert
E. Kiralfy, commissioner general Of the
exposition. The party was met at the
Union Station by a committee composed
of Clarence ]. Owens John Barrett.
Commissioner Oliver p. Newman, Henry
b. f. Macfariand, ID. ]. Callahan, W. F..
GUIDE, Richard w. watrous. w. H. Saun-
ders. J. Selwin TAFT. and, George E. Rob-
erts, Director of the Mint. They escorted
FORD Kintore to the Shoreham Hotel.
where suites had been reserved.
Movement Great Success.
so successful has the committee
been." said the earl soon after his ar
rival. that 1t has been necessary to
enlarge the original exposition space Of
10 acres in Shepherds Bush, London.
For that reason many Of the exhibition
spaces allotted to Americans have had
TO be changed and It was necessary,
therefore, that some one come over to
prevent possible confusion and dissatis-
faction among American exhibitors. The
buildings, which are fireproof, have all
been finished
THE American interests are being
looked after by the American Society in
London, with which the idea of the ex-
position originated. The Duke of Con-
naught Is the patron Of the exposition.
and the Duke OF Teck its honorary presi-
dent. The executive committee, of which
l am chairman. is composed of leading
men in the arts. sciences. industries. and
commerce OF Great Britain"
Lord kintore is 6 feet inches tall
and broad shouldered, with the bear
ing OF an army man. His only intimate
friend in Washington is Sir Cecil
Spring Rice. the British Amba ssador.
with whom he was associated in poll
tics. Both are Conservatives.
Lord Kintore is the head OF the
Keith family. of Scotland, where the
keiths were Earl-Marischals for many
generations. The first Earl of Kin
tore was the great Sir John Keith. who
outwitted oliver Cromwell by burying
the Scottish regalia in n churchyard rd
and fleeing ostentatiously to France.
The present Lord Kintore succeeded
as ninth earl thirty-three years ago.
He has been governor Of South Aus
tralia.
VIII Gail on President.
This morning Lord Kintore will call
upon President Wilson and Secretary of
State Bryan. At $50 o'clock he and his
party will be guests at a luncheon at the
British Embassy. and at 7:SO o'clock Lord
Kintore will be the guest of honor at
banquet given at the New Willard Hotel
by the Southern Commercial Congress.
Henry B. F. Mscfarland will be chair
man and POSTMASTER.
Friday at noon the earl and party will
be rendered an informal reception by
the National Press Club, to be follow
cd by luncheon in the press club given
by the executive heads Of organizations
whose headquarters are in Washington.
At . o'clock Friday afternoon there will
be a reception TO him at Fairmont Sem
mary. The reception which was plan
ned for Friday evening at the Pan
American Union, where Secretary Bryan
was to receive. has .een struck from the
carTs program on account Of his de-
parturs for Pittsburgh on an early train.
He will be the guest of honor at the
annual banquet of the Pittsburgh Cham |
ber Of Commerce.