Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-06

| would make Is that the program be moi
made 30 active as to fll the entire day. II
would be preferable TO have al nOur or ~
during which the members Of the mission
might rest
| The mission would like to meet as many Of
your people ns possible, aud hope any func-
| ti0ns that are planned will include AS many
| OF them as possible
Please let me know how many speeches will
| be expected during the course of the day so
| that arrangements can be made In advance.
Tho members OF the mission will speak in
| English unless otherwise desired. Hugh
Gibson.
President McFarln has placed the
matter la the hands OF Secretary
Douglas w \. NandeVcr, chairman Of
the entertainment committee. and
Glenn Condon chairman of the pub
licity committee. 1t Is these men,
with the cooperation of others Of
the various committees. who Will
coIpito the details for the entertain
mCut
Secretary Douglas announced yes
tcrday that the public reception. at
which the members 1f the party
seemed anxious to meet as many
Oklahomans as possible probably
would he held In the afternoon, the
morning being devoted to sight
seeing tour OF the city the oil retin-
ing section Of Tulsa, and the adjacent
able that an informal luncheon viii be
glven the visitors.
In the communication received yes
terday by President McFarlin OF the
Chamber OF Commerce, brief sketches
of the more prominent members of
the party were given.
Tho party, as announced by Mr..
Gibson, is composed OF Baron Mon
chcur. chief Of the special mission;
r l.N.
the Belgian military mission Major
Osterrieth. first regiment OF guides.
Belgian army; Lieutenant Count
d'Ursel, second regiment OF guides,
Belgian army; Hugh Gibson. secrc.
tary OF the embassy. In charge of the
party as a representative OF the secre-
tary OF state; Capt Z. G. Cook, L. $
A.. military aid To General Leclercl,
and James G. Wh!tcley Of the Belgian
legation. The party also includes ID.
W Fisher, department OF state;
Thornton Smith Of the Associated
Press and two orderles.
Following Is a sketch Of members
Of the commission:
Baron Moncheur is now the chief
Of the political bureau OF the Belgium
foreign office AT Harve lie wa
Belgian minister in Washington for
eight years. relinquishins that post
about eight years ago. Before that
he was minister In Mexico. where he
Miss Clayton, daughter OF
Gen Powell Clayton. then United
States minister When the war began
he was minister in Constantinople and
since then he has been appointed chief
of the political bureau at the Belgian
foreign office.
General Leclercq is well known
officer OF the second regiment OF
.uides one OF the finest cavalry reel f,
nents OF the Belgian army lie later |
'ose 10 command a division OF cav |
llry
Major Osterrieth Is an officer Of the !
first regiment OF guides and was
,ttSched TO the Belgian legation at
petrorrad for a long time. lie be ]
ongs 10 a well-known family in Ant I
Serp.
County Louis d'Ursel Is first cou- |
'in OF the Duke d'Urscl. who tho |
over 40 years old. enlisted in the Rel |
,ian army as private. Count Louis [,
lUrsel has followed the footsteps
II the head of his house. and after
leaving Teheran. where he was sec
-etary OF legation enlisted in the army
AZ The beginning OF hustilities and rose /
from the ranks TO be a lieutenant !
His younger brother was wounded but
has now returned to the front