The Washington times., 1917-04-23

They comprised military ana ndNai
heroes, statesmen, fnanciers, and
noblemen-the pick of the British
empire. But they didn't look It.
Youngish, smooth faced, and slim,
for the most part, they might easily
have passed for a party of youthful
tourists.
They didn't even look "English"-
at least not according to the popular
conception OF the way a Britisher
should look. Evidently, judging from
their garb the recent English
styles affected by the American Beau
Brummels were originated by some
genius of dreams. These men, in
times OF peace the "smartest" in all
England, were dressed, in almost nom
descript fashion. Their clothes were
tweed, OF no particular color, fitted
loosely-almost baggily-and were
sadly in need OF pressing-although
this probably was due to the long
train trip which, as every traveller
knows, invariably knocks out the
tailor's creases in the third round,
and substitutes trick creases of Its
own
They bought few servants with
them, and but little hand-luggage,
One Thing They Did.
They lived up to expectations In
one particular. though. They brought
with them a flock of golf sticks SO
bulky and SO heavy that the man
servant who carried them through the
Union Station and later Into the
hotel walked Ike a kind, old, pen
stoned farm horse-sway-backed-
The automobiles carrying ten or
the party, three servants, a Secret
Service man, and a State Department
Official quit the station procession
at Scott circle, Sixteenth street, and
Massachusetts, avenue, and sped 10
the Shoreham. This party included
Lord Eustace Percy and A. A Patton
of the British foreign office: Mr.. Nc
Kenna, F. p. Robinson. NJ. ID. Peterson
Col. s. f. Dansey, of the British war
office; Mr.. Anderson. Mr.. Nigor.
Major l.. W. B. Rees, V. c. NJ. C., OF
the British aerial corps, and Geonrey
Butler, said to be one OF the orlght'
est young diplomats in all Great
Britain.
Three, man-servants accompanied
the party-aIl in the employ or LORD
Percy. Two OF these lent pictur-
esque touch.
Both sDId Their Bit
They are soldiers, who have done
their Bit and been invalided home.
Their clothes proclaimed them. They
wore rough suits Of dark material. army
flannel shirts. and hosiery. and trench
shoes-broad-toed. thick-soled boots
studded with steel hob-nails-
Manager Collins. Of the Shoreham' was
waiting for his guests. For more than
an hour previously, because OF theF
coming he had been forced to tell
stream Of would-be patrons tnat there
go, an available room in the house,
- he vas standing at the door to
80. IN. Rritishers when their machines
drove up.
As they alighted he gave a sgnai 70
some one lnsiGe ,. ,sn,aJ,at "a teIv over the door
was huis oH'
p,,, tbourb tn. management. and the
| sacrst service men, lounging about. ap-
.,i,, so aimlessly. recognized the
,,S-,,nr. ths crowd which had formed
-, ,ha .idewaIk ON, both sides OF the
on '"e SSs -,
entrance oIu ho , ,maIl cav
| me la1' ts ara Ionr-taIIed
alcaoe IN ~ ,-o,,.arS This little
coats' anu ,aIs cans and broad
group IN t"eeus. 80 oaIc,,,ations
toed shoes' upsel al ' ,,,,i, ,hoir
The commission 80, and sons
machines entered the houei au 'n-s 80
to their rooms oetore 'hs sPee''''
realized what had happened. -,,.
| number OF tne Ino 90 on1
rushed into the motei ioo' 80 Iate
other glimpse, 49,, anared
The rooms mao ar -, ,,,ithout
and the Nlsi,os is,aring 10 The
the iOr ,,,nra sant down
names Oh 'he P"'''
-, -, tho Marty is ouartered in
Mos' - 70 each other. on the
s,S,ti r,onr Tba rest are on the floor
L,h
Thought IL "euite hisn
They had asked for rooms for all to-
H. hut Manager Collins explain
- ,,Ia -, ho do,a With
eu ma soSTng . natrons Who live
ou' Ln,ai tbe yea around He
IN u ,.tIIiro 70 40 ,bis-and the
nsI,t.bars told him aouite right"
Iord Eustare percy. who might be
.onstdered the head Of the party at
tha Sboreham. spent more than an
hour in the hotel Hobbies and parlors
Yesterday evening, but, save for
| friends who had called to see him
no one guessed his identity.
Lord Percy is one OF Bngland's
foremost authorities on trade condi
tIons. For some time he has been in
charge OF the Trade Division OF the