The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-10-14
~ RESIDENT WILSON has m

~ RESIDENT WILSON has made
- an appointment for tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock to receive
the members OF the British Edu-
cational Mission, which will reach
Washington this evening. The mis-
| sion is starting on tour Of the coun-
try under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Council on Education and will be
here until Friday morning. A full
and varied program has been AZ
ranged for the entertainment OF its
members, who are DR.. Arthur Everett
Shipley, Vice Chancellor of the Uni
versity of Cambridge; Sir Henry
Meirs, Vice Chancellor OF the Univer-
sity OF Manchester. the Rev. Edward
Newbury Walker, master OF Queens
College. oxford; Sir Henry Jones,
professor OF moral philosophy of the
University OF Glasgow: DR.. John
Jolly. professor OF geology and min
erology of Trinity College, Dublin:
Miss Caroline Spurgeon, professor Of
English literature at Bedford College,
University of London; and Miss Rose
Sidgwick, lecturer on ancient history,
of the University OF Birmingham.
On its arrival this evening, the
party will be met by a committee OF
which the Secretary of the Interior,
Mr.. Lane, Is the head: and tomorrow
evening Secretary and Mrs Lane will
give a dinner party in their honor.
They will devote the morning to
tour Of the educational institutions
OF the city, including the COMPRESSION
al Library and the Smithsonian In
stitution; and in the afternoon, after
their call at the White House, they
mil he. erFsr raranffAn nv thu TnFrn-
Gil of National Defense.
On Wednesday the members Of the
mission will make a pilrimage to Mt
Vernon aboard one Of the navy yachts
as guests OF the Secretary of the Navy,
Mr.. Daniels. william Phillips, Assist
ant Secretary OF State; Assistant Sec
Rotary OF War Keppell and Assist
ane Secretary of the Treasury Rowe
will accompany the party. Sir Henry
Darlington Smith, assistant British
high commissioner. will give a dinner
in their honor on Wednesday evening.
On Thursday the members of the
mission will lunch with DR.. r, S.
Woodman at the Carnegie Institution
of Washington, and that evening a
dinner will be given for them ct the
Washington Hotel by the Carnegie
Endowment for National Peace, The
DEOmInenL
educators and professional men, COL
lege professors notably, who are en-
gagged in war work in Washington.
The headquarters OF the mission
during its stay in Washington will be
at the Willard Hotel. DR.. Shipley IA,
however, the guest OF Sir Henry Bah
ington Smith, and Sir Henry Mefrs ia
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jen-
nings.
The President and MrA wiIson
and Miss Margaret Wilson. who went
TO New York for the Columbus Day
celebration, returned to the White
House last night. Rear Admiral Cary
I. Gray, U. s. N. and Joseph P. Tum-
ulty, secretary to the President, also
were in the party.
Mrs. Wilson has selected the names
for the twin ships, the Allies and the
Consort, built, by the EMERGENCY
Fleet Corporation, which are to be
launched this afternoon at Newark
Bay, ". J., but she will not be able to
take part in the christening cere- !
monies as had been hoped.
The launching will be attended by
representatives of all the allied coun-
tries. committees from both houses Of
Congress, and other Government Of |
fictals. The party left Washington
this morning for New York, where
luncheon was given at the waldorf
Astoria, and later proceeded to New
ark Bay.