Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-06
ITALIAN CONSULATE
IS VISITED BY CONF
Admiral Makes First "Official"
Call in City-Meeting With
Mayor Postponed
RECEPTION THIS AFTERNOON

. Rear Admiral Ugo Conz, commander
Of the Conte di Cavour. the Italian
cruiser which came into port Saturday.
paid an official call upon Gactano Il.
Poccardi, the Italian consul general
here. today, He arrived at the Italian
consulate, at III Spruce street, at 10 20
o'clock.
! It was return courtesy. Consul Gen
eral Poccardi having already visited
him.
II was the first official visit Admiral
CONF has made in Philadelphia and was
formal in its nature. His official call
upon Mayor Smith has been postponed
and will not be made today.
"Oficia visits are always dry said
Admiral Conz. as he was about to enter
his limousine with Lieutenant Bruno
Riva. his aide. 'nOt alone because Of
prohibition but because of their for
malitH.'
"EIow do | like Philadelphia? Well.
of course. this is my first visit TO your
city. but what have seen of it like
and especially the people have met.
II am honored by Governor Sproul' :
invitation to visit him at his home in
Chester. ! shall go with pleasure. |
think the date of my visit has been fixed
for October 10.
What is the feeling in Italy toward
America - he repeated after his Qucs
tions. ''AmericanS are held in high
esteem by Italians. They know Amer
lean soldiers and sailors to be brave
men realize their courage and sacri
fees in the great war and the Italians
are especially impressed by the fact that
you Americans wanted nothing, asked
for nothing and would take nothing for
the wonderful service that your country
gave. 1t is that which has particularly
impressed the Italian people.
To See Many Sights
Before | leave Philadelphia | am
told | am to see many wonderful sights
in your city, the great Hog Island plant
and other shipyards, Independence Hall
and oh, II lot of other things of interest
which the committee of arrangements
tell me they have planned for.
What do your officers and men do
while in this country when prohibition
is in force" was queried of the ad
mirul.
oh" he said, smiling. with "A twin
kle IN his eye, I'VE serve red wine
aboard ship at meals, and they get along
ycry we'll
'Do your men get shore leave while
here?"
Indeed they do. They have leave at
O'Clock in the afternoon, after their
dinner. and return at midnight, though
some don't always come back even at
that hour.
The Italian committee of the Emcr
gency Aid, under the chairmanship Of
Mrs. Benjamin Miller, will give Il rc
ception to Admiral Conz and twenty
of his officers at the Ritz Carlton Hotel
this afternoon.
Governor and Mrs. Sproul and their
son, Lieutenant Jack Sproul, will be
among the guests at the banquet in
honor of the visit here of the Italian
battleship to be given Thursday evening
at the Bellevue Stratford,
John di Silvcstro, chairman of the
committee in charge, today received the
following telegram of acceptance from
the Italian ambassador:
MY wife and | will be very glad to
attend the banquet in honor of the
royal battleship Conte di Cavour next
Thursday. May tender to you and the
cnnnittna tho thapkS nf thc Cant oSc O
Macchi di Cellere and myself"
Among the guests expected at the
banquet arc former Ambassadors Page
and Potter. Congressman Moore aud
Mayor Smith.