The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-05
81 AMACS ARRIVE
TO STUDY FARMING
Australia Pays Expenses of
Party to Aid Agricultural
Plans at Home.

A party OF Australian soldiers on
their way to the University of Cali
fornia. where they will take a twelve
months course in scientific agronomy
and irrigation at the expense of the
Australian Government, arrived yester-
Gay on the White Star liner Celtic
There are ninety-seven men in the party,
which is under the command Of Capt.
E. H. Davies, NJ. c.. Of Victoria, New
South Wales. Upon their return to the
antipodes IL Is planned to have the
farm OF each individual become a neigh
borhood centre of experimental farm
work.
While in New York the Australians
will stay at the Hotel Gerard They
were entertained yesterday evening by
the Women's Committee for the Recep-
ton Of Australian Soldiers at its head
quarters and this evening they will be
guests at a dinner at the Harvard Club.
Major-Gen. Organ, former commander
Of the Twenty Division and now
the ranking officer OF the New York
Guard, will be one of the speakers
A number of Canadian officers and
eighty-three nurses also arrived on the
Celtic. as well as a party of wives and
children of Canadian soldiers In charge
OF Mrs. A C. Shaw of Vancouver, B. C.
Mrs. Shaw was serving in the military
hospital. Quebec, when the war broke
out and Immediately volunteered for
overseas service. She worked behind the
lines in France and has received the
Red Cross medal and two citations.
Sir Ellis Hume Williams NJ. p, one
of the passengers, will begin a lecture
tour of the United States. He is a
British jurist Of note. Lieut.. John
Light, formerly Toronto newspaper
man, returned on his way home after
service with the British propaganda
Office in London. He said that for the
first time in history England has awak-
ened to the value of publicity and that
British efforts in spreading propaganda
abroad are counted an important part
in the campaign to regain the worlds
trade supremacy.
Another passenger on the Celtic was
George Perry Fiske of Morrist0wn,
y. j.. returning from visit to his
daughter. Mrs Ruth Perry Fiske Els
worthy wife OF Capt. Elsworthy of the
Royal Dublin Fusileers. Mrs. Els
worthy met her husband at the Astoria
Hospital in London, where she was
serving as Red Cross nurse and the
Captain was a patient.
Quentin D. Corley. formerly a county
Judge at Dallas. Tex, returned from
England. where he has been giving a
series of lectures and demonstrations TO
British soldiers incapacitated from in
juries received during the war. Judge
Corley lost his right arm at the shoulder
and his left arm at the elbow in a rail-
road wreck several years ago and is an
expert in the use of artificial arms and
hands His tour was under the auspices
of the American Rehabilitation Com.
mission.
Capt. Betram r. Hayes. commander
OF the Olympic. the largest vessel of
the White Star feet, also was a passen-
ger on the Celtic. He expects to spend
his first vacation since the beginning of
the war at his farm near Newfoundland,
N j.. while the Olympic is being recon
diticned at Belfast During the war the
Olympic. under Capt Hayes's command
steamed $4,000 miles. between Halifax
and European ports. carried more than
100000 soldiers and sank several
u-boats. Capt Hayes was awarded the
d. s. c. for his services and made a
commander OF the Order OF St. Michael
and ST. George.