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the Undersecretary OF State, will
voluntarily return TO private life to
resume the practice Of law.
Mr.. Polk has Just returned 70
America from Europe. where he
succeeded Secretary Lansing as the
head Of the American commission
at the Peace Conference and closed
up the connection OF this govern
ment with the supreme council.
The date of Secretary Folks re-
: tirement has rot yet been definitely
> fixed and may be several months
distant.
: 1t sounds as though by spring we
win have to learn to do without the
PoIks and the Lanes-both couples
are 50 well liked. too.
= While speaking Of the State Depart
sment. I was interested to hear thar
: Wilbur J. Carr. director Of the Con-
ssular Service. told the House Appro-
priatons Committee last week that
owing to the low rate Of foreign ex-
change this would be an advantageous
time to purchase an Embassy In Bel
GUM. He recommended that Congress
provide $50 900 for the immediate pur-
chase as a provision Of the deficiency
bill now being framed by the COM
mittee.
know I've always heard comments
on the fact that the rich U. s. A.
didn't own many OF its embassies and
-legations-a fact to be regretted. ~
Also Il was interesting to hear that
when the Polish government bought
their embassy II cost $4,000 In our
money and 100000 in Polish cur
"a haPamaA ~ n NJ
eign exchange.
A very interesting group Of young
French officers landed in New York
. day or two ago to study big busi-
ness" and efficiency methods in Amer
lea They will drift into Washington
shortly-au roads now lead to WASH
ington- The young men were sent by
their government. The majority have
been wounded They will be in the
United States for at least a year.
During that time they will visit the
plants Of the United States Steel and
Bethlehem Steel companies. A few
are interested in banking and will be
assigned to study banking methods
at the Offices Of J. P. Morgan & Co.
NOTED BRITIsHER
IN WASHINGTON.
know you'll be as interested as I
was to learn that Sir Oliver Lodge.
president Of the Society for Physical
Research, will come to the United
States before long-soon after his re-
tirement as principal Of the University
OF Birmingham which position he has
held since 1900. We already have with
US q noted Britisher of spiritualistic
learnings, Lord Glenconner, who with
Lady Glenconner. is staying at the
British Embassy. and was among the
guests at the dinner which Mrs. Henry
+. Dtmock gave in compliment to Wis
count Grey several days before he left
Washington. Lord and Lady Glen
conner are accompanied by their two
sons, his oldest boy having fallen at
the front in France in 1916 as an off,
Ger Of the Grenadier Guards when
barely ID years Of age. Lord Glencon-
ner has recently come once more into
the limelight in connection with his
spirttualistic leanings and his patron
age and backing Of the spirit photog-
rapher, William Hope, Of Crewe,
whose spirit photographs of the dead
are giving rise to so much discussion
and speculation in scientific circles
and among the people generally in
Great Britain.
Mrs Herbert Asquith, and takes his
title from the name Of the old Farm
OF Glenconner. in the parish of Chill
tree. In Ayrshire, where his great
grandfather, John Tenant, was
wont to entertain his intimate
friend, the poet Burns. Indeed, in
Wallace Chambers Biography of
Burns" the latter's host, John Ten
nant. is frequently referred to as
Aud Glenconner.
1t was this John, Tenants son
webster. bred as a weaver and
bleacher. who patented in 1898
greatly improved process for the
employment OF liquid chloride of
lime and afterward of dry chloride
OF lime for bleaching and founded