The Washington herald., 1920-09-12

| trip to this country will thus be
celebrated. With representatives of
the British, Canadian and the Meth
| erlands government-I imagine the
Netherlands minister will be back
here by that time-the party will
go to Norfolk on the Mayfiower to
take part in the celebration there
on October 4, 5 and 6 and in Rich
mond on October 7. In jamestown
they will celebrate the 4OOth an
niversary OF the first American leg
| islative assembly.
n. G. WELLS COMING
WITH RATHCREEDAN.
\ number Of notables will ac-
company Lord Rathcreedan, such as
H. G. Wells, the famous novelist;
Sir a. Z. Shipley, pastor of Christ
Church and vice chancellor of Cam
| bridge University; Prof. Foakes
Jackson, Jesus College. Cambridge;
Admiral Sir Lawther Grant, Sir
John A. COckburn, former premier
! OF South Australia, and H. S. Ferris,
chairman OF the British Sulgrave
Institution. which has charge of,
George Washington's ancestral home
at Sulgrave Manor, and sseveraI
others widely known on both sides
of the Atlantic.
Lord Rathcreedan is going to
prove an extremely interesting visi-
tor. Somebody said he is an Irish
peer. but It seems he isn't at all;
he is peer Of the United Kingdom
| Of Great Britain and has a seat in
the house of lords. But he was
born in Ireland, was educated at
Trinity College, Dublin. and served
as captain for a number of years in
| the Royal Irish Lancers. with which
! Re siment he spent a considerable
> time in India. Moreover. he takes
his title from RathCreedan. a bit of
| property in Ireland. in County Wick
I low, which had been in the possess
sion of his family for a number of
generatiOnS. He is a son of the late
! Rev. William Norton. rector OF Bal
tinglas. in County Wicklow, and as
Can't Norton represented the West
Newington district of London in the
| house Of commons
He acted as one OF the whips of
the Liberal party, and also as as
Slstant postmaster general. But his
Job. or rather its emoluments. was
wanted for someone else more in
.
given 4 peerage a couple of Years
ago. His hobby is automatic teIe-
phony. in the DEVELOPMENT of which
he is vastly Interested. He is mar
RED 10 a daughter of Sir Charles
Huntington. NJ P, makes his home
at Belle Hatch Park. his country
seat in OXfordshire. and was varv
/ popular IN the house of commons
me elder of his two sons. the Hon
Charles Patrick Norton, is now *
years OF age.
The British Embassy had a charm
ing guest last week who came and
departed very quietly: Sir Tobn
Foster Fraser Of London. who Is
making pleasure tour of our great
/ country. He arrived Thursdav v
morning and left again that night.
spending the day with the British
Ambassador. who returned here 4
I fe" days before from a visit at
! Government House in Canada. Like
me Ambassador, Sir John is a Scot.
ne Is also d newspaper man. au-
! thor. lecturer and traveller and
passed the last six months or so on
the 'hautauQua platform. He is said
to have a splendid sense Of humor
and to understand Americans
| from A to Z. The Ambassador
spends much Of his time now,
while awaiting the return Of Lady
'ieddes. who is due back from
/ Europe the end Of this month. plav-
, ing tennis. usually at the Dumbarton
club And the attaches Of the en-
bassy are either on the tennis courts
or the golf links practically every
day They are all in town right
now: all Of their vacations are over.
except for H. V Tennant. who left
the middle of the week for a brief
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