Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-13
BRITISH VISITORS
ARE RECEIVED HERE
Merchants and Manufacture
ers Hosts to Foreign Com
merce Men.

twenty representatives of the ORA
pers' Chamber of Commerce Of Eng
land. with ten officials and members
OF the National Retail Dry Goods As
ISOLATION. headed by Lew Hahn. man
aging director Of the latter organi-
zatton. arrived in Washington early
today for days sightseeing in the
National Capital.
me visiting English merchants are
the guests for the day Of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
tIon of this city Their American
Itinerary includes Boston. Washing
ton. Pittsburgh. Dayton. Ohio: Cleve-
land. Toledo. Chicago. st. Louis. Den
yer. Salt Lake City. Ogden. San Fran
cisco. Los Angeles, MERGED. Calf;
FL Portal. Oakland. Portland. Seattle.
Vancouver. Lake Louise. Winnipeg.
Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa.
Days Entertainment.
The days entertainment, starting
with breakfast at the Raleigh Hotel,
included an Official welcome to WASH
lngton by Commissioner Brownlow.
sightseeing tour Of the city and
parks. visits to the bureau Of print
ing and engraving and White House,
reception at the Department Of Com
merce. visit to the Senate, House Of
representatives. Supreme Court and
Library of Congress; Luncheon at the
British embassy. trip to Mount Yer
non. afternoon tour Of the shopping
district and dinner tonight at Rau-
scher.s. At the latter. function the
presidents and secretaries Of the
Board of Trade and Chamber Of Com
merce. the Secretary Of Commerce.
rAnrnlAnta.
ctives of the British embassy and rep
resentatives, of the City Club and
the Bankers Association OF the Dis
trfct of Columbia are to be guests.
The visitors will. leave Washington
following the dinner.
Carnations to President.
On their visit to the White House
the visiting Britons presented to Pres
ident Wilson a bouquet of democracy
carnations. The presentation was
made by Miss Cook, daughter Of the
chairman Of the visiting delegation.
who said:
On the occasion Of the visit Of the
delegation Of British merchants to
Washington. they desire most sincere
~ to pay their tribute Of respect and
admiration to the President of the
learn Of the continued Improvement
m his health, and pray that the AL
mighty Father will speedily restore
MIN to strength and vigor..
We trust that the bonds Of kin
ship and high ideals for humanity may
be strengthened by the visit and the
personal friendships thus formed
Those in the visiting delegation are:
Visitors in Delegation.
e. B. Weekes. Tumbridge Wells; F.
Crosse. Anerley: Lewis Moore. Leeds:
F. w. Cook, Dudley; F. Chiesman,
Lewisham; A. N. Hollely. Plymouth:
G. P. Weber. Oxford; Charles T. Cole
ing. London; D. NJ. Rose, Oxford; T. NJ
Hardwick. Wandsworth: F. H. Barber.
Longley, Aylesbury; F. Matthew
Preston: John Boardman. Stratford:
Lewis Lyme, London: A. w. Thomas,
Liverpool; J. Lancaster, Knights
bridge; F. Okey. Bournemouth; w. ].
Hopton, Peckham; Miss D. Cook,
tor National Retail Dry Goods Assoc
citation, New York; Homer S. Curtis.
organization secretary National Retail
Dry Goods Association, New York;
Donald Dey. Syracuse; P. A. Bergner.
Peoria, ILL.,; S. F. Iszard. Elmira. n.
cinda w. Prince. director. Of educa-
ton. National Retail Dry Goods AS
ISOLATION. Boston: Roger W. Allen,
New York city; Mrs. Roger w. Allen.
New York city. and James Goold, New
York city.
Committee WeIcominI.
The following made up the COM
mittee that welcomed the visitors on
arrival at the Union station:
Louis Brownlow. president Of the
board Of District Commissioners; J. J.
Broderick. commercial councillor. Brit /
ish embassy: Philip King. president
Merchants' and Manufa cturAra' Assoc
citation; Mrs. Philip King. Sol Lans-
burgh. George S. DeNeale, John N
Harding, Robert N. Buckley. Harold
H. Levi. Julius Goldenberg. Harold r.
Young. secretary National Retail Dry
Goods Association, and Charles ]. Co.
lumbus, secretary Merchants and
Manufacturers Association.