Evening star., 1921-04-15
INVITE PRESIDENT
TOMASONS' Dinner
Mr.. Harding Promises Com
mittee to Attend Unless
Developments Prevent.

President Harding very likely will
attend the banquet to be given at the
Willard Hotel May 12 as the closing
feature of the four-day convention
of the League of Masonic Clubs OF
America He told the special COM
mittee of the banquet committee
which called at the White House to-
day to extend the invitation that un-
less developments prevented ne
would be delighted to drop in on the
boys and participate in the festivi-
ties and that he would stay Just as
long as the demand on his time would
permit.
The members of the special COM
mittee who rendered the invitation
were l. Whiting Estes, past poten-
tate. Almas Temple, Mystic Shrine.
the District of Columbia chairman:
J. Harry Cunningham. past grand
ton: Edgar c. Snyder, honorary
thirty-third degree Mason, vice chair
man, and Col. c.. Fred Cook, past
master, Temple-Noyes Lodge of Ma
sons.
1t was pointed out to the executive
that this banquet will be one Of the
largest and most interesting of it's
Kind ever held in Washington Ar
rangements are being made to seat
more than 500 persons and an un-
usually attractive entertainment pro-
gram is promised.
Plans for Convention.
The event will serve as the official
grand wind-up of the important gath
crlng of MasonS who will come here
from all sections of the country to
take pat in the convention which
will meet the morning of May 3. An
other feature of the convention will
De the pilgrimage to the tomb of
George Washington at Mount Vernon
the afternoon of May ~. on which
occasion President Harding will go
along as "one of the bunch" as he ex-
pressed 1t when he accepted the in
Vitation several weeks ago
The President is not expected to
make an address on either of these
occasions and in the event he does
speak remarks will be extempo-
raneous and informal
NJ Fiviani. the former French pre-
mler who has been in this country
on a special diplomatic mission, will
re received by President Harding in
ne niue room at the White House
ate this afternoon. when farewells
ccmpanied by N. Jules Jusserand.
french ambassador to this country.
Secretary of State Hughes will en-
1ertain at dinner tonight in the noted
riehcn visitors honor. The latter
will go to New York tomorrow and
Will sail on the La France for home
next week.
Seek Maine Appointments.
Accompanied by Representatives
Peters and White of Maine, Senator
Hale of that state interviewed the
executive today regarding the possi-
oilit1es OF appointment to federal Of
nces in that state Of a number of as
pirants agreed upon the trio.
Senator Frelinghuysen, who has
been making almost daily calls at the
white House to keep in touch with
the shaking of the plum tree, intimat-
ed today that Elias b Dunn of East
orange. n. j.. stands a splendid chance
OF being appointed chief of the United
Saes Weather bureau. Farmer" ,
Dunn. as the senator's candidate is |
almost nationally known. is conceded
TO De one of the most successful
weather prognosticators in the United
States.
Raymond c. Brown of Honolulu. rem
resenting the World Press CONGRESS-.
called at the White House and extend
ed to the President an invitation to
attend this congress when it meets
next October. He said that the people
on HAWAII hope that Mr.. Harding will |
accept. in which case he will be the
nrst President Of the United States
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