The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-29

THE President and Mrs. Hard
ing will sail for Plymouth.
Mass. on the Mayflowcr late
this afternoon and viii be present
next Monday at the tercentenary
celebration OF the landing OF thu
Pilgrims. From Plymouth They
will cruise TO Portland. Me. anl
will motor rom their TO Lancaster,
N. H., to- pass a week nc Mt.
Prospect Lodge where they viii be
the guests of the Secretary of
Var, Joh4. W, Weeks.
President Harding was host at
an informal dinner last e1ening
at the White House for fifteen
guests. all Of whom were Republi-
can members of Congress.
Among the guests were Congress
man Mondell and Congressman
Joseph w. Fordney, of the Ways
and Means Committee.
The President play cd golf q.
Chevy Chase Club yesterday after
noon.
Visoount Northcliffe was the CUES,
Of honor today at a luncheon given by
Overseas Writers at the Willard. II
was the first entertainment Of the new
organization of Washington cor
respondents who have seen service
and proved to be a memorable event
At an informal reception before the
luncheon members had an opportunity
to renew old acquaintance with the
famous London publisher. H. Wick,
ham Steed editor of the London
Times, which Is the principal news.
paper owned by Lord Northcliffe. was
also a guest at the luncheon. It was
an suspicious beginning cer tain,y TO
entertain the proprietor and the editor
of THE Thunderer," echoes from
which, had disturbed plans for Lord
Northcliffe's entertainment at the
British embassy.
The guests were seated at a long
table decorated with a centerpiece OF
flowers and ornamented with the Brit
ish flag and the United States flag.
The guests at the luncheon were
limited to Overseas Writers, editors OF
Washington newspapers. the president
OF the Gridiron Club, the president of
the National Press Club and chairmen
of standing committees OF correspon.
dents at the Capitol and numbered
thirty. The arrangements were in
charge of Richard V. Oulahan. Fred.
eric William Vile, Mark Sullivan,
David Lawrence and oliver Owen
Kuhn.
The charter members of Overseas
Writers are II. X. Baukhage, Robert
J. Bender, Herbert Corey, Stephen
Early, j. Fred Essary. Albert w. Fox.
w. Gilbert, Paul Hanna, Nor
man Hapgood, Jay G.. Hayden, Edwin
NJ. Hood, Oliver owen Kuhn, Davi1
Burge McFall, Lowell Mel
let, Richard V. Oulahan, l.. c. Probert.
F. Schuette, Charles A. Selden,
Frank II. Simonds, Robert 7. Small,
Harold Phelps Stokes, Mark Sullivan,
Frank j. Taylor, Ralph II. Turner and
Frederic William Vile.
Viscount Northcliffe will be the
guest OF honor this evening at a din
ner given by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Beale Mclean at their country place,
Friendship" A distinguished COM
pany, including diplomats, senators.
and representatives of
esident society has been asked to
meet the famous visitor. X. Wickham
Steed editor OF the London Times, will
be a special guest.
Lord Northcliffe and Mr.. Steed will
leave Washington for New York late
tonight and will start tomorrow for
Toronto. They will visit Vancouver.
b. c., whence Lord Northcliffe will
sail for Hawaii. on trip that includes
New Zealand. China, Japan
and the Philippines.
Lord Northcliffe passed a busy day.
He motored about the city in the
and after the Overseas Writ
ers' luncheon will call, at o'clock,
on the Secretary Of State, Mr.. Hughes.
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- Coolidges Start North.
The Vice President and Mrs. Cool
idge, accompanied by their two sons,
John and Calvin, left Washington by
train this morning for Plymouth.
Mass, where they will attend the Phi.