The Washington herald., 1921-07-29
NorthciHe
GreetedHere
Viscount Has Long Visit
With President at
White House.
BY EVELYN C. HUNT.

2viscount Northcliffe. who 10 q
record breaking parsonage, broke 9
record in Washington yesterday.
He had the distinction of enjoying
the longest private visit yet ac-
corded by President Harding to any
individual caller at the White
House. The President and the
Napoleon of British newspaperdom
were closeted for one hour ana
twenty minutes. H. wickham Steed.
editor. of the London Times. par
ticipated in the pow-wow. which,
was mainly a heart-to-
heart talk between two successful
newspapermen on their pet topic
newspapers.
Earlier in the day the distinguished
Britisher paid his respects to Sec
retary Hoover. likewise an ac-
quaintance of many years stand
ing.
TAKES DINNER WITH PARTY
OF NEWSPAPER MEN.
viscount Northcliffe lunched at
the Willard. having as his guests
Frederic william Vile. Mark Sui
livan. Richard ". Oulahan and
David Lawrence. The four we'll
known Washington writers just
named are members of the execu-
tive committee of "Overseas
Writer'S" the new organization OF
foreign-service correspondents who
will be Lord Northcliffe's hosts at
a luncheon in his honor at the
Willard at 1880 today. Overseas
Writers" is the first society OF
newspapermen ever established in
the United States for the special
purpose of fostering an interest IN
| international news and views and
extending hospitality to distin-
guished foreigners. principally
writers, who come to Washington.
Today's luncheon is the organiza-
tion's first entertainment and II
counts itself fortunate to have as
| its initial guests the proprietor ana
editor of THE ThHnderer." The
executives committee is Richard Y.
Oulahan. chairman: Frederic Will
lam Vile. secretary-treasurer' ana
Nessrs. Sullivan. Lawrence ana
Kuhn. The charter membership OF
twenty-six consists of:
II p. Baukhage. Robert J. Ben
der. Herbert Corey. stephen Early
IJ. Fred Essary, Albert w. FOX
clinton w. Gilbert. Paul Hanna,
Norman Hapgood. Jay G. HAYDEN.
Edwin NJ. Hood, oliver Owen Kuhn.
David Lawrence. Burge McFalI'
Lowell MeIlett. Richard V. Oulahan.
In. G. Probert, Oswald F. Schuette.
charles A, Selden. Frank II. 81
r,onds. Robert T Small. Harold
Pbelps Stokes. Mark Sullivan. Frank
IJ TAYLOR. Ralph Fl. Turner ana
Frederic William Vile.
FINDS WEATHER TOO HOT
TO ENJOY GOLF COURSE.
/ yiscount Northcliffe, understand
looked forward with eager Keen
NESS to a round or two OF golr IN
yUasbinpton over the Columbia
course immortalized by last week
oreat international tourney. BUT
the King of Fleet street found the
huufdity in our tropical metropons
too oppressive to tempt tate on tne
1jnks So braving a rainstorm' me-
chose instead to motor TO NOUN
vernon and show the editor ot tne
Times Mr.. Steed. the American ma
/ tionaI shrine
Iast evening Viscount Northcline
rsmained quietly at his hotel. retir-
/ ing early, as is his invariaole Gus.
tono I hear he has a holy horror o,
runctions, especially formal am
fussy parties. He is looking 1or"aiu,
boweyer. to this evenings party at
..Friendship." where Mr. ana Mrs'
Edward B. Mclean have invited
notable company of Washinstonians
TO meet the British visitor at d,n-
ner. Lord Northcliffe Will leaVe LOT
New York late tonight. 10 tak-
train tomorrow for toronto ("
route to British Columbia ana
off destinations in the facinc
Hawaii. Australia, New Ieaianu,
China, Japan. the Philippines anu
India.