The Washington times., 1922-10-15
'ARTIES FOR VISITORS GIVE FILLIP TO WEEKS ACTIVl


right man raised aloft delivering
his great grafton ON conciliation;
and the unregsnsrats ciaim that.
/. a. he stands in the little triangle
at Eleventh street and Massachu.
setts avenue. he looks for all the
world iilse . traffic cop. captious
comment IKE this. however. should
not be taken too seriously. Tor
criticism OF the same sort has
been made OF many a famous
monument. For example. there's
the 81. Gaudens statue Of Phillips
Brooks In Boston's fashionable
Back Bay. Bishop Brooks 10
shown holding an open Bible. while
behind him stands q figure Of
Christ resting one hand on the
great divine's shoulder. the atti-
tuds suggesting to soms You're
under arrest"
THE delegates Of the sulgravs
Institution. an organization
which has preserved suisrave
, Manor. the English home Of the
Washington family and made Q
shrine Of II, made pilgrimage to Mt.
Vernon to see the American home
Of the greatest Washington lof
them all; and they added one more
70 the many wreaths which have
been placed on the grave of that
simple Colonial gentleman by
princes and potentates from all
over. the world. The trip to Mounr
Vernon was made ON the May.
flower on Friday. luncheon being
served aboard. and was one Of the
pleasantest Incidents Of the Sui.
grave peoples visit to this country.
The British Ambassador and
Lady Geddes entertained their
countrymen at luncheon. There
had been q small luncheon at the
embassy the day before. with Sur.
geon Rear Admiral and Mrs. Bead.
nell as the special guests. but this
was a larger party and more for.
NAL. There must have been forty
persons present and q number Of
American officials were In the
company asked to meet the guests
Of honor.
AT the head Of the British Sui
grave delegation was Sir
Charles Wakefield. sometime Lord
Mayor OF London. who was nc.
companied by Lady wakefield
and Miss Wakefield. Many Amer.
leans. some Of them residents Of
this city. have been entertained at
Bassett House. Hythe. In Kent.
where Sir Charles and Lady Wake
field maintain a hospitable homo
and to these old friends their visit
had personal as well a. an off,
cial aspect. Sir Charles IL on
friendly terms with Gen. Tasker
H. Bliss. Maj. Gen. Clarence Ed
wards and many other Amarican
army big-wigs. having come into
close contact with the American
army during the war In his ca
pacity as director Of the old-estab-
lished firm Of oil refiners. c. c.
Wakefield q Co.
Sir Charles and Lady Wake
field, who was Miss Mary Frances
Graham Of an dllustrious Scotch
family. have always been among
the leaders Of social reform and
for the amelioration Of the condi.
ton Of London's poor. They al
most impoverished themselves dur
ing the mayoral terms. and still
continue to hold positions which
mean . constant tug at their purse
/ strings. Sir Charles u the present
alderman from the. Breadstreee
ward. and Lady Wakefield II q a.
rector Of Fairgrounds. president of
the League Of Mercy and con.
slant hostess at neighborhood
houses. Both have been decorated
by many European governments
Cor their devotion 70 the poor. and
their successful efforts In munic-
ipal reform. Sir Charles wears the
broad sash Of the Legion Of Honor.
and his wife has the smaller deco
ration. the rosetts. King Albert
and Queen Elizabeth honored them
both in the conferring OF the orders
Of Leopold II and the crown Of
Belgium. .,'>t
About the time the Red Cross
conference was ending the Amsri.
can Child Hygiene Association tcf
which Herbert Hoover. Secretary
Of Commerce. ID tile retiring pres
ident and DR.. Livingston Far
rand, former director Of the
American Red Cross and now
president Of Cornell Uniyersity.
is the newly elected head was be-
ginning It's conference. And that