The Washington times., 1922-08-06
WASHINGTON WELL
REPRESENTED ON
RIO COMMISSION
Party Will Sail OFT
August Twenty
second
WASHINGTON has been display

WAsHiNSroN mas oeen oi'play'
ing considerable interest in
the makeup Of the American com
mission which is to represent the
United States at the Brazilian cen
tennieI celebration. Secretary
Hughes is, of course, the head Of
the mission--as well as the Pres
ident's personal representative
and both Maj. Gen. Robert Bull
lard and Rear Admiral Hilary
Jones. who are no represent. re-
spectively the army and the navy,
are well and favprably known"
here. Moreover Congressman Ste
phen @. Porter, chairman Of the
House Committee on Foreign AT.
fairs, Is one Of the commissioners,
the fifth member being Cyrus H.
K. Curtis, of the justly, famous
Curtis Publishing Company.
The commissioners are taking
their wives with them on this
junket and the American party
will be swelled by aides. secretaries
and attaches Of various grades.
until 1t numbers some twenty per
sons. Secretary Hughes. for ex-
ample, draws both a military and
naval aide. / haven't heard who
has been-or fs to be-selected
from among the military. but the
navy has assigned to Rear Ad-
miral Carl Vogelgesang the pleas
ant duty Of accompanying Mr..
Hughes to Rio. In that way the
department is killing two birds with
one stone, for the admiral, who
has been for some time In COM
mand Of the Third naval district,
with headquarters in New York,
has been detailed as the head Of
an American naval commission In
Brazil and will be on duty there for
some time.
II is said that the Brazilians
themselves asked for Admiral
Vogelgesnng and that his departure
from New York is being greatly
lamented. Indeed, I'm told that he
Is as strong as onions''-as one
navy man put it. picturesquely IL
not politely-with the powers that
be in New York and that the Navy
Department has been petitioned to
keep him on his present duty.
The American commissioners are
scheduled to sail on August % on
the Shipping Boards liner Pan
America. At least that is the
present arrangement. although
plans seem to be changed early and
often. There is also a project on
foot to transfer the party to q
battleship, probably the U. s. s.
Maryland, off the Brazilian coast in
order that they may make q
triunphal entry into the harbor Of
Rio de Janiero. II that plan falls
through, presumably battleship or
two will be detailed as escort.
I, BUTLER WRIGHT. one of the
State Departments most prom.
ising career men," will have
charge of the American exhibits at
the Brazilian Centennial Exposi-
ton and sailed yesterday for Rio.
accompanied by Mrs. Wright. She
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Louis Bacon, of Boston, at her
summer home at Nahant.
1t is whispered that Mr.. Wright,
whose present appointment is. Of
course, temporary, is due for q
choice diplomatic assignment In the
near future. He was formerly
counselor Of the American embassy
at London, and was brought TO
Washington for special work in
connection with the conference on
the limitation Of armament When
he comes back to Washington with
an expectant, "what.will.I- -do-next?"
attitude. gossip has 1t an important
post will be awaiting him. Mrs.
Wright was formerly Miss Harriet
Switzerland, daughter Of Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Switzerland. and
she and her sister were bellies in
Washington before they married.