The Washington herald., 1922-10-15
Sulgraue British Visitors
Came, Saw, Conquered
By Evelyn c. Hunt.

. Institute Commission. The
delegation included Sir Charles
Wakefield. former lord mayor of
London, and Lady Wakefield and
Miss Wakefield; Sir Arthur Aiding
ton Haworth and Lady Haworth;
Harold Spender, Sir William Let's.
H s. Perris. publicist and director
of British Sulgrave: Secretary Was
son. Hon. Lucieu Turcotte Pecand
and Mime. Pacand. Lisut. Gov. and
Mrs. MacCallum Grant. of Nova
Scotia, representing the Dominion
of Canada, and Hon. d. B. Edwards,
acting high commissioner for the
Commonwealth of Australia to the
United States. and one or two
others. They arrived here on We'd
nesday. saw and conquered" on
Thursday, and departed on Friday.
They had been in this country for
some time, visiting the large cities
and presenting several memorials
to this country of famous Britishers
who have played a sympathetic part
in our history.
They came to Washington to pre-
sent US with a statue OF Burke,
which was done with ceremonies on
Thursday when Sir Charles deliv-
cred the presentation address and
was heard by an interesting gath
ering of notables. Later in the day
the British AMBASSADOR and Lady
Geddes gave a luncheon in honor OF
the members of the British dele
cation. The President received
them that morning. too. Friday
they were entertained aboard
the Presidents yacht. the May
flower, on cruise to Mount
Vernon. and departed later that day.
Sir Charles and Lady Wakefield
were already known to a number of
washingtonians, and their visit had
a personal side. Hundreds of Amer
leans and many residents OF this
city have been entertained at Bas-
sett House, Hythe. in Kent. where
the former lord mayor OF London
maintains a hospitable home.
A the director of the powerful
~ firm OF old refners, C. C. Wake
field and Company. Sir Charles held
intimate relations with the Ameri-
can army In Europe. and he is on in
innate terms with Gen. Tasker
Bliss. Gen. Clarence Edwards, and
any OF the outstanding figures in
our service. Sir Charles and Lady
Wakefield who was Miss Mary
Frances Graham, Of an illustrious
among the leaders of social reform
and for the amelioration OF the
condition Of London's poor. They
almost impovished themselves dur
ing the mayoral terms and still
continue to hold positions which
mean a constant tug at their purse
strings. Sir Charles is the present
alderman from tho Broad street
ward and Lady Wakefield Is a di-
rector OF Fairgrounds. president of
the League of Mercy. and a con-
stant hostess at neighborhood
houses. Both have been decorated
by many European governments
for their devotion to the poor and
their successful efforts in municipal
reform. Sir Charles wears the
broad sash OF the Legion OF Honor
and his wife has the smaller deco
ration, the rosette. King Albert
and Queen Elizabeth honored them
both in the comforting of the or
ders 20 Leopold II and the Crown
Of Belgium.
Aside from the luncheons at the
British EmbasSy-the Geddes gave
luncheon Wednesday. too--there
were quite a number OF other en-
tertainments Of special interest and
with . "wintry' sound during the
past seven days The social calen-
dars are beginning TO be pretty full.
tell you, For one thing. Monday
society turned out to attend the
first of three army polo games
played during the week, one Mon
day. Wednesday and yesterday.
forming the high-goal tournament.
The low goal tournament will be
played this week. Yesterdays game
was between the winners of Mon
day and Wednesday.
IT HERE was the women's Press
i Club luncheon Monday and the
brilliant premiere at the Shubert-
Garrick Monday night. but I'm tell
ing you more about them elsewhere
on this page. The Red Cross con-
vention. which brought many prom
inent people to town and others
hurrying home from Europe and
other places. opened on Monday.
Then the Dorothy Quincy Hancock
Chapter of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution Held a benefit
card party. a large affair. on Mon
day at Wardman Park Hotel, with
a list Of patronesses of such rank
as Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, wife of
the Vice President: Mrs. Henry C.
Wallace. wife OF the Secretary Of
Agriculture: Mrs. G. Wallace Han
ger. a candidate for the presidency