The Washington herald., 1922-08-06
u. S. Consul.
Chiefs Here
RepresentatiUes From, All
Parts of World Gather
For Conference.

There Is never a week that some
thing doesn't bring interesting
people to Washington. sometimes
foreigners, sometimes our own
noted citizens. Last week a group
of interesting men. consuls general
at-large. met here in conference. a
conference which will extend
through this week. These men are
consular inspectors and have the
rank of consul general. Each has
a large district to inspect: keep a
close watch on the work of the
various consular offices and officers.
They have come to Washington
from the four corners of the earth
to discuss their work and make
plans for the future. They are con-
ferring each day for two weeks with
the Director of Consular Service.
Wilbur J. Carr. l think this is the
first time that such a conference
has been held. They are all men
who have had wide experience, not
only through holding ONCE them
selves but in looking over the work
of SO many consular Offices.
In this group Of unusually inter
esting State Department officials
are Roger C. Tredwell, who is leav-
ing here this fall after being sta
TONED in Washington for several
years: Ralph J. Totten, who has
served for some years. about eight,
think, as consul general-at-large
for Europe excepting European
Russia, the Balkan States and
Greece; Nathaniel B. Stewart, who
Is now stationed at the State De-
partment; Charles c. Eberhardt,
who has been serving for Eastern
Asia, including the Straits Settle
ment, Australia. Oceania and islands
Of the Pacific: Robert Frazer, jr.,
serving in South America, Central
America, the West Indies and Cura-
Gao, Arthur Garrels. serving in Eu-
ropean Russia. the Balkan States.
Greece. Asia Minor, Persia and
India as far as the western frontier
of the Straits Settlement and
Africa; Nelson T. Johnson and WILL
lam Dawson.
And by the way, most of these
interesting young men are single
and several of them unusually at
tractive. Particularly interesting
Is Consul General Tredwell, who is
residing. with his mother, Mrs.
Arthur Buxton. and his sister. Miss
Jessie Tredwell,. on Nineteenth
street. However, right now he is
keeping bachelor quarters as his
mother and sister are away. Rob-
ert Frazer is visiting him during
the conference. Mr.. Tredweli has
had unusual experiences, having
travelled across Russia in her dark
est days and was a prisoner of the
Bolsheviki in Turkestan for six
months, which experiences sound
like dime never when YOU hear
them, though it is next to impos-
sible to get Mr.. Tredwell to talk
about them. 1t Is too bad he is
going away again. Just where he
Is going has not yet been de-
termined. however. Consul General
Totten may remain in Washington
on duty at the State Department
for year or two instead of return
ing to Europe. He IL an unusually
charming bachelor, Is a cousin of
Maj. George Oakley Tctten.
The chief Of the Consular Bu-
reau, Herbert c. Hengstler, happens
to be abroad while this conference
IL going on. He IL another popuisr
bachelor, too. He was in Naples
when he wrote last but planned to
go from there to Rome and then to
Florence and then visit Consul
James Young. a Washington man,
and his wife. 1t Venice. He has al