Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30
BRUCE AUSTRALIAN
PARTY IN CAPITAL
Prime Minister Tours City
This Afternoon-WiII See
President Tomorrow.

Bruce arrived Ut ~ Si9Aiii'f- 49,
afternoon and went Immediately to
fbe Nayfower Hotel, where they Will
remain as guests until Saturday morn
ing. r..
Sir Hugh Denison. commissioner for
Australia To the United States. VINO
met the visitors upon their arrival IN
New York yesterday, is to return mere
later today.
In appreciation of Australians hos
pitable- reception to the Am7rlcaii
flaer at sydney during the summer or
1925. n naval escort was provided the
visiting prime minister on his arrival
at Union Station.
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur ana
officers Of the Navy we're at hand 10
greet the visitor at the MaynoWer'
where q. reception and luncheon was
rendered him shortly after his ARRIVAL.
Sees President Tomorrow.
President Coolidge will receive the
,,rin1e minister at the White House
tomorrow. MIR. Bruce also VIII see
Secretary of State Kellogg and other
Government officials then. 1t Is I'M
derstood that one of the matters WHICH
he will take up with the State DepaI'
raent is rhe subject of extending the
time that Australian business men
may stay in this country on business
passports.
The visit of the prime minister at
this time. it was said. has no bear
ing on the possibility that Australia
in the near future, would appoint d
minister to the United States. 1t was
indicated at the British embassy that
this is {. question unlikely to come
UP for some time.
The need for an Australian MN
lister is not imperative, it was said, as
% on1 the irish
Free State, which recently appointed
ENJOYS to Washington. Australia has
power to negotiate treaties with the
United States or other countries WITH
out reference to Great Britain. me
only question involved in that policy
was that if any treaty was likely 10
affect any other British self-govern-
ing dominion, it was hoped that the
dominion would be consulted.
The prime minister was quoted IN
New York as saying that when the
nuemorus and complexity of dlpio-
matte questions between the United
States and his country make 1t ad-
visahle to have Australia appoint
representative here. the matter would
be given due consideration.
Tour City Today.
Accompanying the prime minister
and his wife were Percy Deane, sec
rotary of the prime minister's depart
ment, and Gordon Il. Cooke, private
secretary to the minister.
The visitors will be taken on tour
of the city. after the reception this
afternoon and then returned in time
for another reception and dinner 10
be given in their honor. They are
leaving Saturday morning for OF
tawa, Canada, where they will re-
main several days. Then they will go
to Chicago as the next step of their
Journey through the United States.
The English Speaking Union will
be host to the visitors at a reception
and tea tomorrow afternoon from
4;30 to o'clock at the Carlton Hotel.
While in England just before coming
here, the prime minister delivered
before the imperial conference at
London the third annual lecture in
memory of Walter Hines Page. This
was under the auspices of the British
Society of the English Speaking
Union.
Sir Hugh Denison, commissioner
foi. Australia to the United States,
escorted the party from New York to
Washington. the prime minister and
his wife being guests at the May
flower
A number OF elaborate entertain
ments are planned during their stay
here. More than 100 officers of the
Navy entertained the visitors at
luncheon today in the Chinese room
of the Mayflower, the affair being
given in appreciation of the welcome
extended by Australia on the occasion
of the visit OF the United States fleet
to sydney in July and August, 1929.
Among those present at the lunch
con We're Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur. the Assistant Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Theodore Doug
lass Robinson, Admiral and Mrs. Ed
ward W Eberle, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Robert T.. CoontZ, the command
ant of the Marine Corps and Mrs.
John A Lejeune. Rear Admiral and
Mrs H. A Wiley. Rear Admiral and
Mrs r. p Nagruder, Rear Admiral Fl.
=. Jones, Rear Admiral A. T. Long,
Rear Admiral w. c. Cole, Rear Ad-
nliral and Mrs. l.. a. Bostwick, Rear
Admiral J. r. Y Blakely, Mrs. f. Fl.
Schofeld. wife Of Rear Admiral Scho-
field. and Comdr. Albert Knothe. r. n.
assistant naval attache Of the British
embassy.
Dinner Set for Tonight.
Sir Hugh Denson and Lady Den
isOn will entertain the distinguished
visitor and Mrs. Bruce at a dinner
tonight i'll the Chinese room of the
MayfoWer. Some of the prominent
guests viii include. the Secretary Of
state and Mrs. Kellogg, the Secretary
~ the Navy and Mrs. Wilbur, the
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs
Jardine the Secretary Of Commerce
and Mrs. Hoover, the Secretary Of
Labor and Mrs. James j. Davis, the
Chief of Staff Of the Army and Mrs.
Charles i. Summeral, the Secretary
10 the President and Mrs. Everett
Sanders, Representative and Mrs.
Robert Low Bacon Of New York,
Representative ard Mrs. II. Phillip
Hin of Maryland. the charge d'affaires
of Great Britain and Mrs. Henry
Chiffon, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Il. f..
CoontZ, Admiral Andrew r. Long, the
military attache Of the British En-
hassy and Mrs. &. T.. G. q. Charlton.
the naval attache of the British EN-
bassy, Capt. \. Stopford; the Solicitor
General and Mrs. William -. Mitchell,
the Undersecretary of State and Mrs.
Joseph g. Grew. the Assistant Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. j. Butler
Wright, The Assistant Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Wilbur Carr, the
Assistant Secretary of Labor and Mrs.
w. w. Husband the Commissioner
General of immigration and Mrs.
Harry i. Hun, the second secretary
Of the British embassy, Mr. j. Bal
four; the commercial counselor of the
British Embassy and Mrs. John Joyce
Frederick, Mr. and Mrs. James NJ.
Beck, Capt. and Mrs. Chester Wells
Mr.. and Mrs, William Il. Castle, Mrs.
y. +. Mccormick -Goodhart. Mrs
Frank West, Miss Mary Patten. Miss
Mary Randolph and Percy Deane.
ARTIST EXPIRES.