The Washington times., 1927-08-29
German Dignitories Looking Us
OUer; Impressed With america
Travellers in Washington
for Several Days; Off
for Pittsburgh

NlHE delegation Of approximately
d hundred Germans, who have
been looking over Washington for
the last few days. erttained last
night for Pittsburgh. Several Of the
group left yesterday morning 20 that
the scenery Of the trip could be
viewed by day.
In the party are such notables as
the Chief of Police OF Berlin. Ludwig
Volt; DR.. Friedrich Won Bulow, Of
the Won Bulow family, made famous
along with the Duke Of wellington
and other military gentlemen at the
expense of Napoleon; DR.. Philip Rap.
paport. chief architect of the Ger.
man Government, and DIR. Schubert,
Minister of Finance of Prussia.
None Of these mentioned has his
wife with him, but there are about q
dozen women who have come along
with. their husbands just for the
pleasure OF the trip.
Looking Us Over
The purpose OF the men in coming
over to this country was to make a
tour Of inspection Of our housing.
bridges, and 80 forth. The delega-
ton IL composed chiefly Of engineers,
architects ana public officials. The
visit IL entirely unofficial
The group arrived in New York &
week ago and then came on to Wash
ington, stopping over in Philadelphia
FOR day or two. The party reached
Washington Thursday evening.
In the matter Of entertaining on
the part of the German embassy
It was case Of Malnomet going to
the mountain. For DR.. Rudolf Lett
Ter, Of the embassy staff, went over
to the Burlington Hotel, the head
quarters Of the delegation. and had
luncheon with his countrymen in.
stead of having them at the embassy
the latter being difficult to arrange
in the absence of nearly the entire
staff and especially the housekeep-
ing part.
Or. Leitner has recently returned
from the North Shore, the summer
headquarters Of the embassy, reliev-
ing here DIR. Emil Baer, who has
been in charge most OF the summer.
The latter has gone to the North
Shore for a vacation.
Impressed With Americas Bigness
It's the bigness OF things Amer
the visiting Germans, who have
found confirmed all the apparently
wild stories they had heard before
coming to America. The women are
particularly interested In the huge
department stores.
a few of the men are interested
ID the hospitals in this country.
And on Saturday these slipped over
to Baltimore to take q look at Johns
Hopkins.
Saturday evening the Chief Of Pc.
lice OF Berlin was presented to sew
eral OF the beauty girls here from
various parts Of the country on their
way to the National Beauty Contest
III Atlantic City. He approved the
idea highly and found such contests
srs more developed In this country
than Ia his.
Aftpr i short stay in Pittsburgh
3he delegation will so to Chicago,
Detroit, Niagara Falls, n. Y. and
back to New York from where they
viii sail FOR Germany the middle
90 next month.
1sysA Edwin B. Parker received
group at the United States
C aher OF Commerce while they
VI i here.
Frederick Kayan, representing the
American Express, is acting as 3
sort Of chaperone. The American
Express and the North German
Lloyd cooperated in bringing the
visitors over to this country.
NM
The British Ambassador, Sir Esne
Howard, and Lady Isabella Howard
expect to have as their guest the
Ambassadors sister, Lady Carnar-
Won, who probably will arrive the
first week In September. Lady Car
11arvon Is the widow of the fourth
Earl Of Carnarvon, who was at one
time Viceroy Of Ireland and secre-
tary Of State for foreign affairs.