The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-15
Irish Poet Visits
Washington; Feted
In Informal Fashion


GEORGE e. RUSSELL, the
" famous Irish poet, better
known as AE, his pseudonym, ar
rived in Washington this morning
and will be the guest over night
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Hard in
their home in Georgetown.
The Commercial Counselor of
the British Embassy, Sir John
Joyce Broderick, and Lady Brod-
erick were in the small group as
sembled at Union Station to meet
the distinguished visitor, who has
come to Washington to give a
lecture this evening at the Catholic
University. He is spending the
day informally-had luncheon at
the Capitol and will dine tonight
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hard. To-
morrow he will go to Baltimore,
where he will give lecture.
This is the first visit Of AE
to the United States. He is not a
understanding preferred the
pursuit of his various interests
in the seclusion of his home and
on his native heath. 1t is there
that Mrs. Hard met him and
interviewed him for the New
York Aerald-Tribune, which she
was representing in her European
tour last summer.
He is a mystic, poet, painter,
economist and editor of the Irish
Statesman, published in Dublin.
He was associated with Sir Hor-
ace Plunkett for several years in
the work of the Irish Agricultural
Organization Society, the purpose
of which was to teach Irish
farmers better methods of raising
and marketing crops. He first
became known throughout Ire
land as a man of letters through
his stories on Oriental religion.
He is the author of several
volumes, including Collected
POEMS" "Imaginations and
Reveries, - "The Candle of Vision"
"The Interpreters" Voice of the
Stones" and THE National
Being which is a study Of po-
litical philosophy, with special
reference to conditions in Ireland
In spite of the fact that he
was not in accord with the ma
iority of the people OF Ireland
on political questions and not a
Catholic. Mr.. Russell holds po-
sition of honor in Ireland, and
few men exercise greater in"
f1uence on the Irish people.
TIME Vice President and Mrs.
i Charles G. Dawes, with Mrs.
Norris L. johnson, of Chicago,
were the guests of honor OF y.
Albert Douglas at dinner last
evening at his apartment at the
StoneIeigh Court. His other
guests were Justice and Mrs. Har-
Ian F'iske Stone, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grosvenor Backus, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles DENLY, Mrs. Hennen
Jennings and DIR. David Jayne
Hill. Mrs. johnson is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. Douglas and is pass
ing some time here with him.
A LARGE group Of prominent
"A women will assemble at 24O0
Sixteenth st. tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock to hear Wilbur
Whitehead, an authority on
bridge, lecture on the fine points
of the game. He is coming
to Washington under the aus.
pices of Mrs. Charles Keane.
Among those who have taken
tables for the event are Mrs.
Loren johnson, Mrs. William
Bowie, Mrs. Thomas Harrison,
Mrs. Frank Anderson. Mrs.
Henry D. Flood. Mrs. Rush Hol.
land Fay, Mrs. John Allan Dough-
ertY Mrs Richard C. Marshall
Mrs. Henry Miller and Mrs. John
General and Mrs. Robert l..
Billiard, of New York, are at the
Mayflower.
INVITATIONS have been ex-
tended to all Yankee Division
officers in Wa stino.tnr, and oElnr.