Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-11
MACDONALD PLANS
QUIET 63D BIRTHDAY
Busy Program to Be Followed
in New York Today by
British Premier.
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october Hills official
mission of peace accomplished, j.
Ramsay Macdonald, prime minister of
Great Britain, is in what he called the
city of his adoption today to receive
the greetings of friends and to rest.
Today he had a program of luncheons,
teas, dinners and conferences. Tomor-
row is his sixty third birthday and he
plans to spend it with friends anC Gin
quiet contemplation both Of the past
and of the future" There are no plans
for Sunday, after which he viii cross
into Canada by way of Niagara Falls
for a conference with Mackenzie King,
Canadian premier.
Calls Fill Forenoon.
The forenoon today was occupied with
calls, one by group of Socialist leaders,
including Morris Hillquit, chairman of
the Socialist national committee, and
Norman Thomas, candidate for mayor.
A deputation from the Jewish agency
of Palestine also was expected.
Mr.. Macdonald will make his first
speech of the day before 5000 guests
at a luncheon at the Hotel AStor, ar
ranged by the English-Speaking Union,
with the cooperation of three British
societies.
Later he will address 1000 members
and guests of the Foreign Policy Asso-
citation at tea and a reception at the
Commodore.
AT dinner he will be the guest of the
council of foreign relations. from where
the speeches will be broadcast through
out the United States and Canada and
TO Great Britain.
Mr.. Macdonald arrived in New York
yeste -oy from Washington after a
stop in Philadelphia for luncheon.
With his daughter Isf1bel and his off,
cial party he was met at the Jersey
City terminal of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad by Sir Harry Armstrong,
British consul general at New York.
A special ferryboat brought the party
across the bay to the Twenty -thirC
street ferry dock, where they were met
by an escort of moter cycle police.
Thousands Cheer Premier.
A crowd at the ferry and thousand,
| along the streets cheered the British
premier as the motor cavalcadt
| threaded its way up Fifth avenu,
! through evening rush-hour trafic.
At the Hotel Weylin, Mr.. Macdonald
| expressed his satisfaction with the out
come of his conversations with Presi'
| dent Hoover, declaring that he wa!
| going away content" He also eX
pressed his delight In the response O.
| the American people and the American
press to the efforts he and the Presi
| dent had made to arrive at an under
| standing.
II am going away" he said. "con
vinced that under the more genial at
mosphere which has thus been created
there will be satisfactory harvest O.
results
He mentioned his pleasure in re
turning to New York, where he LANDED
from England on his historic mission.
II feel that have returned to
city of adoption" he said. IT have ;
family interest in New York now ant
I feel proud of it."
Some one suggested he might res
while here.
"Rest?" he said. "That is the first time
since I landed in America that / hav
had such a thing suggested to me.
am glad to meet you, sir"
T. w. Lamont, partner in tn
banking house of J. p. Morgan g. Co
entertained Mr.. Macdonald at Dime
last night.
CANADA PLANS RECEPTION.