The Washington times., 1929-02-09
TO SPEAK ON
LEAGUE OF
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German and Frenchman
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Wolf Won Dewall, and Mr.. Won
Dewall, arrive in Washington
this afternoon for q few days
visit. While here they will be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Frelinghuysen Dumont at
the Mayflower. The latter knew
them in Germany.
The Counselor Of the German
Embassy and Nine. Kiep will
entertain the visitors at dinner
this evening. And Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Bullard, who have known
them for several years, are also
planning a luncheon or dinner.
In the West
Mr.. Won Dewall arrived in New
York early in January and has
been making addresses in the
East and Middle West on foreign
questions of moment. His tour
in this country is under the
auspices of the League of Nations
Association. From here he will go
10 New York and will sail shortly
for Germany.
Mr.. Won Dewall has several
speaking engagements to fiji while
in Washington. He will address
the Overseas Writers on Monday,
and on Tuesday the American
Association of University Women
will have him as honor guest and
speaker at dinner. Mrs. Karl Fen
ming, president of the association,
will preside. The speaker, who
has been at the League of Nations
for many years, will have as his
topic, "Germany's Relations to
the League of Nations"
M. Won Dewall is one of the
editors of the Frankfurter Zei-
tung and an author of high re-
pute. He belongs to a group of
new writer's in Germany who are
working for the strengthening of
the German republic, for friend
ship with all nations particularly
with France), and for Germans
activities in the League of Ma.
tions. He came to the United
States to try to correct the inn
preston held by some Americans
that the League is a yoke of the
treaty of Versailles.
From Same Platform
Early in March, Pierre de
Lanux, of France, will arrive IN
Washington under the auspices
of the Washington information
office of the League of Nations
Association to give some lectures
world questions.
M. de Lanux and NJ. Won De-
wall have been speaking from
the same platform on many occa-
sions in the Middle West-telling
about the progress Of league af-
fairs and the new feeling be.
tween Germany and France. Both
men are outstanding in their field.
From Washington M. de Lanux
will go South to collect additional
data for the history he is writ
ing OF the reconstruction period
from the Southern viewpoint. He
is an author as we'll as a pub
licist. His life of Henry " in
1927 was generally considered one
of the most brilliant biographies
OF the year.
De Lanux is in charge Of the
Paris office OF the League of Ma
tions.
The British Amba ssador and
Lady Isabella Howard have as
their guest Comdr. Francis Cado-
gan. r. N, nephew of the ambas.
sador, who will leave for England
at the end of next week.
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Sponsor
The Secretary of War, Dwight
r. Davis, and Miss Alice Davis,
accompanied by Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Thomas @. Ashhurn, left
last night for Charleston, W. Va,
to attend the launching of the
latest towboat built by the Inland
Waterways Corporation, the
Dwight f. Davis. Miss Alice
Davis will christen the boat today.
Havana Bound
The Minist r of Czechoslovakia
and Nine. Veverka have started
for Havana, where the minister
will present his Credentials to the
president of Cuba as his country's
envoy to the island republic. Dur
ing his chiefs absence. DR.. Pere-
grine Elsa, first secretary OF the
legation, will be charge d'affaires.
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Senator and Mrs. Royal Cope
land will be hosts az the dinner
dance this evening at the Ward.
man Park Hotel. Others enter
tanning at the dinner-dance include
the Director of the Mint and Mrs.
Robert Grant; Col. and Mrs. Frank
f. Hopkins, and Mrs. Eleanor
McParlin Davis, who is entertain
ing for her daughter, Miss Cath
crime McParlin Davis. in compli-
ment to Miss Marion Solely Rus.
sell and her fiance. Lieut.. st.
julien r. Marshall, whose we'd
ding will take place Tuesday.
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Mrs. William T.. Borah, wife of
Senator Borah, will leave today
for Los Angeles, Calf, where she
will join friends, and with them
win motor in California.
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The Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Wilbur ]. Carr have as
their guests for a few days Mr..
and Mrs. William Van Alstyn, of
New York, who arrived last night.
Mrs. Paul Andrews, of Newport,