The Washington times., 1930-01-13
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GiDes CAPITAL Thrill of Week,
Former Premier and Mill
tary Hero Arrives Today
For Brief Visit


President Hoover viii en-
tertain at luncheon at the
White House on Wednesday
in honor Of Gen, Jan Chris.
tian Sn1uts, former premier
of South Africa, who ar
rived I'd day for a brief visit
In the Capital.
The President and the dis
tinguishIsd visitor are old
friends, having met In Paris
in the days immediately
after the World War. Both
served as members Of the
Supreme Economic Council
called at the French capital
IA 1918.
Arrived This Morning
General Smuts arrived this
morning and after being vel
coined at the Union Station by
the South African minister,
Eric H. Louw, was entertained
at luncheon by Senator Key
Pittman Of Nevada, in the Sen
ate minority room on the gal
lery floor.
Senator .Rittman entertained
as host for the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee of which
he is a member. His guests in
cluded members Of the COM
mittee, members Of General
Smuts' parity, Mr.. Louw, Philip
C.. Nash, secretary OF the
League Of Nations Society,
Admiral Cary T. Grayson and
Bernard C.. Baruch.
This evening Mr.. Louw will
be host to General Smuts at q
dinner at the legation.
Tomorrow afternoon at 1890
o'clock General SHUTS will be
presented to. President Hoover
and Immediately following his
call at the White. House, he
will be entertained at luncheon
at the Metropolitan Club by
Mr.. Louw.
TO Speak On Peace
In the evening he viii be
the guest Of honor and principal
speaker at a dinner at the
Washington Hotel given by the
Conference on the Cause and
Cure Of War, Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait, president, acting as
hostess.
Wednesday evening the Brit
tsh Ambassador and Lady Isa-
bella Howard will entertain at
. dinner and reception III COM
pliment to their famous fellow.
cOuntrymar. He will leave
Washington for Philadelphia
either Wednesday, evening or
Thursday morning
General Smuts was accom-
panied to Washington by Philip
Kerr, Of the Rhodes Scholarship
Trust, and Sir Herbert Baker,
well known British architect,
who designed the magnificent
Union Building at Pretoria,
South Africa, seat of the ad-
ministrative capital of South
Africa.
The generals visit is entirely
unofficial as he considers him.
self a private citizen since he
was defeated for reelection as
premier last year. His visit to
the United States, he declares,
Is to spread the gospel of world
peace and to study farming
methods and racial problems
here.
From Philadelphia he will
start on his homeward journey,
planning to return to Cape
Town in time for the opening
Of the South African Parlia-
ment next month.
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Hosts at Dinner
The President and Mrs.
Hoover entertained at dinner
last evening at the White
House. Their guests included
Senator and Mrs. Frederick H.
Gillett Of Massachusetts,, Sen.
ator and Mrs. Otis F. Glenn Of
Illinois, Representative and Mrs.
Louis c. Cramton Of Michigan,
Representative and Mrs. Albert
e. Carter Of California, Repre-
sentative Katherine Langley Of
Kentucky, Representative Ruth
Pratt Of New York, Mrs. Robert
j. Burdette, of Pasadena, Calf:
Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman,
OF the Federation of Women's
Clubs: Miss Susan Byer, and
DR.. E. B. Clements, national
committeeman from Missouri.
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William Nelson Shackleford.
who is spending the winter at
Tampa, Fla, spent a short while
in Washington as the guest of
his brotherin-law and sister,
Mr.. and MES. Howard Felix
Moore, en- route to New York.
He is returning to Florida to-
morrow by plane.
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Mrs. Frederic A. Delano is
passing q few days in New
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