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Evening star., 1932-11-30
FRIEND
IS HELD IN DEATH
CoIored Assistant to Face
Grand Jury in Further
Probe of Fatal Fire.

James T. Nesbitt. colored. who de-
scribed himself as assistant janttor At
the Alzarado Apartments. 10 Rhode Is
land avenue. was held for the grand
jury at an inquest this afternoon into
the death of William NJ. Scott, colored
janitor. who lost his life in fire
which virtually destroyed the apartment
building early Sunday morning.
Nesbitt admitted to the jury that he
had ,been drinking with Scott half an
hour before the fire started and that
he scratched SCOTS face in scufne
Friday.
In remanding Nesbitt to the grand
Jury. the coroner's jury also ordered o
more thorough investigation by the po-
lice Scotts body was found at the
bottom of a dumb waiter shaft in the
basement OF the building yesterday after
police had searched for him since the
FIRE 1t was necessary to cut away part
of the shaft TO remove the body.
Seen In Speakeasy.
Nesbitt told the jury he last saw
Scott in a speakeasy about $50 am.
Sunday
Nesbitt Is not regularly employed at
the apartment house, 1t was learned.
but was given a room there by Scott
in return for odd jobs performed
Julia Scott, widow Of the dead man.
testified that her husband was in bed
when she learned Of the f1re. She said
he was in the habit OF drinking and
sometimes got drunk.
According to testimony OF Inspector
Raymond G. Roberts of the fire mar
shars office, the janitor's quarters were
not touched by the fire. Roberts said
Scott would have had to pass through
the blaze to reach the dumb waiter.
Capt. M. ]. Murphy, fireman of
No. 10 truck company, who found the
body said 1t was doubled up, with the
feet higher than the head.
Bridge Death Accident.
At another inquest earlier in the day
the Jury found that John Pollard, col
ored, As, no fixed address, was acci-
dentally killed while crossing Key
Bridge last Thursday. He was struck
by an automobile operated by William
r. Elliott, %, 1346 Park road, and died
in Georgetown Hospital Saturday
An inquest into the death of Libero
Nasilli, 59-year-old Italian stone mason,
struck by the Capitol Limited near
Ninth and Evarts streets northeast yes
terday afternoon, was postponed when
1t was learned the crew Of the train
were not in the city.
The train kept going. police report
after hitting Nasili, the crew appar-
emily not knowing Of the incident. Ma
sill was said to have had his coat on
when he suddenly got in front OF the
train. Both his legs were cut on above
the knees.
Evening star., 1932-11-30
FORMER EDITOR IN NEBR ASKA
IS NAMED RAILROAD "UMpIRE''
Harry Guy Taylor Chosen
Because He Had Never
Worked for Carrier.
Duties Will Be to Promote
Efficiency on Lines in
Western Country.

A me-time country newspaper man
who never worked for a railroadl
That is Harry Guy Taylor. 6-foot
Nebraskan and resident of Washington.
whose appointment as commissioner for
the Western railroads has just been an
nounced.
1t was by virtue Of the fact that Tay-
lor had had no railroad connections
that he was chosen for this post unique
in rail annals. The heads OF the sys-
TENS that make up the vast empire Of
steel stretching beyond Chicago wanted
man skilled in transportation and who
at the same time could approach the
problems involved with an open mind,
and it was decided that Taylor filled
the bill.
Broadly, his assignment calls for CO.
ordinating duties, to promote efnclency,
economy and harmony among the rail-
roads themselves, through adjustment
Of schedules and rates.
Along with this, however, must be
taken into consideration competition
from other carriers-a competition that
the Western lines feel with full force,
with inland waterway and pipeline
operations centered in the area to sup
plement the particular bane OF the rail-
roads-trucks and busses.
Mr.. Taylor will not have power to
| initiate any action. nor to enforce any
| rulings, but it may be concluded
logically that his views will 60 far
toward molding policies Of railroads as
they seek relief from their difficulties
Discussing his appointment, Taylor
said that he would take up his work
| December Is without any preconceived
ideas whatever" Because the post has
no parallel. there Is no precedent to
guide, and the new commissioner feels
| that in great measure it will be a case
of proceeding on the trial and error
method.
"All want to do is to make the jot
click in the interest OF public as well
as railroads" he said.
Taylor backed into" the transpor.
tation game as he says.
| At the age Of 18-he now is 52-he
took over a weekly newspaper, the
Almena tKan,D Plaindealer, and op.
| Grated 1t for 4 wears. and then acquired
/ the Central City tNebr) Nonpareil
another weekly which he published fol
10 years.
Meanwhile in 1911. Taylor, a Re.
publican, had taken time out to go tt
the Nebraska Legislature. and in 1918
year when he wound up term a.
president OF the Nebraska State Pres!
Association, some of his friends in thu
journalistic and political fields decided
he would make a good member Of tht
State Railway Commission. He wa
elected for six-year term and twic,
reelected, being in the middle of hi!
third term when. in 1927, he came tt
Washington as manager Of public re-
lations, car service division, American
Railway Association.
4 In this place his principal job hal
been to keep in contact with the l:
regional shippers advisory boards, fos
, tered by the American Railway Asso'
ciation. to bring about better under
standing between carriers and shippers
Evening star., 1932-11-30
DEBT PAYMENTS HELD
RUINOUS TO U. S. TRADE

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, November 30.-War
debts, asserts Dr. Elmer D. Graper OF
the University Of Pittsburgh, will neveI
be paid us without running our trade"
Commenting today on the interna-
tional question stirred up by the pay
ments due this country by European
debtors December IS. Graper, head OF
the political science department at the
university. said:
Foreign nations must pay US either
In gold or goods.
Gold they do not have and goods
they cannot ship here because Of ouI
tariff barriers. Thus an abandonment
OF our tariff policies Is our only hops
for payment.
Il took this stand in 1870 and take
II now"
Evening star., 1932-11-30
REDUCTION AIM OF U. s.

PARIS. November 80 [P).-An agree
ment for reduction OF armaments on
principles formulated by Norman Davis
the American representative. Is the main
object of q five-power conference to be
held at Geneva at the end of this week.
1t was learned today.
If the parley is successful it will mean
virtually that the great powers will en-
gage to bring about curtailment not
only of war materials, but also of man
power.
Mr.. Davis has been driving quietly
toward this tangible goal in his con-
versations with the German. Italian
and British representatives at Geneva
and with Premier Herriot here
Apparently he decided that the only
way to get quick results is to remove
Evening star., 1932-11-30

1T was clearly a tenore leggiero on
the more tender lines. but tenor ro-
busto when he scared easily above the
crowd Mr.. Smiths tonal at
tack and rhetorical phrasing were
not those Of novice. He was none
Of your sheltered pampered tenors or
hot house songbirds"
Some persons pretended to observe q
nervousness as the tenore leggiero ad-
vanced to begin his first number. but
it was probably political jealousy. There
was some misunderstanding between the
singer and the orchestra as a result
Of which the orchestra was away to a
flying start before the Signor Smith
was in his proper stance.
But 1t did not seem to bother him
He merely turned to the orchestra and
said: "One OF us is wrong. Let's get
together" The hint had its effect, for
on the next attempt Mr. Smith and
the orchestra got away to practically
a simultaneous start. From there on
it was Smith in romp.
Bravo. Encore!-
When the Sidewalks" was over, Sig
nor Smith modestly moved as though
to call 1t day. but the applause was
upIOatlOuS. OTltS lot encore! UlleQ
the air. no end The tenore leggiero,
with artistic appreciation OF the needs
OF the occasion. returned and launched
into a number beginning
"Oh, the night that struck New Yawk,
I went out for quiet walk :"
His auditors were puzzled. Here was
new AL Smith. Maybe 1t was AL
fredo Smeet." They were unfamiliar
with the song. But they recognized 1t
quickly enough when he reached the
chorus with its:
THE Bowery, the Bowery :"
Before the recital was over, Mr..
Smith had sung the Sidewalks" thrice,
and as he departed amid such "bravos'
as Caruso might have envied, he twisted
the cigar in his mouth, grinned hap
PLY. and said
I'm glad you liked It,"
Evening star., 1932-11-30

This was particularly in Taylor's line,
as he had taken an active part in the
work Of the Central Western Shippers
Advisory Board one OF the 13, and in
1928 had been the chairman
Mr.. Taylor is married and resides
at 5524 Thirty-ninth street. He and
Mrs. Taylor have twin sons, Bruce and
Stanley, now l8 years old, who are
students at Massanutten Academy,
Woodstock, Va
Evening star., 1932-11-30

BY the Associated Press
n YEW YORK. November 30-The
music critics we're in lather
Of laudation today over the
4 debut of promising new
singer-Mr. Alfred E. Smith OF
the Brown Derby Smiths.
Mr.. Smith gave his singing voice the
air for the first time publicly late yes
terday at the weekly community sing,
q benefit affair. He said his participa-
tion was Just happy thought that
dawned on me-"
II Signor Alfredo Smeet," as one
critic IN SWOon OF excitement called
him. sailed right up to challenging
D without shifting gears. and his voice
rose above those OF the 900 others who
had ioined in the chorus.
The critics thought 1t was great
Even headline writer's became ecsta.ic
and called him THE Happy Warbler. ;
Herr Smith presented limited roper
toire from some of the early musical
hall composers. His WOW" number
which spilled the critics out Of their
seats was The Sidewalks Of New York "
He seemed to put everything he had
into it. AS the reporter for the Times
put IT,:
Body Volume Superb.
"The nightingale OF Oliver street
threw into his work all he had in
voice, spirit and body especially the
last mentioned He kept time with his
head and his hands When he
wanted volume he bent over, stopped
down and then jumped like q cheer
leader 1t was a good idea. He got
volume"
An unfortunate phase OF the affair
was the failure Of the critics to agree
on the range OF the artists voice The
Times called him "a promising tenor. "
as the Brown Derby baritone"
Critics on other papers had not quite
made up their minds The critic OF
the Times was very definite about it,
however He said.
Evening star., 1932-11-30

American suggestion for an immediate
and complete agreement point by point
with Herriot, Just as he did last week
with Baron Won Neurath.
The attitude Of both the French and
the Germans In these preliminary talks
has been such, 1t Is declared, that the
American delegation feels no cause for
pessimism, the more so as British sup
port for the American suggestions is
confidently expected
All things considered, It can thus be
said that rarely has more depended in
ternationally on an interior political
debate than depends on the attitude
OF the French Chamber toward Herriot
tomorrow.
frorvriuht 10ao1
Evening star., 1932-11-30
PLAN HELD "GROTESQUE"
Jamaica Governor Hits Transfer OF
British Colonies to q. 8.

KINGSTON, Jamaica. November 30
P).-Gov. Slater last night described
the suggestion Of Senator Hatfield Of
West Virginia, that England transfer
her West Indian colonies to the United
States In settlement OF the war debt. as
"grotesque"
, The governor made the statement at
public meeting. 1t brought cheers
from his ltS4enerA.
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
Wedding Today

The marriage of Miss Grace
Lester Howarth. of haywood,
N. j., and Mr.. William Alfred
Garrigues, of Plainfield. N. j..
will take place this afternoon
at S o'clock, at the bishops
house, Cathedral Close, Mt. st,
Adams, the Rt. Rev. James E.
Freeman officiating. The bride
will be attended by her sister,
Miss Florence Elizabeth How
arth. as maid of honor, and
Mr.. Charles Benson Wigton. of
Plainfield, N. j., will act as
best man.
A dinner will follow at the
Carlton for Mr.. Garrigues and
his bride, and attendants. and
out-of-toWn guests here for the
wedding, who include Mrs.
Charles Benson Wigton, of
Plainfield, N. j.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Lay Gadd, of New York
and Centerville, Md, and Mr..
George D. McNaughton, of East
Orange, N. j.
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
Mr.. Mellon Honored

The Secretary of the Treas
ury, Mr.. Andrew W. Mellon, was
the guest in whose honor the
Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Seymour LoWman
entertained at dinner last eve
ming at Meridian Mansions.
Mrs. Lowman entertained at
1unchen today in their apart
ment at 2400 Sixteenth st.
The Minister of Sweden, Mr..
Wolmar Bostrom, attended the
dinner given Monday evening
in New York by Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Edward Manville at Mayfair
House. The other guests were
the military attache Of the
Swedish, Legation and Countess
Won Rosen, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexis
Arminoff, Mr.. Albert Morris
Bagby and Mr.. Ivor Kruger.
The United States Minister
to Ell Salvador, Mr.. Charles B.
Curtis, is now in Washington
at the MayfloWer.
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
Mrs. LaidIaw Is
Guest Of Honor

Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Thomas T. Craven will be the
hosts at a dinner this evening,
at their home in N Street, in
honor of Mrs. James Lees
Laidlaw, of New York, and her
daughter, Miss Louise Burton
Laidlaw.
Mrs. Laidlaw and Miss Laid
law are guests of Mrs. Fred
erick C. Hicks, for several days.
According to New York paper
of today, Mrs. Laidlaw attended
the Charity Ball in New York,
last night, and the occasion
was one of particularly senti-
mental appeal for them, for
the first party to which Mr..
Laidlaw ever acted as squire
for his wife. who was then
Miss Harriet D. w. Burton, was
the Charity Ball. 1t was the
first time she had ever
attended the Charity Ball and
Mrs. Laidlaw says she will
never 1OrgeL ner eXclCemenL at
the prospect of attending so
grand an event with so nice a
beau.
So she was particularly in
terested in the dinner given last
night by her daughter, Louise,
for a group of debutantes who
later went on to the first
Charity Ball they had ever
attended. The dinner was
given at the Laidlaw home, so
E. Sixty-sixth St., for Miss
Sarah E. Rodgers and Miss
Charlotte LaidlaW.
X X 4
The Congressional Club en-
tertained at d formal luncheon
to day at l o'clock, at the
clubhouse in New Hampshire
Avenue,
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
White House Guests

The United States Minister
to Czachoslovakia and Mrs. A.
c. Ratshesky returned yester-
day to their home in Boston.
Before departing they were the
guests at luncheon of the PreSi
dent and Mrs. Hoover.
X X
Mrs. William Fitch Kelley en-
tertained at luncheon yester-
day il honor of Mrs. Edward
Everett Gam at the National
Woman'S Country Club.
Those in the company in
cluded Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, of
Louisville; Mrs. Silas Strawn, of
Chicago; Mrs. r. H. Volland. Of
Iowa City; Miss Martha Nc
Clure, of Iowa, sister of the
hostess.
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
German Envoy at
Luncheon TODAY

The Ambassador of Germany
and Frau Won Prittwitz we're
ranking guests at the lunch
con given today at the May
flower by Mrs. Lawrence Town
send in compliment to Miss
Maria Mueller, dramatic So
prano of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, and Mr.. Walter Gle
seking, German pianist, who
rendered the program at the
morning concert. This was Mr..
Gieseking'S first appearance in
Washington.
Others at the luncheon we're
the Minister of Sweden, Mr..
J. Wolmar Bostrom; the Coun-
selor of the German Embassy
and Frau Leitner, and Herr
Alexander Won Wuthenau, of
the same embassy; the Coun-
selor of the Legation of Sweden
and Baroness Beck -Friis, who
were accompanied by Gen.
Count Clarence Won RoSen; the
First Secretary of the British
Embassy and Mrs. T. A. Shone;
Baron Paul Schell, secretary of
thu e legation of Hungary;
Countess Cornelia Szechenyi,
Lady Lister Kaye, Mrs. Tracy
DoWs, Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe,
Miss Louise Spencer, Miss Re
becca Wellington, Mr.. U. Grant
Smith, Mr.. Percy Atherton and
Mr.. Erich Riedl.
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
PaderewskiGiving
Concert Series

Mrs. Hoover will head the
list of sponsors for the series
of five concerts to be given by
Ignace Paderewski, former
prime minister of the Polish
Republic, throughout the United
States. The entire proceeds OF
these concerts are to go for
relief of the unemployed in
this country. The first Of this
series will take place in Wash
ington Monday afternoon, Janu-
ary 25, at the D. A. r. Hall,
which has been loaned by the
Daughters of the A m er a n
Revolution for this event.
The box-holders for the con-
cert include Mrs. Hoover, the
Polish ambassador, Mr.. Tytus
FilipoWicz; the Chief Justice
and Mrs. Hughes, the Secretary
of State and Mrs. Stimson, the
Minister of Hungary and Coun-
tess Szechenyl, the Secretary
of War and Mrs. Hurley, the
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Adams, the Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Wilbur, the
Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Lamont, Senator and Mrs.
David A. Reed, Senator Fred
eric C. Walcott, Senator and
Mrs. w. Warren Barbour, the
United States Ambassador to
Argentina and Mrs. Bliss, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mr..
and Mrs. William R. Castle, jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden L. Mills,
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph C. Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Strawn, Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Delano Rob-
bins, Miss Mabel Boardman and
Miss Alice Clapp.
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
Presents Countryman

The President received the
charge d'affaires of the Span
ish embassy, Senor Don Luis M.
de Irujo, who presented Senor
Don Juan de la Cierba, today at
noon, and later he received
Mrs. Aida d'AcoSta Breckenridge,
wife of Mr.. Henry Breckenridge,
who is a member of the PreSi-
dents Commission on Child
Welfare, in Washington from
New York for brief visit.
Mrs. Hoover attended the con-
cert given yesterday afternoon
by Beniamino Gigli, tenor of the
Metropolitan Opera, at Consti'
tuition Hall. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. Ernest I. Lewis,
Mrs. Hennen Jennings and Mrs.
Stark McMullin.
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
Benefit Concert for
Musicians Fridav

Four famous musical artists
are combining their talents in a
benefit concert for the MuSi-
clans Emergency Aid to be
given at the Library of Con-
greSS Friday night, January %.
This event, which is unique in
that all four artists are of first
rank and are giving their SER
vices, is sponsored by the
Friends of Music in the Library
of Congress. A special commit
tee of prominent women is in
charge of the event. The mem
bers of this committee are:
Mrs. Tracy DowS, Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe, Miss Grace Dun
ham Guest and Mrs. Myron w.
Whitney. -~
The artists appearing in
what is a rare program as to
compositions to be presented,
include: Nina KoShetz, Rus
sian soprano; Harold Bauer,
American pianist; Paul Koch
anski, Polist violinist, and Hans
Kinder, Dutch 'celliSt and
leader of the National Sym
phony Orchestra.
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
News and Gossip Of People in Society
AND MRS. HOOVER HONORED
Dinner to Honor
Japan S Envoy
and Count

The Ambassador of Japan
and Nine. Debuchi and Count
Aisuke Kabayama will be the
guests of honor at a dinner to
be given by the Japan So
ciety in New York on the eve
ming of February 3 at the
Waldorf Astoria. Mr.. Henry
w. Taft is chairman of the
dinner committee. Mr.. George
w. Wickersham, the new presi-
dent of the society, will preside,
and he will make a short ad-
dress. A program of music to
be given by japanese artists
will be a feature of the dinner.
The Japanese Ambassador
and Nine. Debuchi left early
this morning for Cuba, where
the Ambassador will present his
credentials to President Ma
chado, as japanese Minister to
Cuba. This is in addition to his
duties as Ambassador to the
United States. They will stay in
Havana about a week.
Nine. Debuchi will be at
home on Friday, February S, at
the new embassy in Massachu-
SettS Avenue.
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
Bridge for Deb

Mrs. Lawrence L. Gourley will
entertain at bridge this after
noon, at the Club of Colonial
Danes. in honor of Miss Sidney
Thompson, debutante daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Percy Thomp-
son. Her guests will include
Miss Marion Dunlop, Miss Mary
Stuart, Miss Lucille Elliott, Miss
Isabel Perry. Miss Jean Wood
son, Miss Helen Peoples, Miss
Eleanor Peirce, Miss PanSy
Bloomer. Miss Ann Park, Miss
Elizabeth Henning and her
house guest. Miss Betty Hold
rege, of Paris.
Miss Jean Woodson enter
tanned at a luncheon followed
by bridge yesterday for Miss
Holdrege.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F.
Quantrell. of New York city,
are at the Shoreham for an
indefinite visit. -
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
State Secretary
and Wife Are
Hosts

The President and Mrs. Hoover
dined last evening with the
Secretary of State and Mrs.
Henry l.. Stimson at Woodley,
their charming home in Cathed-
raj Avenue.
The guests were, the Chief
Justice and Mrs. Charles Evans
Hughes, the governor gen.
eral of the Philippines, Mr..
Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs.
Roosevelt; the United States
ambassador to Argentina, Mr..
Robert Woods Bliss and Mrs.
Bliss; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wharton Pepper; Mrs. Francis
G. Newlands; Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Breckenridge and Mr..
and Mrs. Goldthwai- H. Dorr,
of New York: Mr.. and Mrs.
William Curtis Box, of Philadel
phia; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Roberts. of New York, and Capt.
Eugene Regnier.
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
Dinner of Note

DR.. Hugh H. Trout, of Roa-
noke, chief surgeon of the JEFF
ferson county hospital, will be
the guest in whose honor DR..
Daniel LeRay Borden will enter
tain at dinner this evening at
his home, 1887 Ashmead Place.
Guests at the dinner will be
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, pres
ident of the George Washington
University; DR.. A. C. Christie,
president of the District of Co.
lumbia Medical Society; Dean
Earl Baldwin Mckinley, dean of
the. George Washington Uni
Versity School of Medicine; DR..
James F.. Mitchell, DR.. William
B. Marbury and DR.. E. w. Titus.
DR.. Trout is to be the speaker
at the meeting tonight of the
District of Columbia Medical
Society.
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
Mrs. Cushman Feted

Mrs. James S. Cushman, vice
president of the Worlds Young
Women's Christian Association
for the Americas was the guest
of honor at the luncheon meet
ing of the Rooms Registry Com
mittee of the Washington Young
Women'S Christian Association
which was held yesterday at
the Dodge Hotel. Covers were
laid for 81,
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
Sororitv Events

The Kappa Phi Delta Soror-
ity will give a dinner dance
Saturday evening in the gold
room of Wardman Park Hotel
for it's members and their
guests.
Lambda Zeta Gamma Soror.
ity has completed plans for
banquet and dance to be held
on Saturday evening in the east
lobby of Wardman Park Hotel.
Miss Mary l.. Ballard is chair
man of the arrangements COM
mittee.
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
BetrothaI Announced

Mrs. William C. Kirk, of New
York, has announced the en-
gagement of her daughter, Miss
Doris Louise Kirk, to Ensign
Ernest C. Collins, U. S. NJ, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E.
Collins, of Portland, Me.
Miss Kirk is the daughter of
the late William C. Kirk. She
is a graduate of Wellesley Col
lege and is a student at Bellevue
Medical College. Ensign Col
Inns was graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1929.
The Washington times., 1932-01-20
From New York

Mr.. Charles D. Lawrence, AS
sistant Attorney General in
charge of customs, has arrived
in Washington from New York
city and is at the Carlton.
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose
will entertain a company OF
18 at dinner this evening, when
a number of her guests will be
from out of town.
x X
Major Harold H. Utley, U. S.
M. c., now stationed at Guam
tico, was the guest of honor
at a luncheon given yesterday
by Col. Ellis B. Miller, at the
Viking, in Newport, following
an address he made to the Off
GERS at the Naval War College.
The Washington times., 1932-01-20

their place at Upperville, Va.
They will spend about six weeks
at the resort.
Capt. Joel T. Boone, U. S. NJ,
entertained informally at
luncheon yesterday at the Carl
ton.