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nouncement said mo speculation
will be made by Army officers as
to the training of parachute jump
ers.'
Members of the test platoon will
travel by Army planes from Fort
Benning to Fort Dix, where they
will be temporarily housed. They
will be accompanied by members of
the Infantry Board and Army Air
Corps parachute riggers.
The Army Air Corps for a number
OF years has trained its personnel
IN parachute jumping and also has
experimental with the aerial trans
portation of field artillerymen. The
latter tests were conducted in the
Panama Canal Zone, where land
and water transportation facilities
are limited. 1t is understood this is
the first time infantrymen will be
used on a large scale.
Army ofncials recalled that during
the invasion of the low countries,
Norway. Poland and other smaller
European nations. the Germans
Continued on page A-4D
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Germans Take Over
Isle COMMANDING
Channel Mouth
Raiders Are Reported
Attacking AIdershot
Training Center
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN, July 18.-Germany.
broadening its front line for the
threatened invasion of England, an
nounced today it had landed forces
on the French island of Ouessant,
in the Atlantic off the jutting coast
of Brittany and 100 miles south of
Lands End.
The island commands the south
ern entrance to the English Channel
and Is the westernmost territory of
France proper. To the north, Lands
End is on the extreme tip of Eng
lands channel coastline.
Warship raiders operating some
where overseas" sank 10000 addi-
tional tons of English shipping, the
high command announced, and the
air force was credited with setting
af1re several British vessels in the
channel.
Aldershot Is Attacked.
Other raiding planes were reported
to have attacked the key British
military training center at Alder
shot, 80 miles southwest of London.
along with airports, industrial
plants and ports in Southern and
Central England.
The high command said the air
port at Turnbridge Wells, an indus
trial plant at East Bourne, the port
of Portland and a large armament
factory at Greenock, Scotland, were
bombed heavily, setting large fires.
British airmen, conducting nightly
raids over the Ruhr and Rhineland,
were reported driven of with but
minor damage. The Germans said
one British bomber was downed
and acknowledged the loss of one
of their own craft in battles over
the Channel.
Troops Welcomed Home.
Germany meanwhile got out flags
and flowers again to welcome troops
home from the campaign in the
west. Citizens lined the Avenue of
Spendor and Inter den Linden for
hours before the parade.
Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph
Goebbels ordered Berliners to be-
nag the city and ring bells for Is
minutes during the victory parade.
Factories, Offices and stores were
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Clipper in New ZeoIond
Completing Initial Hop
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, July
18-The American Clipper arrived
here from San Francisco today. in
augurating . new Pan-American
Always fortnightly trans-Pacific
service.
The route completes an alternative
air route between England and Aus
tralia and New Zealand and re-
places the Empire route suspended
because Of the war.
The 42-ton craft left San Fran
cisco last Friday for the 8,OOS- Emile
journey. She took on yesterday
from Noumea, New Caledonia, on
the Anal 1.124-nile leg Of the night.
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Concrete Measures
On Americas Defense
Predicted by Hull
Leaving for Havana, He
Sees PorIey Leading to
Cooperative Action
BY GARRETT d. HORNER.

Secretary Of State Hull said today
that the inter-American conferences
opening in Havana Sunday should
lead to adoption of basic and con-
crete measures" for cooperative &C.
ton to defend this hemisphere
against repercussions from the Eu-
ropean war.
The 81 American republics APP
proach the conference '"in a spirit
of complete friendliness toward all
nations demonstrating their will to
conduct international relations on
the basis of peace and friendship"
the Secretary emphasized in a state
ment shortly before his departure
for Havana.
BY implication this statement ex-
empted those nations not observing
rules Of peace and friendship"
(See HTTTI parn A.l1
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Al age AOl lllSt GlIIl6. rage AS
Action of the Democratic National
Convention in placing in the party
platform plank favoring suffrage
for the District has increased the
chance of congressional approval of
a joint resolution to give the fran
chiSe to voteless residents here.
Chairman Summers of the House
Judiciary Committee. said today.
The resolution. calling for a Con-
stitutionai amendment providing for
national representation for the Dis
trict-the privilege of voting for
President and Vice President and
electing representatives in Congress
is now pending before the Judiciary
Committee.
Representative Summers was IN
willing to predict what effect the ac-
ton Of the Democratic convention
might have on his commute. He
declared, however. that inclusion of
the suffrage plank in the party plat
form gives us a better chance to
have the national representation
resolution adopted by Congress"
Il have always been in favor of
giving the people Of the District a
vote" he said. Il think Tie corr
mitment of the Democratic party IN
favor of suffrage will help in reach
ing that goal"
Study Urged in 1886.
Dispatches from Chicago quoted
Malcolm McConihe, chairman of the
District delegation at the conven-
ton, as saying the action of the
convention marked the first time the
Democratic party ever pledged itself
to District suffrage.
At the Democratic convention in
Philadelphia in 1896, however, res
olution was adopted urging Congress
to make a study of the Districts
plea for suffrage.
Recognition by the Democratic
convention at that time of the case
for District representation resulted
from the persistent efforts of a
group which included former Com
missioner George E. Allen, Repre-
sentative Norton, Democrat, of New
Jersey, and George P. Marshall,
Washington businessman.
Allen Directed Campaign.
Mr.. Allen directed the national
representation campaign at the
Philadelphia convention. He took
with him from Washington Is
Indians and staged a Boston Tea
Party" to emphasize the fact that
taxation without representation still
prevailed in Washington, 100 years
after the Colonies rebelled against
the same condition. Instead of
dumping tea overheard, however,
the Indians distributed it to the
delegates in small packages bearing
a brief appeal for national repre-
sentation for District residents.
Representative Shafer, Republican.
OF Michigan, a member of the House
District Committee, shared the view
of Mr.. Summers that action OF the
Democratic Convention would UNI
doubleday cause Congress to focus
attention on the movement for ma
tional representation.
Although I am on the other side
of the political fence" he said, IT
(See D. c. VOTE, Page A-3)
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Harris Resumes Post
With Shipping Line

By the A38oclhted PreS --I-I-Ii
NEW YORK, July 18.-Basil Har-
ris, who recently resigned as as
sistant to the Secretary of ths
Treasury and commissioner OF Gus
toms. today was named executive
vice president Of the United States
Lines. a position he held before GO
Ing to Washington to help direct
shipping under the Neutrality Act.
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BoItic States Expected
To Join Soviet Tuesday

BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, July ia Berlin
dispatch to the newspaper Alton
bladet said today the parliaments
of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
are expected to declare next Tues
day formal union with Soviet Russia
approved by the voters this week.
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Berry Leaves Spoin

BERLIN, July Is lP (By Radio -
The United States destroyed Barry,
carrying many Americans from
France, has left Bilbao, Spain, the
German radio reported today.
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Hell Hitler Costs
German 80 Days
Longer in Jail

By the Associated Press.
GREENOCK, Scotland, July
18.-The Judge didn't appreciate
the manner in which William
Bennett, merchant seaman, ex-
pressed his gratitude for 30
day sentence for disobeying
orders.
Flinging his arm out in the
Nazi salute Bennett shouted:
Thank you. sir; He'll Hitler!"
thirty days additional"
shouted the Judge.
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Duce Calls Cabinet

ROME. July Is tR.-Premier Mus
solini summoned the Italian cabinet
today to meet August 10. Nothing
was disclosed - to subjects to be
discussed.
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SHEFFIELD, England, July 10 lF1.
The Methodist Conference agreed
today to ask American Methodists
for all possible help at the most
critical moment in the history of
civilization"
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President Allows Time
To Prepare Address

President Roosevelt passed up ali
engagements today to handle Office
routine while waiting for the notifi-
cation of his denomination by the
Democratic National Convention to
come through. That left him ample
time to prepare an address. and
radio facilities were ready to carry
it on getting the word that Mr..
Roosevelt wanted to 60 on the air.
White House oflicials said $500
kilograms urging the President to
accept the nomination had come to
the White House during the night.
Since April. they said. $4,000 letters
and kilograms urging third term
have been received at the executive
ONCE.
Asked whether those communica-
tons had an important influence on
the Chief Executives third term de-
cision, Stephen Early, White House
secretary. said he would leave that
to reporters to decide.
Mr.. Early said the President, after
being up late last night to listen by
radio to the convention proceedings,
had talked with Mrs. Roosevelt and
his mother, in Hyde Park, N. Y. be-
fore retiring. He called his mother
again this morning.
Mr.. Early gave only the scantiest
of descriptions of how Mr.. Roose-
welt received the unofficial" news
Of what the Democratic National
Convention did at Chicago last
night.
The Chief Executive, he said, and
some members of the White House
staff sat in the Presidents oval
study on the second floor of the
White House and heard a broad
cast OF the session.
Among those in the group sur
rounding the President in his study
last night were Justice Samuel L.
Rosenman of the New York State
Supreme Court, political consultant
and ally of the Chief Executive since
pre-New Deal days. The Presidents
son. Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr., also
was with him.
Others present were Brig. Gen.
E. M. Watson, secretary and military
aide; Capt. Daniel j. Callahan,
naval aide: Rear Admiral Ross T.
Mc1ntire, White House physician;
Grace Tully Roberta Barrows,
Louise Hackmeister and Antoinette
Batchelder of the White House staff
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AII-!mportont
Business Delayed
Till Night Session
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 49, Senator
Byrnes of South Carolina, chairman
Of committee which notified Pres
ident Roosevelt by telephone today
of his denomination by the Demo-
cratic National Convention, told re-
porters the President would make
known his intentions in a telegram
to the convention.
Originally Senator Byrnes ar
ranged to read this telegram to the
assembled delegates Immediately
after Senator Barley of Kentucky
the convention chairman, could OBJ
tain order at the afternoon meeting
scheduled for 2 o'clock &c. S. IT,.
After further conferences with
other convention leaders, however,
it was made known that the day
meeting would be only perfunctory
and Mr.. Roosevelt's word withheld
until the delegates reassembled at
Z pm. (E. S. t..
Senator Barley said that then
the convention would proceed to
nominate Vice President, hear a
5-minute talk from Mrs. Roosevelt,
and at 9 pm. hear radio address
by the President from the White
House.
Leaders planned a Quick nomina-
ton Of Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace for Vice President when
balloting begins tonight. Senator
Herring of Iowa said that Alabama
would yield to Iowa when the roll
was called, and Secretary Wallace
would be placed in nomination by
Frank O'Connor, Dubuque lawyer.
Other Iowans said Secretary Wal
lace was expected to make a S.
minute acceptance speech in person
just before Mrs. Roosevelt speaks.
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sFew Deal" was used by the Presi.
dent in one of his speeches. Later
the Senator was leader in the
group that opposed the Presidents
Supreme Court reorganization plan.
He has been an intimate friend of
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Summary Of Todoy's Star

Foreign
Britain offers good ofnces for Far
East peace. Page Al
Nazis take over. isle commanding
Channel mouth. Page Al
Exodus Of children most undesirable,
Churchill says. Page Az
Gibraltar attack may precede strike
at England, Eliot says. Page AS
British pursued from border post,
Italians claim. Page AS
Three civilians killed in bombing
raid on Gibraltar. Page AS
-Four man rule for expansion looms
for Japan. Page AS
Britain and France keep contact
despite cut In relations. Page Al
Notionoi.
Hull and advisers leave for Havana
conference. Page Al
Roosevelt silent until ofncially noti-
ded Of nominAtian. Page Al
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to change q leader Id the midst of
a BATTLE said Senator Norris, q
veteran Roosevelt supporter and adj
vocate Of a third term.
Il do not think the people will
(See BURKE, page A-I2D
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D. {. Vote Plank Seen
Increasing Chance
Of Franchise Grant
Now More Likely to Get
Through Congress,
Summers Believes

DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM in
cludes provision for District suf-
frage for first time. Page A-3
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fSee CONVENTION, Page A-3)
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(See STRIKES, Page A-2)
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(See BERLIN, Page A-120
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(See D. c. VOTE, Page A-3)
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Appeals for U. S. Aid

(See HULL, Page A-4.)
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(See FARLEY, Page A-4.)
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CONTINUED on page A-40
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News Notes
OF Southern
Tolsons Spending
Week End With
J. S. Dysons

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Feb. "a
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Fairfax Tolson
of Washington are spending this
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Dyson of Great Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. LIE Roy McNey will
entertain at dinner tomorrow at
their residence for Mr.. and Mrs.
Audrey Boswell and Mrs. H. C.
Grimes, all of Washington.
Mr.. John Dixon OF Washington
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Dixon
of Laurel Grove are the guests in
whose honor Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
A. Mckay will entertain tomorrow
at their home on Brettons Bay.
Miss Julia Stone of Dynard is en-
tertaining at large house party
at her home at st. Clements Bay.
Among the guests are Miss Dolores
Waters and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Stone Of Washington and the Misses
Louise and Virginia Mckay, STU
dents Of the st. Mary's Academy
at Leonardtown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Perry and
their daughter, Miss Mary 10 Perry,
all OF Washington, are spending this
week end with Mrs. Mary H. Han
cock at her place at Helen.
Mrs. James Fenner Lee
Entertains at Luncheon.
Mrs. James Fenner Lee of Lees
Crest entertained Tuesday at lunch
con followed by bridge. This week
end she has as visitors her son ana
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Falls Church
Lunch Guests
Entertained
Mrs. Lamont
Is Hostess;
Other Notes

FALLS CHURCH. Va, Feb. a.
Mrs. Robert Patterson Lamont, who
returned from New York this week,
had guests lunching with her Fri
day at Bonnie Brae Cottage, her
Falls Church home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace E. Brown
left this week for trip to Miami.
Mrs. Edna Thelander is spending
few days in Baltimore and in
New York, where she is the guest of
her daughter. Miss Elizabeth Van
Leer McGroarty.
Miss Ann Cline and Miss Joyce
Boland gave buffet supper
Wednesday evening in the home of
Mrs. Kenton D. Hamaker and with
their guests later attended the dance
given by the Young Democrats of
Falls Church.
Mrs. Felix Moore entertained at
a bridge luncheon Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thompson
will leave next week for trip to
Florida.
Mrs. Noble Moore gave luncheon
Tuesday followed by contract.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Peter and
their daughter, Miss Susan Peter,
have returned from their midwinter
trip to Myrtle Beach, S. C.
Mrs. Howard Berger had an eve
ming bridge party Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Mortimer Palmer.
jr., and their son, c. Mortimer
Palmer, Sd, and Mrs. Mary Ball,
who spent the week end with Mrs.
Palmer's father; Mrs. Edwin F.
Carley and her daughter, Miss Fran
ces Palmer, at Wilmington, Del, re-
turned to Pine Knot this week.
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daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
F.. Lee, jr., Of Rogers Heights,
Hyattsville, Md.
Mr.. William j. Maddox of New
York City is spending this month
with his parents, Capt. and Mrs.
William F. Maddox, ST.. at their
residence, Indian Fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Jones of
Washington are the guests in whose
honor former Postmaster and Mrs.
H. s. Jones Of this city will enter
tain tomorrow at dinner.
Mrs. Jack Goldsborough of Med
leys Neck entertained Thursday eve
ming at a card party and buffet
supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. r. Michael left
Monday to spend a fortnight in
Miami, Fla.
DR.. and Mrs. Donald Campbell
have as their house guest Mrs. Elsie
Belle of New York City.
Mrs. Katherine Stolfi of New York
City is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Maggard.
Maj. William H. Lloyd, U. S. A..
retired, and Mrs. Lloyd have with
them for this week end Miss Mary
Gillette of Takoma, Wash, who is
student in the Temple Business
School in Washington, D. c.
Mr.. William Herbert and Mr.. G..
Herbert, both of Washington, are
spending a few days with their
mother, Mrs. William F. Herbert of
Dynard.
Miss Rita Raley of Washington
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is visiting Mrs. Louis Raley at her
home, in Scotland, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Gwynn en-
tertained Tuesday evening at a card
party, Followed by a buffet supper.
Mrs. B. A. Hall and her son, Mr..
Melvin Hall, who spent part of the
winter In South Dakota, are now
at their Faulkner home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Burroughs of
Wayside have closed their home,
Melton Hill, and have left to spend
the remainder of the winter in
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ellis Of
Washington are spending the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Ellis
of Bushwood.
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Mrs. Schrneltzer
Christens Ship

Mrs. John e. Schmeltzer, wife OF
the assistant director Of the Tech
nical Division of the Maritime
Commission, yesterday morning
christered the commissions new
cargo ship, the s. s. Sea Hound, at
the Federal shipbuilding g. Drydock
Co. yards at Kearny, N. J., where
the ship was launched.
Mrs. Schneider formerly lived in
Chester, Pa. She left the Capital
Friday night for Kearny and several
friends from Chester made the trip
to Kearny to attend the ceremonies.
Mr.. Schneider is in charge Of
engineering installations in all Mari
time Commission vessels, of which
141 have now been ordered.
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Weekend
Silver Spring
House Party
Miss Nellie Hewitt
Entertains for
Former, Classmates

Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon H. Brewster
were hosts at cocktail party yes
terday afternoon In their home in
Sligo Park Hills In honor of Mrs,
Brewster's uncle and cunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglas Harwood OF Forest
Hills, N. Y, who with their two
children, Mr.. Douglas Harwood, jr..
and Miss Isabel Harwood, are visit
Ing Mrs. Brewsters mother, Mrs.
George w. Wharton In Washington.
Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Brewster entertained at dinner for
the xisitors.
Miss Nellie Hewitt, daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. Frank L. Hewitt, is
entertaining house party over the
holiday and week end. Her guests
include Miss Marjorie Heslin. of
Flushing, N. Y; Miss Marjorie Sly
ker of Detroit, and Miss Esther
Anne Lardie Of Niagara Falls, who
are students at st. Josephs College
In Emmittsburg. Md. and former
classmates Of their hostess. They
arrived Wednesday and will return
tonight to their studies.
Miss 'Thelma Proctor
viii Entertain.
Miss Thelma Proctor gave a party
for them last night in her home in
Chevy Chase, and Friday night Mrs.
B. j. Hastings entertained for her
house guest, Miss Tram Villimil of
Puerto Rico, also a student at st.
Joseph's, and for Miss Hewitt and
her guests. Thursday night Miss
Hewitt gave large bridge party,
entertaining number of girls from
the college who are spending the
week end at their homes in Wash
ington or nearby. Among the guests
was Miss Mary Anna Chiodi of
Staunton, Va
Mr.. William c. Mcpherson has
returned to his home in Silver
Spring from Miami, but Mrs. Nc
Pherson plans to remain in the
South until April /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Winkler have
moved North Woodside to 43 Moves
drive in Woodside Park, the home
formerly occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph B. Crosby, who are now liv-
ing in Greencastle, Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bains and
their children, Margaretta and John,
left last week for Miami. Fla, where
they have joined the senior Mr.. and
Mrs. Bains.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Frank Beatty of
Woodside have with them for 10 days
Mrs. Beatty's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. H. Reymer of Pittsburgh.
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just noW-maklng 1t part of her
original State Constitution, and in
structed her Delegates in the Con-
tinental Congress to vote for inde-
pendence. The old Capitol burned
in 1746 or 1747, and again in 1882.
From the ruins was rebuilt lie
Febvre's Williamsburg Femal Sem
inary, which was we'll patronized
prior to the War Between the States.
Lord Lothian referred to WASH
tngton as one of the founders of
the British Commonwealth, in that
the Revolutionary War taught Eng
land that her empire = had
to rest not only on loyalty to the
crown, but on individual freedom
and national self-government as
we'll" He also paid pretty COM
pliment to his friend Lady Nancy
Astor, to whom he referred as hav-
Ing made the second conquest" of
England by being the first woman
to be elected to the House of Com
mons and opening the way for the
women in all parts of the empire
to take their place in the making of
the laws. AS an intimate of both
" Lord and Lady Astor, his excellency
has frequently been referred to as
a member of the Cliveden set
but Lady Nancy says there is no
such thing as a "Cliveden set" in
the political significance of the
term.
Lord Tweedsmuir
Leaves Autobiography.
There is some consolation in the
passing of Lord Tweedsmuir, known
to thousands of admirers as John
Buchan, to learn that he left be-
hind with his publishers a COM
pleted autobiography which he
called Pilgrims Way" 1t was
hoped that Lord Tweedsmuir would
write the life of Robert E. Lee, for
which he is said to have made
voluminous notes, and there were
few Americans as familiar with the
battlefelds of the War Between the
States as he.
A most delightfully."- intimate pic
ture of Lord and Lady Tweedsmuir
was given us by Mrs. Cordell Hull
when the Secretary and she re-
turned from their official visit to
Ottawa two years ago. There was
a great deal of royal ceremony at
state functions, but Mrs. Hull par
ticularly spoke of the charm and
simplicity of both the Governor
General and his wife, and she, as
a Virginian, was immensely inter-
ested in his admiration for Lee as
a great general and a Christian
gentleman.
There is a good deal of specula-
ton as to Lord TWeedsmuir' sue
cessor. His was formerly a post
given to royal brothers, cousins
and uncles, however, but in later
years the Office has been filled by
commoners. The post pays $50000
a year and perquisites for enter
tanning is allowed. At one time
the Duke of Windsor was spoken
of for the post. He is much beloved
In the Dominion and still main
tains his ranch there.