The Archive · 1929

NCE. SPECIAL SERVICE

Washington, Oct. 10.

Farewells were said this morning by Mr, Ranisay MacDonald, and his daughter Ishbel when they started for Philadelphia where Mr. Mac-Donald will visit Dr. Salts-Cohen, who treated him for bronchial trouble in 1927, Mr, MacDonald received a degree as Doctor of Laws from George Washington University yesterday and delivered an address to the New York, Oct, 10.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald has, ae-rived here from Philadelphia where ho received a very hearty reception, He issued a statement. expressing his delight with the American re sponse to his and President Hoover' attempts to guarantee world peace He was departing, he said, content and convinced that there would be saistactory results. In his opinion the great. thing achieved was that points had been removed which used to lead to misunderstanding and fraction—Reuter. senior class, saying that they will never obtain anything without paying for it, The students might in time obtain igh office and other distinctions, he continued, but such things lie only at the end of a long hard road.

Mr. MacDonald appeared tired after his strenuous day of social activity.

The ceremony took place at the Pan-American Union hail where the president, Cloyd H. Marvin, delivered @ speech conferring the degree. 4 Sir Esme. Howard, the British Ambassador, accompanied Mr. Mac~ Donald, who then proceeded to the White House for a final conference with President Hoover.—United Press.

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