RULING ON SOCIAL RANKING OF SISTER

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6917, 24 May 1929, Page 3

RULING ON SOCIAL RANKING OF SISTER

VICE-PRESIDENT'S HOSTESS

WASH INGTUX. Vice-president Curtis lias asked Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of State, to reverse the ruling of former Secretary Kellogg that his hostess, Mrs Edward Everett Gann, a sister, should rank below tho wives of ambassadors, and in a statement Mr Curtis declares that he is “not bound by Mr Kellogg’s conclusions and has protested to Mr Stim-

T'lie new Secretary of Stale, in somewhat of a. dilemma, has taken the Curtis protest under consideration. The vice-president, however, is determined to undo what lie considers a slight to his sister.

On March 19 the vice-prc.-idcnt notified the department that .Mrs Gauu was his official hostess, and asked for her full recognition as such. The day Ik fore Mr Kellogg left office, a week hxter, tho Secretary replied that Mrs Gann would take her position at otliicial dinners in rank below lhe vivos of the ambassadors and ministers, instead of at the head of the list, as is usually the place of the wife of the I vice-president. | Mr Curtis said lie had “notified Secretary of State Stimson of my dissatisfaction with the action, of former Secretary Kellogg, and have asked for

a reversal of it.” He said that Mr Kellogg acted upon the question “without discussing the matter with him.” The vice-president said lie would not have discussed the question publicly had not the ruling of Mr Kellogg been given to tho press last week. When elected vice-president he announced officially that Mrs Gauu would be his hostess,