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LUTHER MAKES FLYING INSPECTION OF HARVARD

Ambassador Spends Short Stay in Seeing Germanic Museum, Widener Library, Missing Sargent Mural

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His Excellency, Hans Luther, German Ambassador to Washington, spent a hectic 20 minutes, at Harvard yesterday rushing through the Germanic Museum, being carefully protected from the influence of an exhibition by Maria Adams, who recently moved from Germany because she preferred not to live there any longer and hurrying through a part of Widener. In Widener he was shielded from the Sargent painting of the Victorious American and the prostrate German by going down the other side of the stairease. He was also pleased to discover several cards in the catalogue about himself and his works.

Previous to his visit to Widener there was a little stir among a few of the officials who couldn't remember whether Harry Elkins Widener had gone down with Lusitania or the Titanic.

After expressing his opinion that Widener was as interesting as the Germanic Museum. His Excellency drove around the subway station and back to Boston, escorted by two motorcycle officers a carload of Boston policemen a pair of German detectives, the German consul in Boston, and an attache of the Embassy.

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