I had at dinner to meet him: Lloyd George, Prime Minister.
Balfour, Foreign Secretary.
The Chief of Staff.
Lord Derby, War Secretary.
General Biddle, U.S.A., in command in London.
Admiral Sims, U.S.N.
The talk was to the point--good and earnest.

Baker went straight back to France and our _whole_ cooeperation began.

With the first group of four he had conferences besides for two days.

His coming was an admirable move.
Yours affectionately, W.H.P.
_To Ralph W.Page_ London, April 13, 1918.
DEAR RALPH: Your cheery letters about entertaining governors, planting trees and shrubbery and your mother's little orchard give us much pleasure.

The Southern Pines paper brings news of very great damage to the peach crop.