FLETCHER, GILES

(1584-1623), Eng. poet; s. of above; author of Christ’s Victory (1610). ea) diplomat; b. in Green Castle, ennsylvania. Educated by private tutors and at Chambers burg Academy. Studied law for four years and was admitted to the bar in 1894. 1896-1898 member of firm Rowe and Fletcher. Official reporter, 1891-1898 of 39th Judicial district, Pennsylvania. Was a private in the Rough Riders. 1902-1903 second secretary to American Legation in Cuba, and 1903-1905 in China, In Portugal 1905-1907 as secretary to American Legation. In China as first secretary to American Legation, 19071909. Was under secretary of State from 1921 to March 1922. Since March 1922 Amba ador to Belgium. Was ig American Society International aw. Amer. dietician; founder of system (Fletcher ism) for mastication of food. collaborated with Francis Beaumont,