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SELECT OFFICERS.
FURTHER ORGANIZATION Of the Conn
miftees Of the Peace
Conference.

The Hague, May "a. - The chiefs OF
the delegations TO the peace conference
held private meeting Tuesday morn
ing at the House i'm the Woods" and
afterwards informed their colleagues
OF the arrangements made for choice
of presidents OF the various commit
tees, as agreed upon Monday evening.
The delegates approved of the selec-
tons made.
The conference held a plenary sit
ting at noon.
The following is list OF the mem
bers OF the first committees:
Honorary Presldents-Countv Won Munster
head OF the German delegation, and Mr.
Andrew ID. White, head OF The American
delegation; effective president M. DE
Bernaert. head of the Belgian delegation
vice president, A. Il. G. Van Karnebeck
head OF the delegation of the Netherlands
IL is divided inlo two sections war and
marine. The vice presidents OF the war
section are;
Lieut. Gen Abdula Pasha OF the
Turkish delegation: Mai Gen. Ardagh, OF
the British delegation. and Brig Gen. Mon
nier. OF the French delegation The vice
presidents OF the marine section are:
Vice Admiral Fisher, OF the British dele
CATION: Vice Admiral Pethan, OF the
ErenCh Delegation, anu Sdpk. SltStls Ol Nhe
German delegation.
The second committee Is constituted as
follows: Honorary presidents-The Duke
de Tetuan, head of the Spanish delegation;
Turkhan Pasha, head OF the Turkish dele
cation, and Count Won Welserschemb,
head or the Austria Hungary delegation
Effective president, Prof. DE Martens, or
the Russian delegation. This committee
is also divided into two sections ked cross
and Brussels conference. The vice-pres.
idents OF the Red Cross section are: Gen.
Thaulow and DIR. 5. Roth, head or the
Swiss delegation. The vice-presidents OF
the Brussels conference section are Pror
Won Stengel, OF the German delegation,
and Gen. Zuccari, OF the Italian delegation.
The third committee Is composed as fol-
lows; Honorary presidents. Count Nigra,
head OF the Italian delegation, and sir
Julian Pauncefote, head OF the British
delegation. effective president NJ Bour-
geois, head OF the French delegation; vice.
presidents, NJ de Bile, head OF the Spanish
delegations, Baron d sstournelles dc Con-
stant OF the French delegation; Count de
Macedo. head OF the Portuguese delcga-
ton. Herr Mercy. Signor Compili and DR..
Zorn.
The three committees held their first
session In the afternoon, these being
devoted solely TO inaugural formalities
and an exchange Of ideas with regard
TO procedure. They will meet again on
Friday.
The measures to preserve the secrecy
of the deliberations have been re-
doubled. Only the delegates and sec
retarics are admitted to the precincts
Of the Iuis Ten Bosch. Both entrances
TO the gardens are closed with barred
gates, which are guarded by sentries
under command of noncommissioned
officers in full uniform. Every appli-
cant for admission is called upon to
produce an orange-colored card issued
to the delegates and to give the secret
password.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Neither
lands, accompanied by the queens
mother, arrived Tuesday evening and
drove through the streets, their mai
estes being warmly greeted by the
populace. At five o'clock this after
noon the queen will receive the chiefs
of the various delegations, who will be
presented by NJ. De Beaufort, minister
of foreign affairs. All the delegates
have received invitations TO grand
reception at half-past nine this even
ing, when the delegation chiefs will i'm
troduce their colleagues and the wives
of the latter 10 the queen. Emperor
Nicholas has sent Queen Wilhelmina
the order Of ST. Catherine set in bril-
limits