The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-24
Olly Delegates and Their Secretaries
Can Gain AdmittanCe.
THE YOUNG QUEEN WILHELMINA
Has Arrived, and is Warmly Greeted
by Populace-Delegates in Receipt
of Invitations to Grand Re
ception by the Queen.

delegations to the peace conference held a
private meeting this morning at the House
In the Woods" and afterwards informed
their colleagues of the arrangements made
for a choice of presidents of the various
committees, as agreed upon last evening.
The delegates approved of the selections
made.
The conference held a preliminary sitting
at noon.
The selections were then officially ratified
without incident.
The following is a list of the members
of the first committee: Honorary presi-
dents, Cout Won Munster, head of the Ger
man delegation, and Mr.. Andrew d. White,
head of the American delegation; Effective
president, M. De Bernaert head of the Bel
gian delegation; Vice-president, A. C. P.
Van Karnebeck head of the delegation Of
the Netherlands.
The Two Sections
1t is divided into two sections-war and
marine. The vice-presidents of the war
section are: Lieutenant General Abdulla
Pasha, of the Turkish delegation; Major
General Ardagh, of the British delegation
and Brigadier General Monnier, of the
French delegation.
The vice-presidents of the marine section
are: Vice Admiral Fisher, of the British
delegation; Vice Admiral Pethan, of the
French delegation. and Captain Siegel, of
the German delegation.
The second committe is constituted as
follows
Honorary Presidents-The Duke De Te-
tuan, head of the Spanish delegation; Turk
han Pasha head of the Turkish delegation,
and Count Won Welsershcemb, head of the
Austria Hungary delegation. Effective
faFoo Urnf I0o orfa of Il.,c
sian delegation.
This committee is also divided into two
sections. Red Cross and Brussels Confer
ence. The vice-presdents of the Red
Cross section are General Thaulow and DR..
s. Roth head of the Swiss delegation. The
vice-presidents of the Brussels Conference
section are: Prof Won Stengel of the Ger
man delegation. and General Zucari, of the
Italian delegation
The Third Committee
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 dele
cation.
Executive president, M. Burgoies, head of
the French delegation; vice-presdents, M.
De Bile, of the Spanish delegation; Baron
D D'Estournelles de Constant, of the French
delegation; Count de Macedo, of the French
Portuguese delegation; Herr Merri Signor
Compili and DR.. Zorn.
The three committees held their first ses-
sions this afternoon, these being solely to
inaugurate formalities and an exchange of
ideas with regard to procedure. They will
meet again on Friday.
NJ De Estaal, head of the Russian dele
cation and president of the conference, at
tended the meeting of the arbitration COM
mittee, sitting next to M. Bourgeois with
his French delegation.
The measure to preserve the secrecy of
the deliberations has been redoubled. Only
the delegates and secretaries are admitted
to the precincts of the House in Ten Bosch.
Both entrances to the gardens are closed
with barred gates, which are guarded by
sentries.
Every applicant for admission is called
upon to produce an orange colored card
issued to the delegates and to give the
secret password.
Queen WiIhelmina Present
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands ac-
companied by the queens mother arrived
this evening and drove through the streets,
their majesties being warmly greeted by
the populace. AT o'clock tomorrow after
noon the queen will receive the chiefs Of the
various delegations who will be presented
by M. De Beaufort, minister of foreign af-
fairs. All the delegates have received invi-
tations to a grand reception at e:30 O'Clock
tomorrow evening, when the delegation
chiefs will introduce their colleagues and
the wives of the latter to the queen
Emperor Nicholas has sent Queen Will
helmina the Order of st. Catherine set In
brilliants.