The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-24
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Committees Have Been Made Up for Active
Work.
The PERSONNEL OF THE DIVISIONS
the Secrecy of the Proceedings.
Queen 20 Receive Delegates.

The Hague. May 23.-The chiefs of the
delegations TO the peace conference held a
frivato meeting tsls morning at rhe
House in the Woods and afterwards in
formed their colleagues OF the arrange
irents made for choice os presidents OF
the various committses, as agreed on las.
evening, The delegates approved OF the
selections made.
The committees held plenary sitting
at neon. Tho sections were then Official
ly ratified without incident.
The following is list of members of
the first committee;
Honorary presdents--count Won Mum
ster. head of the German delegation, and
Mr.. Andrew D. White. head of the Ameri-
can delegation effective president, NJ. d.
DeBurnsrt, head Of the Belgian delega-,
ton; vice president. A. c. II. vanKarne-
bret, head of the delegation of the Meth
erlands.
1t is divided into two sections, war
and marine; the vice presidents of the
war section are Lieutenant General Abb
dulia Pasha of the Turkish delegation,
Major Genera Ardagh OF the British dele
EdtlUn anu BTtEdRleT GeleIdl MBnnlDS
the French delegation The vice presi-
dents OF the marine section are: Vice
Admiral Rishsr OF the British delegation,
Vice admiral Pethan OF the French del
egation and Captain Siegel of the Ger
man delegation.
The second committee is constituted as
fellows:
Honorary presldents-The Duke de To-
tuan. head of the Spanish delegation.
Turkban Pasha, head Of the Turkish dele
cation, and Count Won Welserchelb, head
OF the Austria Hungarian delegation Et-
feetive president. Professor DeMartens of
the Russian delegation
The committee is also divided into Sec
tions for the Red Cross and Brussels con-
ference. rhe vice presidents OF the Rod
Cross section are General Thaulow and
Doctor $. Roth, head of the Swiss deega-
ton. The vice presidents Of the Brussels
conference section are Professor Won
Stengal Of the German delegation and
General Zucari OF the Italian delegation.
The third committee is CONFUSED "a
follows: Honorary preeidents--Count Nj
sra, head OF the Italian delegation and
Sir Julian Pauucefote. head OF the Brit
ksh delegation; effective president, Nj.
Bourgeois head Of the French delega-
ton, vice presidents, NJ. n. Hill, head
Of The Spanish delegation; Baron ID Es-
tcurnelles de Constant of the French DEL
egation Count dc Macedo head of the
Portuguese delegation; Herr Merrl. Sgnor
Compii and Dr. zorn. The three COM
mitteeG held their first sessions this after
Loon. being devoted solely to inaugural
formalities and an exchange OF ideas with
regard to procedure They Will meet
again ON Friday.
NJ DeStael head OF the Russian dele
CATION and president of the conference,
attended the meeting Of the arbitration
committee, sitting next to NJ. Bourgeois.
head of the French delegation.
The measure to preserve the secrecy .;
the deliberations has been redoublod Only
the delegates and secretaris are admitted
10 the precincts OF the Huis Ten Bosch.
Both entrances to the gardens are closed
with barred gates, which are guarded by
sentries under the command " uonscom-
missioned officers IN full uniform Every
applicant for admission IS called upon To
produce an orange colored card issued t.
the delegates and 20 give the secret pass
word
Queen Wlhelmina Of The Netherlands,
accompanied by the queens mother. ar
rived this evening and drove through The
streets, their majestes being warmly
greeted by the populace At o'clock
o-morrow afternoon the queen will re-