Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-09-22
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from twenty-three foreign countries have already gathered in Boston to attend the Fifth International Con gress of Chambers of Commerce ana Industrial Associations in session here September 24-26, according to a state ment made public by those in charge of the convention late this afternoon
 This number, it was stated, would 3ybe augmented by delegates from al least IT other countries before the congress formally opened on Septem- Der 24th bringing the total number .sof foreign countries represented up to B with total foreign delegate strength of 466.
 Among the delegates already in the s field are representatives from Aus tria Hungary, Argentine Republic, @ Belgium, Brazil, Great Bf4tain;,- Chile, China, Columbia, Ecuador. .sE1rEs. E1rance: u 's. Germany, Mexico, Greece, Holland, Honduras, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Peru. Switzerland and Turkey, togeth- CT with several other smaller coun- tries.
 Boston business men regarded this early gathering as indicative of one of the largest conventions yet held by the association and further stated that the importance of the question > to be discussed Ey the allied dele gates would unquestionably make 1t the most important in the history o1 international trade organizations.
 Each of these questions, bearing on the better arrangement of internatlon- al trade, has been assigned to some expert upon the point involved and will be subject to amendment and ac- ton by the delegates.
 The trade questions includes the es- tablishment of fixed date for Eas- ter. and reform of the calendar, the regulation of International eXposltlohs the establishment of all internatlohal court of arhitral justice for suits be- tween individuals and foreign states and unification of legislation relat- ing to checks, international postal re- forms. and the action in the matter ol consular invoices and upon prices and the cost of living.
 Of this list of international trace suE jects, greatest importance was at'ach- ed to making stable date for Easter
 It was explained that the dates o1 Carnival and Pentoeost> together Wlth those of many other of the summer holidays were dependent upon the date of Easter and that the variability of the holiday wrought much neon vcnience to the merchants oi 'he TO remedy this ii is proposed ss.that Easter shall become fixed hoii- day and the matter has been placeo -son the program for the consideration : of. the delegates.
 The incoherence of the calendar has . further brought about perturbation III banks accounts, ill reckoning mieres and in dates of maturity and to rem edv this mobility it has been propos' : ed at "a former meeting of the con {. gross of Chambers of Commerce. u .sdiyide the year into four equal 'lnle' stcrs.. each composed of 9l days ant each of these timesters composed o' 13 weeks. Thus the same day oi eaol month would coincide perpetualy Wl'H the same day of the week. The eA, ira day Of leap year being created and belonging to no month or week 1t has been decided to urge action on this proposal also
 The program of the session follows
 Reeeption of delegates on Monday evening, September zSS..
 Tuesday morning, Hon chafles Va Z gel, ssecfetaryof cemmerce'ana laDoi will officially open the Congress.