The Washington times., 1913-05-04
GHENT CONFEREES
COMING TO CAPITAL
Celebration of Centenary of
Signing Famous Treaty Is
Being Planned.

Arrangements for the entertainment
OF the international conferees, who meet
in New York tomorrow to outline a
program for observing the centenary of
the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
when they visit Washington. May L.
and 13, were announced yesterday by
the committee of 100 in charge of the
celebration here. The general plan of
the program on which the conferees are
working was also made public.
The representatives who are gathering
in New York includes those of England,
Canada, Australia, and the Municipality
of Client. Throughout the week they
will meet with the American committee,
Alton B. Parker, chairman, in the
morning and afternoon at the Plaza
Hotel Next Saturday the entire ag-
Ereeation will go to Boston, where they
will be the guests of Mayor Fitzgerald
At q banquet A week from today they
will visit Harvard University and will
start for Washington that evening.
Will Call At White House.
On their arrival here, at 10 o'clock the
morning of May Il the conferees will
be met by the local committee, of which
James Brown Scott is chairman At
noon they Will be received by Secretary
of State Bryan. and by President Will
son at 1890 o'clock. At 1 o'clock they
will be rendered a reception by Colonel
Thompson, and will be the guests of
tho Carnegie Endowment for Interna
uonal Peace in the evening. Among
the speakers on this occasion will be
Secretary Bryan and Andrew Carnegie.
while Senator Root will probably pre-
side.
Points of interest in Washington and
Alexandria will be visited the day fol-
lowing, and from here the conferees
Will go to Philadelphia. Their subse
quent itinerary includes Chicago on
May Is, Detroit on May IL. Niagara on
May IS, and New York again May 90
AS the Treaty of Ghent, which con-
cluded the war of 1872. was signed De-
cember "a, 1914. the International cele-
bration will open on Christmas Eve
1914 1t will culminate with an elab-
crate program February i5 to 20. 1875
which will commemorate the ratifca-
ton Of the pact by the countries inter-
ested.
Members Of Committee.
A part Of the work to be done this
week by the conferees in New York will
be the selection of an international
committee which. will have general
charge of the celebration, both in this
country and abroad. Among the Wash
ingtonians now in New York to meet
the other delegates are Admiral George
Dewey, Gen. Nelson A. Miles. DIR. Alex
ander Graham Bell, DR.. James Brown
Scott, Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary,
William V. Cox, Clifford Pinchot, Brig.
Gen. Hugh L. Scott, Robert NJ. Thomp-
eor Samuel Gompers, Henry White,
Thomas Nelson Page. Col. Thomas W.
symons, and Senators Newlands and
i The foreign coaferees. gwho will be-
entertained here next week in COM
pany with those OF tins country. in
lSss aSsni 5em the G. pe s4aSns an Of
Britain. Lord weardale, Capt the
Hon. Sir Arthur Lawley. G. c. /. E.:
the Earl of Stanhope. Sir Rerbert Eus-
Thomas Mills. NJ. p; Nefl Primrose.
NJ. p: Arthur Shirley Benn, NJ. p:
James Allen Baker. NJ. P: Boreton
Frewen. N. P; Henry Vivian. NJ. P.
Edmund Walker. C. V. o., Ii. D.;
Hon. Raoul Dandurand. P. C., LII. D.:
Charles A. Magrath. NJ. P; Travers
Lewis. X. C., D. C. l., and Capt.
Charles Frederick Hamilton. NJ. A.;
Australia, Sir George Houston Reid,
p. C. G. c. NJ G.. high commissioner
for Australia. and Newfoundland, Eu-
gene II. Outerbridge.
= Ale1andrians Interested.
Alexandria has agreed to cooperate
with the Washington committee OF 100.
both in the entertainment of the vis!-
tors next week and the main celebra-
zion. The committee from that city is
headed by Mayor Thomas Fisher. hon.
orary chairman, and John VI. Johnson.
chairman.