The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-05-06
|. centennial
Of The Signing q The Treaty
q Client
VIII Be Ce|ebr1ted Ia AD.
pfOpfiste Manner
Meeting In New York To Ar.
range For The Event

New York, May 5---There was q
distinguished gathering of delegates
representing every English.speakins
country In the world at the Governors
room at the New York City Hall this
morning. wnen Mayor Gaynor form.
ally opened the International Confer.
ence convened for the purpose of ar.
ranging the plans for the appropriate
celebration Of the Tooth anniversary
OF the signing Of the Treaty of Ghent,
which marked the beginning of the
unbroken era of peace among all Eng.
lish speaking people.
Notable among the British dele.
gates we're Lord Weardaie, ex.Prest.
dent Of the Inter. Parliamentary Union:
Capt. Sir Arthur Lawley, Ex-Governor
Of Madras; Lord Stanhope. Sir Her.
bert Eustace Maxwell, Lord of the
Treasury; Charles Thomas Mills, NJ.
p; Nell Primrose, NJ. p: the eldest
son OF Lord Rosebery; Arthur Shirley
Benn. NJ p; James Allen Baker. NJ.
p; Moreton Frewen, NJ. p; Vice
President OF the Imperial Federation
League; Henry Vivian. NJ p; Sir Ed.
mund Walker, President of the Cana.
dian Bank OF Commerce; Chas. A.
McGrath, NJ. p; one OF the Canadian
members Of the International Boun-
darles Commission; Travers Lewis, of
the University of Toronto Capt.
Charles Frederick Hamilton, Secre-
tary OF the Canadian Committee; H.
s. Perris, Secretary OF the British
Committee; Eugene H. Outerbridge,
the representative Of New Foundland
and Sir George Houstoun Reid, P. c.,
High Commissioner of Australia. Bel.
GUM, or rather the rity of Client,
where the famous treaty was signed
on December "a, 1914, was represent
ed by Alderman C.. De Bruyne, High
Sheriff of Client, and Alphonse Van
Werveke, Curator OF the Museum Of
Client. The American delegates in.
cluded Joseph H. Choate, honorary
chairman of the American Conference
Committee; Alton B. Parker, William
Church Osborn, Col. Robert NJ.
Thompson, Washington, D. c.; Chas.
Stewart Davidson. William Curtis De.
morest, Dr. John Fl. Finley, William D.
Forbes, Austen G Fox, DR.. E. R. l..
Gould, Andrew E. Humphrey, DR..
George F.. Kunz, Calvin w. Rice, DR..
Louis l.. Seaman, William Salomon,
Isaac N. Eellgman, Andrew Carnegie,
Cornelius Vanderbilt. George T. VII.
son, DR. Nicholas Murray Butler and
others
After the formal opening Mayor
Gaynor delivered an addrafsk of wei.
come. to which response made In
behalf of the visitors by Std Wear.
dale, Chairman OF the Btl y Confer
ence. After these prelimin&riss May.
or Gaynor requested Mr.. Alphonse Van
Werveke. of the Museum of Client, to
preside over the meeting. The ses.
sion lasted several houis and at the
close the delegates were the guests
at luncheon of the Pilgrims Society,
at the Waldorf-Astoria,s
After today the international con.
ference will meet daily at 4 D. m,
though most of its work will be done
by subcommittee. Although It is i'm.
possible at the present time to fore.
cast the program which the confer.
ence will eventually agree upon, It
may be said that the celebration will
principally center around three mo-
mentous dates: December "a, 1914,
the centenary of the signing of the
Treaty Of Client; January s. 1915, the
centenary Of the dinner given by the
City Of Client in honor Of the Joint
High Commission which had arrang.
ed the treaty; and February II, 1915,
the centenary of the ratification of the
Treaty Of Client. 1t rests with the
CVutCICuCc W ucSiuc Woat iOIm luC
celebrations are to take.
The American Committee will hold
its annual meeting on Friday, May 9,
at II a. m. at the Hotel Plaza. An
drew Carnegie will preside and Con-
gressman Flood of Virginia, Prof. w.
A. Dunning of Columbia University
and others have been invited to de-
liver addresses.
In the evening OF the same day the
visiting delegates will be the guests Of |
honor at q dinner to be given by the
American Committee at the Hotel AS |
tor, ending the conference in this city.
During the conference. the visitors
will be entertained by Andrew Car.
negie, DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler,
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Dr. Louis Liv.
ingston Seaman, and others. One fea- |
ture OF their entertainment will be q |
u,5,op kh~ ,.xcath |