The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-07
PRESIDENT IS TOLD
CELEBRATION PLAN
CENTENARY OF PEACE BETWEEN
NOTWITHSTANDING PEOPLE
TO DE OBSERVED.
BRITAIN AND CANADA
JOINT COMMISSION. COMING no CON-
FER ABOUT PLANS, TO DE
HEADED ny LORD
wEARDALF.

WASHINGTON, April president
Wilson was apprised yesterday of the
plans Of the Washington committee
for the joint International celebration
OF a century of peace between Eng
disappearing peoples, for the enter
tainment of the British and, Canadian
commission The foreign commits
sioners will be in Washington May
18th and 18th to pay their respects
to the president and to call upon the
British ambassador. The Washington
committee will be their hosts while
In the national capital
Dr. James Brown Scott, secretary
Of the Carnegie endowment for inter-
national peace. chairman of the
Washington committee, and II. b. f.
Macfarland, former commissioner of
the District of Columbia. who Is vice
chairman of the committee, were at
the White House yesterday to obtain
the presidents approval of plans for
the entertainment of the visitors.
The centennial and the celebration
viii not occur until 1915. A British
and Canadian commission, which is
coming to the United States to confer
over the plans for the Joint celebra-
ton, viii be headed by Lord Weardale,
and will include twenty or twenty
FIVE English and Canadian statesmen,
and with them the burgomaster of
the city Of Client.
VIII Arrive in May.
They will arrive in the United States
eariy in MAY Their purpose is to
discuss with the national committee
for the United States the joint pro-
gram for the celebration. This con-
ference will take place in New York
city during the first week in May.
subsequently, the visitors will come
TO Washington to pay their respects
to the president Of the United States,
and in response to the invitation of
the Washington committee,
Social Events Here.
The Washington trip Will be mark
ed purely by social events. The com
mission Will arrange all details of the
celebration with the national commit
tee representing the American part
in the observance. The Washington
committee has no share in this or
other conference with the visitors
The treaty of peace with Great Brit
ain which brought to a close the war
of 1872 was signed in the city OF
Client in December. 1914, The eX-
change of ratiflcations was in Wash
ington in February. 1915.
The time Of the ratification of the
treaty will mark the centennial OBJ
servance in Washington Around this
day will center the celebration plan
ned here The ratification took place
in the Octagon House. The very table
on which the exchange was made is
sim inv the Octagon House.
The Washington committee, in re
Spouse TO the suggestion of the ma
tional committee. was named by the
district commissioners about a year
ago. 1t has been actively planning
for Washington to bear a prominent
part in this international occasion.
Suffragists to Call Monday.
Voting women from the States ir
which the franchise is extended to wo-
men-W Washington, Colorado, Idaho
California and Wyoming present
ed by a dcputatinn from the Natinna
Council of Women Voters, viii urge
the cause Of their disfranchised sis
ters in the opportunity provided by q
visit to the president Monday. They
will urge his advocacy of the proposed
amendment to the constitution which
would prohibit any State from deny
ing TO women the right to vote.
The delegation will be composed OF
Cora Smith King. of Takoma, Wash.
Mrs Anna NJ. Pitzer, Of Colorado; Mrs
/ Charles Norton, sister of Senator Poin-
dexter, of Washington; Mrs. Dubois
wife of former Senator Dubois, of Ida
no; Mrs. Raker wife Of Representative
John T.. Raker, Of California, and Mrs
Mondefi. wife of Representative Frank
NJ. MondeIl. of Wyoming. The com
mittee was announced yesterday by the
/ president Of the national council. Mrs
] Emma Smith DevOe of Takoma, Wash
( In accordance with his declared pur
( pose to remain in Washington over
! the period of the special session, the
president yesterday refused another in
I sylvauia Peace and Arbitration society
| requested him TO attend a dinner e
be given in philadelphia May 10th. the
ton of the first Hague conference.
The committee consisted OF Thomas
Rayburn White, Charles Richardson
Yarnell and II. c. Niles, They ex-
tended a similar invitation to Secre
tary of State Bryan.
Ex-Secretary Fisher Calls.
Former, Secretary of the interior
Fisher, whose wife attended the Demo
cratic breakfast to Mrs. Wilson and tht
other women OF the administration
yesterday, was stirred by this fact
and pay his respects to the Demo
cratic president. Mr., Fisher accord
ingly appeared at the executive offices
| a noon, and was received by President
Wilson. They shook hands cordially
Mr. Fisher did not linger.
Mr. Fisher will remain a resident OF
Washington, at least temporarily. His
family is TO be domici1ed here while his
children are at school. Many business
matters viii detain him here.
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