The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-05-05
BRITAIN WILL Be REPRESENTED
Celebration Will Center About
Three Momentous Dates
GAyNoR OPENS SESSION TODAY

New York Mary '5--There was dis
tinguished gathering of delegates rep
resenting every English speaking
country In the world at the governors
room at the New York city hall this
morning. when Mayor Gaynor for
mally opened the international con
ference convened for the purpose of
the signing of the treaty of Ghent,
which marked the beginning Of the
unbroken era Of peace among al.
English speaking peoples.
Notable among the British del, d.
gates were Lord Weardale, ex-presi-
dent of the interpariamentary union;
Capt Sir Arthur Lawley. ex-governor
Of Madras; Lo:d Stanhope. Sir Her
bert Eustace Maxwell. "A lord of the
treasury; Charles Thomas Mills. NJ.
p; Nell Primrose, NJ. F.. the eldest
son Of Lord Rosebury; Arthur Shir.
ley Benn. NJ. p; James Allen Baker.
NJ. T.; Moreton F'rewen. NJ. r.. vice
president of the imperial federation
league. Henry Vivian. NJ. p: Sir Ed
mund Walker, president of the Can .
adian Bank of Commerce. Charles ~
McGrau. NJ. T., one of the Canadian
members of the international bound
airy commissions Traverse Lewis. of
the University of Toronto; Capt
Charles Frederick Hamilton, secretary
Of the Canadian committee, u. S.
Perris. secretary OF the British COM
mittee: Eugene II. Outerbridgn. tbs
representative of New Foundland and
Sir George Houstoun Reid =. c.. high
commissioner of Australia. Belgium
or rather the city OF Client. where the
famous treaty was signed on Decem-
Der "a, 1914. was represented by Al
derman g. DE Bruyne. high sheriff of
Gbent, and Alphonse Van Werveke
curator of the museum of Ghent. Tho
American delegates included Joseph
II. Choate. honorary chairman Of the
American conference committee. NJ
ton B, Parker. William Church os-
born. Col. Robert NJ. Thompson.
Washington. ID. c.; Charles Stewar,
Davidson. William Curtis Demorest.
Dr.Joln n. Finley, William D. Forbes
Austen q. Fox, DR.. r.. II. l.. Gould.
Andrew II. Humphrey. Dr. George +.
Kunz, Calvin W. Rice, Dr., Louis il.
Seamen. William Salcmon. Isaac n.
Seligman, Andrew Carnegie, Cornel
ius Vanderbilt. George T. Wilson. DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler and others.
Three Principal Events.
After the formal opening Mayor
Gsynor delivered an address of wei
come, to which response was made
in behalf of the visitors by Lord
Weardale, chairman of the British
conference. After these preliminarieI
Mayor Gaynor requested Alphonse
Van Werveke, of the museum of
Client, to preside over the meeting.
The session lasted several hours and
at the close the delegates were the
guests at luncheon Of the Pilgrims
society, at the Waldorf Astoria.
After today the international con-
ference will meet daily at y. M.
though most of its work will be done
10y sub committees. Although it Is
impossible at the present time to fore
cast the program which the confer
.nce will eventually agree upon. II
may be said that the celebration VIII
principally center around three mo-
mentois dates: December "a, 1914,
the centenary Of the signing of the
Treaty of Ghent, January :, 1915,
the centenary of the dinner given by
the city Of Ghent i'm honor Of the
joint high commission which had ar
ranged the treaty; and February L.,
1915. the centenary Of the ratification
of the treaty of Ghent II rests with
the conference TO decide what form
the celebration or celebrations are to
take.
Session Lasts All Week.
The American committee will hold
it's annual meeting on Friday, May
Q. at ii a. M. at the Hotel Plaza.
Andrew Carnegie with preside and
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 win be the guests
Of honor at a dinner to be given by
the American committee at the Hotel
Astor, ending the conference In this
city. During the conference. the
visitors VIII be entertained by An
drew Carnegie. DIR. Nicholas Murray
Butler, Cornelius Vanderbilt, DIR.
Louis Livingston Seaman, and others.
One feature OF the entertainment will
he a sail up the Hudson, II the wealth
or Ii pleasant.
on the morning Of May 10, the Wis
ting delegates, with a small escort