The Washington herald., 1921-09-23
d. C.. Welcome to Arms
Delegates Postponed
for Day at Least.
BURIAL OF SOLDIER
GIVEN PRECEDENCE
Funeral Dignity to Mark
Services for Unknown
War Dead. I

In difference to plans of govern
ment officials for a solemn ceremony
for the burial of an unknown SOL
der In Arlington Cemetery Novem-
Der II. District citizens will extend
their welcome to delegates to the
conference on Limitation OF arma-
ments at a later date, probably the
day following.
Ihis was determined yesterday
when District Commission>r Cuno
rudolph conferred with Undersec-
retary OF State Henry p. Fletcher
as the representative of President
harding, the State and War de-
tartments. Mr.. Fletcher stated a
demonstration on the day which
mas been set aside for a ceremony
that will be without parallel in the
nations history would be untimely
Inc Commissioner said that as no
cate had definitely been set the well
come demonstration can be ar
ranged 1T any time.
Theong Of Visitors.
But in spite of the fact that the
ceremony on Armistice Day will be
as simple and solemn as the occa-
sion demands p throng of visitors
approximating an Inauguration
Day crowd will come to Washing
ton for the Ccuble purpose OF wit
Messing the military funeral and
getting glimpse OF the cele-
brated figures in worl5 politics
who viii be in attendance. Be.
cause of the greater crowd that
IL expected Oh the opening day OF
the confe :ence than at any later
date the public Welcome veIy like.
ly will be staged as soon after
Armistice Day as possible and the
day following is favo.ed.
Following his conference with
the Undersecretary of State. Mr.
Rudolph outlined some of the plans
for the official welcome to the
visiting delegates. There is to be
magnificent Illuminating display
and a peace parade down flower
banked streets. Commissioner Ru-
dolph has taken up the latter with
the National Florists Association
and very probably will have their
cooperation.
Fund Chest Grows.
Milton Allies. chairman of the
finance committee in charge of
raising the fund for the District
celebration, reported last night
that over $4,000 had been sub
scribed and that the campaign had
been greatly stimulated within the
last few days when business men
gained a fair idea of size of the
crowds of visitors to be expected.
The size of the five foreign dele
cations officially invited to attend
the conference on Limitation of
armaments will be about the same
as those attending the Versailles
Peace Conference The British
will have about 200. the japanese
about $50. the Italian and French
about $50 each.
zoo News Writers.
There will be about 200 foreign
official delegations from
Belgium and Holland, which have
not been invited to take part in
the whole conference, and missions
of observers from practically every
nation. These missions very likely
will swell the total of foreign Wis
itors to about 1000.
In addition to the foreign mis-
sions a great many associations for
the promotion of peace and welfare
will come to Washington, as will
a large number of labor repre-
There will be a large number OF
tourists and social leaders who
will make their homes in Washing
ton during the winter to take part
in the numerous receptions and
that will center
about the foreign dignitaries.