Evening star., 1921-09-12
FRENCH TO STAY AT HOTEL.
Japanese and British Also Expected
to Take Similar Quarters.


French delegates to the conference
on Limitation of armaments will be
quartered as group at the New
Willard Hotel, it was learned today.
1t is understood that the British and
Japanese delegations also will be
housed IN local hotels.
Because Of the lack of definite in
sons composing the French party the
management of the Willard has
set aside no specific number of rooms
for the foreign guests, 1t was stated.
1t is understood. however. that the
hotel has made special arrangements
to take care of any reasonable num-
Der of persons.
A representative of the French en-
bassy has gone to France to obtain
data as to the personnel of the
French group of conferees: and as
at the local embassy. it is expected
that an announcement Of the acquisi-
ton of rooms in the Willard will be
forthcoming.
Japnnese May Also Pick Hotel.
Officials of the Japanese embassy
are known to have been discussing
the housing. of their ENJOYS with the
managers of several large hotels here.
There is a well defined rumor that
these delegates will be assigned two
floors of living quarters in the Wash
inEton Hotel, and credence is given
this story by the fact that the man.
agement of this hotel in the past has
had experience in caring for groups
of Japanese diplomats and official rep
resentatives on the occasion of for
mer visits in Washington. The Japa-
nese delegation is likely to number
about 200 persons. according to pres
ont indica ton.
IT, is also believed by those in touch
with the situation that the British
embassy has decided to take ad-
vantage of an offer of the Shoreham
from Great Britain. At the British
embassy it was stated today that no
daf3nite ARRANGEMENTS in this connec-
ton have been made
The hotel proprietors OF Washing
ton. in response to a request of Under
secretary Fletcher OF tne states De-
partment, have readily agreed to as
sist in caring for the nations guests
during the conference and the nego-
tfations between the various en-
bassies and the local hotel men have
progressed rapidly. The embassy
officials realize the advantage OF nous
ing the delegations in a group. in
stead of scattering the members OF
the parties in different locations.
VIII Consider Pageant.
The staging Of a peace pageant in
Washington during the conference on
the limitation of armaments probably
will he considered by the citizens
committee which is to be organized
in the office of Commissioner Rudolph
Tomorrow afternoon to provide for the
comfort and entertainment OF the
visiting diplomats.
A display of fireworks On the Mon
ument grounds also has been sug-
gested to the temporary committee as
another method of enlivening the
visit of the foreign statesmen.
The temporary committee. OF which
Commissioner Rudolph is chairman,
has not considered the question OF
what form the entertainment for the
delegates should take. however. All
of these details will be left to the
permanent committee. which will
grow out of the meeting in the Com
missioner's office at 3 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon.
All of the suggestions that have
been made will be discussed by the
temporary committee when 1t con-
venes tomorrow. - +