Evening star., 1921-11-11
President to Make Opening
Address as Conferees
Assemble.
SECRETARY HUGHES WILL
BE PRESIDING OFFICER
Program for Opening Session Calls
Only for Selection Of Vari-
GUS Committees.

nine great nations of the earth called
by President Harding to prepare a
plan for Limitation Of armament by
mutual agreement and to consider
questions affecting international in
terests in the Pacific and the far
east will assemble. The opening
meeting will be held in the audito-
rum of the memorial building erected
by the Daughters of the American
Revolution and will be called to order
by Secretary of State Hughes.
In accordance with American GUS
tom. the meeting Will open with
prayer, which will be delivered by
the Rev. DIR. W. S. AbernathE, pastor
of Calvary Baptist Church OF this
city.
dress the conference and is expected
to outline in broad and general way
the objects hoped to be achieved by
this gathering around tine :cOunc
board of the friendly nations intent
upon accomplishing purposes upon
lessening of preparations for war and
the solution of problems which, II
left unsolved, might otherwise lead
to war.
No Response to Be Made.
No response will be made n behalf
of the, assembled nations to the Pres
ident's address, which will be re-
Earded as one of official welcome.
When he has concluded his remarks
the President will withdraw and Sec
retary hughes will suggest that the
conference proceed with its organi-
zation.
Secretary Hughes will be chosen as
presiding officer of the conference and
will continue to function in that
office throughout the life of the con-
ference. After being formally elect
ed presiding officer he will deliver an
address to the delegates.
John w. Garrett of Baltimore will
be elected secretary general OF the
conference. Nr. Garrett. who has
record of twenty years in the dipio,
matte service, has been on special
duty in the State Department. in
touch with affairs connected with the
conference.
Committees on program and proce-
dure will be named the delegations
of the respective nations submitting
their nominations. The committee on
program and procedure dealing with
the6limitation of armament will con-
sist of the principal delegates OF
Great Britain. France. Italy, Japan
and the United States.
All on Far East Committee.
The committee On program and pro-
cedure on questions relating to the
Pacific and the far east will consist
of the principal delegates from Great
Britain. France, Italy, Japan, .ChlLa,
Belgium, Holland, Portugal and the
United States. aHz@
opinion all along that the problems
coming under the respective heads OF
limitation of armament and the 1ar
eastern questions might be consid-
cred concurrently in COMMITTEES. commit s.
have been taken the conference Will
adjourn to meet Tuesday at IL o'clock
am. in the same hail.
Next week it is expected that the
American government Will oe pre-
pared to submit its suggestions un-
der the first head of the proposed
agenda of the conference. "nasis Of
Limitation of naval armament. II
is devoi.ent upon the onlteo states,
being the proponent OF the movement
10 limit armament and settle the Pa
cifc and far east questions, to take
The initiative
When the delegates assemble tomor-
row they will De seated at green
baize TABLE L; shaped. about los feet
long In the center of the main sec
ton, the west side, will be seated
President Harding, and. grouped
about him. Secretary Hughes, Elihu
Root, Senator Lodge ard Senator I'm
gates. After the President retires
. Secretary Hughes will remain in the
center of this group.
Plan Alphabetical Precedence.
Alphabetical precedence will govern
the seating of the delegates. At the
right of the American delegates Will
be the delegation from Great Britain.
ON the right of this group the French
delegates will be located. Itaiy's dele.
cation will be placed at the left Of
.the American group, and on their left
the japanese will be seated. This ar
Iangement will account for the locat-
ing of the twenty-five delegates of
participate in both armament limita-
ton and far eastern questions.
At the other sections Of the U ta-
BILE and additions thereto will be seat
lands, Belgium Portugal and China.
Back of them. arranged in rows of
chairs on three sides, will be the ad-
visory committee. technical advisers
and secretariats of the delegations.
Newspaper : correspondents will oc-
cupy seats on the main floor in the
north and south sides Of the hall.
About 400 correspondents of newspa-
pers Of the United States and foreign
countries have been officially ac-
- credit IL to the conference.
Facing the hall, in the rear of the
presiding officer. are four boxes, ac-
commodating ten persons. One will
be given to Mrs. Harding, one to the
American delegates collectively and
the other two to the collective for
have been divided among the diplo-
matte corps and the officials of the
government and Congress. About
1900 people can be provided with
seats In the auditorium.
Advisers I'm TwofoId Duty
The advisory committee to the
American delegation appointed by
praaident Harding. is DreDarinp tn
function as the advising and con-
Meeting link between American public
opinion and wishes and the official
representatives of the nation in the
its duties will be twofold in nature:
First to advise the delegates of the
state Of public feeling, and next to
keep the public posted upon develops
ments on technical questions as the
highly complicated diplomatic ma
chinery begins to work.
Six subcommittees are to be ap-
pointed by the advisory committee to
carry out these duties and functions.
One Of them. the executive commit
and will sit when 1t is impracticable
to assemble the full membership of
the advisory committee. The other
five committees will deal respectively
with naval armament. land arma-
.ment, Pacific and far eastern .ques-
rsnerai subjects not otherwise specs
fed. Chairman Sutherland will an
noIIrce these subcommittees at a
,ueeting OF the advisory committee
Monday. The advisory committee
paid 4 visit of ceremony to President
Undersecretary of State Henry. P.
T,Ietcher has heen chosen as vice
chairman of the advisory committe tee
TO the American, delegation. and Mrs.