The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-19
MANY MEETINGS
WILL CONSIDER
ARMSCONFERENCE
Senator's and Representa-.
tives Will Give Their
Views During Recess.

The work Of the armament con-
ference. especially the four-powsr
treaty and correlated problems. will
be discussed IN almost every part
Of the country by Senators and
Representatives during the reces,
Of Congress.
Sixty-eight meetings In eleven
States have bee& arranged already
by the National Council for the
Limitation of Armaments. sens-
tors Borah. Ball, Kenyon. Spencer
France, Shortrdge, Willis and
Townsend and Representatives Kel-
ley. Hicks. Dempsey. Yates, Hustled
and others have agreed TO take the
stump.
Big Meeting Saturday.
One Of the biggest of the meet
ings will be in Madison squars
Garden. New York City. where q
community Christmas tree is to be
erected Saturday night
Local branches of the thirty-sf1
national orRanizations- connected
with the council are carrying on,
the Christmas plan IN various
| States. Posters carrying the pledge
Before another Christmas still lest
Of armament and none Of war
which embodies President Harding.
| famous phrase, have been sent out
to these organizations from the
headquarters in Washington.
The $500 libraries throughout the
country have been asked to arrange
world peace shelves. All country
choruses and people everywhere IN
churches, clubs or in their home,
are asked to sing the peace carol
'Hark the Herald Angels Sing" al
the same hour, . o'clock. on Christ.
mas Eve.
Three Specific Plans.
"a vote Of the National Council re.
Gently determined that the organi'
nation should continue its work af.
ter the close OF the conference, and
three specific plans were adopted
for the future program. First. thu
appointment OF a legislation com.
rnittee TO study all measures comins
before Congress from the point Of
view OF their influence for or agains
war.
Second. continued effort toward
uniting the work Of peace orsani.
zations in England. Japan United
States and all other countries where
there Is a united effort toward ths
abolition OF war 1.-TWO conference.
were held this week in Washington
by Francis z. Pollard, representa-.
| tive of the peace council of Great
Britain who came to this country
at the invitation Of the national
Council, l. Kawakami. representing
the Japanese peace societies. and
Frederick J. Libby. executive secre'
tsry OF the council).
Third. . continuation Of the Wig.
orous national educational cam
paien which has already been start
ed IN colleges. libraries. preparstor,
schools and through direct distri'
button of bulletins and literature
| On Executive Board.
The executive hoard Of the coun
ell is. Frederick ]. Libby, Milton Y
Allies. George LaMonte, Julius n
Barnes. Miss Katherine Ludington
Charles A. Lyman. Hugh s. Magill
Clement NJ Biddle, Miss Christin,
Merriman, Mrs. william Daily Phe
Ian. r. Janney Brown. Mrs. J. Bor
den Hartman. Mrs. Clifford Pinchot
Mrs. A c. Watkins, Gray Silver snt
Mrs. Louis Brandeis.
The vice chairmen. are: Julius n
Barnes. Miss Julia c Jathrop. WI
Irwin. Mrs. Maud Wood Park, Mis-
Anna A. Gordon. John Grfer Hib
ben. william Alien White, Mrs. Har
riet Taylor Upton. Mrs. Lucia Anne
Mead and James r. Howard
Frederick J. Libby is executive
secretary and Milton z. Allies treas
urer of the council