Evening star., 1921-11-10
|BA[FOUR ARRIVES
ON EVE OF PARLEY
Acting Head of British Dele.
cation Is Greeted by
Mr.. Hughes.

Arthur J. Balfour, acting head Of
TIE delegation representing the Brit
ish empire in the armament and far
eastern conference, arrived in Wash
ington this morning at $3.50 o'clock
with other members of his party,
which landed at Quebec Tuesday.
Simultaneously the delegates from
New Zealand and Australia and their
staffs reached the city. completing,
with the exception of Premier Lloyd
George, who has promised to come
later. the British representation in
the conference.
A distinguished group of American
and British officials received; The for
mer prime minister and his party at
the station. Secretary Hughes and
Robert Woods Bliss, third assistant
secretary Of state; Gen. Pershing,
Moffett. ranking officers of the Army
and Navy, composed the American
group, while the British official well
coming group included Sir Auckland
Geddes' amba ssader to the United
States: Lord Lee of Fareham. dele
gate to the conference. and almost the
entire embaS SSy staff.
The train bearing Sir John Salmond.
representing New Zealand in the con-
ference. and Senator George Foster
PeaTce, acting il the same capacity
| for Australia. from Vancouver ar
rived few minutes before that car
rying the Balfuur party pulled into
the station. The two groups soon
merged and We're presented to Secre-
tary Hughes by the British ambas-
sador.
Reception Was Informal.
The reception at the station was
more informal than most of the nre-
ceding ones. in that Secretary Hughes
! and the other State Department and
military officials went out onto the
! platform of the train shed to greet
| the arriving notables and escorted
| them straight to their automobiles
omitting any ceremony in the Presi-
! dents room. 1t was colorful scene
as the large thropg surged around
the British delegates As many of the
British embassy staff had donned
American naval representatives were
clad in full dress uniform. seldom
; seen even in Washington since pre-
; war days.
Mr.. Balfour and the American
| Secretary of State met as old friends
/ and Immediately began what appeared
| to be serious conversation on sub
jects soon to engage the attention of
| both in the conference.
Band Plays Anthems.
! AS the two statesmen appeared in
| the doorway, facing the Capitol,
where the body OF Americas unknown
soldier lay in state, the military band
sounded attention" following, with
"God Save the King" and THE Star
| Spangled Banner" Then the battery
of photographers began Shooting
while the delegates. side by side with
! the American officials. posed in their
! best manner.
Big Army automobiles soon Were
rolling across the plaza Of the station
and into the Capitol grounds. Sol.
| diers there, as guard to thu un-
| known soldier. stood at attention
presenting arms as the procession
| turned down the hill into Pennsyl.
! vania avenue and to their respective
hotels and residences uptown.
Secretary Hughes and Mr.. Balfour
! occupying the first machine of the
long column, raised their hats as they
passed the great dome of the nations
Capitol and bowed their heads per-
ceptibly. as If in honor to the body
which rested in the rotunda below.
GEN. JACQUES RETURN.