The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-18

those who have q vote--will come
well under fifty in all. but there
may be several thousand people
here IN q more or less official. ca
pacity. And suppose everybody
in this country. who 10 interested
in world politics--and who has the
price-will want to be here to keep
q finger on the pulse Of affairs
while the conference makes Wash.
fngton the hub OF the universe.
A PPARENTLY most Of the for:
eign delegations are to be taken
care of at the big hotels. Acting
for his government, Prince de
Bearn, charge d'affaires Of France,
has engaged enough apartments at
the Willard to house the entire
French contingent. And the Jap
anese government has taken an
entire floor and part Of another at
the shoreham for its representa-
tives.
, The British embassy has made no
definite arrangements so far. al
though, as one Of the secretaries
told me yesterday, at one time or
another, they have been accused Of
leasing every imposing house in
Washington. And the italian en-
bassy is marking time. waiting I'M
til something definite is known as
to the size Of the delegation and it's
personnel. The attaches Of the
Italian embassy, by the way, seem
TO be bit cross at being kept in
the dark. for they say they know
they'll have everything to do in a
rush at the last moment.
Arrangements for the care Of the
japanese delegation were made by
the Ambassador, Mr.. Shidehara.
and I rather suspect that Sadao
Saburi, secretary Of the embassy,
had something to do with the deci.
sion to go to the Shoreham. He
and his charming wife, who is a
daughter Of Marquis Okuma, lived
at the Shoreham for q wilhelm
fact, I believe they are there now
and found 1t most comfortable
THE japanese delegation Is ex.
pected to be exceedingly active
socially. for the Japanese are a
generous and cordial people. and.
moreover, one Of the few nations
not particularly hard hit by the
war. They have a strong, patri-
otto feeling. which will inspire them
to keep pace with the other big
nations. The supposition that the
japanese will do a lot of enter
tanning is rather borne out by the
fact that the embassy has leased
the residence 1000 Massachusetts,
avenue for the period of the con-
ference. 1t is to be used for Of
fices to relieve the pressure on
the chancery in N street, and prob
ably for entertaining. The Ambas-
sador, I understand, will continue
to live at the big house In. X
street. which has been occupied by
several Of his predecessors.
1t has been stated that the en-
bassy has also taken Mrs. Howard
Nyman's house. in Sixteenth street.
for some Of its nationals who are
to be here at the time Of the con.
ference, but I am unable to verify
that.
WITH the exception Of Elihu
Root. mono Of the American
delegates to the conference was
bothered by the housing problem
and Mr.. and Mrs. Root have taken
An apartment at 1902 Eighteenth
street Secretary Hughes OF
course. has . house here and 90 have
Senator Lodge and Senator Under
wood. Senator Lodge lives at I7sS
Massachusetts, avenue. His son.in-
law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ellerton Lodge, sre with him
part Of the time or II he Is in need
Of . hostess he can call upon his
daughter. Mrs. Augustus Gardner,
his daughterin-law. Mrs George
Cabot Lodge. or even charming Mrs.
Constance Gardner Minot, tho Sem
ator's granddaughter. Senator and
Mrs. Underwood have . wide. roomy
comfortable old-fashioned house at
1000 G street, . section Of town
which. like certain portions Of old
New York, Is enjoying . renewal of
fashionable favor.
The newly created "conference
dividou" Of the STATE Department
u now functioning msrrfly. John v.
A. MaoAGurray, chief Of the Far
Eastern division, has been tenn
porariiy from that post to supervise
the assembling Of data for the Amer
loan delegation. He In assisted by q.
Z. Williams and Stanley X. Horn
beck, both FarEastern specialists.
Physical arrangements for the con-
ference are In charge Of Basil Miles.
Of Philadelphia. Walter 8.
Rogers, ono Of the American dele
gates at the 1920 International Com
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