The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-24
HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOST
TO FOREIGN DELEGATES
TO WORLD CONFER
.ENcE ON THE LIMI-
TATIoN OF AR
MAMENT
Distinguished Visitors Witness Play
By Howard Players

Washington, d. c. Following
closely upon the ceremonies in con.
nection with the honors paid to Mar
shall Foch by Howard University
another remarkable distinction has
come to Howard through the presen-
tation of the play Simon The Cyren-
ian" by the Howard Players on Mon
'day evening. December 18th. 1921 in
the University Chapel, in honor of the
delegates to the Conference on the
Limitation of Armament The perform
ance was witnessed by distinguished
representatives of all nations present
at the Arms Conference in Washing
ton.
The British Empire, including Eng
land, Canada, Australia and India;
France, Japan, China, and the Neither
lands were largely represented by men
high in the political and social life of
Europe and the Orient In addition
to the official representatives of these
foreign countries were prominent men
in the literary and musical circles OF
the world. From England came H. G.
Wells, the most widely known contem-
porary English writer, author of the
most read book of the day. 1.-THE Out
line of History; also H. w. Nevinson,
noted writer for the Manchester
Guardian of Manchester, England; and
Pierre Lanux, French poet and cores
pondent America was represented by
Charles Lee Cook. official representa-
tive of the State Department, Prof.
George W. Wilson of Harvard Uni
versity, member of the Advisory Com
mittee to the American Delegation,
Henry Bush Brown; artist, and our
own distinguished composers, Harry
T. Burleigh and Nathaniel Dett Other
distinguished visitors were: British
Delegation, Sir John Jordan, Foreign
Office, Mr.. Lorring c. Christie Can
ada, Senator G. F. Pearce of Australia,
RI. Hon. SrinaYasa Sastri, India, Sir
Hubert Llewllyn Smith; Japanese
Delegation, Constr. Lieut.. Commander
Y. Tajo, Imeprial Japanese Navy,
Mrs. Yasushi Tai, Paymaster Lieut..
Comm. d. Tahei, Imeprial Japanese
Navy, MrKiyashi Kannai, Imeprial
Railway Department, Mr.. ItarO Ishii;
Chinese Delegation, Mr.. Victor Hoo,
Chinese Minister to Cuba, Assistant
Sec. Gen. Y. S. Tsao, Mr.. K. P. Wang,
Sac Ke Alfred SEE, Chairman, Mr..
Jabm Hesu French Delegation, NJ. /
Nine. Rene Batigge, French Embassy,
NJ. Jacques, Representing Amabssador |
Jusserland, NJ. De Sanchey, Neither
land Delegation Jonkheer w. H. de
Beaufort, Minister Plenipotentiary
Costa Rican Legation, Minister from
Costa Rica; American Delegation,
Major and Mrs. William Wolfe Smith:
Czeeho-Slovalia, DR.. Bedrich Stepa-
mex, Minister Plenipotentiary. Also
among those present were H. w. New
inson, correspondent for the Manches-
ter Guardian, Manchester, England,
Mrs James J. Davis, wife of Secretary
Of Labor; Harold Allen, Internal Rev
enue Department; Miss Carolyn Hunt,
Department of Agriculture; Reverend
George F. Dudley, ST. Stephens
Church; Mr.. Cecil B. Norton, Director
# District Community Center; DR.. ].
Hayden johnson, Member of Board of
Education, d. C.; Mr.. Garnett c. VIII
dnson, Assistant Superintendent of
schools. D. c; Mr.. w. 7. B. Williams,
ruskegee Institute; Miss Davis, Edi-
or, Southern Workman; Mrs. CoraHe
franklin Cook, Board Of Education;
1r. l. IStoddard~ Taylor, Director