The New York herald., 1921-11-02
FOUR WOMEN CHOSEN
Pershing, Hoover, Gompers,
Harbord, Rodgers Are
on Committee List.
OTHER N0TABLES NAMED
William Boyce Thompson
Among New Workers Out
side of Public Service.


WASHINGTON, Nov. president Har-
ding completed selection of the Amer
lean delegation to the Armament Con-
ference to-day by the appointment Of
an advisory committee OF twenty-one
to act with the four principal dele
gates and a technical staff of thirty
four to provide data and expert opin-
ION on military, naval and Far East
ern questions.
George Sutherland. formerly Sena-
tor from Utah and formerly president
of the American Bar Association, was
committee. which will also number
among it's members Herbert c. Hoover,
Gen. John j. Pershing, Rear Admiral
w. L. Rodgers, Samuel Gompers. pres
ident of the American Federation OF
Labor, and Charles S. Barrett, presi-
dent of the Farmers Union. Four
members of the committee are women.
In the group OF selected technical ad-
deputy chief of staff under Gen. Per-
shing. heads the list Of eight army Of
ficers. while Admiral Robert E. Coontz.
chief of operations. is at the head of
officers of the navy. Associated with
them will be twelve officials Of the State
Department. headed by John A. Van
MacMurray, chief of the Far Eastern
Division. and a half dozen men selected
from other executive departments and
from outside of the Government service.
No official announcement was made
in connection with to-day's appoint
ments. bat 1t was indicated that the
technical staff was Intended to func-
tion largely as an informative body.
while the advisory committee was de-
signed to give the four principal dele
gates the benefit of general counsel on
policy as well as a reflection of various
schools Of public sentiment.
Sutherland Amply Equipped.
Former Senator Sutherland chosen
chairman of the advisory committee Is a
close personal friend OF President Har-
ding. He served in Harding headquar-
ters at Marion during the last campaign
and was mentioned prominently for a
place In the Cabinet. He has travelled
widely and has been close student OF
national and International politics
In addition to their general aualifica-
tions. Secretary Hoover Gen. Pershing
and Admiral Rodgers all have lived in
the Far East. the last named being a
former commander In chief Of the
Asiatic fleet. Mr.. Gompers and MFR.
90 rrnt orn Cd til
sent, respectively. the viewpoints OF
labor and agriculture.
The other members of the advisory
committee are:
Representative St~rhen G. Porter.
Pennsylvania. chairr.n Of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee
John NJ. Parker. Democratic Governor
Of Louisiana and candidate for the Vice
Presidency with Roosevelt on the Pro-
gressive ticket in 1912.
Henry P. Fletcher. Pennsylvania, I'm
der Secretary Of State. formerly Ambas-
sador to Mexico.
U. NJ. Wainwright New York, Assist
ant Secretary Of War. veteran of the
Soanish-American and World wars.
Theodore Roosevelt, New York, Assist
ant Secretary Of the Navy.
William Boyce Thompson. New York.
flnancier. head of the American Red
Cross Mission to Russia In 1917.
Willard Salisbury. Delaware. business
man. formerly Democratic Senator and
president pro tenn of the Senate
John J.. Lewis. Illinois, president of
the United Mine Workers Of America
Walter George Smith, Pennsylvania,
lawyer. formerly president American Bar
Association and formerly president Fed
| GRAFTON of Catholic Societies of Pennsyl-
vania.
Carmi Thompson, Ohio. formerly Sec
retary to President Taft and formerly
Treasurer of the United States.
Harold NJ. Sewall. Maine. lawyer, for
merly in consular service at Samoa, fIa-
waii and Liverpool. besides having been
interested for many years In shipbuild-
Ing.
Prominent Women Selected.
Mrs. Thomas c. Winter. Minnesota,
president Of the National Federation of
wo,nen's Clubs
Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird. Massachu-
set,s, wife of former Progressive cam
dldate for Governor of Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Eleanor Franklin T3gan. New
York. writer on Asiatic problems.
Mrs Katherine Phillips Edison, Cali
fornia. a prominent club woman.
Other members OF the technical staff
appointed from the eriny are: Major
Gen. George o. Squier. chief OF the Sig
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