The New York herald., 1921-08-30

SOCIAL SPLENDORS
FOR ARMS PARLEY
Inaugural Grandeurs Likely to
Be Exceeded at
Conference.
1000 FROM ABROAD
Hotels Prepare for Great Rush
Many Houses Will Be
Reopened.
900 FROM ABROAD
Special Despatch TO THE NEW YoaK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Nn ahlnrinn. ID. C.. Aug. 20. \

Specidl Deepdfch 70 THE NEW YORK aEHh-p
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., Aug. 20.
What Washington missed in the way
Of Erandss a. the time OF the Inaugural
ton whe.. President Harding insisted
on the simplest possible ceremonies Will
be made up. II became apparent tonight,
during the period OF the forthcoming In
ternational conference on armaments.
II has been revealed that the hotels
are preparing FOR a food OF reservations
and further that scores OF houses ordi-
narily closed will be open for the con-
ference. The social side of the parley,
1t Is evident, will be of extreme import
ance.
Arrangements already have been be-
gun at the State Department for the
housing OF the delegations. The work Is
TO be directed by a conference divi-
sion." orders for the creation of whici,
were issued to-day by Under Secretary
of State Fletcher. Secretary Hughes is
to be at the head of the organization.
which. In fact, will be committee with
different division chiefs as members. The
committee will establish its own organi-
cation of clerks, secretaries and the like
to help the delegation with their ar
rangements. in so far as they may need
help in addition to that supplied by the
Embassies
Officials of the State Department ex-
pect that between 1000 and 1000 repre-
sentatives of the different nations, many
OF whom will bring their wives. will
be in attendance. The vast majority of
course will be experts of one kind or an
other. to assist the delegations.
1t has been decided by President Har-
ding and Secretary Hughes that the
United States Will not attempt to fix the
size of the delegations or make informal
suggestions. that detail being left to the
nations themselves to determine. 1t Is
assumed, however that each delegation
will have five or six members, which was
the general rule at the time of the peace
conference in Paris. In diplomacy 1t has
been found avisable to hold down the
size of such delegations to minimum.
In all probability the American dele
cation will number six. While Presi-
dent Harding has not revealed his in
tentions in this regard II Is the common
among those who have
talked with the President about the
In general. that this will be
the number. Two OF the delegates, Sec
retary Hughes and Senator Lodge, al
ready have been named
The delegation in every instance will
have staff Of large proportions. ac-
cording to the present indications. It
would not surprise some of the authori-
ties IL some of the nations were to bring
along a party of 400 or 500. This might
be advisable in view of the breadth OF
the conference.
These experts will be from all
branches of the governments. those
dealing with fiscal affairs with the
navies. the armies &c. They will bring
with them all sorts of data which might
be called for during the discussions.
The information reaching Washington
Is that steps are being taken already in
the different countries TO organize these
forces.
The cost of the secretariat will be
met by the United States. This organi-
zation will keep the official records Of
the conference In different languages.
do such printing as is desirable, supply
the interpreters and do whatever else
Is customary for a secretariat. Con-
gress recently appropriated 100000 for
this expense. this sum having been
asked for by the State Department on
the theory the conference would con-
tinue for two months. If 1t goes on
longer more money naturally will be