The Washington herald., 1921-09-05

greatness that the District of
Columbia will enjoy in all OF its
departments of human activity
through the events Of international
import that are to take place in
Washington during the coming
months.
Responsibilities for All.
TT behooves the manufacturing
jobbing aid retail firms compris-
ing the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association to take cog.
nizance Of these coming events
and to prepare their businesses ac-
cordingly.
The hotels. apartment houses
and other places Of abode in Wash
ington have a great responsibility
The return Of washingtonians
from their vacations. The reas-
sembling of Congress. The gather
ings Of conventions and the big
stream Of visitors that always pour
into Washington in the late sum-
mer and early autumn will give
these utilities a big responsibility
which, with their accustomed good
service. they will measure up TO in
fine efficiency and splendid spirit
From an international stand
point the National Capital has a re-
sponsibility in the entertainment
of the disarmament conference
that commands the personal inter-
est of every owner. every executive
and every employe OF business in
the District. OF Columbia OF every
character and kind.
1.-THE Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association has received a
letter from Hon. Cuno H. Rudolph
president Of the Board Of District
Commissioners, urging that the as
sociation cooperate to the end that
Washington. in every sense. shall
be a model community. It is the
ambition Of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association that
every home In the association shall
bear the ear mafks Of finished
product, absolutely in keeping with
the aspirations of the President Of
the United states and the District
Commissioners.
Called Rare Opportunity.
Tt is an opportunity chat comes
to any community once In a life
time.
Not only the leaders of the five
great nations that will officially
participate in the conference. but
other leaders. acting as observers
for other countries. will be here too.
from about the first Of November
until no one can say when.
THE International conference that
took place at Versailles was ex-
pected to last from three to six
months. 1t required a year and
half. So who can say how long
the disarmament conference will
last.
Officials have advised your secre-
tary that it will contemplate at
least three months and maybe long
er. Washington's palatial homes
all Of them-will be opened up for
the entertainment of the guests. Our
great hotel 'facilities-and they rank
with the best in the land-will be
in every sense adequate to house
and minister to every need that the
guests Of the nation could possibly
desire. rs
"our great factories. beginning
with the wonderful paper mill IN
Georgetown, the steel plant at Gies-
boro Point and others will be points
Of interest themselves for numbers
of our guests since these and other
institutions have sold, and are SELL
Ing their wares in every cline.
The jobbers have q great re-
sponsibility in. keeping pace with
the demands of the retailers who
will be tremendously busy supply
ing the needs Of the great national
city housing international guests
with a population of 100000 souls.
Because of the heavy demand for
reading -the dictionary. the Public
Library, of New York City has
limited the time to thYee minutes