Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-02
Conference Notes
by the Observer
Special to Indiana Daily Times
end PHILADELPHIA Public Ledger.
By WASHINGTON OBSERVER


WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The President
and Mrs. Harding entertained at an aft
ernoon reception at the White House to-
day in honor of the foreign correspond
ents attending the conference. To meet
them Mr.. and Mrs. Harding had invited
the members OF Overseas Writers, the or
ganization Of Washington correspondents
and authors who have had professional
service abroad. The foreign scribes thus
far had seen the executive mansion only
from the outside They were anxious to
explore the historic interior Of the prem
Uses that carry in international politics
the same metaphorical significance as
Downing street." the "Quai d'Orsay,"
the "Quirinial" and the 'Wilhelmstrasse :"
The President, as a working newspaper
man himself, was eager to extend the
. hospitality Of his home to the hundred
eand more distinguished fellow craftsmen
from the four quarters Of the compass.
It is indeed the era Of the woman
emancipated. The fine new Grace Dodge
Hotel in Washington, creation of the
Young Womans Christian Association,
above whose lobby floor the foot of mere
man may not penetrate, is equipped with
a smoking room for women. That is
not the only epOch-making innovation
in the establishment On request, women
guests may have ash trays and match
boxes placed in their rooms. Many for
eign women attending the armament con-
ference are registered at the Grace Dodge.
They, particularly, appreciate the home
comfort" which a smoking room provides,
for the European branch of the fair sex
for many years has toyed with the Gig
arctic as fixed habit.
Admiral Hugh Rodman. commander-in-
chief of the American batt1eship division
attached to the British grand feet dur
ing the war, is telling, apropos Admiral
Beatty's recent sOjourn here. brand
new story indicative OF the sharpness of
British wit. Admiral Rodman once was
standing on the quarter deck Of Beatty's
flagship when the beef supply boat
feet had It's distinctive signal flag. The
steamed by. Every sort Of ship in the
beef boat was flying a pennant with a
white bull on a blue field. Rodman re-
marked to Beatty that it was the first
time he had ever seen the British royal
standard couple of days later London
papers published a picture of the beef
boat with the caption: american ad-
AAAAAA AAdASS funny MlSIdhe-IHlukS peer
flag Is British royal Standard
II Vivtani has a provisional reserva-
ton for France on a ship leaving New
York Dec. IL Only one contingency will
delay his departure from Washington
2the certainty Premier Lloyd George Is
coming to the conference The French
have a concededly healthy respect for
the willy Welchman from Downing street
They don't intend to be caught mapping
by any schemes and strategems he may
have up his resourceful diplomatic sleeve
The French delegations program for the
remainder Of the conference is short and
Eimple-it viii insist on substantial sub
marine strength for France; It will Join
readily in any general plan for pacihca-
ton and sterilization Of China; and II
VIII continue to oppose resolutely any
lrearguard attempt to drag limitation OF