Evening star., 1924-02-27
Arms Conference Views.

Arms Conference Views.
Coming to the calling Of the Wash
ington conference for Limitation OF
armament. Secretary Hughes quoted
from the addresses of President Har-
ding to show that "his aspiration had
long been declared"
"The distinctive feature of the
Washington conference was the def
mite and limited character Of It's
aim" Mr.. Hughes continued. "As the
make humankind 1t did not waste
its time in utilities; it sought re-
suits. not the vanities of reiterated
professions without accomplishment
There will always be problems in
the far east, but 1t is not too much
to say that the Pacific and far eastern
questions, as they existed at the time
of the conference, with their menace
to the peace Of the world, are no
more"
Funeral Is Recalled.
The Secretary of State recalled the
sad scenes of the funeral tourne.
back to Washington and the solemn
funeral Services in the Capital when
he said, political differences were for
gotten. criticism hushed, and "a
united people stood before the open
tomb He told also of the return
to Marion. Ohio. and in concluding
his address said:
Warren q. Harding gave his life
for his country. No one can dc
more than that. He exhausted him
self in service, n martyr In fidelity
to- the interest OF the people 70,
H. 1,h 70.
devotion. Nothing human
wa. alien to him and he had the
divine gift of sympathy
eff American life, with all its pos
sibilities Of conflict and turmoil, is
to be worth living 1t must be lived
ing of which he will ever be an
exemplar In high office"
Mrs. Harding Present.
Mrs. Florence King Harding, wild
ow of the President. occupied a seat
In the front row of the gallery di-
rectly opposite the Speakers ros-
trum. She was attired in black and
sat with her mourning veil pushed
back from her face.
With Mrs. Harding were George B
Christian. jr.. who was Presiden,
Harding's secretary; Brig. Gen
Charles L. Sawyer. the Hardings
former Senator Joseph Frelinghuyser
of New Jersey and Mrs.tFrelinghuy.
sen, Charles L. Crissnger. Marion
Ohio. governor of the Federal Re
serve Board: DIR. Heber Votaw OF
this city. brother-in.law of the late
Ohio. brother of Mrs. Harding: DIR
Joel T. Boone. physician of the Presi-
Dental yacht Mayf1ower, who was
one of President Harding's physicians
when he died; David Edmonston AND
Mrs. Edmonston of this city. relatives
of Mrs. Harding, and Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Chandler Christy of New
York.
Mrs. Coolidge Attends.
In the Presidents gallery were Mrs
Coolidge, Mrs. Hughes. Mrs. Weeks
and Mrs New. Directly behind Mrs
Coolidge sat Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth, wife of the House leader, and
next to her Miss Randolph. In the
second row also sat Mr.. and Mrs
law of Frank Stearns of Boston. who
Is Mr.. Coolidge's closest personal ant
political friend.
On the other side of the aisle in the
Presidents gallery were Mrs. Hoover
and Mrs. Work, Miss Laura Harlan
and other close friends of Mrs. Cool.
idge. ...
The ceremonies in the House were
exactly, to the day and hour the
twenty-second anniversary of similar
services for President Mckinley ano
the. forty-second anniversary of sim.
liar services for President Garfield.
Speaker Gillett opened the joint
gathering Of Senate and House, but
Immediately turned the gavel over
to the President pro tempore of the
Senate, Senator Albert F., Cummins
In large leather chairs directly IN
front of the Speakers rostrum sat
President Coolidge and former Pres
ident Taft, now Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States
TO the right Of President Coolidge
were seated the members OF the cab
met. To the left of Chief Justice Taft
sat the associate Justices Of the Su-
preme Court.
Services nre Simple.
The chief of naval operations. occu-
MED q seat behind the President and
his cabinet, while ambassadors and
ministers Of foreign governments oc-
cupied a reserved section on the floor
of the House. Former vice president
Marshall and United States senators
President Coolidge and his cabinet
and behind Chief Justice Taft and
other members Of the Supreme Court
The governors of several states
also had reserved seats on tho floor
The services in. the House were
extremely simple. Prayer was pro-
nounced by Rev. James Shera Mont
gomery. chaplain Of the House. fol-