Evening star., 1927-06-03
PLAN CELEBRATION
OF PEACE SOCIETY
Century Anniversary Pro-
gram to Be international
in Scope.

The Century Celebration of the
American Peace Society, which will
take place in May of next year. will
ne international in scope, ii was an
nounced today by Theodore L. Bur.
ton. president of the society.
civic. commercial, educational and
religious groups in the countries of
the world will be invited t" send rep
resentatives to This gathering.
The keynote of the meeting will
he Our /Country's Contributions to
World Peace" Promine;.- speakers
from all parts of the world will tell
of peace work in their respective
countries
President Coolidge is honorary
chairman of the centennial celebra.
ton committee. This committee will
b, made up C the directors of the
American Peace Society and other out
standing men and women who are
representatives of business. education,
religion and other groups that make
UP the cosmic life of America. This
committee will determine the program
for the meeting and will be in charge
of the centennial exercises.
Although a numhc-' of cities. includ-
ing Toronto, Canada. are making eff
forts to get the century celebra ton.
the place for holding the meeting has
not vet been determined.
President Burton has announced the
appointment of the following seven
new directors to serve on the board
of the society: Philip Marshall
Brown, professor of international law
at Princeton University and former
Minister to Honduras: John NJ. Craw-
ford, director of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States: DIR. Harry
A. Garfield, president of Williams Col
lege and chairman of the Institute
of Politics. which holds annual ses-
sions at WilliamStown: DIR. William
Mather Lewis. president of George
Washington University; Sias H.
Strawn. senior me nber of the Chicago
law firm of Winston, Strawn &
Shaw; DR.. Robert Ernest Vinson,
president Of Western Reserve Univer-
slty: Oscar Wells. president of the
First National Bank of Birmingham
and former president of the American
Bankers Association.
The other directors of the American
Peace Society, in addition to Presi.
dent Burton. IRE: Arthur Deerin
Gail, secretary and editor of the
society's magazine. the Advocate Of
Peace; p. p. ClaXton, formerly
United States Commissioner of Educa-
<ioi. JONI j. ESch, chairman Oe the
Interstate Commerce Commission:
Thomas E. Green, American Red
Cross; David Jayne Hill. formerly
Ambassador to Germany: Clarence ri.
Howard, president of the Common
wealth Steel Co., st. Louis; Charles
L. Hyde, president of the American
Exchange Bank. Pierre. S. Oak;
Felix NJ. McWhirter, president PEOPLES
State B&nk, Indianapolis: E. L. Mere.
dlth, former Secretary of Agriculture:
Frank w. MondelI, former Represent.
ative from Wyoming: Rev. Walter A.
Morgan of Chicago; George NJ. Nor
ris of Washington: Henry C. Norris
of Chicago: Edwin p. Morrow, mem
ber of the United States Board of
Mediation: Jackson II. Ralston of
Palo Alto, Calf: Arthur Ramsay of |
Southern Pines, n. c.: Theodore Stan.
field of New York City: Rev. jay T.
Stocking Of Upper Montclair, n. j.:
Representative Henry w. Temple of
Frank White, treasurer
of the United States; George w.
White. president of the National Met. |
ropolitan Bank. Washington, and viii.
liam Allen White of Emporia. Kan.
saS.