The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-21

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 Opera House Main Site
 The San Francisco War Menori- al Opera House, said to be one of the worlds finest edifices, will be the site of the general opening assembly and formal sessions. The long, marble foyer of the stately structure will serve as a lunchroom where San Francisco will offer the delegates the same food its hus- tling war workers eat; hot coffee sandwiches and salad, American style.
 The four-story building has a seating capacity of $500 with space ranging from the first floor of the spacious auditorium up through the gilt dress circle and grand tier and still higher through row after row of balcony seats.
 One large session and IS smaller sessions will be held in the Veter- ans War Memorial Building ad- joining the Opera House on the outer western circle of the city's Civic Center.
 A twin structure to the Opera House, the Veterans building also has four floors and a large, marble foyer directly inside the main en- trance. While it's architctur is designed to match its twin build ing, the Veterans building con- tains one large assembly room and 10 smaller meeting rooms on each of three floors.
 World War I Memorial
 The fourth floor of the building is large museum which will con- tain executive offices for the dura- tion of the conference. The press and radio representatives will have scattered quarters throughout the remainder of the building where thre will be facilities for sending out detailed conference news throughout the world.
 The twin structures which have been chosen as the conference headquarters were built by the City of San Francisco at 8 cost of @O,OOV,VOV oo AACAA1OAA AdA O Ll1C men who fought for world democ- racy in 1918 and are fitting monument to the hope for a last ing peace after World War II.
 Eight of the city's leading hotels = The palace, St. Francis. Sir Francis Drake, M k Hopkins, Fairmont, Whitcomb, Plaza n d Chancellor-have been virtually communicated to accommodate the host of diplomats and 800 press and radio representatives expected from all parts of the world.
 Around the Palace Hotel is cen- tered the most vivid era of San Francisco's past. Portrayed as the Bonanza Inn," the original hotel was constructed in 1875 with Vir- ginia City bonanza money by feud- ing millionaires-the Floods, Fairs and Mackays, the Ralstons and the Sharons. From that date until April Is, 1908, when the first Pal ace Hotel was laid waste by the earthquake and fire there walked through the hotels marble gran OCuA oO2IAC M GAAC AIlOOL AdEllUuC people in the world and some of the most fabulous.
 Harding Died There
 President U. s. Grant was a visitor while the old hotel was in it's prime and President Warren Harding was guest at the hotel when he died.
 The Eioirroonf I1otn1 ay,1xy s+r,o ture on Mob Hill occupying 9 single block, is the first building in the city to designate it's roof as 8 heli- copter landing field. The Fairmont, at one time almost wholly occupied by substantial and permanent resi- dents, is today one of the city's largest hotels for transient and mil- itary personnel.
 Directly across the street, Thigh atop Mob Hill,' is the decorative Mark Hopkins Hotel, another se- lected locale for the delegates. Famous for it's sky high Top of the Mark" which offers a hird-eye view of the city at its feet, the Pacific Ocean. the Golden Gate and Oakland Bay Bridges, the of Marin County and scattered cities of the East Bay Area, the Hotel Mark Hopkins Is probably the best-known West Coast hotel to servicemen in the Pacific theater.
 Marines on Tarawa, boiled in- formally, once said they would rather be at the Top of the Mark than any place else they could think of, except home.
 Since these three hotels besides the other five are located in San downtown district, good walking distance from the Civic Center conference buildings, B fleet of cars and government operated busses will carry the closely guarded officials to and from their living and conference quarters.
 Included on the city's calandar of events honoring the visiting dele gates and press representatives is a motion picture premiere with lead ing Hollywood screen stars 1n at- symphonic programs with Sir Thomas Beecham of England as guest conductor and special stage plays presented in San Francisco ;heaters.
 However, Secretary of State Stet- ;inius has asked that social enter ,ainment be at minimum since this is to be working confer ence." In abiding by his request, ,he city has abolished all plans for public demonstrations, banquets, oaradeS and receptions.