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...official party were 162 travelers, including Statesman Stimson's chauffeur Peter Gittius, four maids, three valets. Delegate Adams brought along ten Marines as "messengers...
Great was the confusion aboard the George Washington before sailing. Mrs. Stimson was badly jostled by news cameramen seeking her husband. A delegation of New Jersey politicians came aboard. It was all Ambassador Morrow could do to squelch their demonstration in behalf of his candidacy for the Senate. Statesman Stimson, in a final interview, was drowned out by the rattle of a deck winch...
...fairly vibrated with optimistic statements. Said Statesman Stimson: "We start out with high hopes of bringing our mission to a successful conclusion." Declared Delegate Reed: "I am sure of ultimate success. . . . There'll be less intrigue, less so-called diplomacy at this conference than at any international meeting heretofore." Admiral Pratt, a technical adviser, declared there were no technical difficulties, added: "We should sail for home with an agreement within two months...
...last the George Washington, breaking out all her flags, nosed out into the Hudson River, steamed down the bay and out to sea. From Fort Jay boomed 19 guns, a Cabinet salute which Delegates Stimson and Adams took from the bridge...
Famed parrot-owners are Secretary of State Henry Lewis Stimson, Prince Albert de Ligne, Ambassador from Belgium, Lady Isabella Howard, wife of the retiring British Ambassador...