The Portland daily press., 1889-10-09
Off for Worcester.

After the dinner speeches it was 1920 and
the visitors were compelled to take carriages
for their train, which pulled out of the Un-
ion Station for Worcester lat IL p. IN.
Much credit is due to Chairman Hobbs
and the dinner committee for the success Of
the banquet, and to Col. II. S. Osgood for
his exertions in seating the guests agreeably
to themselves. The other city committees
left nothing undone to make the affair one
to be long remembered. These were the
committees from the city and Board Of
Trade:
General Committee--City, Mayor Melcher, Al
dermen Thompson, McCann, Smart. McClutchy
Rand, Shaw md Hobbs, Couneilmen Crocketf'
Fossi Fits; Kennard Giiliatt Chapman. Barrett
Hamlen, K. Greely Spring, James Il. MarreIt, W.
II. Milllken. George s. Hunt. Fred n Dow NJ n.
General Sub-commIttee-Clty, Messrs. Crock
EFT, McClutchy, Rand and Foss; Board Of Trade,
Reception at Depot-Ciiy, Alderman Thomas p.
Chapman; Board Of Trade, e. G. Spring.
Smart, Counclmen William b. Irish. John A.
Fits; Boa of Trade, James E. Marrett.
Harbor-Aldermen Benjamin Thompson and NJ
c. Mccain, Councilman joan f. Barrett; Board
Of Trade, w. III. Milllken. ~ ' >
.IDn.er-City, Alderman John P. Hobbs, Coun-
a.
George 5. Hunt and +. N. Dow.
Reeeption-The whole committee.
sIs'sscs-Secretarss RtcS % George CBurssss and
Council and Board OF Trade.
Sketches Of Some Of the Delegates.
The prominence Of cur visitors from the
South in their own countries and their fitness
for the work Of the Congress may be seen
when one reads these sketches OF their lives
which follow:
Juan Francisco VeIarde, LID, the dele
gate from Bolivia, has just been appointed
Minister to the United States He Is a law
yer by profession, and Is also the founder
and proprietor Of the Oldest newspaper in
Bolivia. El Heraldo de Cochabamba. He
served on the Bolivian commission to Mexi-
co during the time of tfe French interyen-
tlon. As Minister to Brazil he negotiated
the treaty between that empire and BO-
liyia. He has also been Minister for Foreign
Affairs and Prefect Of the Department OF
Gen. Nicanor Bolet Peraza, the Venezue-
Ian delegate, has been a resident OF the
United States for many years, having re-
tired from the military service. he has held
the office OF Minister Of Public Instruction.
His present occupations are literary, he be-
ing the editor Of Spanish paper published
In New York, and the New York corres-
| pondent OF the leading Spanish American
| journals. He Is regarded as one OF the finest
writers ever produced In Venezuela.
j. G. de Amaral Valente, one OF the Bra
| lillian delegates, is a lawyer by profession,
| and has passed nearly his whole life In the
| diplomatic service. He is just about to enter
| for the second time upon the duties OF Bra
lillian Minister to the United States. He
was recently Minister to Bolivia.
Srn0r Carlos Mariinez Silva Is now seereta-
nv of the treasury at Colombia. He is young
| man, about 40, with great reputation as a
| leader.
senior Climaco Calderon was formerly con.
| sui general of Columbia to this country and
| is well known in New York
Senior +. G. Q. Zegarra. minister from Perm
was educated in Washington. and Is prad,
uate OF the Georgetown University.
Salvador de Mendonca has been the Bra
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