The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-30
DELEGATES DINIED
BY PRESIDENT
Mexico's Chief Executive Makes
Friendly Address to Guests.
AN ABLE RESPONSE WAS MADE.
The Dinner Was one of the Most Perfectly
Appointed Entertainments Ever
Given in the Mexican
Capital.
(Dy Associated Prcss.)

MENICO CITY, Oct. 29.-The dinner
given last night by President Diaz in
honor OF the visiting delegates to the
Pan-Amcrican Congress was one Of the
most perfectly appointed entertainments
ever gwen in this city. General plaz
made the following speech at the aau-
unet:
Messrs. Delegates: Interpreting the
sentiments of the people and Government
OF this Republic. which has distinguished
me in the office of President. 1 have the
honor in it's name of offering to YOU
this banquet as one of-the demonstrations
whereby it desires to signify TO its sister
republics, who are SO worthily represents
ed at the International Conference, its
deep gratitude for the good wills with
which all accepted its invitation as well
as the friendliness, respect ard merited
esteem with which it has received their
delegate
FRUITFUL IL BENEFITS.
"In the same capacity L express the
hope that the conclusion of our high de-
liberations may be to such degree
fruitful in benefits for the people of this
continent that their future relations may
ever be governed by the upright spirit
which animated Washington Bo;v.r.
and San Martin in the most momentous
ard characteristic moments in their
caree..
I'm concluding. I beg to invite you to
drink with me that the hopes which |
have Just expressed in the name of my
compatriots and which are the same us
those which you harbor in your generous
souls, but which hitherto have not passed
beyond good desire, may become reau-
ties, binding together in intimate union
the young nations which have sent you
hther and which expect, and have
right to expect, much from Wour Wis
dom and discreet patriotism. L hope, too.
that nothing may interrupt the increasing
prosperity of your nations and the Just
reward of their manly and intelligent cf-
forts: and. finally, I have hope for the
perpetual felicity of your worthy preSi-
dents and express my desire that your
stay in Mexico may be as agreeable to
you as it will be to me-.
FELICITOUS RESPONSE.
Response was made by Senior GrosvaSo
provisional president of the Congress, who
said. in part:
You are right, Mr. President. in hon
ing that the results of the deliberations
of this great continental assembly will be
fruitful in benefits to the nations which
unanimously accepted your invitation. COR
on the one hand the wisdom, enlighten-
ment and patriotism of their delegate
warrant such an expectation, and on The
other the medium in which those delibeT-
atoms are being held is as propitious as
could be desired. in order, while encour-
aging perfect tranquility of mind, to en-
force the conviction that the people and
Government of Mexico, being at peace
with all the nations of the new and old
world, have no other aim than to ron
tribute to the consolidation of sovereignty
of each one within its territorial limits
and to promote the free and progressive
development of democratic institutions
in America on the footing of most ample
recognition of each others rights.