Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
ORMAK|NG FRIENDS
New Pan American Society of
the United States.
SIMILAR TO THE PILGRIMS
Organization Planned to Greet Prom
inent Visitors From South.
ern Republics.

NEW YORK. February 16.-Sixty men
prominent in commercial and public ffe
| met yesterday afternoon in the committee
| room OF the Chamber of Commerce and
organized the Pan American Society of
| the United States. The organization is
akin in many respects to the Pilgrims
| the japan Society and the American
| Asiatic Association.
! The object of the society is to promote
good understanding. true friendship and
| mutual knowledge of each other among
the American republics and their peoples
John Barrett. director general Of the
Pan American Union, who had sent out
the call for the meeting, called the gath
ering to order and introduced James
Speyer as temporary chairman.
Mr.. Speyer, Archer NJ. Huntington,
president of the Hispanic Society Of
America; Prof. John Bassett Moore and
Lewis Nixon made brief addresses. COM
mendtng the purpose Of the meeting and
expressing the necessity for extending the
social relations with Latin Americans.
Promotion of Acquaintance.
In his opening address Mr.. Barrett
spoke Of the evidences of what he termed
Pan American movement.
"The greatest influence for the promo
ter acquaintance between the representa-
tive men of different nations said Mr..
Barrett. There is too Little acquaint-
ance between North and South America.
Increasing numbers Of the most influen-
t1al and representative men Of Latin
America are passing continually through
New York city without our leading men
being aware Of their presence or without
their receiving any hospitality or atten-
ton. The Pan American Society will en-
IN in will
and make their stay in this country
agreeable"
After the adoption of a constitution and
bylaws the society elected these officers:
President, Henry White, formerly aInbas-
sador to France; honorary presidents. Phi
lander G.. Knox. Secretary of State. and
Domfc.o de Cana Of Brazil, the ranking
ambassador Of Latin America; vice presi-
dent and chairman of the executive COM
m.ttee. Lloyd c. Griscom, formerly am
bassador to Brazil and Italy; honorary
vice presidents. Elihu Root, Andrew Car
negie, Archer NJ. Huntington, Melville +.
Stone and John Bassett Moore; executive
secretary. John Barrett; honorary secre-
tary. Cabot Ward: assistant secretary and
treasurer, Frederic Brown.
Prominent Men Charter Members.
In addition to the officers. the charter
members Of the society are Edwin ]. Ber-
wind, DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler. James
A. Farrell. Justice James w. Gerard, James
Speyer. Frank A. Vanderlip, Albert Shaw,
j. Pierpont Morgan. jr.; Lewis Nixon,
Charles NJ. Schwab, Prof. William r.
Shepherd. Minor C. Keith. Emil L. Boaz
Lorenzo Daniels, Charles H. Sheriff., Err
nest H. Wands, James NJ. Motley, Thorn
as Eddy, DR.. Ramon Guiteras, Thomas
Kearny, NJ Hartley Dodge. Frank A.
MYnsey, Charles D. Norton, Lawrence =.
Abbott J. Stewart Barney. DR.. L. S.
Rowe. Edmund L. Baynes. Perry Belmont,
Patrick Calhoun. Henry Clews. e. L. Cor
thell, Cleveland H. Dodge. B. N. Duke.
DR.: Samuel T. Dutton, DR.. John H. Fin
ley, Percival Faruuhar, Charles r. Flint,
John Foord, DIR. George F. Kunz. Fred
erick Townsend Martin. S. Christy Mead.
John G. ,Milburn, Henry Morgenthau,
Franklin Murphy, Adolph S. Ochs. Her.
bert Parsons. Clifford Pinchot, Jacob II.
Schiff, Francis Lynde Stetson,, ]. A. Still
man. Henry w: Taft, Col. r. NJ. Thomp-
son. John Wanamaker. Paul NJ. Warburg
Silas d. Webb, George Westinghouse F.
B. Wiborg George T.. wilson. Adolph
Pavenstedt, Frederick Strauss and j. G.
White.
A committee was appointed to arrange
for a public meeting Of the society in
March.