Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-15
Serve to Keep Temper of Ma
tions Cool, Says Bryan,
Welcoming Delegates.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
OF REFRIGERATION OPENS
President Wilson to Greet Members
Tomorrow-Business Sessions
Slated for Chicago.

Welcomed to Washington by the Sec
, retary OF State William ]. Bryan. 200
delegates to the International Congress
Of Refrigeration opened their third
meeting today In the New Nation i
Museum. The business sessions of the
convention are to be held In Chicago,
aud the program today was confined en-
tirely to addresses OF welcome and
friendship. President Wilson was to
have received the delegates at the White
House this afternoon, but because of his
absence from the city the reception has
been deferred until tomorrow morning.
Because of this change in the program,
the delegates are seeing Washington"
this afternoon, instead Of tomorrow.
Secretary Bryan took occasion during
his address of welcome to speak word
in favor of the peace treaties proposed
by the President to all the nations of
the world. He said that such treaties
will serve TO keep the temper of ma
tions cool just the same as refrigera-
tors keep foodstuffs cool.
Should "Refrigerate Disputes
Diplomacy Is the art of keeping
cool" said the Secretary. while we
! do not desire to keep our foreign re-
lations in cold storage, we do want to
efrigerate our disputes with other ma
tions."
The Secretary's comment was re-
ceived with laughter by the delegates.
He added that refrigeration is beconl-
ing a great factor in the industrial
world. and has much to do with the
preservation of health. He spoke of
the complex nature of the American
people, and said that Americans have
sympathy with all foreigners
DIR. Frank w. Gunsaulus. president or
the Armour Institute of Technology, and
also president of the congress. presided
at the meeting today. He made an eio,
Quent address on the internationalism or
the present day, pointing out how AL ma
tions are being drawn closer and closer
! together. He classed waste as Immoral,
and said that the refrigerator eX-
perts are doing much to do away with
all kinds OF waste.
W. j. Rushton of Birmingham, Ala.
president of the American Association OF
Refrigeration, welcomed the delegates to
the United States on behalf OF his asso-
citation. and Andre Lebon, president OF
frtgeration. aud former minister of the
colonies and former minister OF COM
merce of France, replied on behalf OF
M. Lebon spoke feelingly Of the prog
ress made by the United States. praised
the beauties Of the city OF Washington,
lauded the life Of George Washington and
told Of the progress being made in re-
frigeration.
Present Countries Greetings.
Greetings from their countries were de-
livered by tho following men:
Argentine Republic, DR.. Romulo 8
Naon. envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary Of the Argentine Repub'
lie to the United States: Australia, A
w. Pease. editor Pastoral Review. sgd
ney: Austria, DIR. Alfred Grunberger. Sec
| rotary In the ministry OF commerce
Vienna: Hungary. DR.. Kalaman Gally
vice secretary of the minister of agri'
culture, Budapest: Belgium, L. Rauwens
inspector general OF agricuitureH Hanas ane
Jacinthe Ferrieira de Cunha. consul
general OF Brazil at New York city
CANADA, J. A. Ruddick, commissioner de-
partment of agriculture. Ottawa; Chile
DR.. Ricardo 3. Matte; China. WI Ying
mic Institute at Copenhagen: France. NJ
Maur,n, intendant seneia al Of the reserve
force, Paris; Germany, DR.. Hanz
Lorenz, professor at the Roya
| Greece NJ. Salapaulus. consul Of Greece
at Chicago: Honduras, r. Camilo Diaz
consul general of Honduras, New York
| city; Italy. DR.. G. B. Ceccato. CONNER
cial delegate TO the Italian embassy.
Washington: Netherlands, Prof. J. p
Gotfred Furuholmen. director Of Nor
wegian railways, Christian!a: Paraguay,
Hector Velazquez, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary. Washing
Satkewitch. Nicholas Academy for En-.
gineers, st. Petersburg: Sweden. Prof
John Gustaf Richert: Switzerland. Dr
| Paul Ritter, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary.
New Vice Presidents Named.
During the meeting this morning II
was announced that several new vice
presidents Of the congress had been ap-
pointed. in addition to the Americans
already announced. The new vice presi-
dents are DR.. homula s. Naon Of the
Argentine Republic. DR.. Siegmuhd
Brosche of Austria, DR.. Kalaman Gaily
of Hungary. NJ. Maur.n of France, DIR
Hanz Lorenz of Germany. DR.. G. b
Ceccato of Italy. Mai. Gen. A. A. Satke-
Switzerland.
Only 2uO OF the 500 delegates scheduled
to visit Washington were aboard the spe.
| cial train en- 1t reached here IRON
| New York last night The members OF
the delegation were met at the Unior
station by a large committee of repre-
sentative citizens of Washington, WHIT
bade them welcome and escorted them
| to their several hotels.
The recer ton committee consisted o1
the following: E. Q. Whitford. Dr. s. w
Stratton. Barry Mohun. c. Heurich, A
NJ. Cary. s. A. Kimberly. A. NJ. Read
! William G. Carter and A. A. Chaplin: rep
resentIng the Chamber of Commerce, w
/ T. Galliher, NJ. A. Leese, w. Topham anC
Thomas Grant: representing Boart
| of Trade s. J. Prescott, Z. II. Droop. f,
\ c. Braham. w. II. Singleton and w. ]
| Eynon: representing the Retail Mer
| chants Association. Z. c. Graham: ] p