Evening star., 1915-12-17

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With the acceptance ~ Am
bassador Suarez of Chile of an
invitation rendered by Secretary
Lansing OF the State Department
to serve as. president of the great
gathering, arrangements are fast
beginning to take shape for the
second pan-American scientific
congress, to be held in this city,
December 27, to January 8. Al
ready large delegations from Ar
gentine and Chile have arrived in
this city. More than 900 dele
gates are expected to attend the
convention.
Three delegates to represent Colom-
bia at the. congress arrived in New
York today on the steamship Santa
Marta from Central American ports.
They are Rafail Alvarez. u'io Ospina
and Miguel Triana. All were accom-
panied by members of tl.eir families.
The recent message Of President Will
son, according to the delegates, was
well received in Colombia. and fur
ther cemented the rapidly growing
commercial relations between that
country and the United States. Two of
the delegates had with them their sons
whom they will place in American bust
ness colleges.
Word has been. received that DR.,
Alonzo Reyes Guerra and Dr. Rafael
MeZa are to attend the congress as
representatives of the National In
stitute of Salvador. and that they are
now en- route to this country.
Other Delegates Coming.
Secretary Lansing has received word
that. in addition to the Venezuelan
minister at Washington, who was
named last June to head the deIega-
tion from that country. three new
delegates have been appointed by the
Venezuelan government, as follows:
DR.. Jose l.. Andara. former consul gen.
cral in Europe and ex-minister of for
eign affairs; DR.. Vicente Lecuna, a
tinancier of international note, and DIR.
Rafael Gonzalez Rinconas, senator and
former president of the chamber of
deputies. They are scheduled to ar
rive in this country Wednesday.
On the same steamer with them are
Venezuelan delegates. who will attend
the congress as guests of the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace-Dr.
Andres Ibarra. former secretary of the
Bureau of American Republics: Simon
Barcalo. former Venezuelan charge
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Venezuelan Society of international
Law. and y. Velozsoiticoa, former sec
retary of the Venezuelan high commits
sion on the uniformity of laws.
sousa Composes Special March.
John Philip Sousa, the march king
| has composed a stirring piece OF music
which is to be named the ''Pan-Ameri-
can March and played for the mrs,
time in public at the sessions Of the
congress. He has been working on the
composition at intervals during the las,
| two years.
| The new march, 1t is understood, will
be officially adopted by the congress
and published in numerous editions. SC
that it may be played on public occa
sions throughout North and South
America. as in the case of the Pan.
American Hymn which was officiall,
adopted by the first scientific congress
held In Santiago. Chile. in 1908. Thi.
Himno Pan-Americano." music by En-.
rique Soro and words by Eduardo
| Poirier of Guatemala, has just been
translated into English by Prof. Will
Ian. II. Shepherd of Columbia Univer.
lsity. New York city. Played by the
/ United States Marine Band and sung
by chorus of both United States and
Latin American delegates ~ will be
heard in this country for the first tim(
at the forthcoming congress.