The Washington times., 1915-12-26

itself will take place tomorrow morning
at 10 O'Clock at Continental Memorial
Hall, the national headquarters of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
This has been selected for the inaugural
session because 1t will accommodate
a greater assemblagc than the famous
Hall of the Americas in the building of
the Pan American Union.
Inc aSsemhlage, comprising some l50
representatives of Latin American gov
ernments and scientific Institutions and
societies. about 40 representatives of
from the leading educational institu-
tlons of this country. will be called to
order by John Barrett. director general
OF the Pan American Union, acting as
ne 9en Singing of the Pan -AmGrican
Club of the Interior department, Mr.
barrett will introduce William Phillips,
chairman of the executive committee
which organized the congress Mr.
Phillips will call on Ambassador Suarez
or Chile then to take up the gaIel as
presiding officer for the ;hirteen-day y
meeting.
A welcome on behalf of the United
States Government. under whose aus
pices the congress will be held will he
rendered by Vice President Marshall in
tho absence of President Wilson. This
will be followed by formal address
by Secretary of State Lansing. Re
sponses will be made by the respective
Chnirmen of the twentv-onc national
delegations, beginning with Dr. Trnesto
Quesada, of Argentina. In most cases
the Latin American chairmen are the
ENJOYS of their governments in Wash
ineton. In the evening there will be a
reception to the members of the con-
cress and invited guests tenacred by
Secretary Lansing and the United
States delegation.
Scientific Talks Tuesday.
The scientific discussions will be-
gin Tuesday with the meeting of the
nine sections. These sections will be
divided into forty-five subsectiors
and some of them will meet in con-
junction with the international Con
gress of AmeriCanists, the Interna-
tional Law Association. and other
scientific, historical. civic, and edu-
cational organizations.
Tuesday, also. the Pan American
Conference OF Women will begin. The
conference OF women will meet in
Continental Memorial Hall and will
be presided over by Mrs RobeI t
Lansing, wife Of the Secretary of
state. 1t is expected that a large
number of the wives and daughters
of the delegates win attend this con.
ference
An interesting series OF a ADDRESSES
will be made on matters pertaining ia
education and the sociological ma =
ters concerning women and children
Sonora Suarez, wife of the amba ssa dol
of chile, will take a prominent ,parf
in the discussions and the American
women participating will include Mrs
Fannie Fern Andrews, Mrs. Blanche
H. de Baralt Mrs. Albion Fellows
Bacon, Miss Mabel r. Boardman, Mrs
Henrietta w. Calvin, Mrs. p. c. CLAW
ton. Mrs. Herman CollitZ. Miss Eliza
beth Cotton, Mrs. Charles Il. Crane
Mrs. John Dewey. Mrs. Christine
Frederick. Miss iona Gale. Mrs. Ju a
Heath, Miss II. EuEenia Hihbard. Mrs
Florence Kelly. Miss Julia LathroD
Miss g. T. Mason. Miss Hazel Mack.
aye. Dr. \ lah McMahan, Mrs. Virgin A
Meredith, Mrs. Philip y. Moore, Mrs
Percy PCnnyhaCker, Mrs. Louis Post
Miss Janet Richards. Mrs Ernest
Thompson Seton, Mrs. J. II. stan
nATd. Mrs. William Cumming Story