The Washington times., 1915-12-29
Luncheon for Pan-American
Delegates Starts Day of
Festivities - Dinners and
Reception Tonight.

Hospitallties on the program for
today in honor of the delegates to
the Pan-AmericRn Congress are:
Luncheon given by the Secretary
of state 10 the official delegates OF
the congress, at 1923 Eighteenth
street.
Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife Of the
Secretary of State, will receive In
honor OF the Latin American dele
, gates and the ladies who accompany
them, from TO o'clock, at 1873
Eighteenth street.
Hosts for dinner are:
Senator and Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth, 800 sixteenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Truxton Beale, ZS
Lafayette Square.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor'
1923 Eighteenth street.
The regents and secretary OF the
Smithsonian Institution will tender
n reception to members of the con-
gress and invited guests at the new
building of the National Museum,
Tenth and B streets, from $50 to II
o'clock.
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One Of the most interesting social
functions arranged in connection with
the American Congress is the re-
ception to the wives of the official dele
yates and the ladies' of their families
which Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife Of the
Secretary OF State. will give this after
noon. from TO o'clock. The residence
OF Secretary and Mrs Lansing IL one oi
the most perfectly appointed homes iT
the city. and boasts mRnycuriouB anC
beautiful things picked up In the cours'
of the long diplomatic career OF mrs
Lanslng's father. Gen. John w. Foster
There will be ma elaborate decorations
hut palms and gracefwul vases of Gu
flowers will enhance the charm of th'
handsome and dignihed setting for |
brilliant gathering OF notables.
Mrs. Lansing will he assisted by he
mother. Mrs. John w. Foster: the Sec
retary's sisters. the Misses Lansing
Mrs. Richard Crane. Madame Yanes
Mrs. Frank l.. Polk. wife of the Coun
Hclor OF the State Department, ard Mrs
William Cumming Story. while Mrs
Josephus Daniels and Mrs. Albert Sid
nev Burleson viii preside at the tel
table.
In addition to the guests OF honor
Mrs. Lansing has invited the committe
OF 100 DISTINGUISHED women who ar
members OF the women's auxiliary con
ference and to whom has been conhde
the pleasant duty of ntertalning IN
visitors to Washington.
The Secretary OF State was host to
day at the second Of two luncheon
given in honor OF the official dele
gates to the American Congress
His guests Included half OF the dele
gates, the other half having been er
tertained yesterday. The guests weI
Judge George II. Gray, chairman {
the United States delegation; Gel
John w. Foster, Congressman HenT
u. Floor, John Rarrett, director ger
cral of the PRn-American Unior
| I ~ he fot
| Department: IRmacio Calderon, Be
llvian minister in tie United States
DR.. Constant Luruuin, of Bolivia: $
| Eduardo SuareZ Z-Mujica, DR.. AlejaT
dro Alvarez, Ricardo Cox Mende
Javier DiAx Iira, Jorge Merry. D
Teodore MUhm. Julio Philippi, Javi'
Rodriguez BarToR, Dario Salas. Ramo
Salas Edwards, Arturo Salazar, Dani
IArmanet Fresno. OF Chile: Manu-
Castro Quesada, ministeI Of Cost
uardo J. Pinto. OF Costa Rica
Senior Armando Perez Perdomo, mi
lister of the Dominican Republic in I
i United States; Francisco Peynado.
dez, minister OF Guatemala in the Unit
States: DIR. Adrian Recinos. Of Gual
| mala DIR. Fausto Davila, DR.. Sarlos !
berto Ucles, of Honduras; ManI
| Ganio, Luis Castillo Ledon, of MexiC
Eusebio Morales, minister of Panam
DIR. Martin Echeverria, DR.. Edwin J.
| fevre, OF Panama.
Sr FREDERICK A. Pezet. Peruvian mi
lister in the United States; DR.. Car
Peru; Sr DIR. Carlos M. de Pena, mi
lister OF Uruguay; DIR. Enrique Poue
Juan A. Battione, DR.. Bernardo Fitch
pare. DR.. Justo Gonzalez. Ing. Jul
Monteverde. DIR. Alfredo Persico, Csc
IG. Tagle, FredeTico Ugarteche, DR.. Ca
lIos A. Belliure. Senior Adolfo Berro Ga
cia, all OF Uruguay; DR.. Santos A Dol
inici. minister Of Venezuela In Z
United States; DR.. Jose Andara, sen
tor; Dr. Vincentc Lecuna, engineer. al
i DR.. Rafael Gonzalez Rincones, all
l lVeneguela.
DIR. Tom williams will entertain at
reception this afternoon at his home
In street from $50 to o'clock. for {
delegates of the Pan-American Scie
tific Congress. DIR. Williams will be q
sisted by Surgeon General Gorgas'