The Washington times., 1915-12-25
many MDELEGATESOF
PAN-AMERICA HERE
FOR CONFERENCE
Scientific Congress viii Be Con.
vened Monday - FOrty.five
7 Sections in Congress.


With the commencement of the formal
registration Of delegates to the Pan
American Scientific Congress, which
began today at the willard, the work OF
preparing for the big gathering Of SEQ
entists, statesmen, scholars and legal
authorities OF the American republics
on Monday morning is nearing compile
tlon.
Tomorrow the registration will be
practically completed. and the work of
the congress proper can then be under
taken. The great force Of clerks and
translators who have been busy for the
past two months at the Pan-American
Union, and who are now installed in Of
fices established at the willard, will
turn their attention from now on to the
afrairs of the congress and the forty
five sections as they meet.
The first meeting Of the congress, to
be addressed by Secretary OF State
Lansing and formally called to order
by Ambassador Eduardo Suarez- Mujica.
OF Chile, president of the congress, will
be held at Continental Memorial Hall
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. and iE- is
expected that every delegate will be in
the hall.
Meets In Sections.
There will be but two regular meet
ings Of the congress proper, according
to present arrangements. After the
opening session on Monday morning the
delegates will divide themselves into
nine sections and each section will be
divided into subsectons so that there
will be In all forty-five section meet
ings in progress beginning Tuesday and
continuing until January s.
On January 6 the second and last reg
ulAr meeting of the congress proper
will be held when the chairmen Of the
various sections will make their reports
and the resolutions and recommenda-
tionS prepared by the sections will be
considered and adopted or rejected
There may be other meetings Of the
congress IL matters Of Importance that
demand joint action come up for con-
sideration--but because Of the long
program for the sections such meetings
are not provided for in the official pro-
gram.
President Wilson will address the
delegates at the final session and he
will officially receive them at the White
House on the following day.
List of Officials. -
President Wilson is the honorary
president Of the Congress. Ambassador
Suarez, Of Chile, as president, will pre-
side at the meetings Of the congress
proper. The vice president are Secre-
tary Of State Robert Lansing, Ambas-
Sador da Cana, Of Brazil; Minister
Calderon, Of Bolivia Minister de Pena,
of Uruguay; Minister Mendez, OF
Guatemala; Minister Pezet. of Peru
Minister Betancourt, of Columbia
Minister Velazquez, of Paraguay; Min
lister Morales. of Panama; Minister
dova, of Ecuador; Minister Menos,. OF
Haiti; Minister de Despedes. of Cuba
Minister Dominica. Of Venezuela; Min
lister Zaldiyar. Of Salvador; Minisbl
Quesada, of Costa Rica; Minister Ar
nando Perez Perdomo, of the Domi'
nican Republic; Charge d'Affaires Diaz
of Honduras, and Charge dAnairei
Quintana, of Argentina.
The delegates to the congress are di'
vided into two classes-the official rep
Tesentatives of the twenty-three coun
tries of North, South. and Centra
America, appointed by the government
and the official representatives. Of thI
universities, learned societies, and as
sociations of scientific and educationa
character, chosen by the members o.
these organizations. There are eighty
of the first-named class. These are thC
delegates who will cast the vote OF thei
country in the congress. each country
being entitled to one vote. There arr
more than 300 Of the latter class. Thest
include the distinguished scientists. edu
Gators, statesmen, engineers. and. other
chosen as the representatives of thu
various organizations. These are tn,
men whose reports and discussions will
provide the basis for the recommenda
tions to be made to the congress, and
therefore, to the governments of the va
rious countries represented.
List of Delegates.
The official delegates of the countries
represented are:
United States-Judge George Gray, o
Delaware, chairman; William H
Welch. president of the National Acad
emy OF Sciences: william Phillips
Third Assistant Secretary Of State
James Brown Scott. secretary Carnegi,
Endowment for International Peace
John Barrett, director Pan-Americal
Union; Brig. Gen. William H. Bixby, u
8. A, retired; Franz Boas, Columbil
University; John A. Brachear, presiden
American Society of Mechanical EnEi
neers; Richard c. Cabot NJ. D.. Har
ward University: William w. Campbell
director Of the Lick Observatory; p. r
ClaXton. United States Commissions
of Education; Henry B. Fine, Prince
ton University; Maj. Gen. william {
Gorgas, Surgeon General. U. 8. A.
Henry 8. Graves, chief United State
Forest Service: william H. Holmes
head curator Smithsonian Institution
Henen Jennings, former president Lon
don Institution of Mining and Metal
lurgy: George NJ. Rommel Department
OF Agriculture; l. 8. Rowe, presiden
American Academy of Political and Sc
cial Science; Alfred p. Thom chic
counsel Southern Railway; Charles L
Walcott. secretary Smithsonian InstitU
ton; Robert s. Woodward. presideT
Carnegie Institution, of Washington
Walter Penheld, secretary Of the DELE
cation. and Henry Ralph Ringe, assis
ant secretary Of the delegation.
Argentina; DR.. Ernesto Quesad
member of the faculty OF philosoph
and letters in the National Universit
of Buenos Aires, chairman; DR.. Jua
B. AmbTOsetti, Emilio e. DagassaI
DIR. CristObal Hicken, Admiral Jua
A. Martin. chief of the Argentine nav
commission in the United States; d
Augustin Mercau. professor OF phys
cal science, mathematics and astroI
omy OF the University of the Plat
Or. Ricardo Sarmiento Laspiur, ar
Or. Tomas 8. Varela.
Bolivia: Minister Calderon and e
Constant Lurquin.
Brazil: Ambassador da Cana.