The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26
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b Conc ne z'o,11o rro11
Many Statesmen, Educators,
Scientists and Publicists
Gatheri Washington.

Gather Washington.
IN Assoe,sIss sssss,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.--Aiore than
400 statesmen, educators, scientists
and pnblicists from the South and
Central American republics are here
for the second Pan-American Scien-
tide Cons gross which convenes Monday
and continues until January s. In adj
diticn to the pfiicial delegates OF the
United States, several hundred private
cttizens Will participate In the pro-
gram which Is directed toward the
general subject OF closer relations be-
tween the Americas. 4
The hfst3 Pan American Scientific
Congress- was held at Santiago, Chile,
1908, when Washington was selected
es the place 70 which to hold the sec.
ond this year Eduardo S,iarez, Chile
m ambassador to Washington, was
chosen president Of the congress and
viii preside ut the conference next
week. Vice President Marshall, Sec
Rotary Lansing and Ambassador Suarez
viii welcome the delegates on the
nrst day Of the congress and responses
VIII be made by chairmen 6f the var
ious delegations. n sst'- y
President Wilson Expected.
It is expected that President Wilson
Will return to Washington from his
honeymoon in time to address the
members at special meeting at the
Pau-American building ON the night
of January 5. Arrangements have been
made for giving the first Pan-Amerf
can reception ever held in the White
House on the evening Of January 4.
Congress at its last session appro-
priated 100000 to cover expenses and
authorized President Wilson to extend
the Invitations. All the American re-
publics accepted, some sending al
many as fifteen delegates and none
less than three. In addition to these
there have come many representatives
Of leading universities and scientific
societies and a number OF notables
invited by the Carnegie Endowment.
The. Argentine government appropria-
ted $s0, 900 for the expenses Of its del
egation Of nine men who stand high in
educational and scientific affairs in
South America. The Chilean govern
nent appointed fifteen. delegates.
The, delegation OF the United States.
headed by George Gray, Of Delaware.
includes William Phillips, third as
sistant secretary Of state. who is CHAIR
man Of the executive committee on ar
rangements; James Brown Scott, sec
retary Of the Carnegie Endowment;
William n. WEIGH. president Of the
National Academy Of Sciences; John
barrett, director general Of the Pam
American Union; Brigadier General
w. ii. Bixby. o. s. A., retired: Phil
ander p. Claxton, commissioner Of
education; Major General William c.
Gcrgas. surgeon general, U. s. A.;
William II. Holmes, Smithsonian In
stituton; Hennen Jennings. mining
engineer; George NJ. Ronmel, depart
'ment Of agriculture; L s. Rowe, pres
ident of the American Academy Of Po-
'1ltical and Social Science; Robert 8
Woodward, president Of the Carnegie
Institution Of Washington; Franz
Boaz, Columbia. University; John A.
grahear, American Society Of Mechan-
fcal Engineers: William Wallace
Campbell, American Association for
tho Advance Of Science; Richard @.
Cabot professor In the Harvard med
tcal school; Henry B. Fine. Prince
ton University; Henry S. Graves, chief
forester Of the United States; Alfred
r. Thom, Of the Southern railway, and
Charles D. Walcott. director Of the
Smithsonian Institution.
Subjects Divided.
The work Of arranging the program
has been done at the Pan-American
building here, under the direction Of
John Barrett, director general Of the
Pan-American Union, as secretary
general Of the congress, assisted by
Dr. Glen Swiggett, professor Of ro-
nance languages at the University Of
Tennessee. as assistant secretary
general.
The subjects to be discussed have
been divided into the following sec
tons: anthropology. astronomy, me-
teoroiogy5 and seismology, conserva-
ton of natural resources, agriculture.
irrigation and forestry: education;
engineering; international law. public
law and Jurisprudence; mining and
metallurgy. economic geology and APP
Piled chemistry; public health and
medical science; transportation, COM
merce. finance and taxation. These
sections in turn have been sub-divided
into sub sections and 1t is expected
that when the congress Is fully under
way there will be in progress at the
same time thirty mr. forty ynaatin orc
To care for these gatherings most OF
the public halls in Washington have
been engaged.
on the evening of the opening day
reception by Secretary Lansing and
the American delegates will be given
ir the hall of the Americas in the PAN
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