Evening star., 1915-06-08
Luncheon rendered Which Is Mark.
ed by Brief Speeches-Stock-
yards Inspected.
From a STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

ception committee. composed of dis
tinguished citizens, had to appear at
the station in silk hats. They are still
talking about it. They talked about
it all day yesterday-in the hotel cor
ridors, i nthe automobiles, In the pr1-
vacy of their homes. Nelson Lampert'
one Of the bankers of Chicago, who
mittees. frankly confessed that he had
never worn a silk hat in his lffe' be-
fore. and as he passed by Mayor
Thompson in the line OF handshakere
that large and exuberant young man
leaned over and SAID:
For heavens sake. where did you dig
it up?'
Testimony of a volunteer"
communicative youth at the station
volunteered the information that the re-
ception committee had been composed OF
men who had and were willing to wear
silk toppers This was confirmed the next
day by consultation with the men who
wore them Also an amateur arch
eologist would have spent joyful even-
ing examining the shapes Of some of the
ancient lids brought into play. 1t was
Admiral Cordeiro Da Graca, retired. OF
the Brazilian navy. and the Chauncey
Depew of his country, 1t is said. who had
long discourse with one Of the Chi.
cagoans about silk toppery. The admiral
reminded hts friend that 1t was poet
of Chicago stripe who had apostrophized
the great American lid In these words,
set to weird music:
Gould anything? Could anything!
Exceed the simple beauty Of a hat?
silk hat?
The admiral was referring to George
AIDES lines in the Sultan of Sulu,
which was written some years after
the Chicago reception committees silk
hats were first launched.
Big, Grand Hand Welcome.
But that incident was not the only
feature of Chicago's great big and
grand glad hand welcome. There was
a detachment from the 1st Illinois Cav
airy that stood about in the rain and
got soaked, but lent a very fine touch
to the occasion Also there was the
western swing to the way they wei
coined the Latin Americans and the
delegates liked it.
The delegates and every one else con
cerned appreciated very deeply the 1ac'
that at luncheon in the Hotel La
Salle rendered by the consulates as
sociation, the speeches were few and
each not over five minutes in length
The talking began in the middle of the
lunch, thus obviating the long period
lunch. Also, Chicago has made an un-
dying mark upon the memories of the
guests from Central and South Amer
lea, as it is the only place where a
brigade of photographers has not held
up the party at every step. On several
occasions photographers have swooped
down upon the party and have utterly
ruined the tempers of the members for
the rest of the day. But in Chicago
they have sought other game, and pan
American delegates have expressed
themselves as actually and deeply
grateful.
An Impressive Figure.
On the other hand. the city of Chi
cago has been impressed by Santiago
Perez Triana, whose wonderful speech
es have brought men to their feet with
cheers in every city where he would
talk. Chicago is no exception. Lead
ing up to a peroration couched in the
most poetic English. this speaker Of
the republic of Colombia spoke of
Abraham Lincoln and the state of IL
linois SO as to make the great hotel
last night ring with the shouts and
cheers OF the business men and bank
ers giving the dinner Senior Triana is
a wonder, and his fame precedes him
from city to city. Men in each city
have said he was the greatest speaker
Iney QdQ ever HedTu II 40 uuucESIOOQ
he is preparing his great effort for
Boston, and the subject pertains to the
South American view Of the Monroe
doctrine.
Finances and Credit Plans.
It is notable also that in each city so
far some banker has made reference
to the federal reserve act, and the fact
that financiers would be able to extend
their credit and do a wider business
than ever before. Bankers of the
United States have discussed this with
the delegates in private talks. and at
several of the formal functions
speeches have been made upon it.
Inspect Stock Yards.
CHICAGO, June S.-Delegates tc the
recent pan-American financial confer
ence, after a day Of entertainment, to-
day inspected the Chicago Union stock
yards, a number of big packing plants
and some of Chicago's manufacturing
The delegates expected to
1oo,,o for nafroif fopi0ht