Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
DELEGATES LEAVE
ON SPECIAL TRAIN
~Pan.AmericanS Visit Balti-
more Today on Way to
Philadelphia.
WILL RETURN TO CAPITAL
FOR BALL FOR PRESIDENT
Plans Are Now Under Way for
Preservation of Records of
the Congress.

A special train of seven cars pulled
out of Union station this morning at 10
o'clock. conveying 1863 of the 2e9 Latin
Americans who nave been in Washing
ton for the past two weeks attending
the sessions of the Pan-American
Scientific Congress. The travellers are
off on a trip which will last a week and
which will include the cities of the east.
the first stop being Baltimore. They
will arrive in Philadelphia tonight and
then go to other cities. Many of the
delegates and their families are re-
naming here to see the sights of the
capital, and almost all of the Latin
Americans are expected to be back in
Washington by the end of the month
for a reception and ball. which is to be
given at the Pan-American Union in
honor of the President and Mrs. Wilson.
The departure of the Latin Americans
this morning was made formal by the
presence at Union station of William
Phillips, third assistant secretary of
state. representing the government OF
the United States. to say goodbye. Mr..
Phillips was attended by Capt. Powell
Clayton, u. S. A., military aid, and
Lieut. Rufus King. u. S. N, naval aid.
in full dress uniforms, to show the
honor in which the government of the
United States holds its distinguished
Latin American visitors.
In Charge Of the Party.
The party was in charge of John
Barrett, director general of the Pan
American Union, secretary general of
congress; Maddin Summers. consul
general at a Paulo, Brazil. who has
been on duty in Washington during the
congress. in charge of the entertain
ment of the delegates; John Randolph,
nna nf the State DE MARTINI nf aSciSf-
ants; Stedman Shumway Hanks, an
other State Department assistant. and
a staff of seventeen State Department
and Pan-American Union Office assist
ants and others.
Most of the Latin Americans will be
back in Washington by next Monday.
The Office details, proceedings and rec
ords of the congress will now be trans
acted in the annex of the Mills build
ing, quarters having been moved there
from the New Willard Hotel this morn
ing. The Latin American diplomatic
corps and prominent Washingtonians
were on hand at Union station this
morning to say goodbye to the Latin
Americans. among them James Brown
Scott, secretary of the Carnegie En-
dowment for International Peace, and
DR.. Charles D. Walcott. head of the
Smithsonian Institution.
Plans for carrying forward the work
of the congress were completed at a
meeting of the executive committee
held yesterday. William Phillips, third
assistant secretary of state; James
Brown Scott, and Mr.. Barrett were ap-
\ pointed a Subcommittee to handle de-
tails of the work
The Resolutions Adopted.
| Resolutions. and recommendations
adopted at the final session of the con-
gress will be submitted to Secretary
JapSjpO and a ,hcoumittee of the ey-
ecutive committee will consider with
him the report to be made to the Con-
gress of the United States. All the
| governments of the American republics
are to be asked to name committees to
| continue the work of the congress.
1t is expected that the report to be
made to the Congress of the United
States will ask for the passage of GER
tain legislation recommended by the
scientific congress, as outlined in the
resolutions printed in The Star Satur-
| day.
Mr.. Summers will have charge OF
most of the details of caring for the
party of Latin American travellers. un.
| der the direction of John Barrett. Bal