The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-10
Union Station Crowded With
\ Diplomats and American
Scientists to Say Farewell.
FIRST STOP AT BALTIMORE
9oard Of Trade Gives Luncheon
and Party Later Entertained
at Johns Hopkins.

The Latin-American delegates to the
Pan-American Scientific Congress. COM
monty called "the modified brains OK
the three Americas" started this m2rn-
ing on a weeks tour Of the Eastern
cities and universities.
The Union Station was crowded with
diplomats and United States savants'
army and navy officers, and Others who
had assembled to see the distinguished
party of. special train of seven cars
and extra baggage coaches had been
provided for the delegates who are
being personally conducted by Director
John Barrett. of the Pan-American
Union, and Madden Summers, Urited
States consul general at San Paulo,
Brazil.
The assemblage at the Union Station
just before the train departed resem-
bled a session OF the congress in the
distinguished character of the men COM
posing it, Practically the entire diplo-
matte contingent from South and Cen
Ambassadors Suarez, of Chile and Da
Cana, of Brazil. The United States
official delegation was on hand to a
man, with Assistant Secretary of State
William Phillips, Judge George Gray.
of Delaware; James Browne Scott, of
the Carnegie Endowment for Interna-
tional Peace, and Commissioner of Edu-
cation p. r. Claxton at their head.
First Stop Baltimore.
The party Of departing delegates in
chded about $50 and their first stop
was at Baltimore. where they we're en-
tertained by the board of trade at
q luncheon. Later they were the guests
81 the president and faculty Of Johns
Hopkins University.
The inclusion CT Baltimore in the itin-
erary is the result of diplomatic work
on the part Of Madden SUMMERS. who
Eas been sort of watch dog of tile
delegates ever since they came to
Washington. A hitch In tine program
which had included Baltimore in the
oft the list. Mr.. Summers made q hur-
ried trip t. Baltimore Saturday after
noon and after Intervening the nIayor,
got together q sufficient number OF the
board of trade to prepare an invitation,
and then brought the invitation to
Washington
From baltimore the delegates go to
Philadelphia late this afternoon. They
mayor of Philadelphia tomorrow. and
will attend a gala performance OF
grand opera tomorrow night. Wednes-
day will be spent at Princeton as the
guests of the president and faculty of
the university. wednesday night the
delegates will be in New York to at
tend the dinner of the Pan-American
Society. Thursday will be spent at Co
lumbia University as the guests Of the
president and faculty. and Friday at
New Haven as the guests of the presi-
dent and faculty of Yale. Saturday
Harvard and the city of Boston will en-
terrain the party. The tour ends in
Boston SUNDAY.
Special Guard For Party.
The party is the largest contingent
of Latin Americans who ever jour-
neyed through the United States, and
includes some very important per-
sonages. Mr.. Summers organized
what is practically a special police
force for the scientific congress, to
protect the members from annoyance
and their Jewels, papers, ana valu-
ables from theft. The women of the
party brought thousands of dollars
worth of jewelry to wear at the
social functions in connection with
their visit to this country and Sc
efficient was the protection afford
, ed by Mr.. Summers, assisted by Nor
gan Bradford and corps of his men
that not a penny's worth of anything
was lost. y detachment of six OF
these men accompanies the delegates
on their tour.
The congress offices at TIE New
Willard we're transferred to the Mills
building this morning, whore the re-
ports of the congress will be pre-
pared under the direction fof Assist
ant Secretary Glen Levin Swiggett.