Evening star., 1924-06-01
ROADS DELEGATES
TO TOUR COUNTRY
Pan-American Commission, From
Twenty-Five Nations, Assemble
Here Today.
WILL SPEND TWO DAYS HERE
Elaborate Entertainment Program
Provided in Capital.

The Pan-American Highway Com
mission, consisting of twenty-e eight
engineers. economists and financiers
from twenty-one nations in South and
Central America, will arrive in Wash
ington this afternoon to begin a road
inspection tour In the United States
The party will stay at the Racquet
Club during their two-days in Wash
ington. Tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock the party will visit. Secretary
of State Hughes and at noon they
will be received by President
Coolidge. They then will be enter
tanned at luncheon by DR.. Leo S.
Rowe, director general of the Pan
American Union. Herbert Hoover,
Secretary of, Commerce, will make a
brief address. A tree commemorative
grounds of the Pan-American Build
ing. The party will motor to Mount
Vernon where they will visit the
tomb of Washington.
Will Attend Keith's.
Monday evening a performance at
keith's will be attended by the party
and the Army Band will play the
national anthems of the twenty ne
will be unfurled. Members of va
rious engineering societies will be
present.
On Tuesday they will visit the
governments highway experimental
station at Arlington. AT noon on
that day they will be entertained at
the Chevy Chase Club by Roy d.
Chaplin, representing the highway
education board. Secretary of Agri-
culture Wallace will speak. They
p,l ni
ception Tuesday evening by the
Press Club. A week will be spent
in North Carolina.
BY Rail and Auto.
The major portion of the trip will
be by automobile with longer jumps
by railroad.
Accompanying the commission to
North Carolina will be the ambassa-
dor from Argentina, Senior DIR. Don
Honorio Pueyrredon: the minister
from Ecuador. Senor DR.. Don Rafael
H. Elizalde; the minister from Pana-
ma. Senior DR.. Don Ricardo J. Alfaro:
the charge d'affaires from Brazil;
the charge d'affaires from Salvador,
Senior DR.. Don Hector David Castro; 4;
the charge d'affaires from Nicara qua,
Senor Don Manuel Zavala.
Members Of Party.
Members of the party and the ma
tions they represent include: Argen-
tina-Juan Agustin Valle, director of
Argentine national highway system,
northern zone; Roberto KurtZ, former
chief section highways national de-
partment of roads. representing Tour
ing Club of Argentina. Luis Eugehio
Brenta. director second zone OF. Ar
Eentina national highway system,
and Manuel. r. Balina, prominent
economist and engineer.
Bolivia-Juan Rivero, engineer IN
charge of construction of the Hungas
region highway; Santiago Aramayo,
prominent mining and highway en-
gineer.
Brazil-Joaquin r. de Oliveira PEN
teado, former inspector general Sac
Paulo state highways; Theodore Ra-
mos, professor of highway engineer
ing, Sac Paulo Polytechnic School; A.
F. de Lima Campos, ssistant direc-
tor Brazilian national reclamation
service.
Chile-Fermin Leon Martinez, chief
engineer province of Valparaiso; Hec-
tor Will 'Olate, an attorney, editor of
Roads and Touring; Santiago Ma
rim Vicuna, author of more than forty
works, including many on transporta-
tion.
Columbia-Pablo Enrique Caicedo,
director general national roads; Julio
Fajardo, former chief engineer of de-
partment of Ell Vale: Alberto L. Ron
Gallo, member of board OF aldermen
of city of Barranquilla-
Costa Rica-Ricardo Pacheco, a
leading highway engineer Of Costa
Rica.
Cuba-Armando VaIdes, contractor
in Havana; Adolfo Arellano, head of
u large Cuban contracting orgHniza-
ton.
Ecuador-A. c. Hidalgo. highway
engineer; Rodolfo Baquerizo Moreno,
"A; ;cti Itch onOinaar
Guatemala--Gen. Juan Bautlsta
Padilla, director general of roads.
Honduras-Manuel Angel Zelaya,
former subminister of public works.
Mexico-Jorge Nunez. head of a di-
vision in the department of commu-
nications and public works; Federico
Garcia CueIlar, highway engineer and
contractor.
lister of finance.
Panama = Leopoldo Arosemena,
ParaguaySAle3andro Bibelini, grad
nate Boston Institute of Technology,
civil engineer
Pern-Carlos oyague Calderon,
author Peruvian rnad construction
Legislation.
Salvador-Manuel Lopez Harrison,
constructed La Libertad highway.
Dominican Republic-M A Cocco,
Columbia University graduate, high
way engineer in Dominican Republic
| Uruguay-Dr. Donate. Gaminara
| University of Montevideo; Agustir
Maggi, chief department: of engineers
FACULTY of engineers, University OF
| Montevideo.
| Venezuela-Dr J. M. Ibarra Cerezo
director of highways and aqueduct:
| in ministry of public WORKS; Dr. Al,
fredo Jahn, econamist, scientist, cfvi