Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-27
Secretary of State Says Pri-
vate Organizations Can
Aid Understanding.
PAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY
is LAUDED FOR EFFORTS
Members of Unions Governing
Beard Are Presented With Golden
Insignias at Luncheon.

between nations depends to a far great
err extent on activities of private organ
izations than on the actions of the Gov
eminent, Secretary of State StimSon
declared today at luncheon given by
the governing board of the Pan-Amer-
lean Union III honor of directors of the
| Pan-American Society
| Ministers and charges de affaires of
| 20 Latin American republics, besides a
number of former Government officials,
attended the luncheon at the Pam
| American Union Building. Secretary
StimSon and others emphasized the i'm
| portance of close relations between off,
| cial bodies and organizations of private
citizens, such as the Pan-American
Society represents.
AS chairman of the governing board
of the Union, Secretary StimSon ex-
pressed the appreciation of the board
| to officers of the Pan-American Society
for their activities in enlightening pub
lie opinion in the United States relative
to the important contributions which
the nations of Latin America have made
to science, literature and art. He also
! thanked them for the warm hospitality
which the society has constantly ex-
tended to visitors to the United States
from the southern republics.
Velarde Extends Welcome.
Vice chairman of the board, Am
bassador Herman Velarde of Peru, also
| extended the welcome of his colleagues,
stating that the program of the Fan
American Society has been a program
of spiritual approximation, and your
work of human sympathy has been a
positive contribution to the creation of
solidarity of feeling, thought and as
pirationS of the American Continent"
The president of the society, John L.
Merrill, responding, declared it was the
purpose of the organization to con-
tribute in every way possible to promo
ton of closer relations and better I'M
Outstanding between the peoples of the
United States and those at Latin
America.
At the conclusion of his address, Mr..
Merrill presented to each member OF
the governing board of the union, a
gold insignia, with the coats of arms
of the 81 republics of the Western
hemisphere, suspended by ribbon con-
tanning the colors of all the flags of
the American republics. The insignia,
which carried with it honorary men,
bership in the society, were also pre-
sented to the director general land as
sistant director general Of the Pan
American Union.
Prior to the luncheon, the officers
Of the Pan-American Society were re-
ceived at the White House by Presi-
dent Hoover.
Root Is Unable to Attend.
Elihu Root, honorary vice chairman
OF the society and former Secretary of
State, in letter expressing regret a.
his inability to be present, lauded the
| purposes of the society. "I perceive
in the people of Latin America many
attractive qualities, which it would be
! very beneficial for the people of the
| United States to acquire" he wrote,
"just as think it would be useful for
the Latin American peoples to learn
| something from us. Good understand
| ing between all the peoples of the
American republics means not merely
political accord and business prosperity
but it means the multitude of personal
| influences, which help towards the de-
velopment of strong and well-balanced
| character"
| The Pan-American Society was Or
| ganized in 1912 to take such steps
involving no political policy, as might
! serve to develop and conserve mutual
knowledge, understanding and true
friendship among the American re-
publics and peoples.
The following attended the luncheon
Secretary Stimson, Senior DR.. Her
nan Velarde, Ambassador of Peru: Am
. baSSador OF Mexico, Senior Don Manual
C. TelleZ; Ambassador of Cuba, Seno1
Don Orestes Ferrara; Ambassador OF
Chile, Senior Don Carlos G.. Davila
Minister of Colombia, Senior DR.. En-
| rique Olaya; Minister of Venezuela
Senior DR.. Carlos F. Grisanti; Minister
of the Dominican Republic, Senior Dor
| Angel Morales; Minister of Costa Rica
Senior Don Manuel Castro Quesada
Minister of Nicaragua. Senior DR.. Juan
B. Sacasa; charge d'affaires of Argen-
dafaires of Brazil, Senior Dom PaulC
Coelho de Almeida; charge d'affaires
of Haiti, M. Raoul Lizaire; charge
d'affaires of Ell Salvador, Senior Dor
Carlos Leiva; charge d'affaires of Hon
duras, Senior DR.. Carlos Izaguirre
charge d'affaires of Guatemala, Senol
DIR. Ramiro Fernandez; charge daft
flares of Paraguay, Senior DR.. Juan B
Ynsfran: charge d'affaires of Panama
Senior DR.. Juan B. Chevalier; charge
d'affaires of Bolivia, Senior DR.. George
de la Barra; charge daffaires of Uru.
quay, Senior DR.. j. A. Mora; charge
d'affaires of Ecuador, Senior DR.. Juar
Barberis; John l.. Merrill, president O.
the society; Frank L. Polk, John Bar
rett, Spruille Braden, Col. Franklin @
Brown, James S. Carson, George P
Chittenden, Charles v. Drew, William
E. Dunn, A. Stuart Durrant, Phano
j. Elder, Roscoe B. Gather, Phillip w
Henry, Thomas Kearny, Minor G
Keith, Severe Mallett-Prevost, S. z
Mitchell, James M. Motley, Charles M
Muchnic, Frank c. Munson, Waite
Scott Penfield, r. A. C. Smith, Jane
Speyer, Ernest H. Wands, Thomas j
Watson, William P. Flower, secretary @
the society; director general of the Pan
American Union, DR.. l.. S. Rowe, Gnt
assistant director, DR.. Esteban CT
BorgeS.