48 REPORt OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL,. 



instructive commentar)' on these resolutions and recommendations pre- 

 pared b)' ihe following committee: 



James Brown Scott, United States of America, chairman. 



Ernesto Quesada, ex officio chairman committee on resolutions. 



Julio Philippi, ex officio chairman committee on recommendations. 



Alberto Gutierrez, Bolivia. 



EusEBio Ay ALA, Paraguay. 

 This commenLary is found in the Final Act report, pages 51-154. 



PLENARY SESSIONS. 



Conforming to established and well-recognized procedure of the scien- 

 tific congresses, great pains were taken to make the plenary sessions of 

 the Second Pan American Scientific Congress worthy of the occasion. 

 The beautiful building of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 

 Memorial Continental Hall, adjoining the Pan American Union on Seven- 

 teenth Street, was kindly placed at the disposal of the Scientific Congress 

 for these sessions by the executive officers of that organization, of which 

 Mrs. William Cummings Story, who showed a most commendable spirit, 

 is the President General. 



INAUGURAL PLENARY SESSION. 



A brilliant assemblage, including 1,017 delegates of the scientific con- 

 gress, assisted at the inaugural session at 10 o'clock, Monday morning, 

 December 27, 191 5. Memorial Continental Hall was appropriately 

 draped with flags of the Americas. Officers in full dress uniform of 

 the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, acting as ushers under the general 

 direction of Col. W. W. Harts, Department of War, heightened the color 

 of the audience. The names of the ushers delegated to this service are : 



Capt. Powell Clayton, United Lieut. G. R. Young, United States 



States Army. Army. 



Capt. C. S. Haight, United States Lieut. B. G. Chynoweth, United 



Army. States Army. 



Lieut. W. H. Holcombe, United Lieut. E. Atkins, United States 



States Army. Army. 



Lieut. F. S. Skinner, United States Lieut. J. M. Eager, United States 



Army. Army. 



Lieut. B. A. Miller, United States Lieut. E. M. Watson, United States 



Army. Army. 



