Il6 RBPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL. 



I would not be true to myself, and I would not be true to my senti- 

 ment of Pan Americanism, if on this solemn occasion I did not voice the 

 sentiment that is within my heart in acknowledging the manner in which 

 the president of this congress, his excellency the ambassador of Chile, 

 took upon himself the initiative of designating Lima as the city of the 

 next conference. His excellency the minister of Cuba has stated that 

 the "Pearl of the Antilles," the beautiful city of Habana, would be 

 pleased to give this welcome to the delegates of the third Pan American 

 Scientific Congress, and I must ask my friend and colleague from Cuba 

 to accept my warm thanks for his gracious act in withdrawing his claim 

 to his beautiful city in deference to my country, Peru. 



Gentlemen of the scientific congress, whoever of you are destined to go 

 as the representatives of your countries and scientific societies to repre- 

 sent them at the next conference at Lima, in behalf of the Government 

 of Peru and in behalf of the Peruvian people, I ofiFer now and give you 

 a hearty welcome. You will receive there a welcome second only to 

 the one that was given you in Chile at the time of the first Pan American 

 Scientific Congress; second only to the one that has been given you in 

 the United States of America on this auspicious occasion. There is one 

 thing you will enjoy perhaps better than the foreign delegates have 

 enjoyed in this country, and that is our climate. We will give you in 

 the month of July, 1921, and in the early days of August of the same 

 year beautiful spring weather. I am sure that you will not have the 

 snow and slush that you have had in these days, and I hope not the 

 grippe that has prevented so many being present on this occasion. 



I wish and I beg to thank the delegation for their kindness in honoring 

 my country in this manner. 



SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. 



Special resolutions were then presented on behalf of the official dele- 

 gation of the United States and the visiting delegates of Central and 

 South America. The chairman of the official delegation of the United 

 States, Hon. George Gray, introduced the resolution which follows with 

 these words : 



Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, Members of the Second Pan American 

 Scientific Congress : It is my privilege and my pleasure, on behalf of the 

 delegation of the United States to this congress, before we part and sever 

 the relations that have been so enjoyed by all of us, to offer in behalf 

 of that delegation the following resolution : 



Resolved, That the official delegation on the part of the United 

 States expresses its most earnest appreciation of the acceptance 



