152 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL. 



FRIDAY, JANUARY 7. 



Luncheon tendered in honor of the Latin American delegates and their 

 wives by Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, 1301 Sixteenth Street, at i o'clock. 



A reception at the Congressional Club, comer of New Hampshire 

 Avenue and U Street, in honor of the wives of the delegates of the con- 

 gress, from 3 to 6 o'clock. 



The President recei\'ed the delegates to the congress at the White 

 House at 9.30 p. m. 



The Pan American reception given by the President and Mrs. Wilson 

 at the White House was one of the most brilliant functions ever 

 celebrated in Washington. The President with Mrs. Wilson and the 

 ladies of the Cabinet formed the receiving line. Behind them were 

 the Justices of the Supreme Court and their wives and other promi- 

 nent Government officials. The entire Latin American diplomatic corps 

 and all of the Latin American delegates to the Second Pan Ameri- 

 can Scientific Congress were present and formed the first group to be 

 greeted by the President and his wife. As the line passed the 

 President it was headed by the ambassador of Brazil and Madame da 

 Gama, accompanied by the staff of the embassy and the delegation to 

 the congress from Brazil. Then came the ambassador of Chile and Ma- 

 dame de SuAREz MujiCA, accompanied by the staff of the embassy and 

 delegation. Then followed the ministers in the order of their rank, 

 accompanied by their staffs and delegations. William Phillips, chair- 

 man of the executive committee on the part of the United States, John 

 Barrett, secretary general of the congress, and Boas Long, chief of 

 the diplomatic aides, aided in the presentation of the delegates to the 

 President and Mrs. Wilson. 



The occasion was made specially brilliant by the presence of the 



diplomatic corps and the large number of Army and Navy officers 



in full uniform. Music was provided by the Marine Band, under the 



direction of Capt. Santelmann. Supper was served in the state dining 



room. 



SATURDAY, JANUARY 8. 



Reception at the home of Mrs. Marshall Field, 2600 Sixteenth 

 Street, in honor of the Latin American delegates to the congress and 

 their families from 4.30 to 6 p. m. 



Banquet tendered by the United States delegation in honor of the 

 visiting delegates at the New Willard Hotel at 7.30 p. m. 



SUNDAY, JANUARY 9. 

 Luncheon tendered by the chairman of the Argentine delegation, 

 Dr. Ernesto Quesada, at the New Willard Hotel, at i o'clock. 



