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of receiving these distinguished and learned gentlemen, and I beg to 

 say that nothing but an imperative engagement, of a number of months' 

 standing, a breach of which would involve substantial detriment to those 

 with whom I have made the engagement, would prevent me from being 

 present as one of Yale's faculty to join in her cordial welcome to these 

 able ambassadors of our sistei American Republics on a mission of peace 

 and good will." 



The party left New Haven for Boston at 4.54 p. m. Dinner was served 

 on the train. A reception committee of this city, representing the Boston 

 Chamber of Commerce, the city of Boston, and the State of Massachu- 

 setts, boarded the train at Providence. This reception committee was 

 comprised of Maj. K. A. Burnham, of Governor McCall's staff; H. O. 

 Wellman, Eugene W. Ong, Frank A. Goodhue, of the Chamber of Com- 

 merce; Standish "Wilcox, representing Mayor Curley; and Prof. A. F. 

 Whitten, representing Harvard University. The members of the party 

 on their arrival in Boston (Back Bay Station) were carried in automo- 

 biles to the Copley Plaza Hotel. The following program had been pre- 

 pared for the reception of the visiting delegates. 



PROGRAM. 

 FRIDAY, JANUARY 14. 



8.43 p. m., arrive at Boston, Back Bay Station; proceed to Hotel 

 Copley Plaza. 



SATURDAY, JANUARY 15. 



9.30 a. m., his honor Mayor Curley of Boston will greet the delegates 

 at the Hotel Copley Plaza. 



10 a. m., proceed by automobile to Harvard University, Cambridge, 

 Mass. 



I p. m., luncheon to the delegates by the president and fellows of 

 Harvard University at the Harvard Union. The ladies of the party 

 will be entertained at luncheon by Mrs. A. lyawrence Lowell at her home, 

 17 Quincy Street. 



2.45 p. m., automobiles from the Boston Chamber of Commerce will 

 meet the party at the Harvard Union and proceed to the custom house 

 tower, which will be opened to them by the courtesy of Collector of the 

 Port Billings. 



4.15 p. m., leave customhouse and proceed to the Public Library, 

 Copley Square. 



5.15 p. m., return to Hotel Copley Plaza. 



