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p. m, the gentlemen were carried in automobiles to the Boston City 

 Club, where they were tendered a banquet by the Boston Chamber of 

 Commerce. A similar function was tendered the ladies at the Women's 

 City Chib. The following comprised the dihner committee of the Boston 

 Chamber of Commerce: Eugene M. Ong, chairman, Frank M. Bowers, 

 Louis A. Coolidge, Walter C. Fish, F. Abbot Goodhue, John S. I^awrence, 

 and Benjamin Joy! 



The names of the speakers follow: 



Presiding officer, Louis K. Liggett, president Boston Chamber of 

 Commerce. 



Address of welcome, Hon. James M. Curley, mayor of Boston. 



Response in behalf of Pan American delegates. 



Following the dinner a reception was tendered the visiting delegates 

 and guests of the Boston Chamber of Commerce by Hon. Samuel A. 

 McCall, governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the Hall 

 of Flags, State House. 



The Boston papers commented on this banquet as being in many re- 

 spects unique. Flags once unfamiliar, the national colors of the South 

 and Central American Republics, were draped, intermingled with the 

 Stars and Stripes, from the ceiling of the banquet hall. Spanish music 

 floated softly over the hum of pleasant table talk and contributed largely 

 to the atmosphere of the dinner. President Liggett, the presiding host, 

 said, in part : "We welcome our distinguished \'isitors from our neighbor- 

 ing Republics to the south and as representatives of that ideal of the larger 

 internationalism for which we are all hoping and working." Mayor 

 Curley in his speech remarked: "Fellow Americans, there is only one 

 other institution in Boston where it would be more fitting to meet you 

 than this place, that is the Cradle of the American Liberties, Faneuil 

 Hall. You are here, gentlemen, not to conquer new fields for gain; but 

 you come here as idealists and as humanitarians to put into practice the 

 ideal which has always been the glory of historic Boston, service to 

 humanity. In that spirit we welcome you, not only because of the 

 character of your mission but because of the time you have chosen for 

 that mission. You stand for a great contrast with the entire world, for 

 the ideals of peace and progress for which your countries stand. We have 

 much to learn from South America and the message you bring is of much 

 value to North America." Other speakers were Dr. Eusebio Ayala, of 

 Paraguay, and Dr. Alfredo Persico, of Uruguay. Gen. Carlos Cuervo 

 Marquez, of Colombia also addressed the banquet. 



Following the banquet the guests were carried to the State House where 

 the delegates and the lady members were received by his excellency, the 



