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First National Bank of Boston Opens Branch in Havana: On Aug. 1st the 

 irst National Bank of Boston opened a branch office in Havana, having secured the 

 jilding formerly occupied by the Gomez Mena Bank on Obispo Street, which latter in- 

 itution was recently absorbed by the Royal Bank of Canada. Provincial branches may 

 ter be established throughout the Island. The first deposit received upon the opening 

 f the new institution on the morning of August 1st, was one hundred thousand dollars. 

 Memorial Services Held: Memorial services were held in respect to the memory 

 f President Harding in all the English-speaking churches of the City, the American 

 'lub and in Island Lodge A. F. & A. M. The services held at the American Club were 

 nder the auspices of the American Legion and an eloquent address was made by the 

 lev. E. E. Clements, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Havana. 



"Gran Via" Project Presented to Council: Specifications and complete details 

 [or what is known as the "Gran Via'' project have been presented to the City Council of 

 jlavana. Briefly, the object of the scheme is for the demolition of a number of build- 

 ings in the congested sections of the city, which would allow for wider streets and 

 i-eheve the congestion of traffic in the downtown sections, which is again becoming a 

 ]>erious problem. The plan further contemplates the building of parks, boulevards and 

 fembodies a general architectural scheme of beauty which is now in effect in most of 

 the northern cities. 



Thousands Serenade President: Upon the occasion of his "Saint's Day," 

 thousands of friends and political followers of President Zayas formed an impressive 

 parade and marched through the principal streets of the city to the Presidential Palace, 

 where they were addressed from the Balcony by the President. 



Plan Big Reception for Luque: Adolf o Luque, premier pitcher of the National 

 League, and considered one of the greatest pitchers in either of the big leagues, will be 

 tendered a reception and banquet upon his arrival in Havana at the close of the baseball 

 season. 



Key West Boy Scouts to Spend Two Weeks in Cuba: Forty-five members of 

 the Boy Scouts of Key West, Florida, arrived in Havana on Aug. 15th for a two 

 weeks' stay and camping trip throughout Cuba. The Havana Y. M. C. A. has very 

 dndly tendered the visiting Scouts the use of their Boys' Camp in the country. 



The Fifth Pan-American Conference 



By Ralph H. Ackerman, 

 Technical Adviser of the Delegation of the United States 



Few exporters in the United States interested in Latin America can fail to commend 

 he efforts exerted at the recent Pan American Conference at Santiago, Chile, to facili- 

 ;ate commercial intercourse between the nations participating. The care with which each 

 question of commercial nature was scrutinized, discussed, studied, and passed upon; the 

 'act that in addition to the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Cuba had at- 

 ached to their delegations certain technical advisers selected because of their intimate 

 mowledge of these affairs, was the best indication of the seriousness with which the more 

 mportant nations of Latin America entered into these problems. 



From a consideration of the results of the entire conference Mr. Augustin Edwards, 

 ;he Chilean president of the conference, in his final address summed up the work on 

 :ommercial questions in his statement, "The work of the commerce committee alone 

 "ully justified the calling of the present conference.'' 



