D O C . 4 5 5 T R A V E L D I A R Y 7 0 5 Compañia de Materiales para Construcción in the Bella Vista neighborhood. The new government building was the Legislative Palace designed by Vittorio Meano and Gaetano Moretti (El Día, 28 April 1925). [77]The audience with the president of the Republic, José Serrato (1868–1960), took place at 3 P.M. The minister of justice and public instruction was José Cerruti. The Swiss consul in Montevideo was possibly Maximo (Max) Guyer. The second lecture was also held at the Public Assembly Hall of the university at 5:30 P.M. The audience was even larger than at the first lecture. Einstein first continued with his exposition of the special theory of relativity, dealing with the constancy of the speed of light, the validity of natural laws for all inertial systems, and the Lorentz transformation. He then proceeded to elaborate on the general theory of relativity, discussing gravitational fields and relative acceleration (see La Mañana, 28 April 1925). [78]The Federation of German Associations had decided “unanimously” (einstimmig) to greet Ein- stein by means of a reception committee and to hold a reception in his honor at the German Club (see German Embassy, Montevideo to the German Foreign Ministry/Auswärtiges Amt, Berlin, 4 June 1925 [GyBPAAA, R 64678]). The banquet in Einstein’s honor was held by the local Jewish community at 8 P.M. at the Hotel del Prado. Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, humanitarian, and the League of Nations’ High Commissioner for Refugees. Jakob Wolf Latzki-Bertholdi (1881–1940) was a journalist and the representative in South America of Emigdirect, the United Jewish Aid Society of Europe. The Argentinian foreign minister Ángel Gallardo (see El Día, 29 April 1925). [79]Einstein arrived at the reception at the College of Engineering at 10 A.M. He was accompanied by members of the college’s council, professors of engineering Carlos Berta and Bernardo Larrayoz, and Geille Castro and his assistants. Álvarez Cortés, the Minister for Public Works, was also present. Einstein was greeted by the dean of the College, Donato Gaminara, and by a large group of students and professors. He toured the college’s laboratories and library and was presented with a diploma and a gold plaque. The diploma recognized Einstein as an honorary member of the Association of Engi- neering and Landsurveying Students (see El País, 29 April 1925, and Ingeniería, Vol. 17 [1925], 4). In the early evening, Einstein visited the National Senate, where he was greeted by its president, Juan Antonio Buero. In his third and final lecture, Einstein again dealt with the general theory of relativity, including the role of Gaussian and Riemannian mathematics in developing his theory and the experimental proofs of his theory (see Ortiz and Otero 2001, p. 19). The reception was hosted by the German ambassador, Arthur Schmidt-Elskop. Among the attend- ees were Luis Alberto de Herrera, president-elect of the National Council, and Juan Carlos Bianco, Minister of Foreign Relations. Reports in the press listed the names of Uruguayan politicians and scholars but did not mention prominent Germans (see El Bien Público, 30 April 1925). The ambas- sador expressed his pleasure that Einstein was referred to as the sabio alemán (German scholar) in the Uruguay press (see German Embassy, Montevideo to the Auswärtiges Amt, Berlin, 4 June 1925 [GyBPAAA, R64678]). [80]The Pilgrim was produced and directed by Charlie Chaplin in 1923. Max Glücksmann. [81]At the reception of the Polytechnic Association, its president, Victor V. Sudriers, informed Ein- stein that he was to be elected an honorary member of the association. The banquet was hosted by the University of the Republic and held at the Hotel de Prado. Among the attendees were President José Serrato, ministers of state, members of the High Court, the Senate, and the Chamber of Deputies, the German ambassador, and university professors. Einstein was pre- sented with a diploma [65 036] that appointed him as an honorary professor of the university. The banquet was followed by musical performances in the hotel’s ballroom (see La Mañana, 29 April 1925 Ingeniería, Vol. 1 [1925], La Razón, 29 April 1925 El Día, 2 May 1925 and Ortiz and Otero 2001, p. 15). [82]The SS Valdivia belonged to the Société Générale des Transports Maritimes à Vapeur. [83]Einstein was bid farewell by a large number of professors and students at the dock (see El Día, 10 May 1925).