The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-04

New York. Aug. 3.-President Pedro
Montt Of Chile, arrived to-day on the
steamship Tagus. which he bearded at
Colon
When the Tagus, displaying the Chilean
fiag. entered the Narrows, the guns a,
Fort Wadsworth gave the Presidential
salute Of twenty-one guns. and that WIS
the introduction of reception formaHties
which kept President Montt very much
engaged from > O'Clock in the afternoon
until dinner was served to him in his
suite al the Hotel Plaza
The army quartermaster's boat took on
board a committee designated by Presi-
dent Taft TO receive the Chilean Presi-
dent. There were I'm the reception COM
mittee Chandler Hale. Third Assistant
Secretary Of STATE Maj Gen. William H.
Carter. L. S. a. assistant Chief of STAFF,
and Capt H. p. NJ. Huse. L. S. n, com
mandant Of the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
The army and navy officers are assigned
as aides TO President Montt during his
stay in this country The Official recep-
ton committee was joined by Alberto
Yoacham. charge danaires OF Chile. and
John Barrett. Director Of the Bureau OF
american Republics at Washington
Accompanied by wife.
At the quarantine station the quarter
masters boat drew up alongside OF the
Tagus and took on board President
Montt. his wife. his sister-in-law, widow
Of Col Bari; Dr. Munich, the Presidents
private physician; Herman Echeverria,
the Presidents private secretary, and
chaplain.
Nearly twenty years ago President
Montt was Chilean Minister in Wash
ington. and during that time he made
some acquaintances. But what he could
explain about the skyscrapers and the
bridges soon ceased 10 satisfy the curl
osity of his young wife and his slster-in-
law, and Gen. Carter and Capt. Huse
were called upon TO answer a thousand
questions the ladies OF the parry asked.
At the Sixty-second pier Maj. Schu-
mann. L. S. A.. was in command OF two
companies of Coast Artillery from Fort
Hamilton and one from Fort Wadsworth
and a company of infantry from Cover
nors Island.
Marines for Escort.
There was also in line a company Of
marines from the Brooklyn Navy Yard
The force was drawn up from the pier
head. extending back into First avenue,
and it was the intention to.make it an
escort Of President Montt 70 his hotel
When the boat was made fast. Maj Gen.
Carter at once escorted President Montt
and his wife to an automobile. and then
cast an anxious eye at the skies. where
there were many signs that a summer
shower was imminent Then he glanced
at the young and handsome wife Of the
President. who had laid aside her wraps
and was dressed all in white and wore
white picture hat Then Gen. Carter
spoke TO President Montt. who smiled and
waved his hand. whereupon Gen Carter
gave an order TO Mai. Schumann TO dis
miss the military escort. The point was
that marching soldiers would delay the
trip 20 the Plaza too long for weather
conditions, and the wisdom of this little
thoughtfulness on the part Of Gen. Carter
was proved when within a few minutes
after the Presidential party in a fast au-
tomobile had reached the Plaza a down
pour came.
President Montt spent two years in
this country, but in the twenty years
since he was here the newspaper pho
tographer has been developed to point
which quite amazed his excellency. He
had been snapped on the Tagus. and
whole battery of camera men had snap
ped him at the city pier. When his au-
tomobile pulled up at the Plaza. he
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