The sun., 1919-05-26

In New ! Ofk
dinner took place at the Mexican Res
| taurant Sonora and was attended by
many persons known in the Letin-Ameri-
can colony. He 10 planning to go on
q trip around the world.
Recent arrivals in New York are:
From Colombia, Martin Gonzales and
family, Joaquin Dtax and Roberto RIA
| mirez; from Mexico, David Gomez Riot
and wife, Ricardo de la Tore, Luis ano
| Felipe Flores Esperanza Gutierrez
| Ernesto Natera and DR.. Arncife
Castillo from Cuba, Valentin Herman
des, Teofilo Fuentes, Marcos Ramirez
and Tulio Bsoobar.
Among the Spanish speaking people
Of New York there IL much interest," IN
| three wedding ceremonies. All VIII take
biaoe within one week. Owing to the
numerous relations of the participants
u r. expected that many prominent per
sons of the Spanish and Latin American
colonies will attend. To-day at noon
win DO the wedding Of Miss Mercedes
Rabasa, daughter Of the noted author
ana lawyer, 1enor Emilio Rabasa, to
Ricardo do villafranca, from Costa hics,
| q Lieutenant OF the A. e. II. who spent
two years In France. The Rev. Fr. CAD
allsro. 8. J., will ofiiciate in the Spanish
Church Nuestra Sonora de Ia Esper-
snza, The religious rite will be FOL
lowed by q reception at the brides home
On Wednesday. June 4, Senorita Isabel
RabasA viii be married to AuEustin de
Ia Tore Of Mexico city. The ceremony
| win also take place at the Spanish
Church. On June Senorita Margot
Cowley of Havana will be married 70
Robert Alsstair McCloud. q prominent
Phlladelphian. The wedding will take
place at the St Regis Hotel. where q re-
ception has been arranged The couple
will reside In Philadelphia
Aboard the Giuseppe Verdi last Satur-
! day for Italy were Senior M. A Capris
| and his wife. both well known among the
| Spanish speaking people OF New York
Before leaving they were guests at Q
| dinner given by the president of the
Empire Oil Company at the Hotel Com
modore.
Major Jorge o. Totten. Jr., has TO
turned from Yucatan. where he studied
the architecture of the ancient cities OF
tho Mayas
| Jose Merla, banker and manufacturer
Of this city. in speaking at dinner
served at the Ritz-Carlton. at which
were present several business men In
terested in the welfare Of Mexico ant
the development Of It's immense re-
| sources, remarked:
Mexico II paying Its way In real gold
taken from the mines. and Mexico needs
and Ia buying, motor trucks. Despite the
| money barons in America representing
| syndicates, Mexican enthusiasts main.
| tain there will be no more serious revo-
lutions down there and that the Amer
| lean merchant who wants to be shown
II he Is OF the kind that IL worth doins
business with. 10 welcome 70 90 to Mex
leo, make q personal analysis Of the SIT
uation and his entire expenses win b
paid by the Mexicans"
Senor Merla has confidence IN Mexico
and enjoys the personal acquaintance o,
the principal industrial leaders of thai
| country.
According to Senior Merla there IN nc
doubt that the railroad conditions In
Mexico arc bad. The roadbeds are poor
| the rolling stock needs attention and
the country needs locomotives. He has
great confidence that before long Amer
can money will be pouring into Mexico
by the millions helping in the recon.
struction work.
|
| motor truck Is playing an important par,
In the country's development 1t does
not take a. much money to operate
trucks as It does to reconstruct rail-
roads and the Mexicans have taken ad-
vantage Of the opportunities the trucks
give.
There are many intercity motor truck
concerns operating out of Mexico city,
said Senior Merla- There are three cities.
Puebla, Toluca and Cuernaraca, all
about 100 miles from Mexico city. that
are reached by motor trucks. These We
hicles also feed many smaller towns
! Not only il there big truck develop
ment at Mexico city. but Senior Merla
points out that Torreon. Monterey, San
Luis Potosi. Guadalajara and Tampico
are centres where trucks operate on a
large scale
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Belisario Qui-
TOE have been informed that a son waS
born to the couple last week In New
York. The friends are planning to give
the happy parents a dancing party when
their son Is christened Belisario Edu-
ardo. Mr.. Quiros Is a wealthy business
man and his wife belongs to a distin-
guished American family.
AZ Houor tilo poet, Joaquin Mendez
Rivas, who recently won the first priEe
In literary contest in this city, Jose
Luis Requena, Jr. gave him a banquet
at the Biltmore Several American writ
ers and Latin American Journalists were
at the banquet
Sonora Domicio da Cana, wife Of the
Brazilian Ambassador. Is in New York
and will spend a rev days visiting
friends She Is at the Plaza.
Senior 1gnacio Galvan. sub-Director-
General of Public Works, OF Mexico, has
come to this city to buy material for his
department. He is at the Hotel Penn
sylvania.
Sonora Maria dc Bolado, and her sis-
ter Elena dc Castillo, who intend to re-
main three years In New York TO study
the English language and music, have
arrived from Mexico.
Albino Mernes. President of the Mu-
nicipal Council OF Asuncion, Uruguay.
Is stopping at the Commodore.
Miss Artemisa Elizondo, the Spanish
pianist. who will open an academy Of
music in this city. has arrived from
Los Angeles, Cal