Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
DR.. PESS0A IS DUE
IN THE CITY TODAY
President Elect of Brazil,
With Party, Will Be En-
tertained Officially.
COMES FROM FRANCE

Coming direct from Paris, where
he was in charge of the Brazilian
delegation, DIR. Epitacio Pessoa, presi-
dent-elect of the Brazilian republic,
was scheduled to arrive in Washing
ton at 2 O'Clock this afternoon, the
reception arranged for the visiting
official exceeding in inrYressiveness
anything seen in Washington since
the cessation of hostilities.
Acting Secretary of State Polk. with
other officials Of his department. ar
ranged to be at the Union station
when the presidential party arrived.
with a number of automobiles in
which to carry the distinguished
der. 1915 K street. which has been
turned over to them. A troop Of cav
airy, resplendent in dress uniforms.
has been sent from Fort Myer to act
as escort, and presidential salute
of twehty-one guns will announce the
arrival of the visitors. AS an especial
mark of honor the Brazilian flag will
fly beside the Stars and Stripes on
the State, War and Navy building and
the Pan-American building.
There are thirteen members of the
presidential party. six of whom are
women The personnel follows:
The President-elect of Brazil, Nine.
Pessoa and Miss Pessoa.
Pessoa de Queiroz. consul general on
the staff of the minister for foreign
affairs. secretary to Dr. Pessoa;
Capt. Armando Burlamaqui, Brazil
ian navy, naval aid to DR.. Pessoa. and
Nine. BurlamaQui
Lauro Muller, jr.. secretary of the
Brazilian legation, and Nine. Muller:
Mauricio Nabuco, attache of the
Brazilian foreign office.
Gustavo Barroso. attache. and Nine.
Barroso.
Eugenio Catta Preta. attache. and
Nine. Catta Preta.
Mr.. Muller is the son of DIR. Lauro
Muller. former minister of foreign af-
fairs for Brazil, whose visit to the
United States five years ago did much
the two countries. Mr.. Nabuco is the
son Of Mr.. Joaquin Nabuco, former
ambassador to the United States from
Brazil.
To Visit Mount Vernon Tomorrow.
Vice President Marshall will enter
tain Dr. Pessoa and his party at a
dinner this evening and tomorrow
they will be the guests of Secretary
Daniels. who will take them to Mt.
Vernon on his yacht. Sylph. Acting
Secretary Polk. Secretary Glass and
Secretary Redfield also will entertain
the president, eIect during his stay
here. After several days in Washing
ton the visitors will tour the country
as far west as st: Louis and south to
Mississippi.
dency soon after his return to Brazil
and his term will expire November Is
1922 He was elected April Is last to
succeed ConseIheiros Rodriguez Alves
president-elect. who died last Janu-
airy before being inaugurated. Vice
sr Il
recting the affairs of the South
American republic.
Sketch Of DR.. Pessoa.
DIR. Pessoa was born in Brazil in
1865. and in 1882 was graduated from
the law school of Recife with honors.
He served for a time as a public
prosecutor. and on the proclamation
of the republic became secretary of
the government of Parahyba. Later
he held successfully the offices of
minister of justice and interior, JUS
tice of the supreme federal court and
senator. .---s--.-.----.-
During the meeting of the interna-
tional commission of the American
bar at Rio de Janeiro in 1912 he was
elected president of the organization,
man of the Brazilian delegation to the
peace conference in Paris.
This is the first occasion on which
the president of the Brazilian republic
has been a guest of the United States,
though the Emperor of Brazil, Dom
Pedro de Alcantara PEDRO I'D, visited
this country during the centennial ex
position in 1876. Thirteen years later
he was forced to abdicate. and the
present republic was established.
President Wilson, responding to a
m essage from DR.. Pessoa, asked Sec
rotary Tumulty today to express to
the president-elec his qualification
that the Imperator was able to rem
der assistance to the presidential
party when the French cruiser Jeanne
dare became disabled. The cable
gram said:
please express to the President
elect Of Brazil my great qualification
that the 1mperator was able to rem
der the service she did when the
cruiser Jeanne dare became disabled
at sea-"
Leaves New York for Washington.
NEW YORK. June 21.-Dr Epitacio
Pessoa, President-elect Of Brazil. who
arrived here yesterday aboard the
steamer Imperator, left for Washington
on a special train at 8:45 O'Clock this
morning
DR.. Pessoa intends to return to New
York by the middle of next week for
short stay and will then begin a
tour of western and southern cities
before sailing for Brazil aboard an
American warship.
Breckenridge Long. third assistant
secretary of state: Rear Admiral w.
8. Caperton, Maj. Gen. Joseph E.
Kuhn and John Barrett, director gen.
eral of the Pan-American Union. with
various other officials, went down the
harbor on the cutter Manhattan and
boarded the Imperator after she got
into the narrows.
Mr.. Long in a short address Of wei
come told DR.. Pessoa the United
States government was pleased at be-
ing honored by his visit, and extended
to him the hospitality of the country.
DR.. Pessoa thanked him and said:
II am very much pleased at the
splendid reception that has been ac-
corded me. 1 am very proud to be
about to set foot on the soil of the
great country of the United States
our ally in the world war"