The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-05

]. A Lamilla, wealthy hacienda and
cattle dealer from DEPARTMENT. del
Cauca. Colombia, has arrived here. He
will make an extensive pleasure trip
through this country after a short stay
in this city. Alexandra Lazero and Jose
DiaZ, well known merchants from Me-
rida. Yucatan, were passengers arriving
on the steamship Mexico They are
stopping at the Majestic Hotel.
Juan D'Narvarte. Peruvian engineer
and inventor. was the guest of honor
recently at a dinner given by a group OF
compatriots and other Latin Americans
Miss Alfau won two first prizes In
the literary contest OF the Juegos Flo
roles. A poster submitted by her also
won in the poster contest for the Vic
tory Liberty Loan. Her poster oe-
picted Queen Elizabeth giving jewels to
the Americas. 1t will be sent to South
America to advertise the loan.
Mr.. BOA has come to New York to
form n company for the establishment
OF long distance telephones in Peru.
Andres Dasso. a member of the nu-
nicipality of Lima. is now in New York
on his way to Japan.
The steamship Zacapa sailed for
South American ports on April %, hav-
ing on board full passenger list. among
whom were Z. d. Gutierrez. Mrs. F.
Gutierrez. Miss G.. Gutierrez. r. Cutter
reg. A. Bowen. H. Fowler, Mr.. and Mrs
Hebgen, c. G.. Lopez. r. Nell. ID. J.
Murphy, G.. c. Mustahy, q. Pentecarvo.
F. Strasser. X. Synnestevedt, Prof. Jose
A. de Lavalle of Lima. Peru; A. Fam
erano and Carl X McFadden of tho
Carib Syndicate at Santa Marta, Co
lombia.
From Washington has arrived Anto-
MO l.. Gutierrez. wife and daughter,
who are on their way to Honduras Mr.
Gutierrez is Minister of Honduras IN,
Washington. The post will be filled
during his absence by Camilo Diaz, ex-
Consui-General OF Honduras in New
York.
Rafael Zaldivar and wife have ar
rived from Washington en- route to San
Salvad
Hipolito Lazaro Of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, accompanied by his
wife and child, left last week for Cuba
Carload Davis of the Spanish Theatre,
with her typical and Irresistible little
street song "Ay Mama" and the twin |
King OF her little feet through the dances |
of Spain and South America. has capti- |
waited her New York audience
She first made her debut in Lima as |
a singer and she has the distinction of |
being the only Peruvian girl to go on |
the stage. For the past several years |
she has toured Latin America singing |
In laF 90
Peru, Eucador. Colombia. Venezuela, |
Porto Rico and Cuba. She sang In |
Florida previous to coming to New |
York. Besides being in quest of an |
American romance Miss Davis is in quest |
of American fame, such as comes to the |
star Of the musical revue who Is differ
ent and diverting-and she is both of |
these, plus
When she holds up her naughty little |
mead and darts around on tiptoes, and |
with every inch of feathers or filigree |
On her headdress streaming skyward, |
she is an exceedingly imposing young |
person. But when she energies from |
the roof garden shrubbery. so to speak, |
and sits tete-a-tete with the American |
interviewer in her dressing room she Is |
just an eager eyed. slender young girl |
Her English vocabulary is exhausted |
when she has said, with charming |
smile, II am pleased to meet you. :"
In her complex makeup she has |
italian. Spanish, French and American |
blood, which perhaps accounts for her
strange fierce type of beauty and the |
humor which IL her special forte.
commentator Ramon BLANCHARD. the |
BARITONE of the Spanish Theatre Com |
pany. has just returned from a tour In |
South America. chiefly in Colombia.
Last Thursday Alma Simpson, the !
young American soprano, sailed for
Lima. Peru. on board the Santa Tulsa |
with Earl w. Morse. the American yio-
lintst and Miss Bethune Grgor. accom- |
PIANIST.
The Sorees Classiques. as Miss Simn-
sons concerts. which will be Joint re-
citals of interna uonal song, literature
and Mr.. Morse's violin PLAYING. are
called. will be presented to each Of the
big municipal opera houses of the differ
ent south American cities commencing
at Lima, Peru, and going from there 10
1quiquc, Antofagasta, Valparaiso and
Santiago In Chile Mendoza, Rosario and
Ruenos Ayres in the Argentine, Monte
video in Uruguay and Sac Paulo and
Rio de Janeiro In Brazil.
Mrs. Augusta Villanueva, wife OF the
president OF the Bank of Chile. and her
Vtllanueva, were enterta ined last week
at the Garden City Hotel as guests Of
Medley Scovil, The Villanueva family
will remain at the Waldorf Astoria nm
I'll the return OF Mr.. Villanueva from 81
Louis, when they start on their Euro |
pean trip.
The past week has witnessed n series
or brilliant receptions to the Chilean
Financial Commission at the Waldorf |
Astoria and in the dining rooms and /
the grill room during the supper dane !
ing there have been many interesting
groups centring about the DISTINGUISHED |
visitors The number of we'll known
Latin Americans in the city as seen In |
such hotels as the Waldorf Astoria. |
McAlpin and Claridge is believed TO be
greater than ever before Hotel men
and amusement managers are making
every effort to attract the patronage of
these sojourners In the city, going TO |
great lengths to provide Comforts and
to thrir liking
As evidenee OF this Is the preparation
now under way for the opening Of the