The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-20

| Day, celebrated always in Latin America
and Spain with enthusiastic feasts. was
observed last sunday by the Latin
American colony Of this city with q
banquet and ball given at the Aston
Hotel under the auspices Of Association
| Benefica Espanola, OF which Jose Cam
prubl. n Motel Spanish engineer. Is the
president. The success OF the AFFAIR was
chiefly due to this cooperation of some
/ Spanish and Latin american artists OF
this city. who entertained tho audience,
composed of prominent Latin American
J people among whom were all the Con-
| suls OF the Southern republics.
A few persons interested in Spanish
/ American literature have recently
| founded club OF the name Club AS
! piraciones, with the purpose Of fostering
| the study of literature. The first gath
| ering was held last Saturday night with
great success An-ng the members Of
the club are DR.. Anibal ZAlaya, Juan
A. Perez, Dhnitr Ivanovitch. DR.. Luis
Lara Pardo, Rene Borgia, A. Cestero.
A. Perez del Canine, Ricardo Adalid.
Ramon p. Denegri. MEXICAN Consul-Gen-
eraL Manuel Carpio Miguel de Zarraea
and others.
The Mexican Union and American
Friendship Club. with clubr)oms at the
formal social gather ing during the pres
ent week consisting of concert and
ball in the grill room of the hotel. The
club is already becoming n social centre
and is much frapuented by the local
Mexican colony and Americans who have
interests in Mexico
Recent arrivals from Porto Rico in
clude Mrs. Leonor Pictri and her daugh-
tiers. Nora and IIg,a. and Ramon Beau
champs
Mr.. and Mrs Phanor ]. Eder. accom-
panied by their young son and daughter.
James and Limbs. returned last week
from an extended tour OF Colombia.
While there Mr.. Eicr was occupied with
the inspection OF the ten branches OF
the Banco Mercantil Americana de CO.
, lombia, an affiliation of the Mercantile
Bank of the Americas, of which latter
institution he is the secretary.
Isaac A. Acosta, a prominent merchant
OF Ibarra, Ecuador, arrived here last
week.
Mr.. and Mcs, Fra ncisco Gonzales have
returned from their honeymoon. which
they spent in Alta ntic City. Mr.. Con-
zalez is Vice-Consul OF Honduras.
Rodrigo de la Guardis. son of the
Secretary of the Treasury Department
OF Panama, gave a luncheon last Tues
day in honor of Belisario Porras, Jr..
recently appointed Consul General OF
Panama in this city. The affair was
attended by Mako Prentiss, chairman
of the Foreign Credit House, and some
of the Latin-American Consuls OF this
city
Among the recent arrivals at the
Hotel Aston are: DR.. Tomas r. Recio.
Antonio Perez, Rafael Garcia Capote
and Mr.. ana Mrs. A. Montero orfm Ha-
vana Mrs. Louis Vital and children
from Hayti. Gines Vidal and Modesto
Martinez from Costa Rica and v. Ur-
rechaga and Antonio Perez from Ma
tanZas Cuba.
Recent arrivals at the Holland House
include f. B. Parry and Mr.. and Mrs
Y. OIirer from Havana.
Lieut.. Franklin Rodriguez left re-
Gently for E-azil after spending some
time here.
DIR. Ootavio Carvahlo. a Brazilian re-
Gently arrived In this city, will leave
next week for his native country.
DIR. NJ Belmiro Rodriguez left last
week for Rio de Janeiro.
Augusta Duran of Peru has arrived in
this city.
Carlos Gutierrez, a merchant from
Lima, arrived recently.
DR.. Castro Maya and Or. Hector Al
win Pessoa have left for Brazil
DIR. Jose Castillo. Jr. from Sac Paulo.
Brazil, has arrived in New York for
the purpose of studying hospital Or
CARNATIONS.
DR.. LeopoIdo do Amoral Meira and
Hugo Cunho. a merchant of Rio de ia
metro, have arrived in this city.
O. Diaz valenzuela has been appoint
ed secretary of the Colombian Consul
ate in this city.
A. wiesse. representative of the firm
Of Wagner & Co, has returned to Lima
after spending some time here on busi-
ness.
Carlos A. Faubert of Caracas is here
as representative of the executive COM
mittee of the national expedition that
will be held in Caracas next year.
DR.. J. Antonio Rivas left last week