Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10

YHEN the secretary Of state
M of Chile. Senior Luis Aldu-
" " nate. issued general invi-
tations to all the nations
| OF the earth whose ships go down to
sea 20 unite in COMMUNICATING the
discovery of the Straits of Magellan
oy the intrepid navigator for whom
they are named, it was the intention
OF the Latin Americans to begin the
celebration on the very day. four
| hundred years ago. when the fleet
| left the Bay of Julian on the Pata-
gonian shores. namely. on October
~. But for many reasons. principally
that the haven which offered such a
secure retreat for the Spanish gal
| Icons in 1920 cannot accommodate the
splendid battleships of naval rem
devious, the celebration has been
moved up to the last week of No
vember and to the quaint and thriv-
| ing city Of Punta Arenas, or Sandy
Point in the vernacular. It will be a
ten-day fiesta. as the term goes in
those parts. of which the prior and
| most imposing event will be the
stately procession of ships, which will
pass through the straits bearing the
delegates sent to represent the mari
time nations in honoring the exploits
OF Magellan in this second part of the
voyage of circumnavigating the globe
The fleet will continue along the
Chilean coast to Valparaiso. when the
guests will disembark and proceed to
the capital. Santiago. where a varied
program. consisting of street pa
geants. banquets, historical tableaux.
balls and receptions, had been2 ar
ranged for their entertainment
Though the invitations to this CEN
tenary had been issued nearly five
weeks ago, the official program ap-
proved by the Chilean foreign Office
has not yet reached this city. nor are
the full details known as to what
extent the countries not included in
the Latin group will participate. The
Spanish government has taken an es-
pecial interest in the event, as would
be natural. since it was their king,
Don Carlos V. who commissioned Ma
gellan after he had severed his con-
nection with his own monarch on
the throne of Portugal. and furnished
him with money, men and ships to at
tempt his cherished dream of sailing
around the world. King Alfonso, who
has long wished to visit South Ameri-
ca. announced at onetime that he
would take advantage of the Ma
gellan centenary to crafty this de-
sire Recent events in Spain, how
ever. do not make it advisable for
| the King to make such a prolong ed
visit and he has been compelled to an
point his cousin, the Infante. Don
Ferdinand. to represent him. This
member of the reigning house of
spain has already set sail from the
same port from which Magellan sail
ed, Seville, and on the handsome bat
tie ship which bears him, the Reina
Regente, he will lead the procession
to come out Of Punta Arenas and
follow the coast line north. This gov
eminent, together with others which
have only subsidiary interest, will
be represented in the diplomatic sense
only. The ambassador from this coun-
try to Chile. Joseph Shea, with Capt.
Edward H. Rurell, naval attache. and
Lieut.. Col. Alexander Chiffon, military
attache, attending him, will go as a
special delegation. Mr.. Shea is among
the speakers, who has been selected
by Senior Ladislaus Erragung, secre-
tary of the navy. to deliver one of the
orations scheduled for the grand ban
quet to be given in Santiago. Novem-
Der IS, at which the President of
Chile. Senior Juan Luis Sanfuentes,
will be the host.
To Visit Magellan's Refuge,
One of the features of extreme in
terest will be series of tours from
Punta Arenas to the scenes of Ma
gellan's refuge, which lie higher on
the Atlantic coast and in a most DESC
late part of Patagonia. The entire
story of this great voyage will be
depicted in several fashions, in drama,
pictorially, in tableaux and in floats,
and for many this may be the most
comfortable way to view it. But
boats and trains will proceed along
the coast to the Bay of st. Julian, as
it is called in the log Of the explorers ,
ship. but which now figures on the |
man 90 Point Julian. The five ships |