New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-17
Notables to Aid
lin Unwilling
Bolivar Statue
City. State and Federal Off
cials to Participate in
Ceremony to Take Place
In Central Park Tuesday
Harding Chief Speaker
Secretary Hughes, Diplomats
and Army and Navy Rep
resentatives to Attend

The Mayors Committee on Teccp-
tons to Distingui she'd Guests, OF which
Rcdman Wanamaker is chairman, yes
terday announced the completed ar
engagements for the unvciling CT the
statute of Simon Bolivar, Liberator of
the Spanish American Republics, in
Central Park Tuesday. President Har-
ding will attend the ceremonies and
will be the principal speaker.
The Republic of Venezuela, whose
people have presented the statute to
the City of New York, will be repre-
scented by special mission, the eight
members of which and their families
are now here as guests of the city.
The members are:
DR.. Esteban- GilBorges, Minister of
Foreign Relations of Venezuela; DR..
binary and Minister Plenlpotenitary of
Venezuela in the United States; Felipe
Francia. writer and historian; Fran
cisco Javier Yanes, direct descendant
of two of the signers of the Declara-
ton Of Independence of Venezuela;
DR.. Jose Santiago Rodriguez, jurist;
j. NJ. Observation-Disclosures, treasurer of
the Caracas Chamber Of Commerce;
Manuel Segundo Sanchez, director gen
racas, and Colonel Antonio Martinez
Sanchez, Venezuelan army, military
attache to the mission.
Harding and Hughes to Attend
President Harding will arrive from
He will be preceded by Secretary
Hughes and other members of the
Cabinet. representatives of the army
and navy, the ambassadors and min
listers of the South American repub-
hes and other members of the diplo-
matte corps at Washington. The Pres
ident will go direct from the Penn
sylvana station to the WaldorfsAs-
toria, where a luncheon is to be given
preceding the exercises at the statute
United States marines, bluejackets, in
Iantry and detachment from the
brazilian battleship Minas Ceres, now
in port, will accompany the official
party to Central Park.
A firing squad of the LIST Battery.
New York Guard. will fire Presden-
tial salute when the President arrives
at the statue. The public will be ad-
mitted freely to the park lawn immedi-
from Eighty-third to Eighty-iifth
streets. The statue, showing the
kiberator seated on a charger. is the
work of Mrs. Sally Jones Faruliam OF
this city.
The ceremony Of unveiling will be
performed by Patricia MacManus.
seven years old, and her sister, Mari
Quita, nine, great granddaughter of
General Jose Antonio Paez, who was
the associate of General Bolivar and
his inspiration in the wars for freedom
in Venezuela and other South Ameri
can countries. The little Girls are to
wear some of the decorations bestowed
upon their great grand-sire who was
affectionately known throughout Latin
America as "The Lion of the Apure."
Program at dwelling
The rest of the program at the
national anthems of this country and
Venezeula, the address of presentation
by DR.. Gil-Borgess, placing of wreaths
By various societies. the address Of
acceptance by Mayor Hylan, an address
by Governor Miller, and President
Harding's address. The statue stands
on Bolivar Hill, near Eighty third
Street and Central Park West.
The Mayors committee will tender
lanauet to the members of the
Venezuelan special mission, Federal,
hers of the diplomatic corps, at the
Biltmore Hotel, Tuesday night. Mr..
Wanamaker will preside. President
Harding will speak if his official en-
gagements permit his remaining in the
city for the dinner. Other speakers
will be Mayor Hylan, Gil Borgess., John
Basset Moore, former Chancellor of
the State Department; Senior Beltram
Matthew, Ambassador from Chile; Job
L. HEDGES. and DR.. Santos A. Dominica
Members of the Venezuelan special
mission win be officially received at
City Hall tomorrow noon by Mayor
Hylan, members of the Board of Aid r.
men and members of the Mayors re-
ception committee.