Evening star., 1922-07-18
IS c. u. STUDENTS
N|NED AND D|NED
Foreign Service School
Members Royalty Enter
tanned in Mexico City.
| NOTABLE FIELD DAY HELD
President Obregon and Diplomatic
Corps Attend as Special Honor
to Americans.
NOTABLE FIELD DAY HELD
.cial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
! MEXICO CITY. Mexico. July TO-
| Ferocious bandits of the type you
read about may have made Mexico
| famous for som ething. but the hos
! pitality of the federal district here
! after is going to be analogous with
the well known southern hospitality.
| So runs the opinion of the tnirty-six
| Georgetown University Foreign Serv-
! Ice School students of Washington,
ID. C.. who are in: the country of "the
neIghbor to the south" for sum-
mer course at the University of Mex
leo and for general study of eco
nomio conditions in the Latin re-
public.
The Washington boys have been
mere little more than a week and
during that time have been the
guests of this, that and everybody,
ana naturally they have been dined
ana. quite more naturally, wined. But
they are soon to forsake this violent
social program and get down to the
purpose for which they came all the
way down here from Washington and
week orrso will see many hard at
work with languages and foreign
| trade principles.
President Obregon Attends.
Notably among the affairs to which
the students We're the invited guests
was the independence day celebration
OF the American colony of Mexico
city This commemoration, the ma
Jorlty. of which was in the form of a
mammoth field day. was held at the
Candessa race track and included a
base ball game between the American
Legion and fachuca. Virtually every
american a track event was produced.
followed by spirited horse races. An
added feature was an exhibition Ro-
man race between Mexican cavalry
officers. Members of the diplomatic
corps We're present and President
Obregon ,and his staff attended the
ceremonies as an especial honor TO
the Americans.
The following night, July 5. the
Blue and Gray boys were guests at
buffet smoker given by the Allan
Seegar Post No. 2, of the American
Legion. The entertainment was
staged to enable the members of the
Georgetown group to become better
acquainted with members of the
American colony
American Club Entertnins.
Three nights later another banquet
Was given for the students at the
American Club. Those present in
Guided Representatives from every al
iiNt IiastioIi III iuc " oTiu war. SDGecheS
We're made by the guests including
one by DR.. Roy S. MacElwee, dean of
the Foreign Service School and in
charge of the party, hnd by E. A.
Luecker. one of the students.
throughout the BANQUET various
army songs were sung and college
yells were given by groups of alumni.
The Georgetown boys dominated in
this feature by reason of superior
numbers, and gave many lusty
'eHoyas'' for the organizers of the
function.
July an Invitation was received
by Or. MhcElwee from the secretary
of educatfon to attend the dedication
ceremonies of the new educational
building. The occasion was attended
by all the prominent citizens of
Mexico and by officials. diplomats
and members of the high circles Of
the army and navy
In the afternoon the group took
advantage of the hospitality offered
by the Country Club and played golf
and tennis