Evening star., 1926-06-15
PRESIDENT B0RNO
GUEST OF COOLIDGE
Luncheon at White House
Follows Visit to Agriculture
Department.

ing been effected late yesterday,
President Louis Borno Of Haiti today
set out to study American methods
of government.
President Borno devoted his first
day in Washington to an investiga
ton of this Governments admins
tration of agricultural policies. He
left his hotel early, unaccompanied
by his consort. and was driven to the
Office of Secretary Of Agriculture
Jardine, where he discussed briefly
with the latter the general trend OF
agricultural problems in Haiti.
After his short visit with the Secre.
tary he was escorted to some of the
principal bureaus and divisions of the
department in pursuance of his desire
to obtain first.han information re-
garding Government procedure in
this country.
Other Places Visited.
He went to the office of DR.. John
2 Nohler. chief of the Bureau OF
Animal Industry, and learned about
Uncle Sans supervision Of the live
stock industry; dropped in the office
of Acting Chief Olsen Of the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics and dis
cussed American methods OF produc-
ing and marketing farm commodities:
Jumped uptown to the Bureau of
Public Roads. on F'ourteentn street
opposite the Willard Hotel. and asked
Chief Thomas H. Macdonald about
our system of Federal cooperation
in road building. and concluded his
tour down on f street. at the For
estry Service.
President Borno appeared particu.
larlv interested in Americas refores-
tation policy, explaining to Col. w.
B. Greeley, chief forester, and E. A.
Sherman, associate forester. that
Haiti is confronted with a serious for.
est problem as a result of the wide
spread denuding of the islands wood
ed areas.
Guest at White House.
Following his hurried round of the
bureaus. the Haitian visitor returned
to his Motel and prepared to take
luncheon at the White House. in ac-
ceptance Of an invitation extended
to the presidential couple yesterday
by President and Mrs. Coolidge.
This afternoon the pair were to in
spect Fort Myer and Arlington Gem
etery, escorted by high military on
GERS and a squadron of cavalry. The
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier will
be included in the tour. Tonight
they will be guests of honor at a din.
ner in the Willard Hotel, rendered by
the Dominican Minister. Minister and
Nine. Price will hold a reception for
the guests tomorrow night and an
other will be given in the Pan.Amer.
ican Building Thursday night.
The guests at the White House
Nine. Borno were Secretary kellogg.
the Minister of Haiti and Nine. Price,
Secretary Of the Navy Wilbur. Mrs
Herbert Hoover, wife of the Secre.
tary Of Commerce: the Undersecre-
tary Of State and Mrs. Grew; j.
Butler Wright. Assistant Secretary
of State: Everett Sanders, secretary
to the President, and Mrs. Sanders;
Gen. and Mrs. John w. Russell; Mr.
and Nine. Leon de Joan, and Dr.
l. S. Rowe, director Of the Pan
American Union; DR.. William w.
Cumberland, Capt. Roche B. La
Roche and Lieut.. Philippe Cham.
Col. S. A. Cheney, Capt Wilson
Brown. jr.. L. 8. N.
The Haitian executives arrival in
the Capital was accomplished in an
atmosphere of quiet formality, in
marked contrast with his reception
in New York Friday, when he was
greeted by jeers from some elements
Escorted to the White House by
J. Butler Wright. Assistant Secretary
of State, President and Nine Borno
were received by President and Mrs
Coolidge. who shortly afterward re-
turned the call by visiting the couple
at the Haitian Legation.
Secretary Of State Kellogg and Dr.
L. s. Rowe. director Of the Pan.
American Union, met President Borno
at Union Station, where a few hun.
dred persons had gathered to witness
the arrival.
AS the presidential party reached
the plaza exit the Army Band struck
up the national anthems Of Haiti and
the United States, in turn. The party
stood at attention until this greeting
had been completed. and then posed
for score of news photographers.
President Borno removed his hat,
displaying a rather high forehead,
topped by straight gray hair. He is
of rather tall stature. A small nous.
tache and a pair Of old.rimmed eye
glasses embellished his face, which is
of brown complexion. He wore for
IidA ultlLc u OidCh Codt, plu-SlTlpeU
trousers and patent leather shoes.
Nine. Borno, of much lighter com.
plexion, wore black and white
checked coat and back hat of straw.
With the couple on their arrival was
Assistant Secretary of State Wright
The introductions at the station were
in French, Headed by the official
military cavalry escort from Fort
Myer. the visitors, ensconced in a
White House limousine, proceeded