Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-21

That important division of the state
Department which determines ques-
tons of diplomatic etiquette has just
ha nded down a weighty decision. 1t
concerns the forthcoming arrival in
Washington of Gen. Gerado .Machado,
TO be a guest of honor at the dinner of
the Gridiron Club on February 26. AS
Mr.. Coolidge is also to he an honor
guest, the club was in bit of guam
Diary as to who Is to. outrank which at
the table irreverentIy described by r.
vim Cobb as 1.-THE wax works" Charles
l.. Cooke, State Depa rtment officer in
charge of ceremOnials, has cut the
Gordian knot. He's decreed that the
President of the United States must
sit at the right of the president of the
GridirOn Club, Ashmun y. Brown, and
that the President of Cuba must be
placed at the right of President Cool
idge. DURING the Washington arma-
ment conference question arose as
to where Secretary Hughes should sit
at newspa per mems dinner at which
some foreign prime ministers were
also to be present. Don't worry
about me" said Hughes to the dinner
committee. The only place ! want to
be first is at fire.
Gen. Machado is paying maiden
visit to the United States in the ca
pacity of President but he was here in
1924 as president of Cuba. He
comes this time TO invite President
Coolidge and Secretary Kellogg to at
tend the sixth Pan-American confer
ence at Havana in January, 1928. The
preceding conference was at Santiago,
Chile. in 1923. Gen. Machado took
Office in 1925 and is filing a term
which expires in 1929. The Cuban ma
tional issue in which President Ma
chado at present is most interested is
the development Of $50 900, 900 high
way program which includes a great
from west to east. He considers that
the automobile is destined to revolu-
tionize the economic conditions of
Cuba and improve them in every di-
rection.
Representative stephen G. Porter,
chairman of the House committee on
foreign affairs, expects before the ad'
iournment of Congress to receive the
architects plan foe the elaborate EN-
ba ssv and consulate buildings which
the United states Is erecting In Toxic.
They are to cost at least 81 $50. 600,
and perhaps a little more. OF that
sum $3.50, 900 is earmarked for an
amba ssa dorial residence, $5O,00O for
an office building for the embassy and
consulate general, and $250.00 for an
apartment house. which their stats
and their respective families will in
habit. The buildings will occupy
capacious plot Of ground placed at
America disposal by the Japanese
government in the diplomatic quarter
of Toxic. The land slopes to lic-
turesque knoll, crowned with SEMI
virgin timber. The entire area is as
big az the White House grounds in
Washington and two or three acres
more. 1t was originally intended to
chitectural replica of the White House.
hut this scheme has now been aban-
doned.
Charles d. Hilles of New York. vice
chairman of the Republican national
committee, has embarked upon
cross.country scouting expedition.
which. politicians believe. may largely
determine Calvin Coolidge's intentions
anent denomination. Hilles Is a Cool
idae man. He contends that the Presi-
dent will be the Republican ca ndidate
In 1928 IL he wants to he. and II
nominated. will be invincible. The
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