Evening star., 1927-04-25
MACHADO PLEASED
BY RECEPTION HERE
Cuban President Leaves for
New York, Where Cordial
Greetings Await Him.

Highly satisfied with his reception
here and with the sympathy which
met his discussions of Cuban-Ameri-
can problems and asserting that the
primary purpose of his visit, the
Strengthening of a mutual friendship
so that problems between the two
countries could be discussed with
greater understanding, was accom-
plished as far as Washington rs con-
cerned, President Gerardo Machado of
Cuba left the Capital at 10 o'clock to-
day for New York, where a fun en-
gagement- list awaits him for the re-
mainder of the month. Later he viii
visit Chicago and Atlanta.
President Machados departure was
informal and in marked contrast to
the official ceremonies that attended
his arrival here Friday afternoon.
Accompanied by his daughter, Sc
nora de Obregon, the executive ar
riV d at the entrance to the presiden-
tial room at Union Station Is min
utes before the departure of the regu-
lar 10 o'clock Pennsylvania train, to
which his private car was attached.
Prominent Officials Attend Him.
Other members of his party, AM
bassadOr Ferrara, Stolxley w. Morgan,
chief of the Division of Latin Amert-
can Affairs, representing the State
Department: DIR. i. s. Rowe, director
general of the Pan-AmeriCan Union;
Capt. David NJ lie Breton, L. S. n,
naval aide; Mai. William II. Shutan,
4. S. A, military aide, and the en-
bassy staff were in automobiles fol-
lowing the President.
The President chatted with Mr.. Nor
gan, Ambassador Ferrara and other
members of his party in the Presi-
dents room for a few minutes and
then walked through a roped-off lane
through the concourse to his car. A
moment before the train departed the
President, standing on the observation
platform, beckoned to Motor Cycle
Policemen H. w. Lineburg of No. 13
precinct and president of the Police
mems Association and A. l.. Brown
of the Traffic Bureau. The two Off
GERS, who rode in advance of the
Maohado automobile since his arrival
here, mounted the steps and received
hearty handshakes.
Ambassador F'errara accompanied
the President to New York.
Puts Wreath on Tomb of Unknown.
Cuba's executive concluded his off,
cial visit yesterday, when he laid a
wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier, in Arlington National Gene
terry. His other activities yesterday
included a luncheon rendered him by
Baron de Cartier de Marchienne, Am |
bassador of Belgium, who, in addition
to being dean of the diplomatic corps, |
is accredited by his government to
Cuba Among the guests were Sena-
tors Gillett of Massachusetts and
Swanson of Virginia, former Senator
Pepper of Pennsylvania, Sir Esme
Howard, British Ambassador, and VIII |
liam Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor.
Last night President Machado was
the honor guest at a dinner by Am
bassador Ferrara Of Cuba The guests |
included virtually the entire diplomatic |
corps, Secretaries kellogg, Mellon and |
Davis of the Labor Department, At |
torney General Sargent. Postmaster |
General New and many other officials. |
The President received a committee |
representing the SpanishWar Vet |
erans and a delegation of the National |
League Of Women Voters. In the vet |
erans' group were William III. Mat |
tocks, Capt. George f. Cook. John
Lewis Smith and Senor Don Cayetano |
de Quesada, attache of the Cuban em-
bassy and member of Richard Hard
ing Camp, United Spanish War Vet |
Grams.
Women Voters Get Pledge.
The woman voters delegation was
headed by Miss Belle Sherwin, presi- |
dent of the organization, who eX-
pressed on behalf of leading Ameri-
can suffragists and woman voters,
their appreciation of President Ma
chado's pledged support of the cam
paign for woman suffrage in Cuba.
The President was asked to take greet
ings and good wishes to the women's
societies of Cuba from their sisters
in the United States" and he replied
he would arrange an occasion to do so
immediately on his return to Havana.
President Machado told the delega-
ton through Ambassador Ferrara,
that suffrage for women of Cuba
would, in his opinion, be an act of
justice. He praised the progress Gu
ban women have made in the last
quarter of a century. and reiterated
his previous statements that no
longer should they be deprived Of the
right of voting.
The Executive said the delegations
visit to him expressed the great in
terest of American women in the
welfare Of the women of his land.
Others in the delegation were: Mrs.
Maud Wood Park of Portland, Me-,
former league president; Miss Mar
guerite M. Wells and Miss Gladys
Harrison of Minneapolis, Mrs. Ernest
+. Mott, Miss Alice Burr and Miss
Ruth Turner of San Francisco, Mrs.
Albert I'll. Putney of this city and
Miss Julia Margaret Hicks of Gran