The Washington times., 1927-02-22
POstpOnenlent Of Cuban Presidents
Visit Causes Revision Of Plans
New Schedule Of Official
Entertaining Even Now
Taking Shape
DIV JEAN ELIOT

ny DEAN EA1kO1
MAN proposes. God disposes-
AVA and grippe can prove more
upsetting to the plans Of society
than even night sessions at the
Senate.
The postponement Of the arrival
of President Machado. of Cuba,
from THURSDAY to Saturday has
caused no end Of excitement since
1t makes necessary a complete re-
arrangement Of a complex schedule
of entertainment in honor Of the
chief executive of our sister re.
public. But, although the news
only came through last night, the
new program is already beginning
TO take shape.
Officials at the White House are
taking a holiday today, so it has
been impossible to obtain official
information as to the new date
for the dinner which President and
Mrs. Coolidge were to have given
on Friday evening in honor Of
President Machado. 1t seems GER
tain, however. that the dinner will
not be given up but postponed
until Monday or Tuesday AS
between the two suggested dates
Monday seems the most likely since
President and Mrs. Coolidge have
set Tuesday, March /, as moving
day and will then take possession
of the temporary White House in
Dupont circle.
Reception As Planned
The reception at the Cuban en-
bassy on Thursday evening, at
which the Cuban Ambassador and
Nine. Ferrera are to be hosts, will
be held as planned since it was ar.
ranged primarily to celebrate the
Cuban independence day and it was
by happy coincidence that 'Presi.
dent Machado's visit was set for
this time.
At the moment it appears that a
luncheon on Sunday for a group
from diplomacy and officialdom will
be the only entertaining at the
Cuban embassy in honor of the
Cuban Chief Executive. but it may
be that something elst will develop
when the new schedule is ironed
out.
President Machado and his party
are expected now to reach Wash
ington on Saturday morning and If
he arrives in time he will attend
the luncheon being given in his
honor by the governing board Of.
the Pan-American Union. Presum.
ably he will call upon President
Coolidge some time that day and
receive the Presidents return visit
"a courtesy paid only to an actual
foreign ruler or to the consort of
a ruler. On Saturday evening he
will attend the Gridiron Club din.
ner. at which President Coolidge Is
to be guest.
Diplomatic Etiquette
In this connection a pretty point
of diplomatic etiquette came up
and special problems OF precedence
and precedent arise with the visit
Of every foreign prince or potentate.
The question here was which should
have the seat at the right of the
president of the Gridiron Club, Ash
mum Brown. The State Department
has handed down weighty decision.
The President of the United States
should take precedence over all
Visitors, no matter how important,
and the visiting chief executive
should be seated at Mr. Coolidge's
right.
Another function which will go
over to next week is the luncheon to
be given by the Ambassador Of
Belgium, Baron de Cartier, who rep
lSesents his country at Havana as
well as at Washington.
Refused to Cancel Trip
President Machado has been
quite i'll with grippe. His physician
put his foot down upon the Chief
Executives project to start upon
q journey while he had fever and
was in favor OF giving up the pro-
posed trip entirely. The President
refused to do this and a compro-
mise was effected. Senior Machado
will be accompanied by a consider.
able suite and among those in his
party will be his son-in-law and
Senior and Sonora Jose
=. Obregon, and Raphael Sanchez
Ahalli, sometime Cuban Ambassa.
dor to the United States. Sonora
Obregon came a'visiting to Wash.
ington with her father two years
ago when she was Senorita Ma.
chado and when he was president.
elect.