Evening star., 1927-04-22
MACHADO ARRIVES
BEHIND SCHEDULE
Troops at Union Station
Render Honor to PreSi-
dent of Cuba.

President Gerardo Machado, GfeSl-
dent of Cuba and his official party ar
rived in Washington this afternoon at
. 80 o'clock bent on mission of good
will between the island republic and
the United States and bearing an invi-
tation to President Coolidge and Secre-
tary of State Kellogg to visit Cuba
next January in connection with the
sixth Pan-American Congress to be
held in Havana at that time.
-Four hours behind the previously
announced schedule, the Presidential
train was met on the lower level at
Union Station by Secretary kellogg.
Undersecretary Of State Joseph G.
Grew. members Of the embassy staff
and numerous military and naval Off
GERS.
Marines Line Way.
Walking between Secretary Kellogg
and Mr.. Grew, President Machado
passed through a lane of Marines
which had been formed between the
gates and the entrance to the presl-
Dental room. In the presidential
room he was officially welcomed by
Mr.. Kellogg, Mr.. Grew, Assistant Sec
retary Of State j. Butler Wright, Ad-
miral Edward w. Eberle, chief or
naval operations; Maj. Gen. Charles
p, Summerall, chief Of staff. Maj. Gen.
John A. Lejeune, conmandant or the
Marine Corps; Gen. Samuel ID. koch-
enbach. commanding the district or
Washington; DR. l.. =. Rowe, director
general of the Pan-American Union.
and other officials,
Ae hn a1-fU from
presidential room at Union Station it
was greeted with the Cuban national
anthem. played by the Army Band,
followed by the American national
anthem. A war-strength troop of
yavalry, dripping with water from
long standing in the rain, was at rigid
attention as the distinguished visitor
and his party entered waiting automo-
biles to be escorted by the Fort Myer
officers and men to the embassy.
Following formal welcome and
greeting by the reception party, Presi-
dent Machado and his party proceeded
toward the presidential suite as a troop'I
of Fort Myer Cavalry and company
of Marines snapped to attention. The
United States Army Band played the
national anthems of Cuba and the
United States and then the party en-
tered waiting automobiles and, es,
corted by the Cavalry, proceeded to
the embassy 2G30 Sixteenth street.
VIII Call on President.
The route followed was south |
from the Union Station, along the |
east front Of the Capitol, thence !
west through the Capitol grounds |
into First street, thence north into /
Pennsylvania avenue, thence west |
past the south front of the Treasury |
into East Executive avenue, thence |
north through Madison place into II |
street, thence west along II street |
into Sixteenth street and thence |
north to the embassy.
President Machado will take brief |
rest at the embassy from his long /
railroad journey and at 4:45 o'clock |
he will depart Ior the temporary |
White House, at Is Dupont circle, in |
an automobile placed at his diposal |
by President Coolidge. He win be ac- !
compnied by H'r. Wright and Col ).
A. Cheney. senior military aide to |
President Coolidge. A State Depart
ment automobile will transport AM
bassador Rafael Sanchez Aballi and |
the junior aide to the President. At 5 |
o'clock President Coolidge will re-
ceive the President of Cuba and one |
half hour later the President and Mrs. |
Coolidge will call at the embassy.
President Machado will dine pri-
vately at the embassy at 8 o'clock !
and at 10 pm. Ambassador Ferrara
will hold a reception in his honor. |
Two Functions Tomorrow.
President Machado was accom-
panied to Washington by Ambassador
DIR. Claudio Gonzales de Men
doza, attorney; Senor Aurelio Por-
tuondo, member Of the Association Of
Sugar Planters; DR.. Julio de la1
Tore, attorney for the President;
Senior Jose Emilio Obregon Blanco,
majordomo presidential palace; Sc
nora Obregon, the Presidents daugh-
ter: DIR. Antonio A. Sanchez de Bus
tamente, DIR. Carlos Henriques,
to the President; Capt.
Francisco Rodriguez Leon, aide;
Capt. Jose A. Medal aide, and
Stokeley w Morgan. chief of the |
division of Latin American affairs, [
of the President, and /
Mrs. Morgan.
Two functions in honor of the Presi-
dent have been arranged for tomor-
row. The first is a luncheon by the
board of directors of the Pan-Ameri-
can Union at o'clock, and the Sec
ond a dinner by President and Mrs.