Evening star., 1927-04-24
MACHADO IS GUEST
At COOLIDGE DINNER
Cuban Executive Seeks to
Present Military DeCora-
tion to President.

The Presidents of two nations sat
down to dinner together last night in
the National Capital.
President Gerardo Machado of Cuba
dined at the temporary White House,
Is Dupont circle, as the guest of
President Coolidge, and for the fourth
time within two days the two execu-
tives chatted with each other through
the medium of interpreters.
Upon his arrival here Friday after
noon President Machado called on
President Coolidge, who returned the
visit shortly afterward. Yesterday
morning the distinguished visitor paid
an informal visit at the White House
and spent nearly an hour with Amer
ica's President, discussing problems of
interest between the United States and
the island republic.
Wanted to Decorate Coolidge.
Prior to the informal meeting it was
learned that President Machado de-
sired to decorate Mr.. Coolidge with
the Cuban Order Of Military Merit, :"
but he did not do so on finding that
without specific congressional author
ity the President of the United States
is not permitted TO accept foreign deco
rations.
The decoration will be deposited to-
morrow with the State Department, so
that the President can accept it when
he relinquishes office IL congressional
authority is not granted meanwhile.
Among the guests at last nights
dinner were Chairman Borah of the
Senate foreign relations committee.
Porter of the House foreign affairs
committee and Senator Swanson of
Virginia and Representative Linthi-
cum, ranking Democrats of the two
bodies. Their presence was taken by
some to indicate the intention of the
administration personally to acquaint
ranking congressional members with
President Machado in order to have
sympathetic support in Congress at
the next session for legislative re-
forms regarding Cuba.
Musical Follows Dinner.
Mrs. Coolidge personally supervised
efforts TO decorate the temporary
White House with plants. flowers and
devices comprising the Cuban coIors.
After the dinner the usual White
House musical was held.
1ISSiueIL hdcLlduO T6SLeu yeSIeF-
day afternoon except for an hours
conference with the Ambassador,
Senior Don Orestes Ferrara. with
whom he reviewed the results of his
conversations with President Cool
idge, Secretary Kellogg, Stokeley
Morgan, chief of the Latin American
division of the State Department, and
other officials.
Faces Another Busy Day.
President Machado faces another
busy day today, when he will lunch
with Baron de Cartier de Marchienne,
the Belgian Ambassador and dean of
the diplomatic corps, and who also is
accredited to Cuba. He then will
make a pilgrimage to Mount Vernon
and on returning to Washington will
place a wreath on the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier at Arlington. To-
night he will attend dinner at the
embassy and tomorrow he will leave
the city.
The visitor expressed himself as
highly impressed with elaborateness
of yesterdays luncheon ar the Pan
American Union, which was given in
the big Hall of Nations by the gov
erning board. The hall was draped
with the flags of all the Latin Ameri-
can countries and the United States
Marine Band played during the meal.
President Machado's address at the
given yesterday in his honor
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