New Britain herald., 1928-12-05
PERU GIVES HOOVER
HEARTY WELCOMING
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the visitors as the mayor Of Callao
extended his official welcome.
The Callao waterfront was lavish
ly decorated and all ships both OF
the Peruvian navy and merchant
men were beflagged and decorated
in honor Of the occasion. The piers
and wharves all along the water
front were jammed with thousands
of spectators as the Maryland an
chored at 7:15 a. IN.
Then the Maryland's launches be-
gan carrying members OF the Hoover
party ashore. Mr.. Hoover himself
planning TO land with his immediate
official party about nine o'clock.
Nine seaplanes OF the Peruvian
navy scared over the harbor as
President-elect Hoover started for
the shore. Three Peruvian sub
marines. q half dozen destroyers
and other smaller craft lined the
route across the harbor from the
Mary's nd to the pier.
Pennants were flying and salutes
roaring as Mr.. Hoover in the Mary
lands launches with the Peruvian
governments officials welcoming
party passed through the lane Of
ships.
Previously the president of the
cabinet and Foreign Minister Rada
Y. Gamio with a group of prominent
government officials boarded the
Maryland and warmly greeted Mr..
Hoover. The foreign minister ex-
pressed the utmost pleasure that the
government and the people Of Peru
found in Mr.. Hoover's visit and the
conviction that it was of great Inn
portance to international friendship.
DIR. Carlos Roe. mayor OF Callao.
greeted the presdent-elect and ex-
tended an official welcome In behalf
OF the municipality and the people
OF the port.
Alexander p. Moore. United States
ambassador. arrived at the pier an.
Joined the official welcoming party
shortly before Mr.. Hoover's arrival.
There were hundreds of school chill
dren lining the route from the pier
dent-elect was officially welcomed.
The eight mile stretch Of highway
between the port of Callao and
Lima. Peru's capital, was lined or
each side by thousands OF brilliantly
uniformed gendarmes stationed
about twenty yards apart the entir.
distance.
All Lima was. beflagged as Callau
and all the buildings and residences
in b tween the two cities were decor
ated.
Just as In the other republics
visited. this Hoover Day" was a ma
tional holiday in Peru by a presider,-
tial proclamation and an act Of con-
gress.
A committee Of deputies called
upon the president-elect at Callao
and presented him with a formal
scroll announcing the congressional
action by which Mr.. Hoover was
voted a guest of the nation.
s. s. Maryland. Approaching CAL
lao. Peru. Dec. R-The battleship
Maryland today was steaming steadi-
ly toward the harbor OF Callao. chief
port Of Peru. where President Elect
Hoover will pay his second South
American good will call.
The ship was In cool bracing
weather caused by the Humbolt
current sweeping up from the icy
waters Of the SUBJ polar regions of
the Antarctic. Mr.. Hoover. who felt
fit and fine. anticipated with eager
pleasure his visit to Peru. Radio
gram received on the Maryland in
dicated that the government was
prepared 10 greet him with the high
est official honors and that there
would be great manifestations Of
the traditional friendship OF the
Peruvian officials and people OF the
United States.
DOTS Light CIothing
When the battleship entered cool
er weather Mr. Hoover put aside the
lighter clothing used in the tropics