Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23

AvAls AAOOfCA HIduC Ills puOhS
Hippodrom0 in Rio de JaneirO. He is
Washington Luis of Brazil, acknowledg
terchange of cultural and scientific
ideas between the Americas for the mu-
tual benefit of all.
II feel our intellectual exchanges
must be expanded beyond the daily
news. motion pictures and other incl
dentals," he explained. They cannot
give full cross section of the national
culture of any one of us. The news is
concerned with the events of the day,
and unfortunately wickedness is often
greater news than righteousness, prob
ably because 1t is more unusual. The
moving picture cannot give full per-
spective of national character. for it Is
in the main concerned with entertain
mer1t.
II am offering no criticism of these
agencies. but only hope that we may
definitely organize and greatly enlarge
those exchanges that make for more
lofty appropriations and for more vital
force in human progress
The guests adjourned later to the
series of ballroom and ornate salons on
the second floor of the palace and re-
ceived more than a thousand after
dinner callers, come to pay their re-
spects and join in the dancing that COM
pleted the evening. The reception guests
assembled grand staircase lined with
rigid guards in dress uniform and were
allowed to wander where they might
around the gorgeous rooms of the man
sion. 1t was bainy night, and some
Of the dancers rested on outer balconies,
hid by velvet draperies. or enjoyed the
beauties of the enhancing gardens in
the rear Of the palace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover slipped away
from the colorful scene before midnight,
but others remained until the break of
dawn.
Correspondents Feted.
The American correspondents were
not being forgotten in this whirl of ac-
claim for Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover. The
Brazilian press gave them a pretentious
banquet in the roof garden of the Copa-
cabana Palace Hotel, the American So
ciety rendered dance for them and the
officers of the Utah at the Rio Country
Club. the formal do Brasil, noted Bra
lillian newspaper, had them for lunch in
the downtown home of the Jockey Club
and they were taken on extensive sight
seeing trips through the city and its
environs.
The final day. in Sunday, De-
cember 23--dawned bright, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoover were up early for stroll
through the luxuriant grounds of the
Guanabara Palace. Not long after
breakfast they entered an automobile
and, leaving all guards and military
escort behind, motored through the
warm sunshine to lively Copacabana
Beach-not to join in the gayety but to
worship. They surprised and thrilled
the congregation of the little Union
Church there by appearing for the
morning services, and they joined heart
lily in the undenominational program
Brazil had arranged a grand finale to
the round of festivities, to take place
Sunday afternoon. A monster public
demonstration, national fiesta, was to
be held In the spacious "hippodromo'
of the Jockey Club. This was all very
well, and the President-elect appreciated
1t deeply, but his Quaker nature must
have been somewhat agitated when he
learned that the high light Of the dem
onstration was to be series of races,
named for American cities and climaxed
by feature event named for himself
Bows From Grandstand.
When In Brazil one must do as the
Brazilians do. and in Brazil everybody
who is ANYBODY goes to the races on
Sunday. II the American President
elect had any scruples about such
things, he very tactfully concealed them
His final public bow to the Brazilian
populace was from the presidential box
throng representing colorful cross
cecf{oYa nf life IN thu South American
capital
The Hoovers rode onto the field In
front of the grandstand amid the pomp
of military pageantry. and as they
climbed the steps to their box flowers
were strewn in their path by smiling
schoolgirls. President and Senhora
Washington Luis sat with them in the
box until the Hoover handicap" had
been run, and then accompanied them
to the automobiles which were to take
the good will party direct to the dock
Preceded by troop OF plumed dra-
goons, the members of the mission pro-
ceeded through several miles OF streets
to a naval wharf, where boats from
the Utah were waiting to take them to
the good will battleship, anchored out
in the bay All along the route Mr.
and Mrs. Hoover were greeted by con-
tinucus applause and cheering.
The time for departure had been sci
much earlier, but the Brazilian PreSi-
dent had prevailed upon his guests tc
remain "juSt an hour or so" longer
4, It was noticed that the races had beer
delayed far beyond the hour designated
| for starting them, but the reason fol
the procrastination did not become ap.
parent until the party was aboard the
Utah.
Spectacular Fireworks.
Rio had planned spectacular fire.
works display and the BraZilianS wanted
darkened skies against which to stage
the show.
1t was dusk when the Utah hoistet
anchor and began moving out to sea
! While Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover and othe
members of their party stood at tn
rail. the guns of IL Brazilian warship
spoke their thunderous farewells, and
simultaneously, there burst over tn
gold-tinged rooftops OF Rio Niagari
of pyrotechnics.
From every mountain peak encirclini
the city rockets of fire shot high int,
the heavens and exploded into shower
of scintillating sparks. Aerial bomb
split the air with their deafening rever
berations, which went echoing away int
the hills. Huge tongues of flames leape,
high from numerous bonfires kindle,
on the heights of the shore. The state
ly Sugar Loaf had become an activ
volcano. Caught In the spirit of tn
occasion, the Utah turned on all of he
searchlights and swept the shore an,
the sky with powerful beams.
1t was dramatic, awe-inspiring eli
max to an unprecedented demonstra
ton. and every member of the good vii
party stood in spellbound admiration
and watched the gorgeous spectacle
fade into the distance.
There was something of feeling O
sadness pervading the passengers on tn
Utah as they turned away, finally, fron
the rail. The countenances of all ex
pressed mutely what Mrs Hoover wa
impelled to remark orally:
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