Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-27
ORTIZ RUB|O PUTS
WREATH !! ON TOMB
Mexican PreSident-EIeCt and
Party Greeted by Salute
of Fl Guns.

Pascual Ortiz Rubio, President-elect
of Mexico, surrounded by colorful
entourage of gaily uniformed diplomats
from his own country, members of his
| family and American Army and State
Department officials, spent busy day
in the Capital today, visiting Mount
Vernon, paying homage to Americas
war dead at Arlington National Gene
terry, lunching with Secretary of State
Stimson at the latter's home, at Wood
ley, and paying his respects to Vice
President Curtis.
The future chief executive and his
party started out at o'clock this
morning, and by lunch time they had
seen q goodly portion of the town and
the surrounding country.
1t was a brief but impressive cere-
mony that attended his visit to Arling-
ton upon his return from Mount Yer
noon this morning. Arriving by way
OF Fort Myer, he was greeted by the
booming OF cannon in a 21-gun salute.
The party left the procession of White
House automobiles, which were put at
their disposal by President Hoover, and
entered the Arlington Cemetery amphi-
theater.
Band Strikes Up Anthem.
AS the Mexican party came out on
the east steps of the amphitheater the
United States Army Band, drawn up
before the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier, played the Mexican national
anthem. Then the Mexican leader
placed upon the tomb a giant wreath
made up of scores of purple orchids.
He and Sonora Ortiz Rubio posed TOR
several minutes for a battery of camera
men. AS the party left by way of Fort
Myer another 2l-gun salute was fired.
Similar homage was paid by Senor
Ortiz Rubio at the tomb of George
Washington at Mount Vernon.
The visitor was particularly impressed
with the beauty of Mount Vernon. He
fingered long on his visit there and
delayed the ceremony at Arlington for
some time.
AS he left the old house overlooking
the Potomac, where Washington spent
the last years of his life, he voiced his
admiration Of the place itself and of
the man whose personality he found
written upon it.
Praises WashingtOn's Memory.
"The simplicity of the life of George
Washington Is atteSted by all the as
poets of his life, which really was the
cradle OF all democrac1eS. The respect
and veneration with which the Ameri-
can people keep the memory of WASH
ington alive testify as to his permanent
greatness" he said.
He personally superintended the plac-
ing of a wreath upon the tomb where
the Father of His Country and Mrs.
Washington lie side by side.
From Arlington the procession re-
turned to the Mexican embassy, there
to dress in preparation for the luncheon
with Secretary and Mrs. Stimson at
This afternoon Senior Ortiz Rubio
planned call upon Vice President
Curtis at his office in the Senate once
Building. Vice President Curtis was
to return the call later in the afternoon
at the Mexican embassy.
Tonight at o'clock President Hoover
will be host to the distinguished visitor
and his party at State dinner at
the White House.
A visit to Annapolis, with luncheon
at the Naval Academy, will occupy the
greater portion Of the party's time to-
morrow.
Following an exchange of courtesies
between the PreSident-elect of Mexico
and President Hoover. shortly after the
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