Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-26
ORTIZ RUB|O GIVEN
CORDIAL WELCOME
Mexican President-EIect and
Wife Will Be LavishIy En-
tertained Here.
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tween lines Of Marines into the recep-
ton room, where other oficials waited
to receive the visitors. Among the other
representatives Of American oficialdom
were Undersecretary of State Joseph
Cotton, Assistant Secretary of State
Francis White, Gen. Summerall, chief
of staff of the Army; Admiral Hughes,
chief Of naval operations; Gen. Neville,
commandment Of the Marine Corps; Gen.
H. o. Williams, commanding the 18th
Brigade; George Akerson, secretary to
President Hoover; the military and
naval aides to the President, and Direct
Gen. Rowe of the Pan-American Union.
The round of introductions in the
which the President-elect and the party
emerged to face q battery e. news and
motion picture cameras. AS SSnor and
Sonora Ortiz Rubio appeared at the
doorway, trumpet sounded attention
and the Army Band struck up the Mexi-
can national anthem. The several hun
dred spectators joined with the visitors
in barring heads and standing at at
tention.
The President-elect and his wife
readily posed for the photographers for
rotary and Mrs. Stimson and Senior
Teller.
Then the White House limousines
swung into action and the procession
to the Mexican embassy began, under
escort OF squadron of motor cycle DO
lice. The military escort was dispensed
with during the hasty drive so as
to facilitate movement of the cars.
The route led around the east front
Of the Capitol to the Peace monument
and thence out Pennsylvania avenue
to the White House and through Six
tenth street to the embassy, near CO.
lumbia road.
Hundreds OF persons viewed the pro-
cession from the sidewalks and details
OF policemen guarded the route to re-
strain traff1c, both motor and pedes-
TRAN.
At the embassy the party was hailed
by another band, this time the Navy
Band in full-dress uniform, assembled
on the lawn of the embassy. Across the
street from the building was another
War-strength troop of cavalry, stand
ing rigidly and with trappings sparkling
brightly in the sun.
Will Stay at Embassy.
Senior and Sonora Ortiz Rubio will
stay at the embassy during their visit,
while other members of their party will
be at the Carlton Hotel.
After rest of several hours at the
embassy, the President-elect and his
wife will leave for their call at the
White House, which will be brief and
rather informal.
The guests will return to the embassy
Immediately after the ceremony and
will be followed there within few
minutes by President Hoover. Under
established custom Mr.. Hoover could
merely send his respects by proxy, but
he perfers to make the cali in person.
Mrs. Hoover will be driven to the en-
bassy at o'clock. She will take
Sonora Ortiz Rubio in the White House
car back to the White House, where the
Inequalities of tea will await her.
The gning board of the Pan
American CSASn will receive President
elect Ortiz Rubio at the Pan-American
Building at o'clock and tonight at 8
o'clock Ambassador Morrow will give q
dinner in honor of the visitors.
The program for the remainder of
the visit includes trips to Arlington and
Mount Vernon tomorrow, a luncheon at
Woodley tomorrow by Secretary Slim
son, an exchange of courtesies with Vice
President Curtis, a state dinner at the
White House tomorrow night and q
visit to Annapolis on Saturday. The
party will leave Washington Sunday
night.
President-elect Ortiz Rubio, who had
undergone medical treatment at Johns
Hopkins University Hospital, in Balti-
more, was met in Baltimore this morn
ing by Arthur Lane, chief of the Mexi-
can division of the State Department,
accompanied by Col Pelham D. Glass
ford, assigned as special military aide
to the President-elect, and Capt Alfred
w. johnson, special naval aide. The
train left Baltimore at 11:10 o'clock.