Evening star., 1930-12-14
u. S. WILL HONOR
SIMON BOLIVAR
VIII Join Other Countries in
Homage to South Ameri-
can Liberator.

The United States is joining this week
with Latin American countries in pay
ing homage to Simon Bolivar, the lib
orator Of his own native Venezuela and
OF Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia,
on the occasion of the centennial of his
death.
Bolivar died on December IT, 1880, so
the principal ceremonies will be held
on that day, when the District Commits
sioners have asked that flags be flown.
The ceremonies on Wednesday will get
underway at IL o'clock, when mass will
be celebrated at st. Matthews Church,
with Rev. DR.. Robert H. Lord, pro-
lessor of history at ST. Johns Seminary,
Boston. officiating.
Wednesday afternoon addresses will
oe made in the Senate by Senator Hiram
Bingham Of Connecticut, and in the
House by Representative Henry w Tenn
pie of Pennsylvania, on the life and
works of the South American liberator
StimsOn to Address Meeting.
At 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson
chairman of the governing board of the
Pan-American Union, will address a
special meeting of the board, following
which members of the board will read
messages from the President Of the
United States and the chief executives
OF all other countries which are mem
.berS of the Pan-American Union. The
Marine Band Orchestra will provide
music for this meeting, and the George
town University chorus will sing the
Hymn to Bolivar"
That night, at $50 o'clock cere-
monies will be held at Georgetown Uni
versity, with Government officials and
diplomats from practically every Latin
American republic joining with the uni
Versity in the tribute.
DR.. w. Coleman Nevils, S. j., presi-
dent OF the university, announced that
the guests of honor would be the diplo-
mats OF the six Bolivarian countries
which owe their independence to Bolivar
Tributes in Address.
Tributes will be paid to the South
American patriot in addresses by DR..
James Brown Scott, secretary of the
Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace; DR.. Esteban Gil Borgas, assist
ant director general of the Pan-Ameri-
can Union, and by DR.. Nevils.
At the conclusion of the program
Brig. Gen. George Van Horn Moseley,
deputy chief Of staff Of the Army, will
place wreath at the foot Of a pedestal
in the hall bearing an equestrian statue
of Bolivar. Maj. William H. Hobson,
U. S. A, commandant of the r. o. T. C.
unit at Georgetown, and his staff of ON
GERS will constitute a guard of honor.
A bugler will sound Taps" at the end.
Special music will be rendered by the
Georgetown University Glee Club with
representatives of the Women's Fedora
ton of Music Clubs.
Following the exercises in CASTOR Hall
the president and directors of George
town will be hosts at a reception in
honor of the diplomats from the Latin
American republics. The diplomats of
a number of the European countries also
have accepted the invitation of the uni
versity.
During the week the Library of Con-
greSs will have on exhibit a large num-
Der of documents relating to the life Of
Bolivar and the wars Of independence
in the Latin American countries. The
exhibit will open tomorrow. It is the
property of Senor Jorge Corbacho,
Peruvian, who has spent the greater
part Of his life making the collection.