Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
DR.. Herman Velarde
To Spend One Year
In European Travel
Peruvian Ambassador, Who
VIII Be Diplomatic Dean,
Following British Envoy,
Is Not Retiring.

DR.. Herman Velarce, who has been
Ambassador from Peru since March "a
1924, will not quite complete his six
years OF service in Washington, since
he is sailing on the lie de France on
March and viii go directly to Paris
TO join Sonora Velarde and other men,
bers OF his family, who have for years
made their home in the French CAPITAL,
But despite statements to the contrary,
DR.. Velarde has not resigned from the
Peruvian foreign service nor has he
any intention of doing so. He has
asked and has been granted a years
leave OF absence, most of which is to
be passed in travelling in Europe. At
the end OF this period he will be
assigned to some other post. He will
De dean OF the corps about two weeks,
as Sir ESme Howard leaves washington
February 20.
IS Years in Foreign Service.
The retiring Ambassador is one of
the most distinguished diplomats of his
country and he has spent nearly SO
years In the foreign service. He is a
native OF Lima and is the son of Gen.
Manuel Velarde, q gallant military
leader and chief Of staff in his country
during the middle 1905. His grand
father was Gen. Simon Velarde Y
Cavera, one of San Martins ablest
assistants in winning Peruvian in
dependence. Although the retiring Am
bassador was trained for the foreign
service, he had his baptism of fire in
the War of the Pacific, when he was
listed In battalion made up exclusive
~ Of university professors and students
and of scientific men. He entered as a
private, but had attained the rank of
lieutenant before the conflict ended and
he returned. to his studies.
DIR. Velarde has seen service in al
most every country of the Latins in the
Western World and he has been sent on
many important special missions. He
was named envoy Of Peru to act with
Baron Rio Branco in adjusting a
boundary dispute with Brazil. In 1928
ne was one OF two delegates sent to
Washington to hold the conference with
Chilean delegates regarding the long
dispute over Tacna-Arica. A year later
he was made Ambassador to the United
States. A gentle, kindly person, DR..
Velarde has made hundreds of friends
during his six years residence and it
Is his supreme diplomatic triumph that
the tangle about Tacna-Arica and the
nitrate problem has been amicably adj
Justed in Washington with the aid of
this Government and Of the Chilean
Ambassador, Senior Davila.
Sonora Velaroe has never come to
washington during her husbands term.
She is "a poor sailor" and dreaded the
voyage. She has been living with a
married daughter in Paris, and has
been much interested In the education
OF the grandchildren. Senior Hector
Velarde, who came to washington as
secretary to the Ambassador his father
remained in that role for three years.
He had, however, been educated at
LEcole des Beaux Arts in Paris as an
architect and while on a visit to his
mother in 1927 he married a Peruvian
lady of much charm, Senorita Leanora
zamballos, and soon after resigned
from diplomacy. He is now practicinE
his profession as architect with much
success in Lima.
DR.. VeIarde's Successor.
The Ambassador designate from Peru.
DR.. Manuel Freyre y Santander, now
Minister to London, is expected in
washington sometime in April. In re-
turning to Washington he has honors
apart from his brilliant career in
diplomacy. For he is a native son and
was born In the Capital in 1880 during
the incumbency of his father, COL
Manuel Freyer, as Minister here. He
was about 4 years old when he left
Washington, but he returned in 1907
and remained for almost 10 years as
first secretary Of legation. He was made
charge d'affaires in 1916, and was
Minister from 1917 until 1918, when
he was sent to Mexico. The elder
Manuel Freyre, as Minister here. He
lomat, had married Senorita Clementina
Santander, daughter Of the national
hero Of Colombia, Gen. Francisco de
Paulo Santander. The Peruvian lega-
ton, under this gracious lady, was .
notable social center during the last
Grant administration and all through
that Of Rutherford 3. Hayes. On
January %, 1928, when the Colombian
Minister, Senior Enrique Olaya, pre-
sented to the Hall of Fame in the Hall