Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
DR.. Arcaya Has Begun
His Second Term Here
As Venezuelan Envoy
Popular Minister Is Classed
Among the Able States
men and Scholars in His
Native Country.

DR.. Pedro Manuel Arcaya, who has
entered on his second term as Min
lister from Venezuela, is one Of the most
distinguished statesmen and scholars Of
his country. When he came to Wash
ington first and presented his creden-
tials to President Harding, in Septem-
Der, 1922, he had already been min
lister of foreign affairs, Of the interior,
attorney general and president of the
Senate and had achieved fame in the
domain Of letters and for his judicial
studies. He was named special Am
bassador from Venezuela in May, 1924,
to attend the ceremonies in Lima, COM
memorating the centenary Of Peruvian
independence. The Minister has, since
leaving Lima, been making historical
studies in connection with the National
Academy Of Caracas and writing eth
biological, sociological and ethnograph-
ical essays. He has also written the
chronicles OF the State of Falcon,
deemed a most important contribution
to early Venezuelan history.
When DR.. and Sonora Arcaya came
to Washington in 1922 their family
consisted of three children, Mariana, a
son, now Is; Isabel, who is IL, and
another son, Carlos. who Is 9. The
family now numbers children, of
whom Ana, who Is z, and Maria, 6,
were born during their parents resi-
dence on Massachusetts avenue, just
beyond Sheridan Circle Iganio, who
just months of existence, are natives
Of Caracas. DR.. Arcaya arrived during
the burning days of late July, and
after presenting his credentials to
President Hoover he sought a cool re-
treat for his family in Atlantic City.
Sonora de Arcaya and the children
will remain there until october, and
meantime the Minister has secured a
spacious legation at 2209 Massachusetts,
neighbor Of the Chilean Ambassador
and of the Egyptian, Swedish and
Austrian Ministers.
Sonora Arcaya comes Of exceedingly
interesting ancestors, the Urrutie family,
of Basque origin, the founders of which
located in Venezuela in the early chap
tiers of Spanish colonial history. She
was Senorita Maria Tereas Urrutia,
daughter of Judge Carlos Urrutia, who
was member of the Supreme Court of
his country. Readers of periodical
literature will instantly recall the an
mails of the Urrutias still dominant in
the Basque country and on both sides
of the Pyrenees, which have formed
the subject matter of several books
by Eleanor Mecein, 1.-The Book of
Bette" THE Story of the Basque Coun-
try" and many other volumes which
were eagerly devoured last Summer by
visitors to Northern Spain and Southern
France. Many tourists from the United
States turned from the beaten path to
see the gold coast" of the Basques,
a beautiful section of mountain land
where BasuueS who made fortunes in
the New World have built sumptuous
villas and have the most modern and
we'll kept farms. But Sonora Arcaya's
ancestors have been settled on the soil
of Venezuela since the middle Of the
sixteenth century.
The Minister Is member Of the
Royal Spanish Academy and had a
prominent part in founding the Vene-
Zuelan National Academy of Political
| Science. He is of commanding appear
ance, with kindly, genial manners. Senior
Grisanti, whom he succeeds, has been
! appointed Minister from Venezuela to
the Vatican, but he and his family are
still in Caracas and will not leave for
Rome until some time in the late
! Autumn.