Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16

tCOnI1nucQ from F1fSL RaEe.D
home at Massachusetts avenue and
Twenty.fourth street, will be . center
OF interest during the brief interval
during which the envoy will terminate
his affairs here, present his letters Of
recall and depart with his family for
Bogota. Colombia's next chief magis-
trate came to Washington in the Spring
Of 1922. and next TO the Minister from
Uruguay. Or. Varela, who was received
two years previously he is the Oldest
Latin American diplomat now in resi-
dence. He had already Q brilliant
career and he has steadily added to his
political strength during the eight years
of service In Washington. He had pre-
viously, when secretary Of state at
Bogota-and he was named to this lofty
post when he was only 2S-wiped away
the last vestige of resentment which
Colombia felt because of the Panama
Canal incident.
Minister and Sonora OIaya
OF Distinguished Families.
DR.. Olaya and his wife also come from
distinguished families in Bogota and
their ancestors were Of those who en-
tered the Spanish province Of New
Granada early in the fifteenth century
Sonora was before her marriage, which
was an important social event in the
Colombian capital soon after the BRIDE
groom had become secretary Of state,
was Senorita Maria Terese Londono,
and their home one Of the radiating
points for the higher political coterie
AS secretary of state DR.. Olaya was the
youngest man ever selected for this Of
fee in Colombia, or in any other coun-
try When he came to Washington he
ranked among the juveniles of the
corps, being only 80. He Is now only
Al and will be numbered among the
youngest executives elected in the
American republics, North or South. The
daughters of the President-elect are
Senorita Maria TereSe Londono Olaya
who Is in the senior year at Notre Dame
and Senorita Lucia, two years her jun
ior. 1t is unlikely that these pretty
maids will remain to finish the scho-
lastic term, but will accompany their
parents to Bogota probably the end of
April. They may, however, return next
year.
DR.. olaya is the first Colombian Min
lister chosen President of his country
during his term as envoy in Washing
ton, but Minister who served here
from 1002-4, Senior Jose Vicente, was
in 1914 elected President Of the republic.
Others Included in List
Of Distinguished Latins.
OF the prominent examples OF Latins
who have had successful diplomatic
careers in this Capital is DR.. Francesca
de Ia Barra, who was Ambassador from
Mexico from 1902 and during the
last year was named Provisional Presi-
dent Of his country pending o constitu-
tional election. DIR. de In Barra was O
distinguished scholar. and in later years
was exiled by the revolutionary forces
In control at Mexico City. He is now
Sorbonne in Paris. Emiliano Chamorro,
Minister from Nicaragua, was in WASH
ington from 1886, and in 1915 he re-
turned to Managua to campaign for the
presidency, which he obtained In 1917.
Diego Manuel Chamorro succeeded his
brother as Minister in Washington and
served until 1890, when he, too, ran for
President and was elected in 1920. A
highly appreciated Minister from Ecua-
dor, Or. Gonzalo Cordova, who was Min
iSter from 1885, was in 1924 elected
chief magistrate Of the republic. Two
Ministers from Panama have reached
the peak of political ambition, the first
Minister, Senior Domingo de Obaldia,
here from 1905-07. was elected Presi-
dent in 1908. and DR.. Belisario Porras,
after serving in Washington 1887.
was twice elected President, 1918 and
again in 1924. He had previously been
President in 1912. A Minister from
Chile In 1894-97, Dr. Pedro Montt was
elected Chief Executive in 1905 and died
in ONCE. Cuba's first President, Tomas
Estrada Palma, was for two years head
of the junta working for Cuban freedom,
assisted by Gonzalo Quesada, who be-
came first Minister to Washington when
the Cuban Republic was established.