The Washington times., 1936-02-01
Appealing Contrast in Furnishings

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the hostess and provides a d
Sonora de Pastoriza. who spent
her girlhood in a convent in New
York (that is the secret Of her
nearly accentless English). and
who has made it a practice to
spend bit of time there eacn
year, Is not such a stranger to
this city as most newcomers to
the diplomatic circle, as she Wis
tied her late brother and his wife,
Senior and Sonora de Espaillat.
She is fond of out-of-door sports
but is an especial devotee Of bridge
and dancing.
College Student
Senor Andres, the eldest son,
who is named for the minister, is
a Junior at Brown University and
now that graduation is in sight
has planned to enter the Harvard
business school. The little girl,
who is named for her mother, is
called "Mathildita" and young
Tomas is better known as
jimmy"
Both the envoy and his charming
wife are aviation enthusiasts and
are indeed happy over the fact
that their own native land is just
a little over 20 hours away as the
crow flies. It is small wonder that
they are delighted to be so near.
for the Dominican Republic is
truly an enchanting place, min
Cling its tropical beauty with the
Splendor that can be acquired
only through the passing OF cen
turieS.
Santo Domingo, now called Tru-
lilo City, the oldest capital in all
America, was founded August =,
1895, by Bartolome Columbus,
brother of the discoverer.
It was named Santo Do
mingo because the first stone
was laid on a Sunday which hap
pened to be the day Of Saint
Domingo. Today. almost four
centuries later, one may walk the
same streets, worship in the same
churches, view the same scenes
many of them little changed-that
the earliest European adventurers
in an unknown land bequeathed
to poSterity
Interesting Edifices
Many of the first buildings to
be constructed in the New World
are in this little old city, some in
a perfect state Of repair while
others have long since fallen into
ruin.
There is the Holy Cathedral,
which, because of its association,
is the most treasured Of all. In its
peaceful sanctuary is the crypt OF
Christopher Columbus. The ca.
thedral was started in 1914 and
was completed in 1541 and its
great arches are replica Of those
in the Cathedral at Sevilla. It is
interesting to know that in 1886 1t
was made the headquarters OF Sir
Francis Drake and a solid shot,
half embedded in its roof, serves
as a reminder Of his unwelcome
visit and as evidence Of the skill
of his gunnerS.
Then there is the Church of St
Nicolas, only a portion of whose
walls remain. This, the first
church to be built in the New
World, was commenced in 1903
and finished five years later. In
one of the walls there is an iror
ring to which anyone pursued BY
the authorities might cling anc
claim sanctuary and exemption
from arrest-which right was
never violated.
Festive Week
On February % a great cele
bration is to take place in Tru
jillo City, when its principal boule
ward, a beautiful palm-lined ave
nue. along the shore Of the Carib
bean Sea, will be officially .dedi
Gated as George Washington Ave
nue. as a tribute from the Domini
can people to our first PreSiden
and country. There will be {
week of festivities, starting will
February %, when the dedication
will take place, and ending with
the 9th, the national holiday O
the Dominican Republic.
There is rumor now going tht
rounds of the city that about q
officials and other WashingtonianI
will receive invitations from tn,
government of the little republi,
for this series of events, and al
Of Capital society is breathlessl!
waiting to see just what will hap
pen and who the lucky one
will be.
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