Evening star., 1939-05-24

N I, QOuDle- w. H. Snlppeh' Jr.
breasted blue coat His long fin
gered hands were beautifully mani
cured and steady as a rock when he
offered matches to the gueSts-flrst
holding the flaming sticks away
while the sulphur burned from the
tip.
The tourist official had a Clark
Gable muStache and was almost too
handsome. He was at the beck and
call of some 300 delegates and their
wives attending an international
congress of postal officials in the Ar
gentine-guests from almost every
country in the world, whose wants
as to transportation, hotel accom-
modatlonS, food, etc, were even more
complex than their languages.
Off-Season Staff Suffices.
We met him at a splendid summer
resort hotel in the Slerras of Cor
doba-the Eden, about so miles west
of here. The season for the noun
tain hotels is December, January and
February, but the staff on hand was
sufficient to provide an elaborate
Argentine luncheon, including wines
and champagne, for some 400 tram
sient guests.
Our little party merely happened
by, but the tourist official had time
for us, although, for more than a
week, he had been accompanying
the postal authorities on a tour of
the surrounding country. He and
another young ofhcial-Who was driv-
ing us on country trip-in-
troduced DR.. William M. Mann, di-
rector of the National Geological
Park. and Mrs. Mann to the Gov
ernor of the Province of Cordoba
and found seats for us in the crowd
ed banquet hall.
After we had been seated the first
official bowed from the waist. "Zank
you so much for coming" he said.
The fellow had at least a score of
immediate demands to attend to-
How does he do it?" I asked
"Ah,' said the Argentine in our
party, he is an old campaigner!"
But I thought your Tourist Bu-
reau was less than year old?"
Veteran Nevertheless.
That is correct But he is still
the old campaigner Before he en-
tered the tourist business he was -
what do you North Americanos say2
the gentleman soldier of fortune
He has fight in three wars. The
Chaco-the Green He'll" you say
and other places. He has been shot
some times and knitted. He is an
excellent rider, an old campaigner
and accustomed to stay awake at
nights otherwise he might not
wake up feeling so good . you
comprehend"
After luncheon the old cam
painger escorted us to our car. He
saw the ladies and gentlemen CON-
fortably seated, he offered cigarettes
all around, shook hands and boWeo
many times.
when do you plan to get sorne
sleep?" asked.
sleep, sir" he said, blinking his
eyes, Il have no wish for sleep
when so many charming guests ars
here to entertain me with their con-
versation! I look forward to en-
joying them for two days yeti"
Service With More Smiles.
The young officer who was as
signed to Dr. Mann and his party
was equally as courteous. His car
and his time were at our disposal
some II hours a day He drove us
over perilous mountain roads, to
ancient monasteries, shrines ara
spacious resort hotels; he saw that
we enjoyed the best foods and serv-
ice in a country where both are
abundant; he arranged hotel &C
commodations, shopping tours, ard
side trips; he helped us cash travel
ers' checks and acted as Interpreter
in country where almost no Eng
lish is understood
This evening, when DR.. Mann