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for the firing of the 21-gun salute
from battery from Fort Myel
stationed in Capitol Plaza. The
smoke of the guns was carried by 9
breeze from the west across Unlor
Station Plaza. 1t was a very warm
day, with perfect weather under 8
blue sky which matched the blue ir
the Nicaraguan flag.
The Marine Band played first the
Nicaraguan national anthem ano
then "The Star Spangled Banner.
At the conclusion of the music
President Roosevelt, President So
moza and Brig. Gen. Watson got
into their car and moved away
heading the slow procession along
the parade route.
Seven hundred and fifty policemen
in special details held their posts
| along the parade thoroughfare to
hold back the crowd and make the
progress impressive. They were aug
mented with all the firemen not on
other duty.
From every other lamp-post flew
the flag of the United States and
the blue and white standard OF
Nicaragua. And between the flags
was hung the great seal of Mica
ragua.
Purpose Behind Visit.
Behind the ceremony attending
the visit is serious political pur-
pose.
The two Presidents will talk about
the proposed canal across Nicaragua
which is moot issue in this country
And they will discuss public work.
loan for Nicaragua to push develop
ment of the Pan-American highway
which, eventually, is to lead from
Alaska to Cape Horn. facilitating
communication between the Unitec
States and it's good neighbors" te
the South.
The recent establishment of ar
army division in the Caribbean al
San Juan also gives new importance
to Nicaragua. The healthy state o.
! Nicaraguan-U United States trade ane
the assurance of the supremacy o.
the democratic ideal are on the
| agenda for discussion.
An Emperor's Welcome.
At 11:15 the President left thu
White House for the station to taxi
his position at the head of the vel
coming group. The pageantry HI
led today will be no greater or
June when he goes again to the sta
ton to welcome the sovereigns of th'
empire on which the sun supposed.
never sets-the King and Queen O.
Great Britain.
However, the arrival tomorrow o.
the first royalty of the season, tht
Crown Prince and Crown Princes!
of Denmark, with aides and ladies'
in-waiting in their wake, will create
no such furore. For the Danes are
not visitors of state. They are only
exalted travellers. They will stay
not at the White House, but in 8
wing of the Shoreham Hotel.
With the Nicaraguan President
and his wife come DR.. Manuel Cor
dero Reyes, minister for foreign
affairs of Nicaragua; two aides
First 1t. Octavio Sacasa and Sec
ond 1t. Pedro Nolasco Romero, and
an orderly, Sergt. Luis Ocon.
At White House Tonight.
The most important officials ir
the United States were early at the
station to meet the Nicaraguans
who were to go at once to the White
House for reception of the heads
of all the Embassies and Legations
in Washington. After spending to-
night at the White House the
visitors will move to the Nicaraguar
Legation on New Hampshire ave-
nue., where they will stay until
Thursday.
Among the crowd of notables pres
ent to meet the party are:
The Vice President and Mrs. Gar
ner, the Chief Justice and Mrs
Hughes, the Speaker and Mrs
Bankhead, the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Hull, the Undersecretary
of State and Mrs. Welles, the Chair
man of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee and Mrs. McReynolds
the Chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee and Mrs. Pitt
man.
The Chief of Staff of the Army
and Mrs. Craig, the Chief of Naval
Operations and Mrs. Leahy, the
Commandant of the Marine Corps
and Mrs. Holcomb, the Secretary OF
the Treasury and Mrs. Morgenthau
the Secretary of War and Mrs
Woodring, the Attorney General, the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs
Ickes, the Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Wallace, the Secretary OF
Labor, and DR.. Leo S. Rowe, director
general of the Pan-American Union
Civil Planes Banned.
To keep the air clear for the mill
tary planes during the parade, the
Civil Aeronautics Authority ordered
civil planes not to fly between WASH
ington and Upper Marlboro, Md.
from 11:30 am. to 1890 pm.
Officers Of the Metropolitan Police
force were assigned by Maj. Ernest
w. Brown, superintendent of police
to act as motor cycle escort for the
Nicaraguans and the procession o1
high officials to the White House.
The arrangements to hold back thu
crowds attracted by the extraordi.
nary display included roping not
only the routes Of the procession, but
OF the Capitol plaza and the Union
Station plaza. The architect of the