Evening star., 1941-10-21
LatinS
Feted at
Luncheon
Health Officials
And Diplomats
Are Honored

Distinguished Latin American
diplomats and public health officials
met at the Mayf1ower today for the
luncheon held by the International
Medical Society. Many of the hon.
ored guests from South America are
In this country to attend the meet
ing of the American Public Health
Association, held last week
Members of the diplomatic corps
present included the Ambassador of
Mexico, the Ambassador of Chile,
the Ambassador of Ecuador and the
Ministers of Costa Rica, Bolivia,
Nicaragua, Ell Salvador, Honduras,
Paraguay, Guatemala and the Do
ninican Republic. DR.. Hugh S.
Cumming, director of the Pam
American Sanitary Bureau, and Mr..
Harry Preison of the State Depart
ment also were present.
Representatives from Argentina
were DR.. Hugo D'Amato, secretary of
the National Department of Health,
and Mrs. D'Amato, and DR.. J. A
Sarelegui, radiologist of Argentina:
from Bolivia. Dr. A. IbaneZ Bena-
vente. Minister of Public Health, and
DR.. F. Torres -Bracamonte; from
Brazil, Dr. Teofilo Almeida, director
of the Federal Hospital Division of
the National Department Of Health,
and DR.. B. Saint PastouS.
Officials of Other Nations
Also Attend Luncheon.
From Chile came DR.. Salvador AL
iende, Minister of Health and Social
Welfare; Dr.. Jose Vizcarra. manager
Of Valparaisos Social Security Serv-
ice. and DR.. Rigoberto Rios Castro,
chief of Health Education from Co
lombia, DR.. Roberto Franco, Coun-
selor OF the Colombian Embassy, and
Mrs. Franco, DR.. j. A. Montoya of
the National Institute of Health and
DR.. J. Aiistazabal; Costa Rica. DR..
Mario Luian, secretary of Public
Health and Social Welfare, and Mrs.
Lujan: Cuba, DR.. Domingo F Ramos,
Minister of National Defense; DR..
Felix Hurtado, undersecretary of
health, and Mrs. Hurtado; DR..
Carlos E. Finlay. vice president Of
the American Public Health ASsocia-
ton: DR.. E Saladrigas, director of
the Finlay Institute, and DR.. Mario
LIE Roy, secretary of the Finlay In
stitute: Dominican Republic officials
were DR.. Wenceslao Medrano. Min
lister of Health and Social Welfare,
and Mrs. Medrano, and DR.. L. F.
Thomen.
From Ecuador we're DR.. J. A. Mon
talvan, assistant director of health;
El Salvador. DR.. Victor Sutter, ma
tional director of health; Guate-
malans included DR.. c. EStevez,
director general of public health,
and Mrs. Estevez; Haiti, DR.. Ru
Leon, former undersecretary of pub
lie health; Honduras, DR.. P. Odonez
Diaz. national director of public
health, and Miss Betty Ordonez;
Mexico, DR.. Mario Quinenes, secre-
tary of the Department of Health,
and Mrs. Quinenes; DR.. Angel de
la Cara Brita, director of the
School of Public Health; DR.. Gus
tavo A. Uruchurtu, chief of the
Office of health education; DR.. and
Mrs. Joaquin Astorga, chief of the
rural hygiene Office, and Mrs. Valdes
of the Department of Public Health.
Nicaraguans present were DR.. L.
M. Debayle. national director of
public health; Paraguay, DR.. Paul
Pena. director of public health, and
Mrs. Pena; Peru. DR.. j. M. Estrella
Ruiz, director Of public health;
Uruguay, DR.. J. C. Mussio Fournier,
Minister of Public Health, and Mrs.
Fournier; Venezuela, DR.. A. Castillo
Plaza, director of public health;
Puerto Rico, DR.. z. Garrido Morales,
commissioner of health, and Mrs.
Morales.