Evening star., 1942-06-18

1imellght just now. Today, the Chief
of the Division of Cultural Relations
of the Ministry of Education of
Cuba, DR.. Pedro Vitier, and DR..
Pedro Cue, publisher of Ell Mundo,
one Of Havana's leading newspapers.
shared honors at luncheon at the
Pan-American Annex. The di-
rector general of the union, DR. Leo
S. Rowe. was the host and included
among the guests was the AmbaSSa-
dor of Cuba. Senor DR.. Aurelio F.
Concheso. Others present were the
chief of the Division of Interna-
tional Communications of the State
Department, Mr.. Thomas Burke;
the chief of the Division of Intel
lectual Cooperation of the Pam
American Union, Mrs. Concha Ro-
nero James: Mr.. Charles A. Thom-
son. DR.. Richard Pattee of the Di-
vision of Cultural Relations of the
State Department. Mr.. William H.
Lander and Mr.. Album D. West.
DR.. Cue and Mrs. Cue, who is &C
companying him on his tour of this
country, were feted at luncheon yes
terday by Mr.. Thomson of the State
Department The affair was given
at the Mayflower Hotel, and as at
the luncheon today Mrs. James was
also included among the other
guests, who were all men. In the
party we're the Cuban Ambassador,
Senator Tom Connally, Representa-
tive Louis c. Rabaut, DR.. Rowe, As
sistant Attorney General Thurman
Arnold, Mr. Harry FrantZ and Mr..
Francis A. Jameson of the Office of
the Co-ordinator of Inter American
Affairs: DR.. Pattee, Mr.. John Begg,
Mr.. Arturo Morales, Mr.. Carol H.
Foster and Mr.. Michael McDermott,
all of the State Department; Mr..
West, Mr.. Lander and Mr.. Jack
Beardwood.
DR. Cue is a former member of
the Cuban Senate and will spend six
weeks in this country as the guest
OF the State Department. His paper
has for many years maintained an
editorial policy of friendship with
the United States and of inter-
American cooperation.
DR.. Vitier was formerly Secretary
Of Education of his country. While
in this country he will visit leading
schools and universities as basis
for a report to his government on
cational methods in the United
States
Another luncheon on yesterdays
calendar was that given by the Pres
ident of the Philippine Common
wealth, Mr.. Manuel Quezon, at the
Mayf1ower Hotel.
The honor guest on this occasion
was Maj. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
assistant chief of staff for opera
tions. The two have been friends
since Gen. Eisenhower's tour of
duty in the Philippines. where he
served with Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thur in developing the Philippine
Army. Others present yesterday
included the Philippine Vice Presi-
dent, Sergio Osmena; the Secre-
tary of the Interior, Mr. Harold l..
Ickes: the Philippine Resident
Commissioner, Joaquin M. Elizalde;
the Philippine Auditor General,
Mr.. Jaime Hernandez; Maj. Gen.
B. j. Valdes, Brig. Gen. Thomas T.
Handy. Brig. Gen. James A. Ulio,
Col. Charles K. Galley, Col. T. J.
Davis, Col. A. T. Wilson, Col. Oscar
B. Abbott, Col John r. Deane. Col.
M. Nieto. Also 1t. Col. A. Soriano,
1t. Col. K. Velasquez. 1t. Col.
Alexandra Melchor, Mai. c. Men
Zsno, 1t. A. Madrigal. the Assistant
Secretary of the Interior. Mr.. oscar
Chapman; Messrs. Wayne Gov, A. D.
williams, Richard Ely, Weldon
Jones, Frank Waring. Mariana
Erana. DR.. A. Trepp, DR.. B. Limo,
DR.. Arturo B. Rotor, MesSrs. u.
Zafra, Juan Torena, J. Barretto. M.
FTana. DR.. A. Trepp, DR.. B. Dino,
Bernardo de Guia, Cayetano C.
Nagac, Gervasio G. Sese, Tirso N.
Santos. Nolasco S. Icarangal. Abdon
Senteno, Eustaquio de Leon, Eu-
eenio M. Fonbuena, Agapito Baldu-
man. Israel Mathay, Osmundo Rey-
nante, Emilio B. Butuyan, Leo
Gardner and James Wingo.