The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-10-23
How Washington Welcomed
Haiti's President LescOt

observed all this from his pen
alongside the driveway
Meets President Roosevelt
Inside President Roosevelt. was
seated He removed his long Gig
aret holder from his mouth smiled
broadly and extended his hand 70
President Lescot, whom he greeted
in French Stettinlus made the pre-
sentation The visiting chief ac-
cepted seat beside Mr.. Roose-
welt while Mrs. Roosevelt: to whom
he was presented by Mr. Roosevelt.
stood behind them Stettinius then
introduced NJ, LaCroi and VI. Liau.
taud
President Roosevelt introduced
Vice President Wallace and men,
bers OF the cabinet to the visitors.
who meanwhile had been standing
of 10 the side They were: Atty.
Gen. Francis p. Biddle. Navy Sec.
rotary Frank Knox. Interior Secre-
tary Harold Ickes. Agricultural Sec
rotary Claude A. Wiekard, Com
merce Secretary Jesse A. Jones,
Labor Secretary Frances Perkins.
Others present were Nelson A
Rockefeller, coordinator Of Inter-
American affairs: Sol Bloom, chair
man OF the house foreign affairs
committee. and Larry Duggan. chief
Latin American division, state de-
partment.
When formalities had been COM
pleted the two Presidents launched
into a conversation, entirely in
French. the trend Of which seemed
to be about matters In the Carib-
beans. Both men were in jovial
spirits. Mr.. Roosevelt spoke flu
emily but slow.
List Of Party Guests
Those attending the White House
dinner were:
The President: Fl. Z. Lescot, the
President of Haiti: the Hon. Abel
LaCroix. secretary Of state for e.
nance and national economy Of
Haiti; the Hon. Maurice Dartigue.
secretary Of state for public in
struction, agriculture and labor OF
Haiti; the Hon. Contran Rouzier.
under secretary OF state for infor-
nation and general police OF Haiti;
Col. Durce Armand. commander OF
the military department Of the nat
ional palace OF Haiti: H. Z. the
ambassador of Haiti tAndre Liau-
taud): Col Roche B. Laroche, mill
:ary attache. embassy Of Haiti
The vice president the speaker,
Mr.. Justice Owen J. Roberts. the
attorney general: the secretary OF
the navy. Sen. Charles L. McNary.
minority leader: Sen. Alben w.
B~kiey. majority header, Mon. "a
ward r. Stettinius, Jr. under secre-
tary Of state: Rep. Sol Bloom. chair
man, house military affairs COM
mittee; Rep. Joseph W. Martin. Jr.,
house minority leader: Rep. Charles
A. Eaton. Rep. John W. Mccormack.
house majority leader: Adm. Will
liam d. Lehy, Hon. Robert P. Pat
terson, under secretary Of war: Gen.
George c. Marshall. chief Of staff:
Adm. Ernest J. King. chief OF
naval operations; Lieut. Gen. Thom-
as Holcomb.
Mai. Gen. Edwin NJ. Watson,
military aide TO President Roose-
Welt: Hon. Leo T. Crowley. director
foreign economic administration:
Hon. Paul v. McNutt, war manpow-
er commission chairman; Hon. John
Campbell White, ambassador to
Haiti: Hon. Harry L Hopkins, lend
lease administrator: Hon. Samuel
I. Roseman, aide to the President:
Hon. George T. Summerl;n. chief
Of protocol division; Laurence Dug
gan. chief Of division OF republics:
Hon. Nelson A. Rockefeller, coor-
dinator Of inter-American affairs:
Hon. Elmer Davis. Owl director:
! 7N -A5z... Wilson Brown, PARE
Adm. Ross T. Mcintyre. Hon Archie
bald MacLeish. director. Library Of
Congress: DR.. l. S. Rowe director
general. Pan-American union: Mr..
Philip W. Bonsal, chief division OF
American republics: Stanley Wood
ward, assistant chief. protocol:
Brig. Gen. Eric s. Molitor. Y S.A.;
Capt. Andrew S. Hickey. U.S.N-
retired. 49,