Evening star., 1943-04-21
Two Guests Wearing
0yera||s Attend
Roosevelt Banquet
President, AviIo Comoche
Leove Melting Sherbet
To Broadcast
Ey the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MONTERREY, Mexico, April 21.-
President Roosevelt and Avila Ca
macho, President of Mexico, met
last night in a picturesque setting
after Mr.. Roosevelt'S unannounced
arrival in the Mexican city from
Laredo. Tex. The two Presidents
broadcast messages to the world.
Side by side, in casino at a mill
itary post on the outskirts of Mon
terrey, the Presidents let their Sher-
bet melt while they went on the air.
1t was an elaborate banquet as to
food, but not as to clothes and ac-
ceSSories.
All the men wore business suits.
There were decided contrasts. Mrs.
Avila Camacho wore diamond ear
rings. Two of the guests, represent
ing labor carnations, had on blue
denim overall jackets. Four Mex
leans arrived a half hour late, and
two places at one table were en-
ployed. Garlands of flowers decked
the banquet room, where 1l0 guests
we're seated at tables laden not only
with fancy viands, but also with
roses and gladioluses and bowls of
fresh fruit. The repast began with
a pony of Spanish brandy and ended
with coffee and champagne. with
servings of white and red wines be-
tween.
On a tiled terrace outside
overlooking a 'moat' and corner
of a swimming pool which made the
casino an island. 60-piece string
band garbed in the tremendous hats
and tight trousers of native charroS
played throughout the evening. Be
fore the meal the chief executives
conferred for two hours. The parley
was preceded by a review. drills and
calistehnics by 5000 school children
on the parade ground of the mill
tary city, and by tour of Monterrey
itself, where fun-loving Mexicans
cascaded a red snowfall of confetti
and roses upon the two Presidents.
At the palace of the Governor
Of the state of Nuevo Leon they re-
viewed a division of smart looking
troops of the 7th military district.
The men, some in glistening white,
others in olive drab, and some on
horseback and in motorized equip
ment, took half hour to pass by.
A rhythm strange to the American
spectators came from the feet of
marching men. who hit the pave
ment heavily with their left feet and
lightly with the right.
The procession through the town,
decorated proudly with sign and
banners of welcome-one of them
was made of red roses-WaS some
thing of cross between a street
carnival and an American political
parade minus the politicians.
Nearly 30 cars were in line when
the cavalcade rolled away from a
railroad siding where the Chief Ex-
ecutives exchanged their first greet
ings AS the automobiles turned
toward Monterey proper, drivers of
private machines jockeyed with con-
siderable success to join the parade,
just as some of the lesser politicos
have done when Mr.. Roosevelt has
made campaign trips by car.
Mexico's Pittsburgh, dating back
to the 18th century and snuggled
down among the Sierra Madre
Mountains. has more than 100000
people, and it looked as if not a
single person had failed to turn out
for the hands across the border
visit. They had had only six and a
half hours notice of the event,
White House officials said. and they
put on an amazing, tumultous DEM
onstration of uninhibted enthusi-
aSm.
President Roosevelt arrived in
Monterrey late in the day, with a
squadron of 10 planes whirring over
head in the form of flag. He and
Avila Camacho met in Mr.. Roose-
velt's private railway car. AS they
left it. band played the National
Anthems of their two countries. A
battery of field artillery fired a 81
gun presidential salute and the
Stars and Stripes and the red, white
and green emblem of Mexico inched
tn the tons of the pearhy f1aonclpc