Evening star., 1945-04-09
Sfettinius 10 Address
Pan American Union
Anniversary Service

American Union will be widely OBJ
served throughout Washington this
week. reaching its climax with the
official ceremony at the Pan Ameri-
can Union Saturday night, when
Secretary Of State Stettinius will
deliver the principal address. He is
chairman of the board of the Pan
American Union.
The formal function at the union,
which is an invitation affair, will
open at $50 pm. and will include
remarks by DR.. L. S. Rowe, director
general of the organization, and a
concert. The invitation list includes
the diplomatic corps of Latin Amer
ica, and many other guests.
Assistant Secretary of State Rock
efeller, who has supervision over
Latin American affairs in the State
Department, will be the principal
speaker at another Pan American
Day celebration at pm. Saturday
at the Departmental Auditorium.
This occasion, open to the public,
is sponsored by the Employees Coun-
Gil of the ONCE of Inter American
Affairs.
Will Welcome Guests.
Wallace K. Harrison, director of
the Office of Inter-American Affairs.
will welcome the guests. Entertain
ment will be furnished by the Wash
ington School of the Ballet, present.
ing folk dances of the Americas;
Irving Owen, pianist, playing Cuban
compositions, and the United States
Navy Band orchestra. conducted by
1t. Charles Brendler. A new film
"Gracias Amigos" will be shown.
Pedro Armendariz. Mexican film
star, soon to be starred in the Hunt
Stromberg- Mary Pickford produc-
ton, "Dishonored Lady," will be
presented.
The committee in charge includes
Chauncey Rowe, Willis Warren,
Jane Hutchins, Mildred Crocker,
Lucille Ritchie. Evelyn Reynolds.
Lorraine Hike, Gordon Reid and
Jane Pijoan.
The Club de las Americas" the
YMCA, Pan American Club, "El
Circulo Inter-Americano," and the
ter-American Center of George
Washington University will hold a
celebration at $50 pm, Friday in
the Interior Department auditorium,
c street, between Eighteenth and
Nineteenth streets NV.
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The program will be opened with
the Pan American anthem by the
Washington Civic Orchestra, Kurt
Hetzel conducting, followed by brief
remarks by Dr. Rowe.
Pierre de Boal, former American
Ambassador to Bolivia, will deliver
the principal address on "Of the
Substance of Peace" This will be
followed by Latin American selec-
tions by the Washington Civic Or
chestra and group of Latin Amer
lean dances. A group of local
dancers will participate in the Vir-
ginia Reel. The program will close
with motion picture on South
to the Land of the Conquistadores. :"
DR.. Francisco Banda c.. president,
Club de las Americas" will pre-
side.
Massing of Pan American colors
will open the United Nations Club
fiesta ball at $3.50 pm. Wednesday
in the Willard Hotel.
1t. Col. Edwin S. Bethlehem, jr.,
assistant military analyst of the
Office of Inter- American Affairs,
will direct the massing Of the COL
ors, and detachments of WACS,
WAVES, SPARS, soldiers and Ma
rines, together with the Drum and
Bugle Corps of the SPARS, will
participate in the ceremonies.
The fifth annual Pan American
reception of the Washington Gen
eral Assembly, fourth degree,
Knights of Columbus. will be held
at pm April 16 in the grand ball
room Of the Mayflower Hotel.