Evening star., 1947-04-29

salute at the Mexico City Airport
Another plane, carrying Mexican
newsmen and correspondents, left
the airport several hours earlier in
order to be in Washington before
arrival of the official party.
Party Includes AIeman's Son.
The presidents party includes
his 14-year-old son, Miguel, two
members of his cabinet-Secretary
of the Treasury Ramon Beteta and
Foreign Secretary Jaime Torres
Bodet: United States Ambassador
Walter Thurston. and five aides.
During his stay in this country
President Aleman is expected to
seek aid for his governments vast
irrigation. industrial and power de-
velopment program.
In farewell message, he remind
ed the Mexican people to watch the
newspapers to learn "the ideas that
induce me to make this visit to
the United States"
President Truman will leave the
White House at $3.50 pm. to 60 to
the airport to greet his distinguished
guest, whose arrival is set officially
for pm. At the airport Mr.. Tru-
man will be joined by members of
his cabinet.
The B-29s accompanying the
Sacred Cow" are not to land, but
are to be Joined by a group of P-S0
Shooting Stars in an aerial review
over the route of the presidential
motorcade before returning to Fort
Worth.
Greeting to Be Televised.
The greeting scene will be caught
by television cameras, and the re-
marks of the two presidents will be
broadcast. The welcoming cere-
monies will take place in front of
the Air Transport Command ter
minal building and will be open to
the public, subject to Secret Service
restrictions.
Military honors will be accorded
by the Army Band and the 504th
Parachute Infantry Regiment, a
unit Of the 82d Airborne Division.
The two Presidents will inspect the
regiment together before leaving
the terminal.
Their motorcade will enter Wash
ington by the Memorial Bridge. At
the Lincoln Memorial end, it will
pass under an inverted "V' formed
by fire department extension ladder
trucks, from which large Mexican
flag and welcoming banner will
be hung. The Army Air Forces Band
will be stationed at this point.
Crowd of 250,O00 Expected.
A crowd expected to reach $50 900
persons will honor President Aleman
as he rides with President Truman
in an open automobile down Con-
stitution avenue to Sixth street NV.
and back on Pennsylvania avenue
to the District Building.
+ The motorcade will reach the re-
ception stand there at about 4:45
O'Clock. The two presidents will not
leave their car, but President Aleman
will respond briefly when presented
the key to the city and a scroll by
Commissioner John Russell Young.
Engineer Commissioner Gordon R.
Young will offer an additional
greeting in Spanish, and Commits
sioner Guy Mason will join in the
welcome.
The program at the District
Building is to begin at 4:45 o'clock.
1t will include a band> concert, in
PRODUCTION of prominent personages
present and songs and dances ap-
propriate to the occasion. The
Audience there is to be kept in
formed of happenings at the air.
port and approach Of the motor
cade by means of a public address
system.
High school cadets and Boy and
Girl Scouts will be released from
classes early in order to take their
positions. Government employees
will be released at 4 o'clock if their
regular hours of work extend be-
yond that time.
Eighteen bands, supplied by
schools and patriotic and fraternal
organizations, will provide music
along the route, and 10000 Mey
lcan flags will be distributed to
tSee ALEMAN page A-61