Evening star., 1947-05-01

leo, Walter Thurston, Assistant Sec
retary of State and Mrs. Braden,
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew j. Connolly,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. Ross, Mr..
and Mrs. Woodward, and Mr.. Will
liam D. Hassett.
The former United States Ambas-
sador to Mexico, Mr.. Josephus Dam
iels was meeting many old friends
at the dinner. including the Mexi-
can Secretary of Foreign Affairs,
and the Mexican Secretary of the
Treasury,
Others at the gala function were,
the Mexican Ambassador to the Pan
American Union, DR.. Luis Quin-
tanilla, the Mexican Minister and
Sonora de la Colina. the acting
Director of the Pan American Union
and Mrs. Pedro de Alba, 1t. Gen
Matthew B. RidgWay, Gen. and Mrs
Leobardo C. Ruiz, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. j. Cary Jones, Rear Admiral
or Jorge Viesca Palma, Senor Rafael
Fuentes. Senor Enrique PARA Hern-
andez, Senor Carlos Violante, Mr..
Merrinan Smith and Senor An
tonic Diaz Lombardo.
Luncheon for AIeman
Earlier in the day the visiting
President was the honor guest at
luncheon of the chairman of the
Governing Board of the Pan Ameri-
can Union, DR.. Antonio Rocha, Am
bassador of Colombia; and the vice
chairman, DR.. Julian Caceres, Am
bassador of Honduras. Among the
guests were Mr.. Snyder, Mr.. Braden,
MIR. Thurston, Mr.. Woodward, DR..
de Alba, DR.. Espinosa de los Mon
teros, DR.. Quintanilla, Mr. Daniels,
Gen. Ridgeway, Admiral Jones, Ad-
miral Jurado. Gen. Ruiz, Mr.. Her.
nandez. Senor Fuentes, Senor Palma
Senor de la Colina, Senor Lombardo.
DR.. Martins, the Costa Rican Ambas-
sador, DR.. Francisco de P. Cutter
irez; the Guatemalan Ambassador
DR.. Jorge Garcia Granados; the
Peruvian Ambassador, DR.. Jorge
Prado; the Bolivian Ambassador,
Mr.. Joseph Charles; the Colombian
Ambassador, DR.. Gonzalo Restrepo-
Jaramillo; and the Dominican Re-
public Ambassador, DR.. Julio Ortega
Frier.
Others there were the Ambassador
OF Uruguay to the Pan American
Union, DR.. Jose Mora; the acting
representative of Argentina on the
Governing Board of the Pan Amer
lean Union, DR.. Ruben Dussaut: and
the acting representative of Brazil
DR.. Sergio Correa da Costa: the
Minister Counselor of the Cuban
Embassy, DR.. Jose Baron: the Min
lster Counselor of the Eeuadoran
Embassy, DR. Manual Navarro; the
Venezuelan Charge dAfaires. DR.
M. A. Falcon-Briceno; the Para
guayan Charge d'Affaires. DR.. Cesar
r. Acosta; the Panamanian Charge
d'Atfaires, DR.. Eugenio Chevalier;
the Argentine Charge d'Affaires. DR..
Martin Luis Drago; the Nicaraguan
Charge dAffaires, Col. Samilo Con-
zales-Cervantes; and the Chilean
riguez. y
The delegation and members of
the staff accompanying President
Aleman who were at the luncheon
included DR.. James Torres Bodet.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs: DR..
Ramon Beteta, Secretary of Fl
nance; and the assistant Military
Aides to the President, Mai. Missel
Ramirez Ponce and Mai. Manuel
Martinez Castro. Members of the
Mexican Embassy staff there were
the Counselors, Senor Don Vicente
Sanchez Gavito and Senor Don Car
los Benitez; and the Financial Coun-
Selor, DR.. Luciano Wiechers.
Among the visitors from Mexico
who attended were DR.. Alexandra
Carriilo, press secretary; Senior Don
Rafael Munoz, public relations Off
Ger OF the Foreign Minister: Senor
Don Salvador Duhart, Senor Luiz
Sanchez Ponton, Senor Don Fran
cisco Buch de Parada and Senor Don
Solomon de la Selva.
Rounding out the guest list were
Mr.. Benjamin M. McKelway, Mr.,
Eugene Meyer, Mr. Michael Flynn,
DR.. William Manger, Counselor of
the Pan American Union; Mr.. Edgar
Morris, Senor Patricio Healy and
Miss Peggy le Boutillier.