Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-05-15
CAPITAL Set to Welcome Dutro Wednesday

Official Washington Is putting
the finishing touches on plans for
a gala welcome Wednesday to q
good neighbor from the South.
President Dutra Of Brazil.
A real start in decorating the
city for the four-day visit will be
made tomorrow afternoon. when
workmen will begin hanging flags,
pictures and welcoming signs
along the route to be followed by
Presidents Dutra and Truman
from National Airport to Blair
House.
BY 4 pm. Wednesday, when
President Dutra and his retinue
are scheduled to arrive, about
1000 Brazilian and American flags
and more than 900 large portraits
of the visitor will be in place along
Constitution and Pennsylvania
avenues.
Edward Morris. chairman of the
Citizens Committee for the Re-
ception Of President Dutra, ap-
pealed meanwhile to all residents
OF the Capital area to arrange
their plans for Wednesday, IL
possible, SO they can be on hand
to welcome the Nations guest as
he drives through the city.
Mr.. Morris recalled that up
wards of a million BraziliansI
fttr,1nd p,it IN oraaf procidov1t Trtf
man in Rio de Janeiro when he
visited there in September, 1947.
Hemisphere relations can be i'm
portantly strengthened by SIM
liar demonstration of good will
here. he said.
This is one OF those rare oc- |
casions when the average citizen
has chance to make personal
contribution to the improvement
Of the international situation-in
this case, to the Good Neighbor
policy on which so much depends
these days" Mr.. Morris said.
Merchants are being urged to
decorate their windows. Colorful
posters with President Dutra's pic
ture are available at room 507 in
the District Building.
Both Federal and District work.
ers are to be let off from work
early Wednesday to allow time for
an orderly distribution of the
crowd along the line of march.
Federal agency heads have been
instructed by the President to use
their own judgment as to the
hour of dismissal.
Earlier dismissals will be ar
ranged for Government workers
who participate in the ceremonies,
as members of the National Guard
or patriotic and veterans organ
izations-so they will be able to
don their uniforms at home. The
District government will release
them at noon.
The two presidents and their
escorting caravan are to enter the
District via Arlington Memorial
Bridge. They will circle the Lin
coin Memorial, proceeding north
on Twenty-third street NV, to
Constitution avenue.
The route from there Is east on
Constitution avenue to the apex
of the Federal Triangle at Sixth
street N.W.-then back down
Pennsylvania avenue to the re-
ception stand in front OF the Dis
trict Building at Fourteenth street
NV. After the ceremonies at the
District Building. the caravan will
proceed to Blair House. moving up
Fifteenth street and passing the
White House.
Each lamp post along this line
of march, according to the plan,
is to be decorated with two Brazil
lap flags flanking an American
flag. Each also will support a
large photograph of President
Dutra. In addition. four huge
color photos of the visitor in his
military uniform will be suspended
from giant arches formed by Fire
Department ladders.
There will be plenty of music
during the parade. Thirteen bands
will be stationed along the route
They are the Marine Band, the
Metropolitan Police Band, which
will play at the reception stand;
two Navy bands, the band of the