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In nFIorida TODAY
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Big Reception Awoits
Chilean President in
District Tomorrow

President Gabriel Gonzalez vi
della of Chile arrives in Key West,
Fla, today on his way to Wash
ington for state visit with Presi-
dent Truman and an all-out civic
reception tomorrow.
A procession from National Air
port and gala program in front
of the District Building will high
light the public welcome.
President Gonzalez, accompanied
by his wife and daughter and
several Chilean dignitaries, are
due at the MATS terminal at 3
pm. tomorrow in MI. Truman's S
plane. the Independence. The
visitors will be met by President
Truman and other United States
officials.
To Go Around Memorial.
A motorcade then will 60 from
the airport to Memorial Bridge,
around the Lincoln Memorial to
Twenty-third street, right on Con-
stitutlon avenue to Twelfth street,
where it will turn left into Penn
sylvania avenue. 1t will stop at
the District Building reception
stands for the official Washington
reception, and then go to Blair
House by way of Fifteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
The Chilean Chief Executive
and his party were to fly into Key
West today from Santiago, Chile.
They left Santiago today. They
will spend the night at the SUBJ
marine base where Mr.. Truman
only yesterday concluded a
months vacation.
In Washington tomorrow a one
and-a -half-hour program of mu-
sic and speaking has been ar
ranged by the Citizens Commit
tee in charge of the reception
Committee Chairman Edgar Nor
ris urged residents to see the pa
rade and attend the ceremonies at
the reception stand. Chilean flags
were being displayed throughout
the downtown area.
Program to Start at 2:30.
The program at the reception
stand is to start at 2::30 pm. The
motorcade from the airport is
scheduled to reach Constitution
avenue about 3:15 pm. and the
District Building about Is minutes
later.
The Metropolitan Police Band
directed by Capt. Charles Bent
ner. will open the program at the
District Building at 2::30 pm. The
Marine Band will play later in the
program. Others to be introduced
by the master OF ceremonies, Bry-
son Rash of the American Broad
casting Co. are Kay De Witt, sing
er; William Hi1lman, who will talk
on Chile; Roy Roberts, singer, and
the Metropolitan Police Quartet.
The presidential parties will be
welcomed by John Russell Young,
president of the Board of Com
mlssioners, who is to present a key
to the city to President Gonzalez.
The Chilean presidents speech in
Spanish will be translated by Ed
ward Tomlinson.
The Marine Band will lead the
procession to Blair House.
Streetcars to Be Rerouted.
Several downtown streetcar and
bus lines will be rerouted between
3 and 4:30 pm. the Capital Tran
sit Co. announced. No streetcars
will operate on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between Ninth and Seven
teenth streets NV. between those
hours.
The westbound Cabin John, No
20, and the Friendship Heights
line. No. 80, will operate to Ninth
street and then be rerouted by
way of F and G streets to Four
teenth street. where they will loop
back to their eastern terminals
Eastbound, those lines will loop
back at Eighteenth street NV. to
return to their western terminals
The Fourteenth street line, No
81, will be rerouted by way of
street NV. to First and B streets
Sc. and thence over regular
routes. Routes 80, North Capitol
and 80, Maryland lines, will lool
back at Fourteenth and G
streets NV. Eastbound, those
lines will loop back at Eighteenth
street NV.
Buses which operate to the ter
minal at Pennsylvania avenue and
Thirteenth street NV. will turn
back at E street between Eleventh
and Thirteenth streets NV
Route ST., the Sixteenth street
buses. will turn back at Twelfth
and E streets NV. instead OF
going to Pennsylvania avenue and
Twelfth street NV.