Evening star., 1950-04-12
Gonzalez
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Gonzalez and flags of both Chile
and the United States have been
stationed on the Washington side
of Memorial Bridge and at Four
teenth and z streets NV, where
the reception stand has been set
up.
After crossing the bridge the
motorcade will proceed around the
Lincoln Memorial to Twenty
third street, right on Constitu-
ton avenue to Twelfth street and
left into Pennsylvania avenue.
After the stop at the District
Building the procession will 60 to
Blair House by way of Fifteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Shift in Transit Routes.
For the occasion the Capital
Transit Co. announced that serv-
ice on several streetcar and bus
lines in the downtown area will
be rerouted between and 4:30
pm. Between those hours no
streetcars will operate on Penn
sylvania avenue between Ninth
and Seventeenth streets NV.
Ceremonies at the District
Building will begin ut 1880 pm,
and will include selections by
the Marine Band. songs by Kay
n" Witt and Roy Roberts and
the Metropolitan Police Quartet,
and several talks, including one
by the Chilean President himself.
Although he speaks in Spanish.
1t will be translated by Edward
Tomlinson.
The day already has been pro-
claimed President Gonzalez vi
della Day" by the Commissioners,
and Commissioner John Russell
Young will present the visiting
dignitary the keys to the city dur
ing the gala reception.
The citizens committee plan
ming arrangements also an
nounced that children attending
the reception will be given SOU
venir flags Of the United States
and Chile.
IL Bands Along Route.
Along the motorcade route and
at the reception stand will be
ranged a total of IL bands, in
cluding the Marine Band, Air
Force Band and other service
bands, and the Metropolitan
Police Band. Between 60 and 70
color guards of various veterans
organizations will be stationed
along the route. Nearly TOO Ma
tional Guardsmen will partici-
pate in the activities.
The Defense Department as
signed crack troop units and u
of the fastest United States jet
planes to take part in the recep-
tion. Armored cars and some
1000 foot soldiers were ordered
along the line of march.
President Gonzalez, who was
invited to visit Washington last
year by President Truman, is ac-
companied by his wife, his daugh-
ter, Sonora Sylvia G. de CamposI
and her husband, Alfonso Campos,
a member of the Chilean Cham
Der of Deputies; Horacio Walker
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
his wife: Manuel Trucco, Under
secretary of the Ministry OF
Foreign Affairs. and his wife; Col.
Santiago Robes, military aide to,
the President, and 1t. Col.
Eduardo Middleton, air aide to
the President.
Here in Washington the party
will be Joined by Felix Nieto
del Rio, Ambassador of Chile to
the United States, and his wife,
and Herman Santa Cruz, chief of
the Chilean delegation to the
United Nations, and his wife.
Others in Ceremony.
Participating in the ceremonies.
in addition to President Truman's
party, will be Claude G.. Bowers.
Ambassador to Chile; Stanley
Woodward, State Department
chief of protocol; Rear Admiral
Walter G. SCHNEIDER, American
aide to the President of Chile.
and other officials.
Master of ceremonies at the
District Building reception will
be Bryson Rash of Station WMAL,
The Stars radio station. The
Police Band will play both "The
Star Spangled Banner" and the
Chilean national anthem.
President Truman will be host
to the Chilean Chief Executive att
a dinner tonight in Blair House.
MIR. Gonzalez family will stay
there overnight and move tomor-
row to the Chilean Embassy.
During his Wa chipufoo cto1,