The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-19
President Of Ecuador Arrives This Afternoon
Party viii
Stay Overnight
At The Little
White House

Inc fresl0eIll OF ECu3'
dor, His ExceIlency, Senior
Gallo Plaza Y LassO and his
official party will arrive in
Key West late this after.
noon enrOutc to Washing.
ton, ID. c.
The party will remain
overnight at the Little
White House at the Naval
Station before flying on TO
a week in Washington
where they will be enaer.
tanned a: Blair House by
President and Mrs. Tru.
man. Plaza is flying in The
independence, President
Truman's official plane.
The Ecuadorian paciy
will be met at Boca Chica
Field by navy Officers Who
will attend the arrival and
departure.
Official city welcome will be
extended by City Manager Dave
King and acting Mayor John Ger
bonel. King has ordered police
escort of two cars for the pro
cession TO The Little White
House
About a dozen cars will make
up the cavaleade which VIII be
escorted by the State Highway
Patrol, Naval Station Motorcycle
and the Key West Police, city Of
ficials and the press.
Members OF President Galn
Plsza's immediate party aboard
the independence include his wife.
Sonora Gallo Plea. His ENcellency
Senior Ne3taif Ponce. minister of
foreign affairs and Sonora Ponce.
His ExcelIency Senior Colon Ser
rano. minister OF economy: Sena-
tor Cesar Agusto Durango; DR..
Arnlando Pesante. ceremonial Of
ficef: Senior Cristobal Corneio.
private secretary and Major Con
zalo Ceramics and Captain Jorge
Salvador. military aides
U. S. Ambassador Paul Daniels
is also one of the Ecudoriaa Chief
Executives group.
Naval officers who will attend
the arriva. and departure arc
headed by Capt. c. c. Adell, UsN
commander of the naval base
here.
Other officers extending official
greeting at Boca Chica Field in
clude Capt. w. P. Stevens. nGC,
USN, commanding officer. Navel
hospital; Capt. M. Durski, USN,
commanding officer. surface anti
submarine development detsch-
ment; Capt. ]. ". Davis, USN.
commander submarine squadron
Four; Capt Harold Payson, Jr..
USN, chief staff officer naval
base; Capt. 81. Lawrence. ISN,
commanding officer fret All
Weather Training Unit: Capt j.
3. Swain. USN. commander. dc
stroycr division SOL: Capt, An
tl1ony H Dropp. USN, ee5naBnd-
ing officer USS Gilmore.
Comdr c. w. Fielder, USN. act
ing commanding officer, naval
air station; Comdr. F. A. Nusom.
USN, acting commanding officer,
air development squadron One,
and Crndr. G. E. Dawson. USN,
acting commanding officer, Fleet
Sonar School.
President Plaza was born in
New York City and was educated
in American schools and colleges,
one of which was George Wash
ington University.
During the depression. he even
sold apples on the streets before
getting Q job as a clerk At the
Ecuadorian embassy.
In 1887. after returning TO Ecua-
dor. Plaza began his political car
eer by being a member Of the city
council and then became mayor Of
the city Of Quito.
Two years later. in 1888, Plaza
was Minister OF Defense. BY 1914,
he was made ambassador to Wash
ington. Before becoming President
Of Ecuador. Plaza was a senator.
II is not known definitely what
the purpose Of the weeks visit
10 the Capital involves; but it is
expected that the conferences
with President Truman viii be
Of importance in Latin-American
relationships with this country as
il faces a crisis with the Soviet
y