Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-11
Society News
Visitor Finds
America
Friendly
Wife of Ecuudor's
Vice President
Louds u. S.
BY Selwo Roosevelt

It is the little things Ameri-
cans do to help foreigners feel
at home that makes a visit here
such a pleasure, according to
Sonora Alfredo Chiriboga, wife
Of the Vice President Of Ecuador.
Speaking through an inter-
prefer in an interview yesterday
at the Ecuador Embassy, Sonora
de Chiriboga told about some
Of the nice things which have
happened to her since her ar
rival in the United States two
weeks ago.
I'm Miami, where ! just spent
q week." she said, II went shop
ping and sightseeing one day
and could not find my way back
to my hotel. So I stopped and
asked the first person ! saw
who turned out to be q nice
gentleman who spoke Spanish.
He not only told me how to get
to the hotel, but saw that I
arrived there safely"
But the episode which touched
her the most took place in Wash
ington. Sonora de Chiriboga Is
visiting her Son-in-law and
daughter here, DR.. and Sonora
Fabian Eguiguren. He Is an off,
Ger at the Ecuador Embassy and
they only recently arrived with
their two children.
MY daughter and her hus-
band moved into their house this
week and a lovely lady, who was
their neighbor, came over to
offer her assistance. She learned
that the next day was my grand
sons second birthday and early
the following morning she came
over with a lovely birthday cake
she had made" said Sonora de
Chiriboga.
The visitor from Ecuador Is
classic Spanish-type beauty. Her
fair skin and regular features
are framed by her black, black
hair which she wears pulled back
In a chignon.
The main purpose Of her trip
here is to recuperate from a re-
cent illness and to see her two
daughters. CThe other one lives
In New York;.
Actually, these were wonder
fully convenient excuses to visit
the United States. a country I
have long read and studied about
and wanted to visit" she said.
my husband and I are both
great admirers Of your country.
and its role as the leader Of the
free world. And your country
and mine have much in common.
Even the structure Of our gov
eminent is much the same as
yours. We have q President and
Vice President who serve four
year terms, and two 1awmaking
bodies, a Senate and q Chamber
of Deputies" she said.
ut is especially appropriate
that today should be In this
land Of liberty-the land which
produced such great men as
Washington and Lincoln, for to-
day is the day when Ecuador
celebrates its independence from
SPAIN" she said.
Sonora de Chiriboga explained
that August 10, 1909 marked the
beginning Of Ecuador's struggle
for independence which finally
ended on May "a. 1922.
And in commemoration Of this
national holiday, Ecuador's Am
basSador. DR.. Jose r. Chiriboga
Che is a distant cousin of the
Vice President) gave a 6-to-8
party yesterday at the Embassy.
Sonora de Chiriboga, who was
the guest Of honor, shook hands
with some $50 guests, most of
them members of the Ecuador
colony here.
Sonora de Chiriboga will re-
main in this country for perhaps
two or three months. She plans
to visit her daughter in New
York, and hopes that possibly
the Vice President will join her
here toward the end Of her stay
and they will return to Ecuador
together.