Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-27
|Gronc|1i Party
Arrives Here
For 3-Day Visit
Italian President
Greeted at Airport
By Nixon and Dulles
BY MARY McGRORY

BY MARY McGRORY
Giovanni Gronchi, the first
italian President to visit Amer
lea, arrived in Washington today
for a state visit.
Military honors at the Military
Air Transport Service Terminal
were paid to the Christian Demo-
crat chief of state, who arrived
at los pm. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Gronchi, Italian Foreign
Minister Gaetano MARITIME and
Mrs. MARITIME and other staff
members.
Vice President Nixon and Mrs
Nixon greeted the Gronchis, as
did Secretary of State and Mrs
Dulles and Ambassador to Italy
Glare Boothe Luce.
From the Airport the 67-year-
old italian President. who was
elected to a 7-year term last May
| by the Parliament, was driven ir
/ motorcade to the District Build
| ing. there to be welcomed ano
presented the keys to the city.
ID. C. Welcome Ready
The District was ready with
| its traditional welcome.
In front of the District Build
ing on Pennsylvania avenue
twin aerial ladders formed the
welcome arch. decorated ir
Italy's tri-color Of red. white anc
green. The District Commits.
Isioners proclaimed today ''Presi-
dent Giovanni Gronchi anc
lSignora Gronchi Day"
An hour delay on the arriva,
time was met with swift aplomt
Iby the Government, which had
lin a February. 81 memorandum
asked that as many Government
lemployes as possible be per-
United to greet the distinguished
visitors.
When the estimated time Of
Iarrival at the District Building
was revised from pm. to 2 pm.
the Civil Service Commission
asked all department and agency
heads to exercise a reasonable
degree Of administrative liber-
atty in permitting employees te
remain out past their normal
lunch period.
White House Guests
| The President and the Foreign
minister and their wives were ex-
pected at the White House al
AIS to be greeted by President
and Mrs. Eisenhower. The
Gronchis will have the rest OF
the day to themselves at Blair
House.
| The next three days will be
taken up with round of official
visits and briefings.
On Tuesday morning Mr.
Gronchi will place a wreath on
the Tomb Of the Unknown Sol
der at Arlington Cemetery. AT
1880. he will call again on Mr.
Eisenhower and at l pm. the
Gronchis will lunch with the
Eisenhowers.
The party will visit the Ma
tional Gallery Of Art at $3.50 pm.
AT 8 pm. the Gronchis will be
guests of honor of the Nixons
| at a state dinner at the Pan
American Union.
On Wednesday, President
iGronchi will be visited by ALL
CLIO President George Meany at
Blair House. He will visit the Lii
brary of Congress and the Su-
Ipreme Court, and at 1915 will
call on Mr.. Nixon at the Capitol.
At 1890 pm, he will address
ia joint session of Congress, and
later will be the luncheon guest
of Speaker of the House pro tenn
Mccormack of Massachusetts,
and Minority Leader Martin OF
Massachusetts, at the Capitol.
Guests at Embassy
The Gronchis will be guests
.of honor at a reception given by
Ambassador Manilio Brosio at
the Italian Embassy at 5 pm.
The same evening. they will be
guests of honor at a state din
Iner given by Secretary and Mrs.
Dulles.
On Thursday President Cronchi
will visit Mount Vernon and
Georgetown University and be
guest of honor at a luncheon at
the National Press Club. In the
afternoon, he will visit the Pent-
agon for an Air Force briefing
by Gen. Nathan F. Twining. At
IS pm, he and Mrs. Gronchi will
be guests at a reception to be
given by the Women's National
Press Club at the Mayflower.
They will entertain In honor
/ of the Nixons at the Italian EN-
bassy Thursday night.
President Gronchi will leave
Washington Friday for Norfolk,
where he will inspect military
and naval installations. On Sat-
Iurday. the party will arrive in
iOttawa.
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