Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1960-10-31

one of the Philippines largest
building construction firms, was a
recent Seattle visitor. He was
guest of Manuel S. Rustia while
in town. Oreta and Rustia worked
together years ago on contracts
including the SIS million U. S. Vet
Grams Hospital and the Far East
ern University building. Oreta's
firm was the largest contractor,
while Rustia supplied building ma
terials, especially structural steel,
cement, etc. to all the builders.
While in Seattle, MIR. Oreta was
personally escorted through the
Boeing Renton plant by Mr.. Rustia
where he is now employed as a
market research analyst for the
Sales Department of the Transport
Division. This was Mr.. Oreta's
first visit to Seattle although he
has been in the U. S. several times
and has Just finished a combined
business-pleasure tour through Eu
rope and the United States. He
also met to accompany home two
of his daughters who were in a
finishing school in Switzerland.
Prof. Jose Torres of the Univer-
sity of the East (Manila), stayed
in Seattle for several weeks where
he assisted a son enroll in Engl- /
neering at Seattle University Prot
Torres teaches Accounting in the
Business School, U.E. His son is
staying with Mr.. and Mrs. Ricardo
Morada. Mr.. Morada, following
graduation from the University OF
Washington last June, is now en-
ployed as Steward at the new
HYATT House Motel near the Sea-
Tao Airport.
Messrs. Robert SatO, cO-chair-
man, and TsuguO Ikeda, public re-
lations officer, of the Blaine Me-
mortal Methodist Church, spoke
on the Blaine Building Program
and $500, 900 Fund-Raising Cam
paign at the Fellowship Methodist
Church, I1O7 East Terrace, last
Sunday, Oct. 2. The occasion was
the Methodist Mems devotional.
The following Sunday, Oct. 9,
the Woman's Society for Christian
Service sponsored the devotional
which featured a poetic presenta-
ton of Biblical psalms synchro-
nized by beautiful color slides of
Northwest outdoor scenes and
male vocal intermission. These Of
ferings were led by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Dougherty of the Capitol
Hill Methodist Church.
Mrs. John n. Merrick, wife of
prominent local physician whose
son-in-Iaw is q. S. Vice Consul at
Bagdad, Iraq, stopped in Manila
last week en- route to a visit with
her daughter in Bagdad via Homo
lulu, Tokyo, Manila, HOngkong,
Bangkok, Calcutta and Tehran.
She will return to Seattle via Tur-
key, Greece and other European
cities. She is an atcive representa-
tive to the Seattle Council of
Churches.
Miss Imelda Aquino of Malabon,
Rial, where she taught at a Cath
Ollie school, has recently enrolled
at Seattle University as a grad
uate student in Education. She is
anxious to contact other university'
women from the Philippines.
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To the many public send-Off par
ties scheduled to honor Consul and
Mrs. Irineo II. Cabatit, an equally
large number of private dinners
were also held. When Consul Ca
batit, who has a continuous service
of IS years in the Philippine For
eign Service, leaves Seattle with
his family on board the NV.
RIAL of the Philippine Maritime
Company early in November, he
will enter upon a new phase of his
career which may later take him
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