Evening star., 1961-07-31
By BETTY BEALE
star staff Writer

Wnlle the temperature IN
Washington hovers around
80 degrees, there's q run
Government run, you might
say-on long woolen UNDER
wear at q local mems
clothier
For some reason that none
Of the Washington conferees
can explain the Montevideo
Conference is not being held
in Montevideo, where there
would be ample protection
from the wintry season that
now prevails in the South
ern Hemisphere. It Is being
held in Punta del Este, which
is a seaside summer resort
and therefore not equipped
for winter occupancy. Elec-
trio heaters will be installed,
but can they take the place
Of central heating?
This could be one reason
why none of the American
wives are going. Or perhaps
they are staying home be-
cause the purpose of this
conference is not to spread
sweetness and light in order
to win friends and influ-
ence people. Its purpose is
to get down fast to the busi-
ness Of getting the Latin
American nations to help
themselves. The idea Of the
Alliance for Progress theme
is "aided self help" but
heavily taxed Americans are
wondering why the Ameri-
can aid is so necessary.
Without pausing to think
one can name at least two
fortunes in Brazil estimated
in the hundreds of millions
that could do a lot toward
helping solve Brazil's own
economic problems.
BUT TO GET BACK TO
THE CHILLY prospects of
this Conference of Ministers
of Finance and Economy Of
the Inter = American Eco
nomic and Social Council
that begins with the flight
down Thursday and ends
with the return trip on the
10th.
SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY Doug Dillon will
undoubtedly take a heavy
winter wardrobe. Someone
told him that the current
temperature was about %
degrees.
New Assistant Secretary Of
State for ter-American AZ
fairs Bob Woodward, who has
been there, said it is more apt
to be a little above freezing,
but it's quite windy and he
is one Of the long woolen
underwear purchasers.
Other delegates who will go
prepared are Assistant Sec
retaries Of State Ed Martin
and Philip Coombs, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury
John Leddy, Ambassador to
the OAS deLesseps Morrison,
Secretary General Of the
OAS Jose Mora, Uruguayan
Ambassador Carlos Clulow,
who is president of the In
ter-American Economic and
Social Council; Chilean Am
bassador Walter Muller. Mr..
Woodward's deputy, Arturo
Morales -Carrion; additional
representatives tfrofn the
Treasury, Commerce. Agri-
culture and State DEPART
ments and from ICA, and two
Senators and two Represent
atives to be named by the
president Of the Senate and
the Speaker. AS Of Saturday,
none had been announced.
THE NAME OF CHILEAN
AMBASS SADOR Muller's
beauteous 18-year-old daugh-
ter Monica is being linked
romantically with the hand
some Third Secretary Of the
Spanish Embassy. Alfonso Al
varez de Toledo. Monica, who
was graduated from Stone
Ridge last year and attended
Georgetown University last
winter, has q job as a seere-
tary in the Spanish CONNER
cial Office on Massachusetts,
avenue, which is not, how
ever, where Alfonso works. But
the two are q constant pair
and q handsomer one than
Hollywood cauld have
dreamed up.
Incidentally, the Chilean
Embassy is getting a SWIM
ming pool in its newly
created garden. The garage
was moved to one side to
make room for it and the
whole charming to-do should
be finished by the end of Au-
gust.
POSTMASTER GENERAL
DAY will supervise the red
carpet treatment Of his
French counterpart, Michel
Maurice Bokanowski, who is
coming here with his wife on
August 4.
Despite the Importance Of
the American postmaster
generalship because Of the
huge volume Of mail handled
here-for instance Mr.. Day
SENRENJT