Evening star., 1962-05-01
By DAISY CLELAND
Star Staff Writer

By DAISY CLELAND
Star Staff Writer
Vice President and Mrs.
Lyndon johnson stepped on
Nicaraguan soil briefly last
night to receive tributes
Dean of the Diplomatic
Corps and Mrs. Sevilla-Sa-
casa were hosts at q dinner
at their embassy and later a
reception in honor Of the
Vice President and Lady
Bird.
The flower.filled embassy
was the setting for the din
ner exchanges of toasts be-
tween the Vice President and
DR.. Sevilla-SacaSa.
1T is q singular honor in
deed for Mrs. Sevilla- -Sacasa
and myself, as well as q mo-
tive Of infinite satisfaction to
have you at our home tonight.
You must feel in this Mica
raguan home our friendship
and the admiration for the
United. States Of America,
bulwark Of peace and Of lib
erty, as powerful as it is gen.
erous. as heroic as it is
noble"
Vice Presidents Response
From the Vice President:
-Four hundred and seventy
years ago the discovery Of
the Western Hemisphere sig
nailed great and challenging
opportunities in the search
for a better way Of life in a
new world. Now we are on
the Threshold Of golden op-
portunity by joining to-
gether in striving for the
same goals.
For man now holds in his
mortal hands the power to
abolish all forms Of human
poverty, to improve our
standards of living and raise
the literacy rate. Together
we can bring about a peace
full revolution in the better
ment Of mankind and there
by frustrate violence in all
its forms.
II would like to quote from
Rubin Dario, one Of the
greatest lyric poets of Span
ish literature and also q
Nicaraguan:
Ito 90 topdrd the future,
TO neuke, II not a paradise.
A happy home for the i0orker
In the fnllneSs Of cittsen-
ship"
The guests Of honor and
their hosts gathered early to
pose for photographers. with
the two women looking the
top of springtime. Mrs.
JohnsORswas wearing a'floos-
length print dress Of gold,
red and green. and Mrs. Sc
villa-SacaSa was in a deep
blue with touches of white.
Dinner Guests
Among the dinner guests
were Senator and Mrs.
George Smathers, Senator
and Mrs. Thomas Kuchel,
Senator and Mrs. Ralph Var
borough, Representative and
Mrs. Homer Thornberry, Un-
dersecretary Of State and
Mrs. George McGhee. Assist
ant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Edwin Martin, and
Chief Of the Nicaraguan Army
and Mrs. Anastasio Samoa.
The latter is the brother
Of the President of Nicaragua
and the brother Of the Am
bassador's wife. He visits this
country frequently and on
this trip was the guest of the
Mayor Of st. Louis for the
last three days, flying to
Washington Just for the din
ner last evening.
Others at the dinner were
Chief Of Protocol Angler
Biddle Duke. Miss Letitia
Baldrige, social secretary to
Mrs. Kennedy; Administra-
tor Of the National Aeronaut-
les and Space Administration
and Mrs. James Webb, Mr..
and Mrs. Dale Miller, Mrs.
Salvadora Samoa, mother
Of the hostess, who spends
about six months a year here,
and DR.. Algeria. Minister
Counselor Of the embassy.
Guests after dinner ar
rived at the appointed hour
Of 10:15. They included mem
bers of the diplomatic corps,
the Organization Of Ameri-
can States. Congress and resi-
Dental society.
The later guests nibbled
on caviar and slipped cham
payne as they strolle d
through the embassy rooms
and out onto the terrace and
gardens which were lighted
and blooming. Many even
went on to the swimming
pool where a bar was set up.
," A small orchestra from
Sidney was on hand with
: instructions for no dance
music. This changed quickly,