Newspaper Clipping, Brazil Herald, "Gen. Eisenhower's Third Day in Rio Culminates in Banquet at Itamarati"

SOUVENIRS AND Curios Semi-Precious STONES ZITRIN ERMAOS BRAZIL HERALD ZITRIN IRMAOS RUA BUENOS AIRES 110/112 RUA BUENOS AIRES 110/112 opposite the Flower Market Nopposite the Flower Market "Brazil's Only English Language Daily" VOL. 1 N.° 154 RIO DE JANEIRO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1946 PRICE CR$ 1,00 Gen. Eisenhower's Third Day In Rio Culminates In Banquet At Itamarati Supreme Allied Commander Receives Three Brazilian Decorations In One Day Inspection Of Aviation And Military Schools - Banquet At Brazilian Press Club As Guest Of Rio Newspaper Owners. Mrs Eisenhower Receives "Southern Cross" And Other Members Of Party Are Honored By President Dutra. The third day of General Eisenhower's stay in Brazil cul minated last night with a banquet offered by President Eurico Gaspar Dutra at the Itamaraty palace. The event was "full protocol" and gold braid. the world's outstanding military. deccrations and gallant uniforms vied with the be autiful dresses of the ladies present to make the secene one of the most colorful and impressive seen here since the be ginning of the war, The commander of the Allied armies in Europe and Af rica and Mrs. Eisenhower were decorated by President Dutra with the Grand Cross of the Southern Cross as part of the ceremonies and cordial speeches were exchanged by the Brazilian president and man* whom Brazil calls the "Gene- was the third decoration he ronautical Merit" and the "Mi- nal performance as Supreme ral of Victory" had been awarded by the Bra- litary Merit" cross. Major General Wilton B. Pe- The Southern Cross "Cor- zilian government during the The first ceremony took pla- arsons, Major Robert Shulz of don" which the general recei- day. The other two honors ce at 9 A .M. at the Aeronau. the General's party, War Mi. ved at the banquet last night were the "Grand Cross of Ae- tical School of the Afonsos nister General Pedro Aurelio Field, Goes Monteiro, Acting Foreign Arriving with his party, Ge- Minister Ambassador Samuel neral Eisenhower was greeted Souza Leão Gracie, General by Air Brigadier Armando João Baptista Mascarenhas de Trompowsky and the School's Moraes, Brigadier General Commander Brigadier Alves Commander of the Allied For- Secco. As the Air Force band ces in Europe". broke into a martial airs, the "I wished" said General "Generalissimo" reviewed the Goes - "that this ceremony Cadets and the regular Air could be held before the Bra- units formed at the field. Then zilian soldiers and who shar. General Eisenhower headed ed, on the battlefields of Ita. General Eisenhower, Ambassador Pawley, Acting Foreign Minister Souza Leão Gracie towards the official stand as ly, the struggle for liberty at the Itamaraty Palace the bands played the "Star which you directed. It is a great honor for me to decora- Ambassador William Pawley, to express myself with the Spangled Banner" and the Lieutenant General Hoyt Van- proper emotion of this mo- Brazilian anthem. te you with these insignias". Eisenhower Surrounded by War Minis- derberg, Major General Ale- ment. My intimate and direct The ceremony was conclud- xander D. Surles, Major Ge- contact with the press was ter Goes Monteiro, the Air Mi- ed a parade by the Vila Mill- neral Howard McC. Snyder, made in 1943 when Mr. Falsh Today nister, FEB's ex-Commander tar garrison, Charles H. Gerhardt, Briga- was at my Headquarters as General. Mascarenhas de Mo- AT BRAZILIAN PRESS dier General Gates, General representativ of American 0900 Departure for rais and a party of high U.S. ASSOCIATION Richard E. Nugent, the Em- sewspapers. Through him, I Rezende from Santos and Brazilian officers, Eisen- hower heard Colonel Fleiss, From the Vila Militar, Ei. bassy's Military Attaché, Ge- could understand and feel the Dummont Airport. the Air Minister's chief of seshower's motorcade returned neral Zenobio da Costa, ex- immense power of the "Sixth 1000. Visit to the to the city and passing along Commander of Brazilian in- Arm" over public opinion when staff, reading the Presidential the U.S. flag decorated Ave. fantry in Italy, Colonel Bina one attempts to spreedark Military Academy. decree bestouring the Grand nida Rio Branco, stopped in Machado, ex-Chief of Staff of truth. I feel, for this reason, 1620 Return from Cross Of Aeronautical Merit. having lived with newsmen in As the Colonel finished read- front Of the ultra-modern bu- the FEB, Heitor Beltrão, Os- Rezende. ing the citation Minister ilding of the Brazilian Press waldo de Souza e Silva, M. an excentional moment of his- 1830 Reception by Association where the Gene. Paulo Filho, Gastão de Car- Trompowsky stepped forward tory, deeply honored for-hav- a valho, Julio Barbosa, Oscar American Society at to place the Grand Cross rib. ral and his party attended ing received this expressive bon around Eisenhower's sho- uncheon offered to him by the Guerra Pontes, Hugo Barreto, the Rio de Janeiro ulders. Brazilian press. Manuel Lourenço Magalhães tribute of Brazilian journa- Country Club. A. Bastos Tigre, Francisco de lism. " The General smoke briefly Refara the which Minister of War General Goes Monteiro decorating Lieut. saying that he received this washeld on the ninth floor of Pauia JoD, João Melo, Bellsá- tribute in the name of all his rio de Seuza. Ozéas Mota, Ig- General Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg with the Cross of Mi. the ABI started, cocktails we- nacio Bettencourt Filho and litary Merit soldiers, dead or alive, as well re served. as in the name of the people Celso Kelly. At 13.4 - General seate