Evening star

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Chief Executive’s son is Secretary

of Foreign Affairs of his country

and headed the Haitian delegation

at the San Francisco conference.

Mr. Lescot's brief greetings from

his father to the general were given

in French with Gen. Eisenhower

accepting the citation in English

in the name of the Allied Forces,

including Haiti.

He was accompanied to Washington

by other members of his delegation

and they witnessed the impressive1

ceremony at which the high honor,

of their republic was bestowed upon'

Gen. Eisenhower. In this group were

'Undersecretary for Finance M.

Pierre Chauvet, son-in-law of Presi

dent Lescot, and Minister for Na

tional Defense M Vely Thebaud. j

The Haitian President and his

family are well known in Washing

ton. Before taking the highest office

in his country’s government M. Les

cot was Minister to the United States.

At yesterday's event both the son

and Mme. Chauvet were renewing

acquaintances made when their

father was envoy here.

Invitations for the fete for Gen.

Eisenhower were issued in the name

of the Haitian Ambassador and

Mme. Liautaud and they stood with

the honor guest. Mme. Liautand

chose for the occasion a becoming

street-length gown of white crepe, j

Mme. Chauvet and her sister-in

law. Mme. Lescot, both had on black

sheer costumes.

The Haitians' love for red was evi

denced in the clusters of flame

color gladioluses used about the

Embassy. On the long table in

the dining room the piece de re

sistance was a very decorative plat

ter of sturgeon. Lobster and vege

table salads also were served along

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1945). Washington, D.C., 1945-07-08. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1945-07-08/ed-1/?sp=24

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1945-07-08.