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Belaunde SpeaksOn Modern PeruAt Banquet“Peru, the romantic SouthFAmerican Republic, is not only Hu well known as the former center ionanlt;* •CO!of the Inea Empire and the strong-j el is hold of Spanish colonization in the Americas, but also for the fact that it has contributed the two outstanding Spanish American wo-|pre men of history, Santa Rosa de Lima, and Micaela Villegas, the 1 jTl Madame Pompadour of the Ar-jin gentine, a woman whose life has been the subject of novels, operas, me and even movies,” Rafael Be-1 his launde, son of the Peruvian ambassador to Mexico and now agraduate student in the Popart- (ment of History, told members of jSigma Delta Pi, honorary Span-lt; ^ ish fraternity, at their annual L (banquet Wednesday night. jBelaUnde related the Contribu •; f0 tion of the women of Peru during the various periods of thatcountry’s history. Peru is mythically supposed to have been founded by Maneo Capae. and his wife, Peru's first housekeeper.Mr. BelUnde told of the execution of the last Inea, and how many of his wives committed sui cide so as to escape the shame of having lost their sovereign and their freedom.miwicelitifccHfosENext he told of the beautiful women of Lima during the colonial | days. The deep black almond-shaped oriental eyes of the Limawomen, together with the small features and lovely hands and feet, j made them some of the prettiest J flt; women in America. I mLima today, Belaunde said, is n 1 noted for its many gardens of d ; beautiful flowers. He concluded j his talk by mentioning the many : v talented women in Peru today.w11aAt the banquet held in the crystal ballroom of the Driskell Hotel, s the tables were in the form of a cross radiating i$rom a central, table, and were beautifully adorn- 1 ed with bowls of red roses and 1 white larkspurs, and candelabra holding red and white tapers. Red and white, the colors of the flag [ of Peru, were used in honor of 'the speaker. Favors of candy dolls dressed in red and white were used. JVIn addition to Mr. Belaunde’sjl talk, three Mexican songs were given by Miss Elena Laudazuri, a i Mexican dance by Charlotte Davis and Margaret Weintraub, aceont , j «I panied by Miss Edith Johnston.11IA Spanish play was presented by | Lillian Runyon. Juan Martinez and Alfredo Roffiel.
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