Word: visitant
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Itamarati Palace itself, Foreign Office officials were too busy with details of President Truman's September visit to have even settled the hour of the conference's opening at the Quitandinha Hotel. Nor had places been found for delegates to stay. Secretary Marshall, with a Quitandinha suite, an office in the Rio Embassy and the promise of a house, was lucky. But delegates who looked forward to long Rio weekends would have to scramble for rooms...
...Shah of Persia's beauteous twin sister, Princess Ashraf Pahlevi, who said she wanted to "familiarize myself with methods of social work," was the latest Mohammedan celebrity to set out on a U.S. visit...
Virginia-born Lady Astor, usually handier with vinegar than honey, paid her native land a pretty tribute as she sailed for Britain after another visit home: "Despite the radio, movies, and the selling here-some of them would sell their own grandmother if it would do any good-the people are the soundest, sanest and most generous people in the world." For Russia, she expressed what almost sounded like sympathy: "Look at Russia's internal problems. Look what she has to do with that vast country of hers-feeding all those people, and cleaning them...
With the above facts in mind, the resolutions passed yesterday by a self appointed group, meeting in Phillips Brooks House, appear somewhat presumptive. Those present represented no organizations. They were assembled only after learning of Mr. Wallace's projected visit...
...those who passed it extremely suspect. They appear to be inordinately concerned with getting their names or the names of organizations to which they may belong associated with that of Mr. Wallace. There was no question of the competence of AVC to handle the details of the Wallace visit, nor was there any doubt that he would attract a capacity crowd, yet AVC is to be the recipient of some free advice on the conduct of its affairs. Such action suggests the presence of a willingness and an intent to appropriate part of the credit for work already done...