The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23
Attended Miss Roosevelt at Dinner
rendered by the President to Dis
tinguiShed French Visitors.

Washington. May z5.-President Roose-
welt entertained the French visitors at a
White House dinner last night. He re-
was assisted by Miss Roosevelt and by
Miss Carew, sister of Mrs. Roosevelt.
The Marine Band played in the red cor
ridor. The dinner was served In the east
room, and a drapery arranged over the
large triple window at the back OF the
presidents chair OF the French and
American flags was the most prominent
feature of the decorations.
The mantels were banked with white
peonies and ferns, and from the festoons
o fgreen cleaned small red. white and
blue electric lights. The flowers on the
crescent shaped table were old ivory
roses i'm tall crystal vases, alternated with
plaques OF meteor roses and carnations.
A pretty conceit, complmne tary TO the
sculptor OF the Rochambeau monument
was an exact reproduction in spun sugar
of the statue TO be unveiled.
SENATOR wETMoRE WAS THERE.
President Roosevelt escorted Nine. Ro-
ehambeau 10 the table. and the secretary
Of state. who sat opposite. took out Mrs
Root. Mrs. Payne, wife of the postmaster
general. was seated next to Count Lafay-
cite and Count Rochambeau next TO Miss
Carew. General BrUgere was seated by
Nine. de Margerie, wife of the counsellor
of the French embassy, and Miss Roose-
welt was escorted by Senator Wetmore
The guests were: The secretary OF
state, the secretary of war and Mrs. Root
the postmaster and Mrs Payne. the sec
retary OF the navy. the secretary OF agri-
culture and Miss Wilson. Miss Roosevelt
Miss Carow, the secretary TO the presi-
Gent, Colonel II. A. Bingham, the French
ambassador and Mrs. Cambon, General
Brugere, Vice Admiral Fournier. Count
de Rochambeau, Countess de Rocham-
beau. Count Paul de Schune de Lafayette
~ Alfred Croiset.
Brig. General Ferdinand de Chalendar
Captain de Surgy, Lieutenant Colonel
Paul Meaux Saint Marie. NJ. Ia Grave NJ
and Nine. DE Margerie. NJ. Jean Gille-
mine, Lieutennt Colonel Marsel Hermite,
M. Renouard, NJ Robert De Billy. Major
Henry Berthelot. Captain and Mrs
vignal, Lieutenant Commander de Fara-
mond. NJ. Jules Boeufve Lieutenant
Andre Sauviere-Jordan. Lieutenant Gus
tave Lejay Lieutenant Baron Maximilan
de Reinach de Worth, Captain Poilloux de
Saint Mars. Captain Etienne Filonneau
Captain Henry Lasson. NJ. Louis Her
mite Niscount Charles de Chambrun, NJ
Ferdinand Hamar NJ Henry Il. Gourd.
Senator Lodge, Senator Cullom. Senator
Morgan. Representative McCleary. Rep
resentative Hit, Representative Dins-
more, Assistant Secretary OF State Hin.
Hon. Herbert II. ID. Peirce, Admiral
George Dewey. Lieutenant General Nelson
A Miles. Major General s. B NJ. Young.
Commander Raymond T. Rodgers, Gen
eral Horace Porter. Cardinal Gibbons.
the bishop OF Washington, Mr.. s. T..
Langley, secretary OF the Smithsonian
Institute. and Mr.. Edwin v. Morgan Of
the state department.
TOAST TO FRENCH PRESIDENT.
President Roosevelt proposed a toast
20 President Loubct and the French
people. which was drunk Then Ambas-
sador Cambon returned the compliment
by proposing a toast 20 President Roose-
welt and the people OF the United states.
After these toasts were drunk. Secretary
Hay offered toast 10 the French vis-
tors. and, with the exception Of these
sentiments. no further speeches were
made.
The remaining members Of the notable
party sent TO represent The French gov
ernmcnt al the ceremony of nnvening the
Rochambeau statue arrived over the
PeDnsylvania Railroad
Only a small crowd was at the depot