The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-22
A NOTABLE PARTY.
Distinguished Frenchmen at
ROchambeau Ceremony.

Washington, May 22.-The remaining
members of the notable party sent to
represent the French government at the
ceremony of unwilling the ROchambeau
statue, arrived here over the Pennsyl-
vania road at II o'clock this morning
from Annapolis, which point they
reached yesterday on the Gaulois. Only
a small crowd was at the depot to greet
the distinguished visitors. Besides the
police escort, troop 9, OF the Second
cavalry, from Fort Myer, was drawn up
in front of the station and Saluted on
the appearance of the visitors. Assist
ant Secretary Pierce of the state de-
partment entered the first of the open
carriages in waiting with the ranking
members of the party and several men,
berS of the French en- baSSy also acted
as escort. All of the iNrty including
the embassy attaches, wore the uniform
of their rank.
The carriages. about dozen in num-
Der, wheeled into Pennsylvania avenue
and proceeded to the White House,
where Count Rochambeau and his
party Ambassador and Madame Cam
bon and others waited to greet them
and where at 1890 o'clock President
Roosevelt officially received the party
in the east room. The carriages were
preceded by an escort of mounted and
bicycle policemen and the cavalry troop.
AS the party neared the White House a,
salute was fired by a detachment of
artillery in the grounds south of the
White House.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the French
ambassador, NJ. Cambon, accompanied
by Nine. Cambon and NJ de Margerie
and his wife. drove up to the White
House porticO. The ambassador was in
the uniform of his high diplon attic
rank. Following the ambasSa dor came
the many members of his staff, accom-
panied by the ladies of the embassy.
The ambassador and his party were
escorted to the Red room to await the
arrival of the other French guests. Soon
thereafter second party of the French
visitors including the Count and Count
ess Rochambeau and the Count de La
fayette Joined the ambassador in the
Red room.
Meantime the highest officials of the
United States government We're assem-
bling to do honor to the visitors. In
the American party were representa-
tives of the various branches of the
| government, including the members OF
I the presidents cabinet. Lieut.. Gen.
Miles of the army Admiral Dewey OF
J the navy, Adjutant General COrbin and
a group of senators and representa-
/ tives. By this time the main party, the
/ highest officers of the French army and
! navy designated by President Loubet
as his personal representatives, were en-
tering the ground A crowd had as
/ sembled outside and a hearty cheer
went up as the Frenchmen drove
/ through the gates.
After brief exchanges the entire party
/ proceeded to the east room, where the
!
| held. The president was accompanied
by Miss Alice Roosevelt and Miss
| Carow. a sister of Mrs. Roosevelt
| Grouped about the president We're mem
/ bers of his cabinet and other distin-
/ guished officials. many accompanied by
/ ladies' AS the French ambassador pre-
scented each official guest, the president
/ gave him warm grasp of the hand and
spoke a few words of felicitous vel
come.
on both sides there We're many ex-
! pressions of international good will and
OF the lasting friendship between the
two republics. The affair was devoid of
formality. however, and no formal ad-
dresses were delivered The reception
lasted about half an hour, when the
French officials withdrew to make a
round of calls on members of the cab
| inet, the generals Of the army and the
admiral of the navy, and on the am
bassadors of foreign countries.
This afternoon the Z. s. naval yacht
| Sylph took the party to Mount Vernon
W here two interesting ceremonies oc-
/ curred-the planting of a tree brought
from the battlefield of Yorktown. where
| Eochambeau and Lafayette shared the
! fortunes of war with Washington, and
! tie laying of a beautiful wreath on
| the tomb of Washington
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