The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-29
TOASTSAT A BREAKFAST
FRENCH VISITORS ENTERTAINED BY
MAYOR Low, OF NEW YORK.
Brief Speeches by General Brugere
and Vice Admiral FOurnier-Latter
Compliments the Women.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-General Brugere
and Vice Admiral Fournier, of the French
special mission, made an official visit to-
day to Rear Admiral Barker. of the navy
yard. From this visit they returned to their
hotel where they rejoined the Count De
Rochambeau and others of the party, and
accompanied by Moyar Low went to
Columbia University. There the visitors
were received by gathering of $50 stu
dents, who cheered them as they entered
the university gates. The guests were well
coined by President Butler, who conducted
them a tour of inspection through the
university. From Columbia the party pro-
ceeded to Grants tomb. where a stop of
then went to the Claremont to attend a
breakfast given by the mayor.
The guests at the breakfast were received
they arrived by Mrs. Low. The French
army officers were in fatigue uniform. while
those of the French navy were in full
dress. At the table of honor sat Mayor Low
in the center, and on his right was Nine.
Cambon, wife of the French ambassador
and on the left the Countess De Rocham-
beau. The other guests at the mayor table
were Mrs. Low, who sat opposite the mayor,
with General Brugere on her right and Vice
Admiral Fournier on her left. The Count
De Rochambeau, General De Chalendere,
NJ Bruinwaert. Admiral Coghlan. Nj.
Rear Admiral Higginson, Captain Mahan,
the Comte De Lafayette. Nine De Mar
gerie. wife of the councillor of the French
embassy. former Governor Levi 2. Morton
Third Assistant Secretary of State Fl. H.
d. Peirce. Mrs. Peirce. Gen. Horace Porter
United States ambassador to France
Whtelaw Reid and Mrs Reid, CORPORATION
Counsel G.. L. Rives, Lieutenant Colonel De
Saint Marc. Benz. F. Tracy and Nine.
Vignat.
Mayor Low invited his guests to drink
to President Loubet. of France. This toaIt
was drunk standing. Then Mavor Low
proposed toast TO General Brugere and his
party. we appreciate very highly the COM
pliment paid TO us by the French people in
understanding how thoroughly we are in
sympathy with them" said the nnavor Then
he asked the ladies and gentlemen to drink
TO the health of General Brugere and the
French delegation.
General Brugere thanked the mavor brief
ly. He referred TO the grand and en-
thusiastic reception the French delegation
have received in this city and country -
and said they would take home with them
memories tnat would take a long time TO
obliterate- He ended by proposing the toast
OF the mayor and the city
Vice Admiral Fournier proposed '"The
ladies" in a speech which was frequently
applauded- he SAID the women were the
flowers OF France, and that the American
women were the crowning glory of this
vigorous and progressive nation AT the
close OF the breakfast the Count De Roch-
ambeau and the others Of the party re-
turned to their hotel.
Vice Admiral Fournier and General Rru-
gere gave a reception from to & O'Clock
in the afternoon on board the CauIois The
guests numbered several hundred 4 buffet
luncheon was served on the quarter deck
the officers OF the battleship Gaulois were
entertained at a banquet al Sherrv's TO-
night BY the French Chamber of Commerce
OF New York