Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-26
MEMBERS OF THE FRENCH MIS-.
SION HAVE GONE.
Attended st. Patrick's Church Yester-
N E!
day Morning-Rode With
the President.

were no formal functions on the program
for the day, but the visitors found every
minute of their time occupied in attending
divine service, returning numerous calls,
official and otherwise, and in drives about
the city and suburbs
The reception Saturday night of Ambas
sador and Madame Cambon in honor of the
french visitors was brilliant affair, not
withstanding the absence of Examinations
or music those features of the evenings
entertainment having been abandoned out
OF respect to the late Lord Pauncefote.
The parlors of the embassy were hand
Somely decorated with American beauty
roses and palms. The guests included the
members of the diplomatic corps, Ambassa-
dor Porter, the members of the cabinet,
ofhcers of the army and navy, the repre-
sentatives of the American Irish Historical
Society and official Washington generally.
During the evening buffet lunch was
served
At st. Patrick's Church.
Ambassador Cambon accompanied the
members of the mission to St. Patrick's
Church at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
where low mass was said by the Rev. Dr.
Mangien of Baltimore, the Right Reverend
Monsignor Rocker Of the apostolic dele
cation and other priests assisting. The
visitors wore the full uniform of their
rank Cardinal GobbinS preached a short
missionaries who had crossed the seas to
America and preached the gospel to the
aboriginal Inhabitants, carrying the torch
OF faith in one hand and the torch of civil
ization in the other. 1t was meet and
proper that the sons of France should as
semble in the temple of God to give thanks
to the Almighty for the great things which
had been accomplished by their country
men in this hemisphere in the cause of
religion and civiliZa ton.
Cardinal Gobbins said in part:
May the friendship subsiSting between
france and American friendship coeval
with our history as a national friendship
to which we owe our very existence as an
independent, sovereign power-may this
historic friendship be perpetuated. May it
De strengthened and consolidated by the iron
bonds of commerce and by the golden links
of brotherly love. May the two great re-
publics of the world go hand in hand in
the march of liberty and progress and
civilization. And may the monument erect
ed to Rochambeau in the capital of the
nation ever remind the American citizen
who will contemplate it of the everlast-
ing debt of gratitude which the United
States owes to France"
The weather was very warm during the
afternoon. and some of the visitors pre-
ferred to rest, while others made calls or
took rides about the city and suburbs
Several of the party, including the Count
and the Countess de Rochambeau and the
Count dc Lafayette, visited Arlington Gem
ctery and Fort Myer, near by. They were
Lewis of the I'd Cavalry.
Rode With the President.
A quite unexpected feature of the after
noon and one which pleased the visitors
very much was an invitation from Pres-
dent Roosevelt to accompany him and sew
eral others on a horseback ride. The en-
tire party assembled in front of the White
House about o'clock. the visitors in their
NAL inc
the bright afternoon sunlight A photo-
graph was taken of the group while there
The President guided the party through
the northern section of the city until they
reached the Geological Park While in
the park storm began to gather, and the
party came home at a lively canter. The
rain overlook them, however, and before
reaching their stopping place the entire
party was drenched. Those on horseback
were President Roosevelt, his son Theodore
and daughter Alice, Secretary Root and
Senator Lodge and the following members
OF the Rochambeau mission: Gen Brugere
Vice Admiral Fournier, Gen Chalendar
and Capt. LaSSon.
During the recent visit of Prince Henry
of Prussia to Washington he was the
guest Of the President on horseback ride
On that occasion also a heavy rainstorm
overlook them on their return, and they
were obliged to hasten home in the mean
time getting a severe wetting.
Departed for Niagara
The party left Washington at 7:3O o'clock
last night for Niagara Falls via the Penn
sylvania railroad. Those going included
all the members of the mission Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Cambon and the members of
the staff of the French embassy and the
Presidents commission.