Evening star., 1902-05-22
GUESTS WELCOMED
French Mission Presented to
the President.
SCENE IN EAST ROOM
CALLS MADE ON GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS.
inspection of the Navy Yard and a
Visit Paid to Mt. Vernon-Dinner
at White House Tonight
SCENE IN EAST ROOM


President Roosevelt. the Secretaries OF
the State. War and Navy Departments.
General Miles and Admiral Dewey this
morning welcomed to Washington the mis-
sion organized by the French government
to represent France at the unveiling of the
statue to Count De Rochambeau in Lafay-
ette square. After greeting the officials in
dicated the party was driven to each OF
the embassies maintained in the American
capital and left cards. Luncheon at the
Arlington followed. In the afternoon the
visitors and their cOmpatriots of the
French embassy inspected the Washington
navy yard and went to Mount Vernon
They will be entertained at dinner by the
President this evening.
Arrival From Annapolis.
Great ceremony marked the bearing and
reception of the Frenchmen at every place.
The official personages who arrived at An
napolis yesterday aboard the French war
ship Gaulois, were met at the 9th street
station and escorted to the White House by
a troop of cavalry. They were accompan-
led by the Presidents commission and met
by other officers of the army and navy at
the entrance to the Executive Mansion. In
the State. War and Navy building every one
concerned IN the receptions 10 the + TtllCH-
men was in dress uniform. The officials OF
the several embassies wore their court
dress. Until the party retired to its quar-
ters in the Arlington their itinerary seemed
to be a glittering pageant of gold and SILL
Yer lace. ornamenting uniforms of the
brightest colors.
The French mission. accompanied by the
Presidents commission, left. Annapolis this
morning at $40 o'clock. Those in that
party, which included, in addition to the
visiting officers. several attaches from the
embassy in this city, were Gen. Brugere,
the chief of the special mission: Vice Ad-
miral Fournier; NJ CrOiset, dean of the
faculty of letters of Paris; Gen. Chalen-
dar. Captain de Surgy. Lieutenant Colonel
MeduX Saint-Marc. PERSONAL representative
of President Loubet; NJ. Legrave, repre-
senting the ministry of commerce; NJ de
Margerie counselor of the French embassy
NJ Guillemin. Lieutenant Colonel Hermte
N. Rebouard, Major Berthelot, Captain
Nignal. military attaChe to the French en-
baSsy; Lieutenant Commander lie Nicomte
de FaramOnd naval attache to the French
embassy: Lieut. Andre Sauvaire-J ourdan,
Lieut.. GUstave lie Jay, Lieut.. lie Baron
Maximilien de Reinach de Werth Captain
Pouilloue de Saint Marc. Captain Etienne
Filleneau, Captain Lasson, NJ. Louis Her
mite. secretary of the French Embassy
and Nicomte de Chambrun of the French
embassy at Berlin and NJ. Victor Argues
PARSE, attache to the French embassy
here.
The Presidents commission consisted of
Mr.. Herbert H. d. Peirce, third assistant
secretary of state; Col. Theodore A Bing-
ham, L. s A; Commander Raymond p.
Rodgers L. S. N. Mr.. Edwin Morgan sec
retary to the commission.
Driven to the White House
BY the time the party had reached Wash
. ington Troop G of the ID Cavalry. under
command of Capt. Ralph c. Harrison. and
two platoons of police under command
of Sergts- Hartman and Harry Were drawn
up as an escort on 9Th street. Only 4 small
gathering was In waiting The party emerg
ed from the station promptly at 10 o'clock.
was saluted by fanfare of trumpets and
was then escorted to the carriages provided
by the State Department Each of the
coachmen Wore tri-color cockade, which
the President has adopted as the official
insignia OF American iiveries, but which
incides exactly with the cockades worn by
the cOachmen of the French embassy.
Assistant Secretary Pefrce and Ambassa-
dor CambOn who had driven to the station
to meet the chief of the special mission
Gen Brugere and Maj Bethelot Gen. Bru-
ceres aid-de-carnp, entered the first car
riage All of these gentlemen but Mr..
Peirce wore an elaborate and ornate uni
form. The second. carriage was assigned
to Commander Rodgers. who was in the
dress uniform of the American navy; Vice
Admiral Fournier. Lieut.. Andre-Sauvaire-
Jourdan, Admiral Fourniers aid, and NJ
Croiset.
The three sailors wore uniforms Of some
what the same pattern, but NJ. Croiset in
the garb of member of the French in
stitute. excited much comment. His uni
form was of dark blue. cut like an evening
suit. with elaborate and extensive en-
brotdery of gold over a green ground
Commander Davenport of the navy and
Major Scrfven Of the army with Mr.. Nor
gan took seats, one in each of the three
carriages following, and the visiting Of
ncers were assigned to seats either with
them or in the carriages by themselves.
The line moved at brisk pace up Penn
sylvanta avenue to the White House
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drawn up in the sem-circular- driveway
facing the building and the mission was
driven TO the porte cochere. The civilian
members Of the mission had already driven
10 the White House from Arlington. that
party consisting of Count de Rochambeau
Countess de Rnchambeau, Count Sahune de
Lafayette NJ. Robert de Billy. They
bon. Mrs. Peirce, Nine. de Margerie and
Mme. Vignal.
At the White House.
The reception al the White House was
similar in arrangement to that of Prince
Henry OF Prussia. Much interest was DIS
played in and around the Executive Man
sion. On Pennsylvania avenue large num-
ber Of persons had gathered to witness the
arrival and departure of the distinguished
visitors. In the grounds a few persons ex-
pectantiy awaited their arrival.
A salute was fired the French mission
reached the White House. The cavalry es-
eort drew up In line in front of the White
House while the visitors went inside.
Colonel Bingham and his staff all in uni
FORM, stood at the entrance to the building
and received the members of the Annapolis
party and escorted them to the red ROOM
where they met the civilian members of the
mission this being their first meeting
Ambassador and Nine. Cambon Count
and Countess de Rochambeau, Count Sa-
hume de Lafayette and the members of the
French embassy had reached the White
House Just few minutes after 10 O'clock
and were ushered into the red room They
remained in that room until the arrival of
the French mission at 10:15 O'clock when
the entire party proceeded to the ca st