The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-30
AmbdSS ddOr JusserandI
and Wife Guests Of the
UniversityofV Virginia.
RECEPTION BY 4.
PRES'T ALDERMAN.
Distinguished Frenchman De
livers an Address ii, the Pub
lie Hall A Telegram Of
Greeting From Governor
Montague-Entertain-
ed by Judge Duke.
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CIiARLOTTEsvILLE, VA, Novembss
29.-Latayette in 1924 made a memorable
visit to the University OF Virginia and 20 1
his friend. Thomas JEFFERSON. The most
distinguished representative Of the French
nation to visit tho University since THAI
day arrived this afternoon at t:5o Iii tho
person o the French ambassador. & j. u.
Jusserand, accompanied by lIadanne Juss
serand. They travelled from Washington
In the private car of President Samuel i
Spencer. OF tho Southern Railway, an {
alumnus Of the University Of Virginia, I
and long a president OF its Alumni Asses
clationN 8 5..5 K s8
Tho Amba ssador and Madame Jusseran6
are hero as the guests OF the University \
OF virgtninS and o the locsl chapter o1 {
the Alliance Trancaise. DR.. Edwin i A. \
alderman. !. president OF If the University.8
met the. visitors at Union Station and
drove them to his residence on 5 Park
Street. At $3.50 his evening the ambassasS
dor and his wife were entertained at I
dinner by Judge r r.. ". /. Duke. j r. lS The &
table decorations, we're holly: berries and S
ferns Tho guests were Presid ents and
Mrs. Alderman, DR.. B. Rosalie ughteH
of Washington, D. C.;; Or and Mrs Y Same
5uel q. Slaughter. OF sI.ynchburg, and Mr.
T.. G.. NJ. Smyt the, Of tho University &of
Virginia. &: sy 35 23 IS
This ambassador delivered an address
this evening In the public hal $of & the
University. Gathered there to receiyss !.
and hear him were the faculty seven hun. !.
glrcd students Of the st:tutiSt, tho mems
best. OF the Alliance Francalsc and hun-8
drcds of others. AS the amba ssad or er-
tered the auditorium; !; H escorted byssst the;
president OF the Unlyersit ty and the ex-E
ecutiva sconimit ttee8 of tie Alliance Fran
calse, pr. Jam es NJ orris Page, presid ent;a
Judge n. W. ID ulue, Jl. y SDi Nal -
let and SO IT. VI 3art lon Il Lyons, Vice.
presidents; lbettS Il. Y1,ittlc. treassts
surer. and Professor r. IT. Wi ilsor,I seq,
retary, the University Glees Club sans ],
the Afarsei llaise. sdent Alderman Y
introduced the distinguished speaker. 3 h SaS8B
Ambassado dor's ADDRESS.
The ambassador opened his address By
a felicitous reference to the PLEASURE he \
had in accepting an inv ton StoSt the Unl.%
sverslty OF Virginia. alreatly holding 50 }
great a place in II the.sworld of letters,
science and arts, ana destined by the Az
sent and assistance oc a II parties to be u
even greater. He saidstlc$ only difficulty
he found in coming was the newspa pers.s5
Wei live In Washlngt tpn,: lie said .E5 5ins sAS z
strange condition OF thin gy, ,3 We are il.a5
vadcd by newspaper repo orters a,ld 5in,r,rS ne
he took delight t In coming to @
this sacred land OF Virginia, which was
associated with France III SO many his,
5toric ways q He said that LETTERS on and 4
Washington We're the pillows which be-sf
gan the foundation OF the American na..5g,
ton, and that at tho very sound of8thoso
names the French hearts grow warm, ND /
Jefferson, who went to France as minis.
ter, conquered that nation by his denp
insight into tho inner life or the people
and by his generosity OF jud dglnent.s He
brought back from France a great many
Ideas OF high import and the confidence S
and trust OF the French nation. 81. :g
H After a reference to the Louisiana Pur.s IA
chase and Its broad Significance. he spoke
of the French people In their5 present day at
enterprises and told his audiences how to q
visit France, saying that all good SVir-
ginians go to Paris Look at lie French III
as they i've think and work, and not
alone at their strange places Of nlerri-
ment. = .s 5i
& The Ambassador spokn without notes
and made all extremely pleasant inpres,
sion, bcing literally applarded.
From the Governor. ii
10
Montague provoked a hand -capping whloh
lasted for nearlya minute.
From Executive Chamber, N s }igS
Richmond, Va. Nov. 20, i 90 s3i8
DR.. u. "a. Alderman. I'reslden t University
OF Virginia, Charlottesville Va: sss5ss
Please present my compliments to Ffts a
EXcellency, the Ambassador of France,
and accept for the University my congrat-
lla,tions In having as her guest a scholar
so eminent and a statesman SO emndful X
of the olden sympathy and interest of the
French people III Jefferson's great founda.
ton, # "A
(signed> A. J. MONTAGUE
At tho close OF the Ambassadors ad-
dress. the Mandolin Club rendered ''DiNla" aS
after which, led by the Glee Club. seven
hundred students sang their most charac-
teristcl college song, ending 1t with the
college yell.
President Aldernan's Speech. Il
In Introducing NJ. Jusserand, President
Alderman said: THE unlyerslty Of Vlr-y
elnia has fer Its guest this evening their
EScelencies. the French Ambassador and Y
Madame Jusserand and We are here % u
greet and welcome these guests, We appreY s&aa,
ciate the honor of their coming and We
are grateful to them for this moment out M
of their busy lives, and welcome them.
for you. to wha taver the University mas ga
to offsr Of tradition and history, OF pres
ent human interest and slmpls hospitals %,,i
lty
There Is no spot In America nearer 20 ts
France spiritually thai the University
OF Virginia unless one may expect the
plains Of Yorktown and long reaches %
tile Mississippi Valley over which nor
9i
High Tribute IL Southern Man; 4
A telegram has Just been received IN Ricf~