The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-27
JUSSERAND HERE.
French Ambassador Makes Tour
of the City.
Greatly Surprised at Beauty and
Development.
!, GOOD USEOF THE TIME
Surprised to Know City Was
Only Half Century Old.
He Is on the Way to Coast With
Wife.
GOOD USE OF THE TIME

NJ. and Nine. Jusserand. the
French ambassador extraordinary
and plenipotentiary to the United
States, and wife, were guests of To-
peka for half hour this afternoon.
The party is enroute from Wash
ington to San Francisco and were
travelling on Santa Fe train No. 1. in
the private car of George T. Nichol-
son. vice president of the Santa Fe.
During the half hours stay in To-
peka J. M. Connel, general passen-
ger agent of the Santa Fe. who had
accompanied the party from Kan
sas City and F. L. Vandegr1ft took
the ambassador and his party over
the city in a large touring car.
Nearly every point of interest in the
central part of the city and visited
and the ambassador expressed much
delight at the thrifty little city.
At the conclusion of his ride M.
Jusserand said: "I never expected
to see such a beautiful city. The
parkings on your resident streets
even as far out as the governors
mansion impressed me more than
anything else in the city. 1 am told
that your city is but a half century
old, and I want to say that you have
made good use of your few years of
growth. There are many cities of
this size in France which have ex-
listed for centuries that are not half
as beautiful as Topeka And you
have fifty thousand inhabitants.
Your city has certainly a great deal
to be proud Of"
NJ. Jusserand speaks with a pro-
nounced French accent. To anyone
unaccustomed to hearing the French
language, it would be hard to I'M
derstand the distinguished French
man. Nine. Jusserand speaks the
English very f1uently without the
least sign of an accent. She is of
American parentage.
A Typical FrencTlman.
The ambassador is a typical look
ing Frenchman. He is rather short
of stature and is somewhat heavy
set. His beard is typically French in
style, and his beard and hair are of
a dark jet color with slight tinges of
grey. Nine. Jusserand is several
inches taller than her husband and
is brunette. but would pass for an
able and are delightful conversa-
tionalsts.
J. NJ Connen, general passenger
agent of the Santa Fe, will accompany
the French ambassador and party to
western Kansas. F. L. Vandegrift met
the party in Chicago Wednesday and
will accompany them to Albuquerque
One of the representatives of the Santa
FEES coast lines will meet NJ. Jusserand
at Albuquerque and accompany the
party over the remainder of the jour
ney on the Santa Fe.
One day will be spent at the Petrifed
Forest of Arizona and another day will
be spent at the Grand Canyon of Ari-
IONA. While in southern California the
party will spend a day at San Ber-
nardino and Riverside in company with
Senator Flint of Riverside, where thew
will take an automobile trip through
the Redland orange district and the
Swiss colony.
At Los Angeles the party will take
the Southern Pacific to San Francisco
but will continue the journey in Mr..
Nicholson's car.
Following the delivery of the medal
M. and Nine. Jusserand will be taken
by the Southern Pacific to the Yose
mite valley and thence to Portland.
From Portland. eastward, they will use
the Northern Pacific and the Chicago
Milwaukee e. st. Paul. visiting the Vel
lowstone park on the way.
The full name of the French arnbas-
sador is Jean Adrien ATONE Jules JUS
serand. He has been ambassador to
the United States since October. 1902
Before coming to America he was the
French minister to Copehagen M.
JuSserand was born in 1855 and has
been a conspicuous figure in French
diplomacy since 1892.
The ambassador is a man of great
literary power and his works have been