Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
L0TOS CLUB MEMBERS
HONOR M. JUSSERAND
Ambassador From France
Special Guest at Dinner
in New York.

NEW YORK, December 3.-Jules J.
Jusserand, the French ambassador at
Washington, was entertained at dinner
last night by the members OF the Lotos
Club at their clubhouse, 10 West 51th
street. in recognition of his services In
the last eight years as a diplomat, and
also for his contributions to English
literature. There were 240 members
present at the dinner In the big hall.
which was decorated with evergreens and
the American and French colors.
President Frank r. Laurence, who was
POSTMASTER. read this message from ex-
Ambassador Joseph H. Choate:
Il have the greatest admiration for NJ.
Jusserand. and realize how much good he
has done for the benefit OF both coun-
tries in maintaining peaceful relations and
commercial harmony between them.
hope he will long continue to represent
his country at Washington, where his
presence is continual delight to all who
meet him.
Gentlemen, a Double Toast"
In introducing the guest of the evening.
after briefly describing his qualifications
in terms that caused the latter to MUIR
ter Lawrence said:
Gentlemen, I give you a double toast:
The pleasant land of France and its IL
lustrous ambassador. his excellency, NJ.
Jusserand, a master craftsman in diplo-
macy and I'm letters"
This was received with cheers, and the
toast was drunk standing.
In his reply the ambassador said that
his first imprf ssion of America was Oh
tanned from the books Of Cooper, which,
with those of Sir Walter Scott were the
only foreign books in the library at his
fathers country home in France. 1t was
surprising. NJ. Jusserand said, that Coop
er's books could be found in tho home of
every country gentleman in France. and
they wondered, he declared, how a man
could write SO we'll who lived among In
dams and m II like Misunderstanding.
My second impression" NJ. Jusserand
confined. was in Paris as a young man,
when boat train left the Care st. Lazaire
and the pretty faces at the window made
me think that America could not be a hall
bad place to live in. Ny third impression was
when came here. I don't think II is
possible to find more cordial and more
lovable welcome than I found in your
federal city, particularly in the White
House, both Under the former and the
present occupant. I will name no names
but they are President Roosevelt and
President Taft
Ever the Best Of Friends.
'Of course, there have been moments
when we have talked of schedules and
the good things that you have eaten and
drunk tonight, but we have always been
the best of friends. 1 have travelled all
over this great country and have won
dered which was the greater, the works
n not Nv~< ho fy,rw v,v,1x 80 t. Il
west. which l can illustrate by the Can.
yon of the Arizona and the irrigation OF
the immense tracts of what was once
wild sagebrush waste
The ambassador also alluded to the
work In the universities, and what the
future would be when airships became
common and the Office of collector OF
customs had passed away.
At the close of NJ. JuSserand's address
he was heartily applauded. The toast
Senator Depew's Tribute.
Mr.. Depew said:
Ambassador Jusserand occupies the
first rank as a diplomatist and stands
among the foremost in the field Of litera-
ture. He speaks better English than the
Enslishman and writes better English
than the American. The tie between
France and the United States has always
been full of sentiment.
Our friend Ambassador Jusserand
grasped as did none Of his contemporaries
that confidential relations with the Presi-
dent were through the tennis cabinet.
Our strenuous President loved a rough
rider to accompany him and he found his
match in the ambassador from France.
when Lafayette returned to the
United States there were many things he
might have brought Gen. Washington.
Washington was fond of fine clothes,
good wines. works of art and books,
but Lafayette brought to the man whom
he loved and admired beyond all others
none Of these. He gave to him the key
to the Bastile. He knew what that would
mean to the great heart Of the father
of our. country"
Addresses by Others.
Charlemagne Tower, ex-ambassador to
Germany, recalled the fact that the
frien6ShiD between the two countries