The Monticellonian., 1916-12-28

from Greensboro. N. c.. to Seattle,
Wash, and from Birmingham, Ala,
to Minneapolis MINI. The towns
which lie in between also, of course,
are represented.
is Host of Prominent Men.
The National Press club in its rooms
at the top of the Riggs building, acts
as host every year to many of the
most prominent men of the world. Its
rooms have echoed the voices of roy
atty and semiroyalty, of democracy in
its broad sense, of science, of travel,
of exploration. of invention. of di-
plomacy, of politics and of journalism.
There are four classes of member
ship in the National Press club. active,
n0n-active, associate and nonresident
The nonresident list comprises the
names of $50 newspaper men of the
United States. The National Press
club is their headquarters when they
come to this city. They have every
privilege CT active membership while
staying here, and perhaps it may be
said that they get a companionShip
which personally and professionally is
pleasurable and mayhap, in its way,
profitable
The rooms of the Press club include
the great general room, with one of
the most beautiful open freplaces to
be found in all the country. There is
commodious library with plenty of
books. The restaurant is a model
There are billiard and pool room,
card room, u writing room and a good
sized office for the necessary clerical
force.
Foreign Diplomats Work Hard.
Officials of the American department
of state may think in these days of
war that they are the hardest-worked
men in Washington but if they do so
think they are thinking beside the
mark. There are certain foreigners
in this town who know little sleep in
these days when their countries are
at war with one another.
The diplomatic list issued by the de
partment of state gives the foreign
ambassadors and ministers in Wash
ington in the order of their rank of
service. One of the foreigners the
other day picking up the list, spoke of
it as labor list" He was telling the
truth in large part. As for himself,
he has not seen a days vacation in
two years and half and his working
condition is that of seven or eight of
his colleagues and of all the members
of their staffs.
First in order, as he is in length of
service in America, is J. J. Jusserand,
the ambassador of France to the
United States. Since August l. 1914.
Mr.. Jusserand has been absent from
Washington only on two or three oc-
easions and these were occasions
which called him forth to labor in 9th
er cities just as he has been laboring
in Washington. He has been in Amer
lea for almost fourteen years as the
ambassador of his country. He. I'M
questionably, is the best-known diplo-
mat personally now in America.
From the pen of Mr.. Jusserand have
come many books. He has made a
special study of the relations of France
TO the United States in all periods
since this country became n country.
Next in rank to Mr.. Jusserand is
Count j. Ii. Won Bernstorff. the am
bassador from Germany. The count
has been q representative of his coun-
try in the United States for eight
years. The newspapers from time to
time have given full accounts of the
activities of the German ambassador
Enough has been written about him
to show that his laboring hours are
long. 1t Is possible that he has had
more perplexing and delicate duties to
perform in the last two years and a
half than have fallen to the lot of
any other foreign ambassador.
The ambassador of Russia to the
United States is George Bakhmeteff,
master of the imperial court of Russia.
II is perhaps worthy of note that each
of the ambassadors thus far named
has an American woman for his Wife
Presumably it is right to call Madame
Jusserand an American woman, al
though she was born in Paris, her IA
| Their and mother both being Americans.
Ambassador Bakhmeteff has just
completed the fifth year of his serv-
ice in Washington. Like the first two
ambassadors named he at present has
a Woodworking time of it. A friend
of his said the other day that figura-
lively speaking there We're as many
trenches to be due in Washington as
on any front in Europe.
Spring Rice, Busy, Too.
Next in order of rank is Sir Cecil
Arthur Spring Rice, who has been in
this country for a little more than
three years. a period of time which,
of course, includes the continuance of
the present war in Europe. The duties
of Sir Cecil have been as onerous as
those of his colleague ambassadors.
Like them he takes no vacation and
almost constantly is at his post in the
big embassy which belongs to the
British government and which Is stu
ated on Connecticut avenue.
Sir Cecil, previous to his appoint
ment as ambassador, had served in a
junior diplomatic capacity in Wash
ington. From here he went to Persia
and then was changed to Washington.
The Italian ambassador, Count V.
Machohi di Cellere came to Washing
ton after the outbreak of the war in
Europe, but before his own country
had entered into ii. He shares the
burdens of work of the other foreign