The Washington herald., 1918-11-24

.ador .Jusserand will not be cal'ef
nome 10 advise his government dur
np the peace conference. even IL
| Is not a conferee. Lord Read ng
already there, or at any rate II Lon
don within easy each: ana there Is
no one Frenchman who knows the
American mind so thoroughly and 30
| IsvmnatbetIcally as NJ. Jules Jus
serand He has an endearing way OF
saving. 1--WE. In Anei ica," were do
ing thus and so. I've noticed II sew
eral times when he has been maxi 1s
! addresses-most recently at tne
| brilliant dinner which the carnegie
| Endowment for International Peace
gave In honor of the d.stinsuisnea
| French educational mission Which
came here from New YORK carry J
/ the week and went on later to Phlia-
! delphia.
Even though he says-and douot-
less from his heart-"We. In Amer
ica." every one must realize how
deeply he will rejoice when he can
once more see France, and how deep
! ly he will grieve at the havoc
wrought. He has not been there
since those fatal midsummer DAYS OF
1914 He and Nine. Jussel and hah
gone over, as was their annual custom
to spend summer at home. ana when
the war broke with its cYclonic force
they came racing back to America
on one of the last OF the liners that
sailed under the French nag. FROM
that day TO this they have never iett
their post They would, of course, go
In the summer anyhow, but II II ls
given them, in the line Of duty. to
go sooner, all Washington will sympa-
x.yIt haf III
be so.
The other night at the banquet TO
the French educational mission. just
before NJ. Jusserand spoke. Myron
Whitney had brought the ao ban
queters to their feet by his dramatic
rendition Of the Marseillaise: and DR..
James Brown Scott had read that
poem of Van Dykes, every stanza
of which winds up. Il Give You
France" It's a thrilling thing: and
when NJ. Jusserand told his hearers
that he had sent II to his govern
ment asking them to find some pee
sufficiently inspired to put II into
adequate French form one hoped
that such a one had been found
That was the second time that day
that had heard 1t. Barry Bulkley
had recited it with fine dramatic ef-
feet as a sort of prologue TO the first
showing in Washington OF the new
patriotic film, Lafayette, We Come -.
which had been given at the Knick-
erbocker as a benefit for Mrs. Lane 5
Convalescent Home" meaning
home for convalescent soldiers from
Walter Reed Hospital which has been
established by the Interior Depart
ment Relief Association. TO which
Mrs. Lane has been giving most of
her waking hours for the last six
months.
She had everybody under heaven al
hsr benefit. Mrs. Wilson had box
party, which included two or three
Cabinet members: Mrs. Jusserand
had planned a box party but she
turned her box over to the French
educational mission and she and the
Ambassador were members OF Mrs
Lanes box party. Mrs. Marshal
Field had a box. though l couldn't
see who was with her except Mrs
Hare Lippincott, who has been her
house guest; and Mrs. Frank Polk
was in box with her boys, and Mrs
William Phillips and Nine. de Blan.
pre- and Senator Phelan and Henry
White each entertained parties.
afternoon. Senator Phelsn, for in
stance. had a distinguished party. in
Guiding Gertrude Atherton, who ha.
been visiting at the Phelan residence
in his box: but his most interesting
party was on the floor. a big party
Of the "Blesses" from Walter Reed
for whom he had bought a block o.
seats; and Mrs. Randolph Miner. o
California, had a similar party o
soldiers. and everybody else had fift!
or more from Camp Meigs, so tina
the orchestra was half filled will
, boys in khaki.
Mrs. Lane had her own boys" from
, the little Interior Department Hom
in a little group just behind he
box. and Mrs. Wilson's, and she in
troduced them all to the First Lad
who shook hands with each in turr
; and exchanged few words witt
!. thenf. Then they were all intro
duced to Nine. Jusserand, who wa
: vislbly moved as she greeted eac
! one separstely-these splendid boys
who had suffered and shed thei
blood on the battlefelds of her be
: loved France!
As for Mrs. Lane-she seems t
have taken each one Of her boy
: right into her heart as well as int
/. her home. She tells you the mos
: moving tales about them individual
d. Ily, and knowing how shy they ar
OF the well-meaning strangers VIII
come out to shed tears over them an
!. ask them foolish questions, one real
ICES how thoroughly she must hav
! made them understand the genuine
:, ness of her interest. Perhaps the fac
: that her own only son is over ther
: has something to do with it. Blu
. Mrs. Lane is the sort of person whor
!. everybody tells their hearts desire tc
and is sure OF sympathy even If sh
cant actually materially help.
A couple of nights later over a
Ccntinental Memorial Hall, Mis-
Boardman and former President Taf