The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-31

of the United States, her purpose be- ing to deliver a lecture entitled "The Soul of France" It is her belief that if Americans could know the French people as they really are, various mis- conceptions would be removed, and a better understanding between France and America would be promoted. With this object she will describe the home life, customs and character istics of her native land from an en- tirely novel point of view.
 During the war she served as a nurse in the Red Cross hospitals al Cadgny and Nerdl4 where a number of wounded AmerIean soldiers were among her patients. When Premier Glenn narrowly escaped asSas- sinadon on the eve of the Peace Con- ference, and was severely wounded she nursed him until his recovery, re- maining constantly at his side to cheer and inspire him. In recogni- ton of her services the French gov ment awarded her two of the highest orders of merit
 Having had an American mother, this distinguished woman speaks Eng fish fluently. She is remarkably well informed regarding social conditions in the United States and the distinc- tive features of the principal Ameri- can cities In a recent interview in Esaris, she discussed her approach ing American tour, which begins early in November.
 Prom my earliest years,'' said Ma dame, Clemencea ceau-Jacquemaire, T have had a great longing to see my mothers country, where my father, as young man, spent four of his hap piest years. am looking forward to seeing New York, Washington, Bos- ton, Baltimore, Chicago and other great cities in the East, and also the cities of the Middle West and the Pa cifc Coast of which I have heard so much. I am also going to New Or leans. Like most Europeans I am anxious to see Niagara, the Grand Canyon of Arizona and the wonders Of California
 "I have always been interested in Americans. I have now become a great admirer of them because o1 their keen intelligence, progressive ness and ability 10 strike out in new paths. In France, of course, we have been more or less hampered by an cient conventions, and the same is true of other European countries. While some of these customs have a good influence, others are undou0ted- 1y an obstacle to progress.
 1T may add that l was greatly i'm
 
 telligence and the unvarying courtesy of the young American soldiers that met at the front. l also met many young American women who were devOdng Themselves to Red Cross work and serving in otaer ways. I found them bright, wholesome, in telligent, and wonderfully self-reliant Consequently, I am anxious to see American homes and educational in STI+I1TiNnS which h9Jrn no beneficial influence in shaping the lives and conduct of the present gen eration.''
 In speaking of her Red Cross ex- peTience at Verdun and Catigny, Ma dame Clem acquemaire said: ''Many of our American patients were young men of the First Division They were splendid young fellows, and no matter what their station in life might have been their courtesy and good breeding was always apparent. They bore their suffering with great fortitude, and it was a joy to me to. be able to see that they received every possible attention. Some of them, l ann sorry to say, were so se- Verely wounded that they could not recover. In some cases l received their last pathetic messages for home, and while I am in America it will be my duty to visit the homes of those dead boys and deliver their messages to relatives and friends. Some of them, I recall, came from Penn sylvan;a.''
 Referring to her fathers deep in terest in literary matters, Madame Clemenceau JacQuemaire remarked: At home we seldom discuss politics. Away from the politicians 1t is a re- lief for my father to chat about books and literary folks Books, news papers and magazines have always been his great passion5 in fact, he is never so happy as when he gets into a publishing office, looks over the files, and hears the whirring of the presses. Having edited five newspa- pers, he still has a deep love for journalism
 In discussing the war and its after math, Madame CIemenceau-Jacque maire said: Tn common with all our people, l have felt deeply grateful for the assistance given to France by the United States, and fully appreciate all that the American people did for the allied cause. After the American di- visions arrived in France I heard glowing accounts of them from our French officers They had every con- fdence in the Americans, and knew that when American soldiers set out to do a certain thing they would surely do it They could be absolutely relied upon to gain their objective or perish in the attempt. Consequently we felt convinced that the final defeat of the Germans would soon follow" Madame C1enenceau Jacquemaire remarked that she had heard Of stories deroga tory to the French peo- rle being circulated among the AmoT- ican troops at the end of the war. S-le was inclined to believe that many Of these stories were the result of Ger man propaganda
 It was impossible, however, as she pointed out for army from an other country to see the best side of French life in war time, because everybody that could leave the war zone had fled, and those who re- 1nained were chiefly people of the poorer classes who had undergone long privation and suffering.
 ''In every country" said Madame C1em ceau-Jacquemaire, there are hosts of people among the lower grades of the population who would