The sun., 1919-04-26
GOOD-BY LUNCHEON
GIVEN FOR DE- BILLY
Franco-American Society Is
Host to Acting High
Commissioner.
NJ. CAZENAvE WELCOMED
Is New Director-General Of the
French Service in
America.


Edouard de Bully, acting High Com
missioner of France to the United States,
said au revoir to his friends in this
country at a luncheon given him yes
to-day by the Franco-American Society
in the Bankers Club. In graceful trib-
ute to the aid and welcome he had re-
ceived In this country. NJ de Billy said
that he. through America. had learned
TO love his own country more because
OF the whole hearted affection he had
found here for France, and In return
Ing home II would be with grateful
heart for all that the United States had
done In the cause OF civilization.
Many or the most distinguished busi-
ness and professional men of the city
gathered in the club room to pay their
respects to the departing Commissioner.
Among them were J. Pierpont Morgan.
Martin Vogel, Brig Gen. Cornelius Van
derollt, Samuel w. Fairchild, X. A. C.
smith. ex-senator william A. Clark,
Paul D. Cravath. Frederic r. Coudert,
Paul Fuller, Charles A. Van Rensselaer,,
Or. George Kunz, William Allen Butler
william Fellowes Morgan, Eugenius H.
outerbridge, Marcel Knecht. representa-
tive here OF the French High Commits
sion, George I. Wilson and F. Cunliffe-
owen.
Welcome to Maurice Casenave.
The luncheon was also a welcome TO
NJ. Maurice Cazenave, who has been
appointed Director General of the
French Services In America as success
sor to NJ. de Billy. and who said that
he came here with as much Joy at being
again In America as his predecessor
showed sorrow at leaving. No one could
De more welcome as a representative of
France, he was told by Mr.. Coudert,
VINO also expressed the regret OF those
present at losing the companionshlp
OF NJ. de Billy.
M. Cazenave IL the only man who
can take the place In our affection Of
him who Is leaving" said Mr. Coudert.
1t would take a musician TO interpret
those chords OF affection we feel for
France, the frontier OF civilization,
which has saved the world, God bless
her. There is nothing so touching as
the relation between these two great
peoples. because their ideals of truth and
justice are so nearly Identical that no
treaty can invoke them and no treaty
can take them away. They are the
growth OF years"
M de Billy reviewed the work Of tho
High Commission since the appointment
Of Andre Tardieu early in 1917, who was
succeeded by NJ. de Billy when M. Tar
dieu was recalled to France.
III our work has been successful" he
said, 1T has been due first to the help
we received from every one in this coun-
Decentralization officials, members Of
the several boards, business men, bank
ers and Journalists 1t Is due secondly
to tho manner In which Tartiieu organ
ICED and conducted our commission.
Two years Is period long enough
TO learn to know a country. to make
solid and lasting friendships. to learn
many useful lessons, and I feel tina
when In few days as a passenger on
the Lorraine l shall sail down the Hud-
son. bidding farewell to this country.
where have been welcomed in such a
delightful and affectionate manner. my
heart will be full of emotion and per
haps some tears will come TO my eyes.
Found His Country Beloved Here.
II could not have imagined before
landing here that my country, SO dear TO
me. should also be 30 dear to another
nation. Wherever 1 went was greeted
and cheered because l was a French
man. SO were my associates, so were all
the Frenchmen l know who travelled in
this country. North and South, on the
Pacific shores as on the Atlantic, the
plain people as well as the educs ted
classes spoke Of France with tears OF
admiration and OF love. II was as IL
the France of Lafayette was reborn to
you In the glory of her steadfastness
the heroism OF her soldiers, the devoted
ness OF her omen. the sacred union of
all her people against the brutal agrees
sion Of the German
What patriotic pride must any
Frenchman feel at witnessing such en-.
thusiasm for his country. owe a debt
of gratitude to the citizens Of the United
States, who have enabled me to under
stand better what France. her civlliza-
ton. her genius and her virtues mean
to the world.
He reviewed the triumphant visit OF
President Pc ncare to Metz. Stra sboury.
Colmar and Mulhouse. which lasted three
days and was accompanied by 4 great
pageant.
This glory. this patriotic pride, we
owe partly to the United States You
helped us to regain Alsa ce Lorraine We
W II never forget II. You have helped us
during these four years From the be-
ginning we owe our gratitude TO you.
manufacturers and bankers, to your
boys who enlisted in our army, to your
men and women who crossed the ocean
to do roi!n' ambulance work among us
to those VINO Ia this country spoke or
wrote for France. raised money and
helped in every poss Bile way, and high
among these to the Franco American
corporation. ambassador OF our cause in
this country.
o. II. Cauchois Is Honored.
How we owe gratitude to your or1.
GERS and men. to Pershings army, to the
boys OF Chateau hierry OF CantiRny. ~
st. Nth ell. of the Argonne There will
be a strong and lasting bond between lis
And I am looking forward to the de-
velopment OF the friendship between our
two nations. n friendship in which we
shall have as partners Great Brita n
and all the other nations which fought
with us the war that has liberated the
world"
Before the speaking NJ. de Billy pre-
sented the medal OF an OFFICER OF the
Legion OF Honor to o. r. Cauchols d.
iector-reneral OF the Compagnie Cen
erale TranStlant que. who during tha
war aided In the quick transportation ~
supplies to France. Mr.. Cauchois had
the medal OF Chevalier given him some
time ago.
Mr.. Cunliffe-Owen read n letter from
" cholas Murray Butler of the society
regretting that he could not be presen,
"One OF the great revelations OF the
war" he wrote, has been to make plain