Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-23
SAYS ClEMENCEAU
WOULD VISIT AMERICA
Daughter Declares Trip to United
States Would Affor: "Tigcr"
Great Pleasure.
IL f OVERS FROM WOUND
tells interviewer of Her Work In
Hospitals at the Front, Near
Vcrdun, and OF Dangers Con-
fronting Her.
RECovERs FROM WOUND
TBy 1Jniv.rual seryice.l


NEW YORK. Nov. 22.--"My father
is very anxious to visit America again.
lie speaks Of it often. II would be
great pleasure to him TO do 80.
When? do not know. Certainly he
Is not free to do SO now"
20 The speaker was Nine; Madeleine
the French premier. who arrived here
this week and Is staying at he Wal
dorf,Astoria. Nine, Jacquenaire. who
and manner that is one of the charac-
tcr!stics OF tho Tiger OF France. Is
ehaarmingly GIra as,'lI an; and democratic
My father is quite we'll now" she
'front.' tbs has hs
little rest: His recovery was quite
escape from death And you must re,
years Old
Faced Death Many Times.
d.TI,hse rremieE.s daughter has faced
ionE period of hospital service At the
front. From early in March. 1915.
h hor year l directcd the work OF the
Nerdun."' she said I'VE were con.
stanily IN danger from aerial bombs
o OF mn maG natieng;s FIRE opes iourtesn
wounded"
NJ, In the last six months Of the war.
hospitals she helped 10 oreanize he.
tween Montdldicr and Amfens N' at o a
INN ", wh en- many Americans were fight
in W thoss had dos many American wounded
mas va. there n., ! came to know and admire
splendid young fellows. but they would
,0sS shetr tempers at times. for they
or water In this French hospital" But
you see. that was one OF the many
instances where misunderstanding OF
customs OF inherent countries came in.
French Drink Wine.
fou gee. the French drink princ!-
paily wine. They do not drink SO
much water as Americans. The order.
hsS. oi s,1 net undeIs,and why the sick
vine. but they always got the water
c |nen tn. misunderstanding was
Mime. Jacquemaire, who drank tea
WIN her simple luncheon, explained
mat neither she. her father. her grand
da ni,s, nor eat-grandfather drank
anythinE stronger than tea.
We are family OF. what do you
soy call ~" she asked IauEhfulIy.
many achievements. She is the widow
of "a French attorney. who died sew
s or ~ Ss H,s,s, ago. Gonhs from FAMILY
quite naturally Her last patient was
her own father, who she helped 10
nurse back to health after he had been
wounded by an assassin.
Writes Interesting Bosks,
She has written two interesting
books. which she says will soon be
t ,,,ins ted, into English: one is en-
other is Tho Bad. Willing Men: Both
are based on her experiences as war
nurse; Her stay in this country. she
SAID. Is indefinite. She intends 10 give
number OF lectures on France
am sure am going 10 like Amor
ic4, she said. My mother was an
american, you know, and hone To
see much OF your country. WISH
very much TO study your artistic IFS
have met some OF your writer's in
france. should like to meet vour
artists. poets and writer's and TO hear
your American musicians. | know III :
TIC or your music. but am told vonr
country has produced some very good
Anxious to Learn English.
Ihere is great desire among the
french people TO learn English She
said. From the woman OF fashjon 10
me waitress. maid and miIilner, ali are
Some Of the newspapers" she said
carry a daily lesson in E;npIish
t.verybody is trying asHiduously To-
learn your native tongue It is ouite
tNe vogue In T'rance a spaaG .,