The Washington herald., 1919-10-26

was In this country. believe the
marriage was ceisbrated ~ q jInasis-
trate in the New York City Hail. The
fact win account for Madame Clemen-
cean- -JAeQuemaire's familiarity with
our language, which she Is said to
speak fluently and correctly.
NJ. Clemenceau. IL I an, correctly
informed. came TO this country after
receiving his degree of doctor of
medicine IN Paris For while he
practiced his profession. but with
put much success. As a result of
his necessity for earning a living.
he accepted proposal to go twice
q week to give French and riding
lessons-a curious combination. is 1t
not-in Fashionable gtrls' finishing
school at Stamford. Conn. 1t ended
by his marrying one Of his pupils.
MADAME WORKED
WITH RED cRoss.
Besides his clever and gifted laugh
ter. n. Clemsnceau received from the
United States the strong democratic
ideas which have but developed in his
mind; also his love OF energetic action
and last. but not least. his perfect
knowledge of the English language.
which gave him so great q facility In
his discussion with Lloyd George and
President Wilson. and which enabled
him, much to the regret OF the French
| chauvinists. to draw the treaty OF
Versailles in the two lsnguages-sl-
though In case OF disagreement the
French version Is to be authoritative
The daughter OF such a man. espec-
tally one who from him has derived
such solid intellectual strength. Is sure
Of O cordial reception among us.
During the war Mime. Clemeneeau-
Jacquemaire iined the Red Cross for
service. and while on duty in hospitals
at Cantigny and Verdun she nursed
many Of our boys.
Madame Clemeneeau-Jscquem s
son. Capt. Rene Jacquemaire, was
! wounded four times at Yerdun ard
elsewhere. and OF course has been
awarded all the distinctions which
were his due. His mother also has the
Croix de Guerre and the Medal for
Epidenics. having done her duty man.
fully without sparing herself.
1t would appear that Monsieur
Clsunenceau has endowed his dauEh-
ter with a rich heritage OF mental
gifts. She is said to be a strong
writer. having already published
one volume. Les Hommes de Bonne
volonte": another volume from her
1t 10 entitled Les Hommes de Mau-
vaise Voionte." and other books and
articles bear her name.
She will prove an interesting Wis
itor among US and one who should
do much to cement the already
warm friendship existing between
this country and her own-a friend
ship which Is entirely too funda-
mental between the two nations for
small interests and petty difficulties
to seriously disturb. The country
| OF Lafayette must ever be sacred 70
that Of washington; and after all,
you know. much as our detractors
would like to make the United
States appear as the land Of "the
almighty dollar" the great crises OF
our history-those in which the
American people themselves. taking
the bit between their teeth. have
enforced their will upon the United
States government-hsve largely
been matter Of ideas and sentiment
Such was the American RevoIu>
tion, such was the civil war; and
surely never did the American ma
tion more obviously force the gov
lernment at Washington to take ac-
ton than It did from the day OF
| the sinking of the Lusitania t.
that when Won Bernstorff and
Dumba at last were given their
passports.
! 1t is therefore quite certain that
Monsieur Clemenceau's daughter
shall receive in this city the warm
est kind Of welcome. especially from
the hosts OF the friends of France;
for not only Is she her fathers
daughter. but she herself is a wom-
an Of merit, and the very embodi-
ment of 'the soul OF France"
PARTIES PLANNED
FOR WOMEN DELEGATES.
The two outstanding events OF this
week are the International Congress
Of Working Women which will open
Tuesday at the National Museum and
the wedding of Mary Archer Glass
and John Guerant Boatwright next
Saturday. The international congress
are to be entertained constantly dur
| Ing their stay in the city. The dele
gates have been drifting into town
for seveINl days now. Today the first
| committee meeting Of the congress
win be held. A body Of women com
posed of a delegate from each country
| Will meet ana OraII Dndl pans 1OT tne
conference. The adoption of a program
will be one Of the principal features
of this session.
The first Of q series Of teas. lunch
cons and other social entertainments
planned for the delegates will be held
this afternoon at the home Of Miss
| Karoline Klager. The list of hostesses
includes: Miss Karoline Klager. Miss
| Anice Whitney Mrs r H. Turner
Mrs. A. N. Gadsoy. Miss E. A. John :
son, Miss Florence Parker. Miss
Grace l. Kelker. Miss Martha Dob
bin. Miss Ruth Knowlton. Miss Mary
| Conyngton, Miss Elizabeth Hyde and
Miss Mary wassaman. The mem
bers Of the Women's Press Club are
giving the delegates a luncheon to-
morrow at the Cafe St. Marks II
promises to be most interesting
occasion.
I was thinking the other day of the
Glass wedding and the fact that the
brides parents. the Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs Carter Glass are