The Caucasian., 1919-03-09
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one OF TENNESSEE FOLKS

one Of TENNESSEE FOLKS
Relative ee President ee,k esee.
Chateau il france 70 Men From she
Uniee0 seate.-esreness de Char
cite So Pleased At Visit o. $50 eoys
esem hee Native State vhae She
Kisses Esesy One os uheTao
Southern hospitality tn French
chateaus? Certainly! HoS-nailsd shoes
are weaving the polish oR the beausi-
SuV hardwood floors OF Basse Motto,
the chateau OF Baroness a!e CAavette
in Brittany, 9or every Friday from 9OO
20 200 soldiers Of the American army
are entertained untieq thai hospitahle
roof in typical ''lowp South FASH
ion. The baroness before Aee mar
Wage was Miss Ansoinetse Polk OF
Nashville. Tenn. q relative Of Presi-
dent Polk. a niece OF Gen. Leonidas
Polk. an Episcopal bishop, VIII" was
killed in action and a beauty and belle
Of ante-bellum days.
Since the Y. NJ g. a. qooR charge %
che spacious casinos az DinaYH and st.
Maio. jn she Brittany leave area, last
August, the baroness mas lent % wilt
ing hand 70 the work Of entertaining
che war-wcrn doughhoys there on their
weeks ?eavs. Her Friday afternoons
at her beautiful chateau near ST
Milo are q regular feature .! she Red
Triangle program OF amusement fog
each sscup of boys thai arrive
Kisses An ~ Them.
Imagine her pleasure This winSeq oN
seceiSing % delegation ~ 150 .osye
checked fellows. whose soft, southern
o!rawe announced a, once thai shey
We're Tennesseeans. The boys were
members of she Thiysie.h division an.
were having their first RESI- after seven
months on the British trens. They
were SIS tickln0 as children over ohe.
party az Basse Mo'te. especially when
,he baroness signifie: !leS insea.i0.o 60
kiss every one of them.
Although seventy-six years az ace.
she was equal 20 The OCCASION are;
each boy not only received g Kiss e,ue
little card heayiny timely greetings
and the personal signature Nf the Sae-
oness. Many of the men were frosm
Nashville, so old friends We're recalled?
opA norSopaO 1o,pini iScapcns ip1Xl u
In until train time.
| Brittany, once famous fo1 the bONH.
teous 4epasts served in the fshermeN's
! cottages, as we'll as IN the chateaus.
has been hard hit by the var. Like
all France, that particular section has
been forced TO retrench in order that
the troops might be well FED. But
somehow Baroness de Cha1ette man.
ages 70 spread . feast for che boys
who come 70 her house each week. She
accepts gifts o9 sugar from the Y. NJ
/ C. A. eanteen. and with il makes de-
lcious chocolate. Old-4ashiOnsd tsa
cakes and pies that haSe chat 'hOney'
taste that the boys like. A meat and
jam sandwich. o generous helping oe
Saratoga chips and glass OF gides
usually completes the meaq.
In the drawing voom is D piano 95C
years old. 1t is not an heirloom that is
kept Closed BY any means lop the bav-
ones. invariably ends a soldier among
her guests who can play, and shs bit.
tle rosewood Emusic boz" almost toy
like in size, is made 20 1esound 20 rol-
licking ragtime. Persian rugs are solled
sp and dancing follows.
tntersstin0 Memeateea
The chateau Is beautiful place sit
uated on q large wooded estate. 1t ha.
been in the Charette family for ages
and the reception 9ooms contain many
! interesting mementOes OF bygOne days
Baron de Charette vas Q member O4
a. old poyalist family bitterly op-
posed 20 the separation OF church and
state, and for ten years was com,
mande1 OF the army that defended
Rome. This army vas made up Of
volunteer forces from many countries.
whose strong religious faith inspired
them 70 enlist under the banner Of the
church.
Ten years ago General Cnarette and
the baroness visited America and
spent some time in Tennessee. He
died six years ago. and since then the
baroness has remained az he4 estate
In Brittany. Her sister. Miss Polk of
Maury county. Tennessee lives with
her.
The doughboys Who visit Basse
Motto are . source OF never-ending in.
terest 20 the tiny Marquise Antoinette
de Chavette, three years old, grand
daughter OF the baroness. The small
daughter OF the house is che child Of
Baron de Chareste, uho followed The
family tradition ana married an Amer.
icaD. His wife comes of e!istiH-
! Euishe8 Louisiana Sanity. Re was
! seriously wounded while sN ehe greHcas
$aDk s4rviceo
Wen1aa Oldest City Scs.e
Probably tYle oldess person TO case q
! soeo in DEWEY Was MRS. Mary 8. &c
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