New-York tribune., 1921-11-25

tends to develop among men and
among nations bonds of friendship
which are bound to become closer as
the years go by"
He spoke of the blood of Columbia
men shed upon the battlefields of
France as a tie to help hold the two
nations in everlasting fraternal regard.
Turning for a moment to the Wash
ington conference, he declared he was
wished, feeling that the French dele
gates had earned "a great victory for
Justice
Visits Committees "Dugout7
Premier BRAND paid a visit at tea
Committee for Devastated France. Mt
Is East Thirty-ninth Street, where he
WAS received by Miss Anne Morgan and
other members OF the organization. He
complimented the American women on
their service 10 the people cf the war
stricken regions, which, he said, stood
IN the minds of the French people az a
symbol of all American generosity.
After the speechmaking Miss Morgan
and special committee escorted the
Premier TO the kitchen of the head
quarters, where, over a shining oilcioth
table, they pledged the friendship OF
rance anu America.
Miss Morgan welcomed NJ. BRAND by
referring to the recent utterance Of
President Harding, in which he com
mented on the fact that this was the
first time that a Premier of France had
visited the White House. She said the
elation President Harding felt was
nothing to that Of the women working
for France when they welcomed their
distinguished guest to their "dugout.'
The "dugout" is really an abandoned
stable, which has been reclaimed for a
lurchroom and Offices of the asso-
citation.
The Premier said in reply:
Il have done nothing but my duty
in responding to the call of President
Harding for an international confer
ence on disarmament. Similarly my
sense of duty required me to respond
so the invitation of the women Of the
Committee for Devastated France, who
by their benevolent work even now,
three years after the armistice, are
making the name of American gener-
osity honored throughout the world. 1t
is interesting to note, too, that in this
country OF luxury You women are
working III these bare quarters, your
dugout,' even as the people of France
must de-"
General Vanderbilt Present
General Vanderbilt, Colonel Bur
leigh, Captain Arm strong, representing
the British Consul General DR.. Alexis
Carrel and Count Wierzbicki were
among those present. as we'll as the
following members of the Committee
for evastated France: Mrs. Gilbert
Montague, Miss May Moulton, Mrs.
James Mumford, Mrs. Carlton Chap
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers Bacon, Mrs.
j. W. Dickson, Mortimer SchiF, Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Won Ardyn, Herbert
P. Williams, Mrs. Adrian H. Larkin and
Miss Annie Carroll Moore.
WAsHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Aristide
of the French delegation at the arma =
Washington shortly after o'clock this
morning for New York. from which
port he will sail tomorrow for home.
The French Premier had been in Wash
ington little more than two weeks.
Members OF the French delegation,
including Amba ssador Jusserand and
Rene Viviani, and representatives Of
the State Department headed by Sec
rctary Hughes and including Under
Secretary Fletcher and Assistant Sec
retary Bliss. were at the station to bid
farewell to the Premier. DR.. SEE, the
Chinese Minister, also was at the sta
ton.
The Premier. just before the train
departed, was embraced and kissed on
both cheeks by M. Viviani, who now
succeeds to the leadership Of the
French delegation.