The New York herald., 1921-11-25
BRAND TWICE MADE
DOCTOR OF LAWS
Degrees Conferred Yesterday
ny Columbia and New York
University.
pECORATES 2 AMERICANS
BestOws Legion of Honor on
Louis Wiley and Mrs. Will
lam Il. MelOncy.

Twice yesterday Aristide BRAND. the
Trench Premier, had the degree of doc
tor OF laws conferred on hinl--frst by
the New York University and then by
Columbia.
He arrived in New York in a special
car attached to the Pennsylvania train
arriving from Washington at S:l5 Git
was fifteen minutes late), and was met
by Charles W. Price and Melville E.
Stone representing the Lotos Club, and
by Brighten. Cornelius Vanderbilt and
George w. Burleigh, representing Gov
Miller. There was no considerable
crowd present.
After some hesitation and three at
tempts to lift BRAND to the concourse
level. in as many elevators, he was es-
corted across the waiting room floor to
the motor car that took him to the home
of Castor Liebert, French Consul Cen
eral. All Park avenue.
He had dinner with Mr. Liebert, after
which he decorated Louis Wiley, busi-
ness manager of the New York Times.
'Ati't 4hic. w hildh oIONH AifIOncN, ~
journalist who was Instrumental IN
bringing about the visit to this country
OF Nine. Marie Curie, with the Legion
of Honor. That done, he went up to the
New York University where, after the
simplest of ceremonies, Chancellor FL
mer e. Brown conferred upon him the
first of the degrees. The Premier was
presented for the degree by DR.. George
Alexander. president of the council of
-.,t
translated Premier Brands reply, in
which the latter said he had some hesi-
tation in determining to come TO Amer
ica TO attend the Conference for tho
Limitation of Armament. He declared
his hesitancy was born of q fear that,
being unable to speak or understand
English he would fail of complete un-
derstanding.
But found" he concluded, that the
language in Washington has been the
language of the heart. so I understood"
From New York University he was
conducted TO Columbia by S. Il. Bertron
and Snowden Fahnestock of the France
America Society. In another motor were
two members of the Columbia staff DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler and William
Barclay Parsons met the Premier when
he arrived.
Because of tho hour a 300 and be-
cause the weather made public cere-
monies impossible the degree was con-
ferred in camera. Only once before has
Columbia bonored distinguished visitors
In this manner. Albert King of the
Belgi3ns was the other recipient. The
formality took place in the reading room
Of the library.
In replying to DR.. Butler. who con-
ferrcd the degree, the Premier said In
part:
"On leaving the shores OF France I
thought perhaps l would have TO go
through an ordeal such as the orphans
or rather unfortunate men OF Europe
experienced before being allowed TO
land. On the contrary I was allowed to
go free without any further questioning.
Nor have I had 80 be brought before
the authorities before being recognized
as the Prime Minister OF France. Upon
my receiving my degree OF doctor of
laws at this university feel that such
manifestations of appreciation as these
reach all lovers of America"
Premier BRAND. who stopped at the
Plaza Hotel. sails for France to-day.
After leaving Columbia University,
Premier BRAND was taken to tn head
quarters of the American Committee
for Devastated France, 16 East Thirty
ninth street. where he was met by Miss
Anne Morgan. head of the committee.
who welcomed him. The Premier re-
piled to her greeting:
The people of France never would
have forgi-en me had ] not paid a
visit 70 the headquarters of this or
SANITATION. Your committee represents
to France the great heart of America"
Miss Morgan Is TO sail on the same
ship with the Premier to-day. Among
hose present at tho reception were
Mrs. Gilbert II. Montague, yice-chair-
man OF the committee Mrs. Elihu
Chauneey. Or. and Mrs. IIernann NJ.
Biggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Low
Pierrepont. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert L.
Satterlee and Brig Gen. Cornelius VAN
dcrbilt.