New-York tribune., 1922-09-23
Deck Strolls
Sold TO Help
Widows Fund
20 of Pretsiest Girls Aboard
France Are Auciioned OFF
for Promenades; Raise
10000 Francs for Needy
Many Professors Aboard
Jugo-Slayian Envoy to u. >.
Here; Marie KoIsnezoff
Brings 80 Russian Players

Tho steamship France, Of the French
Line, arrived yesterday from Havre
with 1899 passengers and an unusua
number OF professional men and won
en-, prominent in the fields of educa-
ton, research, medicine and music.
Instead Of the usual concert for The
benefit of the widows and orphans o.
French sailors, one of the passengers
conceived the idea of auctioning on
twenty Of the prettiest girls on board
of which there were many. the prize
to be the right to promenade aroune
the deck with the girl who was
'bought." Arthur G. Hays, New
York lawyer, acted as auctiopeeT, anc
the idea netted 10000 francs.
Bids LOCO Francs Cor Daughter
The girl to receive the highest bid
was Miss Mary Hinsch, daughter OF
Charles A. Hinsch, banker, OF Gin
cinnati, who brought 1000 francs. The
bidding on Miss Himself had reached
Soo francs. when a voice which had
not been heard before bid 1000. Every
one Immediately looked TO see who the
man could be, and recognized hel
father.
Mr.. Hinsch, who was former pres
ident Of the American Bankers Asso.
citation, said that all countries OF
Europe were in great state Of unrest
though he added that, had he NOT
known Germany had lost the war, he
would never have believed 1t from
what he eaw in that country.
George Fl. Nettleton, founder Of the
continental branch of the American
University Union in Europe, who re-
turned to assume his post as a.c'ing
president of Vassar College. He SAID
that site for q permanent university
union had been donated by the Paris
officials, and that soon a new building
would be erected near the University
OF Paris.
Prof. yibbert Brings Bride
Professor George B. Vibbert, Of the
chair Of philosophy in the University
Of Michigan, arrived with his bride,
formerly Mile. Madelaine Barthelmy,
at one time professor OF French litera-
ture at Smith College.
Among the others on board were
Professor L. Babcock, dean Of the
Graduate School Of New York Uni
versity; Professor j. W. Cunliffe, head
OF the School of journalism at Co
lumDla; Professor CaErS, eHcHaAEe
professor Of comparative literature at
Columbia from the University Of
Lyons; Professor W. A. Trowbridge, Of
Princeton University; Professor q. E.
Kennedy, Of Harvard, sent by the East
ern universities as exchange professor
to France, who received the Legion Of
Honor just before leaving France; !;
bile. Tastevan, Mile. Lelavandier and
Signorina Bassano, professors of French
and italian at Vassar; Mile. Clevenot,
visiting lecturer at Wellesley; Miss
Brown, dean Of women at Carnegie In
stitute Of Technology; Miss @. Harri-
son and Miss H. Harvitt, OF Columbia,
and Nine. C. Szumlaska, of the Uni
versity of Iowa.
DR.. Alexis Carrel, head Of the re-
search department. OF the Rockefeller
Institute, returned from the north of
France, where he spent the summer
with his wife.
Jugo-sIavian Envoy Welcomed
Anton TreSic-P -Pavicic. recently ap-
pointed minister to this country from
Jugo- -Slavia, was met at the pier BY
members OF the local consulate and
others Of welcoming committee. He
wes escorted to the Hotel Plaza by a
parade Of automobiles decorated for
the occasion.
Nine. Marie Kousnezoff arrived with