New-York tribune., 1922-11-21

| the exertion OF speaking at that lunch-
con, for when he reached the Gibson
home, about 3:15, he went Immediately
up stairs and lay down for two hours
AT the end of that rest Thomas w:
Lamont, of q. p. Morgan 81 Co., called
to take him 10 his home in io7 East
Seventieth Street, to meet members of
the France-America Society. There he
met Nicholas Murray Butler, president
of the society; Ebert H. Gary, chair
man of the board of the United States
Steel Corporation; John d. Rockefeller
jr., Elihu Root, Chauncey Depew and
the partners of the Morgan firm.
Robert Underwood Johnson, former
ly Ambassador TO Italy, read an orig
inal poem to M. Clemenceau during
this function, but the guest of honor
hon, bon," and entertaining himself by
pulling down from shelves books that
captured his eyes.
A strict pledge had been axactaa
that there would be no hand-shaklng,
but this was forgotteU ss,d each of the
seventy-five guests shook hands with
the visitor.
Former Senator Depew was brought
up to be presented.
"Well, who's this ~ asked the Tiger.
"Chauncey Depew," the Senator in
CfedNeeo nlmEelS.
"Im babe" exclaimed Clemenceau
and lifted his arms high in token of
his complete surrender TO an older
man.
Afterward Mr.. Depew said: "He
isn't young man any more, although
he is nearly nine years younger than I.
Clemenceau is destined yet to play an
important part in the history Of France.
His day is not done. told him hoped
he would carry back to France all that
he came here to accomplish"
An Incident that touched the visitor
deeply at the Lamont house was a
greeting from the widow Of French
soldier and her three children. Each
of the orphaned little girls had brought
him nosegay, and each was rewarded
by the Tiger with kiss. For sew
eral long minutes he regarded them,
seeing mirrored in their young eyes
all the sacrifice of the people of
France, the sacrifice he believes will
have been in vain unless America con-
sents to go on. '
The kisses from the little girls were
not the only ones the Tiger received
yesterday. At the Ritz he found him
self embraced by Mile. Cecile Sorel,
the French actress, who seized him in
the crowded lobby when he arrived
for the luncheon and smothered him
in fur and chiffon.
"You're locking splendid" she told
him.
"Ah, you're not SO bad yourself" re-
torted the Tiger. smoothing out his
mustache.
Leaving the Lamont reception Glenn
enceau returned to the Gibson house.
In the lower hall his secretary took off
his hat. In second the old man had
clapped on black skull cap and had
started up stairs. His constant fear is
of a cold in the head, and he is really a
tragic figure when he has to stand in
the open air without hat and listen
first to the "Marseillaise" and then to
the "Star Spangled Banner"
"At night" it was said authorita-
lively, che wears long flannel gown
and gray cap like that of poilu."
Before o'clock the Tiger had
donned both. He knew that he would
require all the energy his old body
could generate for the test tonight at
the Metropolitan Opera House.
Besides an escort of motorcycle po-
liceman, Detective Bernard Ditsch,
who speaks French and regards the
Tiger as an old acquaintance, has been
detailed to accompany him on his jour
neys about the city.