The Washington times., 1922-12-07
cismsnoesu is staying with them.

cismencesu 10 staying with them.
you know.
Yes, there he 10 now. And Cen
eral Tasker Bliss. both members
Of the American delegation to the
peace conference. \ There's Miss
Mabel -Boardman across the room.
But. no. they're bringing her to
the speakers platform. A furry
Of applause. Mrs. George. May.
nard Minor. president general Of
the d. A. r. She's to speak.
Isetta Jewell Brown. Hope she
does. Another woman on the
platform, red haired. whom !
can't quite place:
THE president Of the Southern
i Society, Daniel c. Roper.
acts as master of ceremonies. The
Rev. DR.. ]. Henning Nelms seems
to. be helping him. More people
I know In the audience--Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Woolley and their
daughter; Mrs. Ernest Walker.
Mrs T. @. Donaldson. Met the
David Barrys coming In. There
are Col. and Mrs. c. c. Walker
and The Edwin Pullers, the Latane
Lewises, Mrs. George Hope and
Mr.. /and Mrs. Charles Wilson.
Lots of Southern Senators and
ConRressman, with their women
folk. Blind Senator Gore-former
Senator, to be exact--and his
pretty wife.
form. A big man, evidently
politician. Oh, yes, it's Governor
Trinkle, OF Virginia. The pretty
woman in white In his wife. Who
is that man? Why, Of course,
Breckinyidge Long. Col. and Mrs.
e. M. House are staying with the
Longs. The colonel 10 acting AZ
cicerone to Clemenceau on his
American trip. There's Mrs.
House now, :.
The French Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand0 and a burst OF
applause, as they are escorted to
seats beside the Speakers table.
"Dixie"-and they take II stand
ing, this Southern crowd, as
though It were the national
anthem.
CLEMENCEAU--and they raise
~ the roof pretty nearly. He
bows and smiles and bows again.
Then slips into q chair behind the
Jusserands. VIII have none Of the
big throne.like chair reserved for
him. THE Marseillaise." but its
strains are drowned out in the
noise Of applause and THE Tiger"
has to be nudged two or three
times before he comes to his feet.
Af
the Southern Society! The an
nouncement that NJ. Clemenceau
begged a moment to collect his
thoughts and that the program
would be rearranged a bit. The
famous quartet from 'Rigoletto"
sung by the Washington Opera
Company quartet. THE Tiger"
applauds by patting one hand on
the back Of the other Mrs. Minor
speaks, recalling the worlds debt
to France and making a ringing
plea for the England. France and
America together for the saliva
ton Of the world"' Mrs. Brown
speaks briefly.
Now Clemenceau. Hugh Wal.
lace, sometime our ambassador to
France. makes the Introduction.
Short and apt. THE Tiger" be-
gins nv stating that Mrs. Minor
has made his speech for him and
pays her a pretty compliment in
a truly Gallo manner.
A short. stocl<y figure in i'm.
maculate dress clothes. The IA.
nous gray gloves. And he uses
his hands. small hands and very
expressive, continually. A fight
ing face, with its heavy walrus
mustache. But there's kindliness
in his eyes beneath beatling brows
and the merriest twinkle. And
there wasn't a woman in the hall
who didn't dub him an "old dear"
and take him at once to her heart.
A mention Of France, her sor-
rows and her sacrifices. and the
audience is on its feet Wilson
and the fourteen points. They're
up again. Feel like I was at an
Episcopal Church service-or
ball game. Shouts and cheers
when Wilson's name IL mentioned.
Throughout the Tigers words
are received with enthusiasm and
sympathy. This has not been gen.
era1ly true of his American utter:
ances. But whatever one may
think Of the preachment, one
can't help liking the preacher and