The Washington times., 1923-03-25
FRENCH DIPLOMAT
TO BE HONORED AT
NEW YORK DINNER
To Attend Meeting of
Federation of Alli-
ances Franchise.


Federation of Alli-
ances Franchise.
THE annual meeting Of the
Federation OF Alliances Fran
caise. which the French ambassa.
dor, NJ. Jusserand, always attends,
win take the form this year Of
banquet in celebration OF his TWEEN.
tteth anniversary as Frances en-
voy in America, at which he will.
Of course, be the guest Of honor.
The dinner will be given in New
York on April Z, and members Of
the embassy staff will go over to
do honor to their chief, but Nine.
Jusserand, who usually attends
the alliance meeting with the am
bassador. probably win have sail.
ed for France by that time.
The banquet viii bring together
a really remarkable galaxy Of nota-
bles. A group of former secreta-
ries Of state and OF men who have
held high office In the American
diplomatic service have been IN.
vited to serve on the honorary re-.
ception committee, and among
those who have already accepted
are Elihu Root, Robert Lansing
and cambridge Colby, all three OF
whom have held the portfolio Of
state: John w. Davis. sometime our
ambassador to Great Britain:
Brand WhitIock, wartime ambassa.
dor TO Belgium; Thomas J. O'Brien,
Frederick =. Stimson. Henry Lane
Wilson-he was In Mexico In the
Wilson regime Abraham Elkus,
David r.. Francis. Roland Morris.
James W. Gerard. former ambassa.
dor to Germany; Robert Todd Lin
coin. John g. A. Leishman, Lloyd
Griscom, Joseph willard, Henry
Morgentl1au and Oscar Strauss.
esS'ssSAseoS
val Of No Rouz lasts thirteen
days and 10 marked by feasting
and joliification as wen ~ the
distributing OF gifts. Il IL the
season Of new life. new hope.
when the sap is stirring in all
nature and when the greeting,
Happy New Year''-if they have
such greeting In the Persian
tongue-would have . particu.
larry propitious augury.
The flowers were lovely at the
reception on wednesday. quanti..
ties OF them. roses and narcissi
and daffodils, al the fragrant
blossoms Of springtime, with
graceful Dorothy Perkins roses
planted In great pots. Nine.
varela, wife OF the Minister OF
Uruguay, who received with the
minister, had her arms full Of
roses and lilies Of the valley and
30 did Mrs. Allan Dulles. who was
also assisting.
WHILE the rooms were never
too crowded for comfort,
they were filled eli through the
afternoon and every way turned
I ran into someone I knew and
wanted to see. Mrs. Hughes was
there. this time without the Secre-
tary, looking q wee bit frail after
her long Illness and admitting
that she had never quite re-
covered her strength.
liked her costume particu-
larly, however. a gown Of black
satin with a jaquette Of the satin
embroidered In henna and q hat
with henna feathers. And lovely
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss was a
picture In q graceful black satin
town, entirely guiltless Of trim.
ming. wearing q. black satin hat
with f1uted brim and carrying
a tall black laquer staff. She,
too, showed traces Of the grippe
in that she 10 thinner than usual.
but she looked unusually pretty.
She arrived late after Mr.. Bliss.
the Third Assistant Secretary Of
State, had paid his call and de-
parted.
The Blisses expect to start in
May for their new post-he's to
be Minister to Swedenand I
rather expect they'll spend a few
weeks in Paris before, going to
Stockholm. They maintain an
apartment in Paris. you know,
and usually spend the spring sea-