Evening star., 1924-11-09

and he also caught the suggestion Of
a good joke on himself. But he
coughed less, and he never met Mrs.
Davis that he did not allude to Billy
Sunday and express a wish to meet
him.
Though NJ. Jusserand, the French
Ambassador who retires from the dip
lomatic service of his country in the
early Spring, leaves Washington with
one wish very dear to his heart un-
fulfilled, that of having a handsome
statue erected here to Admiral Count
de Grasse, who played SO heroic a
part in the victory at Yorktown, he
feels that he has sown the seed and
that this manifest duty. which the
American nation owes to the French
admiral will be honorably discharged
The French government has just
added another mammoth vessel to
Compagnie Transatlantique. the Ad
| miral de Grasse, . sister to the first
Two, which have been plying between
Cherbourg and New York, the Lafay
cite and the Comte de Rochambeau
NJ Jusserand has frequently called at
tention to American neglect of de
Grasse in the many addresses which
he has delivered before patriotic so
d
Washington's birthday and on Lafay-
ette day. and in the two b oks written
| on this side, Some Great Americans
| of Past and Present Times and
Brothers in Arms" he recounts th'
| m memorable service of de Grasse ir
! sailing up from the West Indies
| without official orders and making the
victory over CORVALLIS possible. a
splendid bronze bust Of de Grasse is
- - or Ia.
reception room and another is in the
entrance hall of the French embassy
| This last IL the property OF M. Jusse-
rand. though he may leave 1t with ths
coming Ambassador to keep his pei
| crusade before the American public
NJ. Jusserand's predecessor. NJ. Jules
Cambon. was entirely instrumental ir
having the statue OF Rochambeau
erected in Lafayette Park, having
personally Interested President Roose-
! yelt in the matter.
| Quite the smart way to present a
bud in the opening season in Ameri-
cas- greatest city Is take over
sumputuous ocean liner as she lies
| in the dock Of North River and turn
he saloon deck into ballroom
Several such events have added a
brilliant chapter to social history
|
Majestic by Mr. and Mrs Philip A. S.
Franklin in honor Of their daughter
Elizabeth, and of score or more
important buds affiliated with their
family Miss Margaret Sloare. daugh-
ter of the late William Sloane and
granddaughter OF Mrs. Henry White
| was one and Miss Elaine Rockefe'-
ler McAlpin was another Mrs.
Franklin received her guests in the
\ - ha Not Suh hfrh 10
grated in shell pink, and her gown
was Of deeper shade Of rose. while
Miss Franklin's corresponded exact
ly with the furn 'ehings Of this ideal
reception hall. Some so dinner par
ties had been given before the ball
the Franklins having one in the pri-
vate dining room OF the ship with
20 guests. On November % Sir
Ashley Sparks and Lady Sparks will
present their daughter Eleanor. and
the entire three saloons Of the
Berengaria will be called into use
Sir Ashley is president Of the Cunard
Line and the debut party is being
planned on royal lines. More than
thousand invitations have been is
sued and the guests will come from
as far distant cities as San Francisco
Lord Calthorpe, who arrived In thi.
country two weeks ago and who viii
make an extensive tour of it, is ac
'.ompanied by his wife, who was Mary
Burrows daughter OF a prom inen
Sewporter, Ogden Hoffman Burrows
The marriage occurred in 1891 ant
few peeresses Of alien birth hav'
,chieved the popular heights which
Lady calthorpe has ascended, for sh'
has been the enthusiastic aid Of hel
husband in his wonderful efforts il
behalf of the Industrial workers il
Birmingham. Lord Calthorpe belong!
to the vanguard Of British peers with
socialistic tendencies, but of the mos
exalted kind, and some Is years agt
he founded what Is practically a coun
terpart Of the Cooper Institute IL
New York and which he calls the In
dustrial University of Birmingham
He has given substantial aid to thi.
struggling seat OF learning. which
proved its usefulness, in many indus.
trial crises through which Britain
has passed. and now he has the hap.
piness of seeing 1t almost self-sup.
porting. He gave all the ground or
which its fine building stands ant
two thirds of the park with which i,
is surrounded Lord and Lady Cal
thorpe live in Birmingham in an ex-