Evening star., 1925-01-07
JUSSERAND DINNER
| IS TAXED TO LIMIT
Committee Unable to Accpm.
modate Those Wishing to
Honor Retiring Envoy.

Seat assignments for the farewell
dinner to Jules J. Jusserand, Ambas-
sador from France, TO be held at the
New willard Hotel January 10, were
mailed out today. There were many
more applications than seats, and the
committee mailed back those checks
which came after the dinner hao
been fully subscribed.
DR.. Hiram Bingham, National Geo
graphic Society explorer, aviator and
formerly lieutenant colonel in the
United States Army, Governor or Con
necticut and now Senator-elect from
that State, will make his first pubic
address in Washington since his elec-
tion to Congress. on the program
also are Speaker Gillett, who Will
preside; Associate Justice Sanford OF
,the United States Supreme Court and
sMaj. Gen. Lejeune. The speaking
program will conclude with the fare
well address of NJ. Jusserand.
Gathering Is Distinguished.
The men and women who will pay
this personal tribute to the dean OF
the diplomatic corps Will comprise
one of the most distinguished gather
ings Washington has seen in recent
wears Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon will be seated between two OF
his predecessors, and many other
former cabinet members and dlstln-
e1Iished officials and citizens who
have known NJ. Jusserand during MS
long service are coming to Washing
ton especially to bid him fareWell.
Justices of the United States Supreme
Court, five cabinet members ana oth-
er high Government officials OF the
present administration will attend
There will be delegates from many
universities and societies.
The program included vocal selec-
tions by Reinald Werrenrath and Miss
Edith Piper, both of whom are COM
ing here from New York and donating
their services The United States
Marine Band Orchestra will play.
-Four administrations are repre-
scented at the speakers table. which
will include, beside the Ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand, the Speaker OF
the House and Mrs. Gillett, Associate
Justice Sanford and Mrs. Sanford,
Senator-eIect Bingham and Mrs
Bingham. Maj. Gen. Lejeune and Mrs.
I.sieune, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lansing,
Mr.. and Mrs James r. Garfield, John
Barton Payne, Commissioners Rudolph
and Mrs. Rudolph. Secretary Mellon
Leslie NJ. Shaw. Franklin MacVeagh
and Secretary of War Weeks and
Mrs. Weeks.
Taft Heads Committee.
Chief Justice Taft is honorary
chairman. Speaker ~Gillett is honor
airy vice chairman, and Gilbert
Grosvenor is chairman of the execu-
tive committee, whose other members
are:
Charles z. Hughes, Herbert Hoover,
A. Piatt Andrew, David A. Reed, Rob-
ert Lansing, Vernon Kellogg, William
Mather Lewis. John c. Merriam,
Charles ID. Walcott. Theodore w.
Noyes, Mrs Anthony Wayne Cook,
John Barton Payne, James Parmelee,
Elliot J. Goodwin, John J. Pershing,
John A. Lejeune, Henry White,
Charles Moore, George Richards, Alice
Frye Briggs, J. Franklin Jameson,
James Brown Scott. William S. Corby,
w. T. Galliher, Lucius c. Clark.
Charles J. Bell, George H. Judd, Her.
bert Putnam, Rudolph Kaufman,
John Hays Hammond, George It. Bow
erman and James A. Drain.
John JOY Edison is treasurer and
Frederick William Vile is secretary
of the committee.
The chairmeh of the special COM
mittees arranging the dinner are:
Decorations, Franklin F. Fisher;
finance, Charles J. Bell; invitations,
George Richards; medal, Charles
Moore; music, George w. Hutchison;
printing, George II. Judd, and resolu-
tions, y. Piatt Andrew.