Evening star., 1925-01-11
CAPITALS ADTEU TO .JUSSERAND
LIKE TRIBUTE PAID La FAYETTE
More Than 300 CitisenS at Fare,CeU Banauet to
French EnuOy and Wife, Residents
Here for % Years.
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tion in the unique place which yol
Will fill in American hearts.
I'VE shall miss you, and we shall
follow you with our thoughts, oul
5opes and our memories as you return
to the land OF your birth"
ITO you and to Nine. Jusserand
your charming and distinguished
wife. it is with affection and resrs'
we say
Goodbye"
Name and Bust on Medal.
The gold medal shows on its face
bust of NJ Jusserand. with the
name of the famous diplomat in
scribed around the edge above the
engraving. On its reverse side.
wreathed in a floral decoration, is
this legend: The Ambassador of
France and Madame Jusserand. A
token of affection and esteem from
the people of the City of Washington.
January 10, 1926"
The medal was presented to the
guests of honor by Maj. Gen. John A
Lejeune, commandant of the Marine
Corps, lin the name of the great com
pany Of Washingtonians here present,
and in the name of the still greater
company of Washingtonians who, in
spite of their desires, could not be
with us this evening, as a token of
friendship and a symbol of our af-
lection"
Notable Guests at Tables.
The ambassador and Nine. Jusserand
entered the ballroom to the familiar
straisn of "Auld Lang Syne," played
by the Marine Band Orchestra. Fol-
lowing them were guests seated al
speakers table, including Speaker OF
the House Gillette and Mrs. Gillette,
Associate Justice and Mrs Sanford,
Senator. and Mrs Bingham, Gen. and
Mrs Lejeune, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Lansing. Mr. and Mrs. James r. Gar
field, John Barton Payne, Commits
sioner and Mrs. Rudolph, Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon, Leslie Nj. Shaw,
Franklin MacVeagh, DR.. Gilbert Gros-
venor and Secretary of War and Mrs.
Weeks.
Running through all of the ad-
dresses were touching "reminiscences
of incidents in NJ. Jusserand's life
while in Washington, and when the
hour finally arrived for his own ad-
dress, amid tumultuous applause, he
referred many times to similar mem
ories-of his bird friends in Piney
Branch, of his tennis and his deep
friendship and sincere regard for the
late Theodore Roosevelt They were
were memories that brought home
with poignant regret the certainty
that NJ. Jusserand was saying 'au
revoir."
Tributes to His Friends.
Nothing can diminish my regret
at parting, not even those honors so
superior to my merits which in their
kindness American friends have been
bestowing on me. And yet, who
would not envy the fate of one whose
long life in America has obtained the
favorable appreciation of such men
as those whose written or spoken
word we have just listened to, great
men of whom a great country can
justly be proud: the Chief of the
State. favorite son of the United
States of America but yesterday
triumphantly elected to the post of
supreme honor and responsibility for
the sufficient reason that he was him
self and that was enough; the Chief
Justice and former President, so
not think it can be possible even for
those against whom he decides not
TO love him; the Secretary of State,
known all over the world for the
force and wisdom Of his clear mind
And with them the Speaker of
the House, worthy son of the COM
monwealth of Massachusetts, model
pilot, calm and smiling, fierce as may
be the storm; member of that unique
I,
United States, the like of which
exists. nowhere; a scientist, explorer,
lecturer, who at the hour of danger
discards MAPS and books, became an
aviator and, indeed, at Issoudun, the
chief of them all; a general under
whose command the far-famed ma
rines, still increase their glory. It
greatly enhances the pleasure and
pride with which l receive your gift,
that it be presented by the same hand.
Looks Back Many Years.
Looking back across years that
have been, it seems to me that 1 see
in the distant past a very young man,
looking even younger than he was,
asking a police officer on the Place
de POdeon, Paris, the way to the
French foreign office: Duly inform
ed, he began walking toward 1t, un-
aware that he was starting on a
Journey which would make him see
many countries and end half a CEN
tury later in a city whose very name
symbolizes uprightness, nobility of
purpose, love of ndependence-the
city of Washington.
England was dwelt in. Turkey
also was visited. Then, besides other
lands, Denmark. Then it was, and 1
shall ever bless my fate for it, the
United States of America, where l
shall have spent, to day, the 22
most important years of my life, and
where I was welcomed from the first
by that extraordinary man, unlike
any other, which is the case of most
great men, President Roosevelt.
81 shall have known five Presidents
and their Secretaries of State from
John Hay and Mr.. Root in older days
to Mr. Lansing and Mr.. Hughes in
recent ones. Toward all 1 am full
of gratitude for their friendship and
their good will. Even between the
most friendly countries, difficulties
will arise now and then; none oc-
Cured between ours that were not
promptly cleared, and no wonder, for
none there are that cannot be settled
when both parties are equally de-
airous to settle them
Felt At Home At Start.
"Citizens of a free country, the mo-
Tnent | set foot on these shores l felt
at home. That feeling never ceased
to grow: it followed me everywhere.
North, West, and South, as well as
here in the East, 1 very generally
found the American mind true to it
self, an. intimate and extraordinary
mixture of intensely practical quail
tiles and of wonderfully generous
ones, complete men being the result;
IN .-at nrOront fn give