Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17
By MARGARET b. DOWNING.

D1 MARCARET IL. DOWNING,
Nd. Victor Henri Berenger's expect
Cd arrival in Washington could not
Kali to turn the thoughts of thousands
S1 itsEcitlZens back TO NJ. Jusserand
Tor more than % years a resident OF
me city as the Ambassador of the
french republic, and 10 recall that the
pest or news had come during the
holiday from this veteran diplomat
ana Nine. JuSserand Though the
olspatch or seasonal greetings in no
country reaches the heights ii does in
me United States, NJ. Jusserand re
memhered the custom to the extent of
sending messages to many friends In
this and other cities and to acknowl-
edge the avalanche Of good wishes
which had descended on him from the
American mail. He is residing
staunCh friend of all things American
that he is, at No. % Avenue President
Wilson, where he and Nine Jusserand
nave a pleasant apartment, and where
they pass the time during the closed
season. But their real home is at the
villa IN Passy, where there are open
spaces and where the venerable states
man and scholar still pursues the
game Of racquet and ball as agilely as
ne did on the presidential court in
Washington when he was member
of President Roosevelt's tennis cabi-
net. He is busy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
essays on general political and his
toriCal themeS-and, of course. is en-
deavoring 10 keep up with the hos
pitable inclinations of thousands of
American friends who are in and out
OF Paris all through the year. The
Ambassador still owns his vineyards
near Lyon, the city of his birth but
years ago he reIinquished the active
management Of that estate. In the
l.
eighteenth amendment NJ. and Nine.
Jusserund made their friends happy
st Christmas time by presenting a
basket OF Burgundy made from the
grapes on the estate. each bottle sealed
with a special cover bearing the words
from Jules and Elise Jusserand.
American friends in Paris, and espe-
ciaily Mr.. Ierrick and his household,
now receive these attentions.
Nj. Arthur Meeker. vice president
Of ChiCagos exclusive club, the
Casino. viii be among the first out
of-town celebrities TO pay his re
speCtS 10 the incoming Ambassador
20 France. NJ. Berenger, for within
the past two weeks the Union Inter
alice OF France has affiliated with
MS organization. and that principally
owing to the efforts OF members like
the famous tianancier now envoy from
france. Representing an alien or
colonial department in the French
Senate, NJ Berenger Joined the Union
fnteraliiee years ago and it is
the one club to which ne belongs He
desired to have a reciprocity of cour-
tesies actually in process as the name
of the Partisan club implied and with
the Count de Beaumont, the vice
president, he worked out Statistically
the cities where such an utilization
would be most profitable. Frenchmen
go TO Chicago in larger numbers than
in pre-War years and members of the
Casino visit Paris in larger numbers
than those even OF Gotham's exclu-
stve clubs or those of San Francisco.
The home Of the Union Interalliee is
the splendid estate of Baron RothS-
child along the Seine and within easy
walk Of the Champs Elysee and the
heart OF Paris.
Gustavus Adolphus, crown prince
OF Sweden with his consort. who was
Lady Louise Mountbatten. are to
come to Washington in May and add
ecldt 10 the unwilling OF the statue
of Ericsson, inventor of the Monitor.
They will open the lists of visiting
royalty in 1926. The past year wit
messed the coming of several impor-
tant members of the reigning families
in Japan and siam. but European
royalty has not been entertained in
the American Capital to any extent
since the famous visitations of 1919.
The heir-apparent of the Swedish
throne is a member of the house of
Bernadotte. though he and his imrue-
date progenitors have taken over the
Christian name of the great Swedish
conqueror of the eighteenth century,
GustaVus Adolphus. He married first
TorinCaSz Marco % Of prjt I'm,
who died in 1920, and his second wife,
also a member of the British royal
family. was Lady Louise Mountbat-
ten. But the son Of Princess Mar
garet, young Gustav Adolf. as the
Swedes now write the name, is the
cousin OF the Prince of Wales and
as much like him as two peas in a
pod. The pictures of these royal
young men, who seem destined to rule