Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
Belgium Increases
Her Official Corps
In the United States
Enlargement of Nation s
Foreign Service Results
in Appointment of Two
Additional Consuls Gen
eral.

/ M. Jaspar, who is minister of foreign
affairs in Belgium, has recently accom-
plished the entire reorganization OF the
Diplomatic and consular service, and has
announced several engagements in the
consular branch of King Albert's realm
assigned to the United States. M. Raoul
Grenade, with Nine. Grenade ana the
two children who arrived in this coun-
try the end of September and have been
living at the Mayfiower, has been made
commercial counsellor of the embassy,
and M. Jennen, his aide, commercial
secretary M. Grenade is likewise
consul general in New York City and
NJ. Joseph Jennen is vice consul, ana
both will reside as much IN Gotham
as in Washington. NJ. Grenade has
already established a home IN New
Henriette. who is 71a, has been en-
tered in a private school there, and the
5-year- old son, Raoul, jr., is to attend
a kindergarten nearby. M Jennen will
also live in New Rochelle with his wife
and infant daughter But both families,
at the request of Prince de L1gne, the
Belgian Ambassador. will be in WASH
ington for the social season, and at such
times as the embassy has need Of aid
from commercial experts.
NJ. Grenade Represents
Commercial Service Branch.
M. Raoul Grenade is the first COM
nnercial oficer of any class who has
been sent to Washington from Brussels
and that he holds the highest rank is
proof of the Importance which Foreign
Minister Jaspar attaches to the accel-
Grated trade relations between his
country and the oldest western republic.
There are but two other commercial
counselors now on the local diplomatic
list, Sir John Broderick of the British
embassy and M. Gustav Weidel Of the
Swedish legation. The Belgian Is a
native of Verviers which is near the
German border and which felt the flrst
shock of attack from the Kalser's In
vading army in August, 1914. Having
determined to be an engineer M. Gren-
ade studied in Liege, but abandoned
this intention in order to study in the
Superhero Institute de Commerce IN
Antwerp, from which he graduated
with honor in 1903 For several years
he was associated with his present
chief, M. Jaspar, at that period minis
ter of economics for the interior, and
he was sent as delegate to a conference
in Berne in 1911.
rian embassy is acknowledged as
supreme authority on trade relations
and besides studying the question in
Europe he went to Japan to examine
oriental problems at close angles. Both
going and returning on this flrSt mis-
sion to the Far East M. Grenade passed
through the United States and took a
cursory view of its possibilities.
1t was to report on Japan and al
jacent countries that brought the COM
naercial observer back to Belgium early
in 1914 He was in his home at Vervlers
when the gray legions began to batter
at the Belgian frontier and all her man
power was called out to repel the in
vaders. Less than two months after
the war began and he had fought
bravely defending the Client Canal, M.
Grenade was severely wounded and
taken prisoner by the Germans. He
passed weary months IN . German
prisons and was long time recovering
his strength and physical vigor. The
counsellor will be among the sons OF
Anak in the local corps.
Assigned to Special Duties
In Important Posts.
With the return of peace. NJ. Grenade
was invited into the ministry OF com
merce and again he was sent to serve
In Berne, and later he made his second
visit to Japan But he was delegated to
many countries on trade missions as
soon as the staunch little kingdom be-
gan to recover from the fearful ordeal
through which she had passed. But
only within the past Summer did the
minister of foreign affairs, M. Jaspar
realize his dream of closer afhllatlon
with the United States and the ex-
change of the products of both nations
the necessary farm and industrial novel
ties for the home for the finer silver
work of Belgium, the familiar orna-
mental birds and cunningly wrought
table ware, the exquisite lace and the
beautiful jewelry. Antwerp now cuts
diamonds for the world and In then
settings her goldSmiths retain the genius
of the days of the guild.
Nine. Grenade, like her husband, Is
native of Verviers and she saw the darl
days which followed the German oc'
cupation. The marriage did not TAKE
place until after the armistice. Sh'
was before her union with M. Grenade
Mile. Henriette Fettweis, and although
she will be, so to speak, only part
time member Of the local corps, she ha
been cordially welcomed and will b.
prominent in the amenities Of the EN-
bassy. Prince de Ligne's staff has beef
composed of bachelors until the recen
marriage of M. Eduoard de Stren u
Miss Helena Lodge, but these younI
people will not return from their wed
ding jaunt until the New Year, $
Mime. Grenade and Nine. Jennen vii
be gracious aides to Princess de Lign
and her daughters in the opening sea