Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-02
'HERR|CK TRIBUTES
FLOODING EMBASSY
French Government Contin-
/ ues Plans for Imposing
Funeral Honors.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 1.-THE French govern
ment continued today its plans for i'm
posing funeral honors for Myron T.
Herrick, United States Ambassador:
Little was being left undone to pay
tribute to the man. who while he lived
here. was Frances friend as well as his
own country's plenipotentiary.
A number of details inseparable from
the elaborate ceremonials involved. re-
manned unsettled today, but the princi-
pal features of the obsequies were agreed
upon. Meanwhile the body itself re-
manned at the embassy. where throng
Of admirers. both distinguished and
! humble, passed for last view.
The ceremony Thursday will open
with the funeral Grafton pronounced
by Premier Raymond Poincare himself.
This will be the second time in little
more than fortnight he will have been
called upon to officiate in such a capacl-
ty A distinguished gathering at the
embassy will hear his eulogy.
will Have Guard of Honor.
After 1t is concluded the cortege will
form outside with a guard OF honor,
to which the Ambassador is entitled, as
holder of the rare distinction OF the
grand cross of the Legion of Honor. The
guard will be followed by a consider
able representation of other organiza-
tions. The cortege will proceed short
distance to the American pro-cathedrai,
where there will be memorial service
M, Becu de Fouquires, chief OF the
government protocol, visited the Amc-A-
! can Procathedral with several members
of his staff today to examine the seat
ing capacity and to make arrangements
for government representation. He
found that about half of the seating
capacity of 600 would be taken up by
members of the cabinet, the army and
navy, parliamentary delegations, the
diplomatic corps members Of the en-
baSsy staff and their families. On the
right of the altar will be all the MEM
bers of the government delegations and
representatives, while on the left viii be
the diplomatic corps.
The service will be read by the Very
Rev. Dean Frederick W. Beekman, as
sisted by Canon George w. Gibbs. The
honorary pallbearers will be chosen some
time today.
The Ambassadors body will be taken
aboard the Tourville, newest and fastest
cruiser in the French navy, at Brest,-
where the vessel now is lying, at a time
to be determined later in accordance
with the wishes of the family.
There was a never-ending stream OF
visitors at the embassy, all signing the
book and expressing their coincidence
with the embassy staff and Mrs. Parme-
ly Herrick, the Ambassadors daughter
in-law.
Letters and kilograms arrived from
all over France by the hundreds. These
included messages from the mayors and
city councils of Havre Nancy, and the
rector of the University of Nancy, OF
which Mr.. Herrick was honorary doc
tor.
Long Articles in Press.
French newspapers still carried long
appreciative articles of the dead Am
bassador's life, details of his funeral
ARRANGEMENTS, and cables from America
telling of the sorrow there.
Andre Tardieu, minister OF the m
terror and former high commissioner
in the United States, today paid elo-
o,lent tribute to Mr. Herrick in an artl-
Gle in the Paris Midi Telling OF his 20
years of friendship with Mr.. Herrlck,
he said, 1T saluted yesterday for the last
time that firm. fine figure stu hgnted
by the flame that made his life worth
so much. France loses IN MN, more
The Municipal Council Of Paris is
expected at its next meeting to give
the Ambassadors name to a street In
the quarter where he resided. Paris
already has streets named for WASH
ington, Franklin, Lincoln and wilson.
Among the tributes to the AmbaSsa-
dor in today's papers is long apprecla-
ton by Senator Henri Berenger In the
journal. After tracing Mr.. Herrlcks
career step by step Berenger says: Inns
is an American of the best type.
Knowing how to count dollars did not
prevent his knowing how to RAISE nun.
self to the level of the stars ana tnat
Of France always shone brightly for him
besides the AZ of the American nag,
until the end he served equally the
cause of our country and the interests
of his own and that is why all French
men, as we'll as all Americans. VIII
mourn. In the Ambassador there was
a bond of union it will be difficult to
replace, something like the rainbow
which will be missed on both sizes OF
the Atlantic"
Ten a Minute Pass Bier.
Frenchmen passing the bier Of Am
bassador Herrick signed the register
at the American embassy today at the
rate Of 10 a minute. Thousands added
their names to those of other thou-
sands who came yesterday to pay their
last respects to the American envoy.
The file comprised the most humble
and Frances most distinguished anu
aristocratic. A cardinal and Ampassa-
doris were among them, also IorIner
president of the council and repre- re
sentatiyes of French royalty. But the
mass of visitors were just plain French
neople. unknown personally to the Am
bassador's family or those at the en-
The Ambassadors official family
hade him farewell this morning. They
found his body lying on q bed sur
rounded by his favorite vioiets ana
appearing as II it were IN restIui
sieep-the smile still on his race. a
photograph of Col. Charles A. Lino-
.~gh was on the mantelpiece, hololng
place Of honor for one VINO was
,,aarest his heart. His favorite Chiffon
doo Max. remained outside the bed
room door and appeared inconsolable.
Cardinal Du Bots Calls.
The Ambassadors staff showed, when
finally they emerged from the room,
how deeply they had been affected py
tiie final parting with the man with
whom some of them had worked 1or
20 many years. ...,
Cardinal Du Bots and Maj. L'Hopitai,
aide to Marshal Foch, were among tne
visitors. The French nobility was rep.
resented by many members OF its Oldest
families, Among them Prince Brogne
and Francois Marsal former presloent
~ the council. called. while Col. j. "
Tinney signed the register for the Of
ficers of the Victoria Rifles.
The Canadian and American Colonies
were strongly represented, among the
callers being H. e. Bedford, Cornelius
n. Bliss and Clarkson Potter. A num-
her of members of the American
-i.-...a +lna ranieter also