File No. 811.415 C35/46.]
The American Ambassador to the Secretary of State.
Paris, April 10, 1912.
I have officially received from the Comité France-Amérique the names of the distinguished delegation who will sail on the steamship La France on April 20 to represent France and present the Rodin bust at the Champlain celebration, as follows:
- M. Gabriel Hanotaux, of the Academic Franchise, former Minister for Foreign Affairs, president of the Comité France-Amérique;
- Comte Charles de Chambrun, Secretary of Embassy, representing the Premier of France, M. Poincaré;
- General Henri Brugère, Vice President of the Comité France-Amérique, former member of the Conseil Supérieur de la Guerre;
- M. René Bazin, of the Académie Française;
- M. Louis Barthou, Deputy, former Minister of Justice;
- M. Étienne Lamy, of the Académie Française;
- M. Fernancl Cormon, President of the Académie des Beaux-Arts;
- Baron D’Estournelles de Constant, Senator, member of the Hague Court;
- the Due de Choiseul;
- M. Paul Vidal de la Blache, of the Institut, geographer, representing the University of Paris;
- Comte de Rochambeau;
- General Félix Lebon;
- M. Louis Bleriot;
- Viscount de Caix de Saint-Aymour;
- M. J. H. Dal Piaz, General Manager of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique;
- M. Léon Barthou, representing the Aero Club;
- M. Auguste Lepère;
- M. Antoine Girard;
- M. Gabriel-Louis Jaray, Secretary General of the Comité France-Amérique;
- M. de Ribes-Christofle, representing the Paris Chamber of Commerce;
- M. Réne Pinon, of the “Revue des Deux Mondes”; and four ladies:
- the Comtesse de Rochambeau;
- Madame Bleriot;
- Mile. Girard; and
- Mile. Cormon.
Accompanying the delegation are the French journalists M. Gaston Deschamps, representing “Le Temps,” and M. Régis Gignoux, representing “Figaro.”
[Page 442]I consider it very desirable and important that every possible official courtesy be shown to this delegation during their short stay in America. Their itinerary can be had from the French Ambassador.