Show Woman Formerly Stationed in in City Active in American Colony in an Paris By Edith Hines forms bonds between nations but social soci l contact con act BUSINESS makes people feel kin km It is the art of making linking social contacts contacts in in organizing directing leading Americans in Paris says the Paris edition of or the ilie New York Tribune Herald-Tribune that Mrs Walter V V. Cotchett is outstanding She is the tile wife of Major Cotchett head held o of the American Aid society in Paris 1 Salt Lakers will rel remember Mrs Cotchett during a brief I sojourn in Salt Lake City at the time tune of the World war While she was here Mrs Cotchett alone alon adopted fifty French war orphans orphal s paying for their upkeep for four years She also gave an ambulance for war service and devoted much of her time to hospitals The arti article I in the N New w York Herald tells of Mrs Cotchett's Cotchett's Cot- Cot chett's arrival in Paris after fter the l e. e war when Major Cotchett C assistant military at the was sent there as American embassy Now she has has been b been en elected president president dent of the American Women s club in Paris for 1923 It It will mean a the and busy year for Mrs clubrooms in the Rue Boissiere may maybe maybe be expected to to be busy too Mrs has developed many ad Ideas to increase the activities and usefulness usefulness use use- e of the American colony Tony in n ne Paris And she has m more to follow For Forthe the past two years sh she has been vice president pre of the American Women's Women's Women's Wo Wo- Paris mens men's cl club b Since she came to she has been a eight years rears ago prominent figure In In- Inthe the social life of the Am American colony has interest Mrs great been In th the art exhibitions which j S I r have been a source of pride prid for the club since they six began years ago ago She Sho has hlis been the chairman of tho the committee on exhibitions and and In h that capacity she has arranged six forty-six exhibitions which have been international inter inter- national More than five hundred artists have shown their work at the club This task has kept Mrs Co Co- Co chett busy buy the most of ot her time now that she has become the head of of the organization she is to be found at the clubhouse ouse at all Il times Her Interest in Jn art has been a progressive progressive progressive pro pro- one beginning soon after atter she graduated from Vassar college when she ote on the subject Amon Among the public work which the new president is undertaking is the Uie preservation of a historic building each year for the Fr French pe people Recently she organized a committee of American an women in 11 France France- Francein In I Continued on page 2 2 I WOMAN STATIONED IN INACTIVE Cl ACTIVE IN I P Continued from o x page gJ I II connection with the I lArt Each year purchase and restore an old b bIn bin bin in the provinces for the pu pun 1 preservation The committee those buildings distinctive artistic features dally daily those designed by by a a architect of ot the tho past M Mrs tt came to Par Pan the tho war when Major sent here as assistant tache at at tire th-e American enDuring er en During the war she ado her home In Salt SaIt Lake Cit Cil French war orphans and p their upkeep for four year yean also gave an ambulance Je f fc service and much of ot her herlt hert hospitals j Major Cotchett Is retired regular army duty and the thc dress in Paris is 61 Qua Quai dOr d'Or dOrI I 1 |