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Show CROWDS SEE AMBASSADOR OFF People of AH Stations Bid Farewell to Myron T. Her-rick Her-rick at Paris. Paris. Nov 28, 10 4." a m Myron T. Herrick, the retiring American ambassador am-bassador to Paris, accompanied by Mrs Herrick and the members of his family. left Paris for Hh.ip this morning where they will fake the steamer Rochamheau for New Yo K A special car was piaced at their disposal by the Preach government Nearly all tht- mericans remaining in Pnris, hoth men and women, crowded the Invalid 69 station to bid farewell to the retiring diplomat. Among them were William Graves Sharp, who succeeds Mr Herrick as SmbassadOFi Alexander H Thackaru the American consul-general and Mra Thackara, ami the staff at th- embassy, em-bassy, There were present also a number of prominent French officials and some well known British residents The French officers, including General Gen-eral Gallieni. military governor of Paris Genera Fevrier and a number of colonels and majors. Letter From British Secretary. Sir Austin 1 ee. acting for the Brit Ish ambassador at Bordeaux, handed to Mr Merrick a letter from Sir Fd-ward Fd-ward Grey, the Hritish foreign secre tary thankin ghlm for the services of the meriean embassy to British BUbjeCtp. As a token of appreciation Mr Herrick was presented with several sev-eral pieces of silver plate by mem hers of the British colony here. Some wounded British soldiers who had made their recovery at the American ambulance, also were present at the railroad station to take leave of the ambassador. These imeu included Lieutenant Read of the aviation corpn A deputation of French officers gave Mrs. Herrick an enormous bou-ijuet bou-ijuet of roses, which were added to the great collection of floral contributions contribu-tions which half filled the Herrick car Thanks From All Quarters. Among the manv evidences of appreciation ap-preciation handed to Mr Herrick on his last day In Paris was an address of thanks from a number of French officers, letters and addresse-s from French deputies, from the board of the American ambulance, from the American chamber of commerce and from the French society of men of letters. |