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Show V x" Countess De Bryas Greets Many Ogdenites j on Monday Afternoon at Berthana ; : y A , garden yesterday afternoon when Og-' den received the Countes3 Do Bryas, ono of the most distinguished women of France and one who has suffered and knows tho sufferings of tho French people during this war. The large Berthana ball room, the blue room and the halls and stairways 1 were crowded at 3 o'clock yesterday, the hour appointed for the countess to address the Red Cross workers of this city. Countess De Bryas with the reception re-ception committee, comprised of some of the prominent folk of this city stood in tho blue room which had been beautifully beau-tifully decorated for the occasion with large vases and jardinieres of cutflow-ers. cutflow-ers. Roses of every' hue combined with ferns, gladioli in tall wicker vases and marigold were effectively placed about the room while French and American Am-erican flags were draped at the doorway. door-way. Here the countess and members of the reception committee received the many visitors who had gathered, not only to greet a distinguished personage per-sonage but to hear of her wonderful work, of the sufferings and endurances of the brave French people in this great struggle, of their needs and wherein tho American people can best assist them. . Members of the local Red Cross board, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Blgelow, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bristol, Mr. and Mrs. Warren War-ren L. Wattis, Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Carver, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Porter, with other social folk and Red Cross workers work-ers of the city stood with the countess and for nearly an hour received the visitors, between twelve and fourteen ! hundred being present during tho afternoon. A large number of the local Red Cross women were given crosses to distribute among those who had done tho amount of work required to receive re-ceive the badge of honor and judging from the number given out, many Ogden Og-den women have done their share of work for the Red Cross. Following the recepUon Countess De Bryas addressed tho entire assemblage and held tho close attention of each person present in tho relating of sonic of her experiences, of which she has had many, In the trenches on the bat-tlefront bat-tlefront and in a hospital for the blind soldiers, where for two and one-half years she worked among these maimed maim-ed soldiers, teaching them to read, write and making life a bit more cheerful for them. The Countess De Bryas is the only woman employed by this government in this special lino of work and since her tour began she has received high praise from government officials. For nine days sho spoke in Pittsburg, her time being taken up morning, noon and night. Here she spoko to the I thousands of workers. In the interests I of the last Liberty Loan tho government govern-ment sent her to SL Louis where she addresses immense gatherings. A lli-tle lli-tle coincidence which convinces one of hpr popularity among the working classes of this country, is the story of her address at tho Chester shipyards just below Philadelphia whore she spoko to 5000 men at the noon hour, j As each man came from the shop ho grasped her hand and, of course, her white gloves wero ruined. Tho gloves wero asked for by the men who fram od them as a souvenir. The countess was cheered repeatedly when she spoko to the men, Ogden was Indeed favored ln having so distinguished and Interesting a person per-son within her gates yesterday as only the largest cities have been covered by the countess, who left this morning for San Diego, Cal.. from where she will go to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento Sacra-mento and Seattle and Portland and before returning east where she is to tour the New England states during tho autumn. This winter Countess De Bryas will tour the southern states In tho interests of the Red Cross and tho people of Franco. Tho Countess of Kingston, sister of Countess De Bryas, accompanied the latter to Ogden r ; Little Dining Room of Webe Club Chosen for Supper Party, v J Last evening a supper party was enjoyed en-joyed at tho Weber club when members mem-bers of the local board of tho Red Cross chapter entertained in honor of the Countess Do Bryas, prior to her address given in the First Presbyter-Ian Presbyter-Ian church. The little dining room of " the club was tho chosen spot' for the supper and here were seated Countess De BryJis. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Blgelow, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Warren L. Wattis, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Bristol, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Porter and Rev. and Mrs: Edward Carvor. A delicious and perfectly served menu was enjoyed by the party. Tho dining table was pretty with a basket of red roses and fern as the center 1 piece. About the dining room Ameri- j can and French flags were effectively j draped, j f Luncheon Party for Distinguished Dis-tinguished Ogden Visitor. v Quite the prettiest luncheon given in this city for many weeks was the charming affair of Monday when at 1 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Porter entertained en-tertained at their lovely home on. North Washington avenue, Countess De Bryas being the honored guest The luncheon table and dining room ' of the Porter homo was exquisite with ' lovely baskets of red roses and lark- spur and tall vases and jardinieres of gladioli, wero effectively placed about tho room. A tempting menu was perfectly per-fectly served. ' Plates were laid for the following guests: Countess Do Bryas, Rev. and , Mrs. John Edward Carvor, Mrs. Ed- ward Bichsel, Mrs. A. R. Heywood, j Mrs. Thomas D. Dee and the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Porter. |