The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-05-29

witness the exercises and review. \
by special train from Annapolis early
in the day, and headed by the crack
band from the French battleship,
swung through Pennsylvania avenue
to Lafayette square, where the
shrouded figure of the French field
marshal awaited the signal for UNI
yelling. The American soldiers, sail
ors and marines already had assem-
bled and gave their French brothers
in-arms hearty welcome. The
American troops were under COM
mand of Maj. Gen. S. B. NJ. Young and
embraced a battalion of engineers,
battalion of sailors and marines.
with the marine band, a battalion of
cavalry and of field artillery, and
brigade of national guardsmen of the
District of Columbia, representing in
all the various branches of the Unit
ed States military and naval service.
Distinguished Arrivals!
President Roosevelt and the mem
bers of the cabinet arrived at the re-
viewing stand shortly before II
o'clock and took position immediate
ly facing the, draped figure. Along
side the presidential party sat the
French ambassador, NJ. Cambon, Gen
Brugere, Vice Admiral Fourier and
other distinguished representatives
of the French government, and also
the Count and Countess de Rocham-
beau and Count de Lafayette, des-
cendants of the gallant soldiers who
fought with Washington.
Presidents Welcome.
Cardinal Gibbons was to have
opened the exercises with an invoca-
ton, but in his unavoidable absence
Rev. DR.. Stafford delivered an impress
sive opening prayer. At it's conclu-
sion President Roosevelt stepped to
the front of the platform and extend
ed a generous welcome to the French
guests in the following words:
"Mr. Ambassador and you, the Represen-
tatives Of the Mighty Republic of France:
I extend to you on behalf of the people OF
the United States the warmest and most
cordial greeting. We appreciate to the full
all that is implied in this embassy. COM
sent over here by President Loubet to COM
memorate the unwilling Of the statue of the
great marshal who, with the soldiers and
sailors of France, struck the decisive blow
In the war which started this country on
the path of independence among the nations
Of the earth. (Applause.) as sure that1
give utterance to the sentiments OF every
citizen of the United States, of every Amer
lean to whom the honor and the glory Of
our republic in the past. as in the present,
are dear. when say that We prize this
fresh proof of the friendship Of the French
people, not only because it is necessarily.
pleasing to us to have the friendship of a
nation so mighty in war and SO mighty
in peace as France has ever shown herself
to be. but because 1t is peculiarly pleasant
to feel that, after century and quarter
of Independent existence as nation, the
French republic should feel that in that
century and quarter we have justified the
sacrifices France made on ourbehalf. Gap
plause.)
Extends Thanks.
ST am sure, my fellow citizens. that you
welcome the chance which brings 1t about
that this embassy Of the French people
should come to our shores at the very time
when we, in our turn, have done our part
in starting on the path of independence a
sister republic-the republic of Cuba. ZAP
plause.)
''Mr. Ambassador. the American people,
peculiarly because they are the American
people. and because the history of tie
United States has been SO interviewer with
what Franc has done for us; also because
they are proud of the whole yorld which ac-
knowledges and must ever acknowledge in
a peculiar degree the headship of France
along SO many lines in the march Of
progress and civilization-the American
~ A.