The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-26
MISSION IS ENDED.
ROchambeau Party Leaves For
Niagara Falls.

Washington, May 26.-The members
of the French mission, which came to
Washington to attend the ceremonies
incident to the unwilling of the Rocham-
beau statue, finished their visit here
and last night left the city for Niagara
Falls on their tour of the east before
returning home. There were no formal
functions on the programme for Sun
day, but the visitors found every minute
of their time occupied in attending d.
vine service, returning numerous calls,
official and otherwise, and in drives
about the city and suburbs
A quite unexpected feature of the at
ternOOn, and one which pleased the
visitors very much, was an invitation
from President Roosevelt to accompany
him and several others on a horseback
ride. The entire party assembled IN
front OF the White house about O'Clock,
the visitors in their uniforms making
a very pretty picture in the bright after
noon sunlight. A photograph was taken
of the group while there. The president
guided the party through the northern
section of the city, until they reached
the geological park.
While in the park a storm began 10
gather and the party came home at a
lively canter. The rain overlook them
however, and before reaching their stop
ping place the entire party was drench-
ed. Those on horseback were President
Roosevelt and his son, Theodore, and
daughter. Alice. Secretary Root and
Senator Lodge, and the following mem
bers of the Rochambeau mission: Cen
eral Brugere, Vice Admiral Fourier,
General Chalendar and Captain Lasson-
During the recent visit of Prince
Henry of Prussia to Washington he was
the guest of the president on a. horse
back ride. On that occasion also a
heavy rainstOrm overlook them
their return and they were obliged to
hasten home, in the meantime getting
a severe wetting.
The party left Washington at 1880
osolnoI~ T5ac Gull vic ,a
sylvania railroad Those going included
all the members of the mission, Ambas-
sador and Madame Cambon and the
members of the staff of the French en-
bassy and the presidents commission
Ambassador Cambon accom- panied
the members of the mission to St Pat
riekS church at 10 O'Clock in the morn
ing, where low mass was said by the
Rev. DR. Mangien, of Baltimore, the
Right Rev. MOnsignor Rocker, of the
apostolic delegation. and other priests
assisting. The visitors wore the full
uniform of their rank. Cardinal Glib
bons preached a short sermon. He
spoke briefly of the French missionaries
who had crossed the seas to America
and preached the gospel to the abOrig-
inal inhabitants, carrying the torch of
faith in one hand and the torch of
civilization in the other. 1t was meet
and proper that the sons of France
should Assem- BILE in the temple of God
to give thanks to the Almighty for the
plished by their countrymen in this
hemisphere, in the cause Of religion and
civilization
Of Rochambeau, Cardinal Gibbons,
said in part:
without detracting from the merits
of his brothers in arms, I can affirm
that ROchambeau was the flower of the
French allied army. Mature in years.
experienced in military campaigns,
veteran of the Seven Years war. calm
deliberate, self-Doised he was man
according to WashingtOn's own heart
the general on whose counsel and pru-
of any other commander.
when the American troops under
Washington, and the French troops I'M
der ROchambeau, were on the march to
Yorktown, Washington gallatnly pro-
posed to give the post of distinction to
the French army. ROchambeau grace
fully declined the honor, and in doing so
| he followed the impulse of his own heart
as we'll as the general instructions he
received from his government, that ne
should always subordinate himself to
| the American commander-in-chief.
| THE army of CORVALLIS was sur
rounded on land by the French and
! American troops, and was prevented
from escaping to sea by the feet of
| Admiral Decrease, which guarded the
Chesapeake bay, and thus the defeat of
! the English commander was inevitable.
/ and he surrendered his sword to Wash
ington- The capitulation of CORVALLIS
/ American revolution.
May the friendship subsisting between
/ France and America friendship coeval
! with our history as a nation-a friend
| ship to which owe our very existence
/ as an Independent, sovereign power-may
this historic friendship be perpetuated
/ May it be strengthened and Consolidated
! by the iron bonds of commerce. and by
/ the golden links of brothSrly love.
May the two great republics of the
world go hand in hand in the march of
liberty and progress and civilization. And
may the monument erected to Rocham-
| beau in the capital Of the nation ever re-
mind the Am erican citizen who will con-
template It of the everlasting debt of
/ gratitude which the United States owes
| to France"
/ The weather was very warm during the
1 afternoon and some of the visitors pre-
ferred to rest while others made calls or
| took rides about the city and suburbs
/ Several of the party. including the Count
| and Countess De Rochambeau and Count
/ De Lafayette, visited the beautiful Ar
/ lington cemetery ard Fort Myer nearby.
/ They were escorted through the grounds
/ by Captain Lewis of the Second cavalry
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