The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-26
French Party Hears Mass.

French Party Hears Mass.
Ambassador Cambon accompanied the
rcrlhcrs of the mission To St Patrick's
Church a. 10 o'clock in the morning, wherH
low mass was celebrated by the Reverend
Father AIangien of Baltimore. the Right
Reverend Mgr. Rocker Of the apostolic
delegation and other priests assisting. The
visitors wore the full Uniform of their
rank.
Cardinal Gibbons rreaChei a short SER
mon. He spoke Nrietly of the French mis-
sionaries who had crossed the seas TO
America and had preached the gospel to
the aboriginal 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 as
semble in the temple of God to give thanks
to the Almighty for the great things that
had been accomplished by their country
men in this hemisphere in the cause of re-
ligion and civilization.
Gibbons on ROchambeau.
OF Rochambeau Cardinal Gibbons said
in part:
without detracting from the merits
OF his brothers-in-armS we 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
poised, he was man according to WASH
ington's own heart, the General on whose
counsel and prudence he could rely more
than on that of any other commander.
When the American troops under Wash
ington, and the French forces under Roch-
ambeau, were the march to Yorktown.
Washington gallantly proposed to give the
post OF distinction to the French Army.
Rochambeau gracefully declined the honor
and In doing so he followed the impulse of
his own heart, as well the general in
structions he received from his Govern
ment that he should always subordinate
himself to the American Commander-in-
Chief.
CornwnIIis's Surrender.
THE army of Cornwallls was surrounded
on land by the French and American
troops. and was prevented from escaping
to sea by the fleet OF Admiral DeSrassa,
which guarded the Che cake Bay. and
thus the defeat of the - Ish commander
was inevitable. and he surrendered his
sword to Washington. The capttulat!on of
Cornwalls was the most decisive event of
the American Revolution.
May the friendship existing between
France and America-a friendship coeval
with our history as a nauon-a friendship
to which we owe our very existence as an
independent, sovereign power-may this his
toric friendship be perpetuated May 1t be
strengthened and consolidated by the iron
links of brotherly love. May the two great
Republics of the world go hand in hand in
the march of liberty and progress and civ
ilization. And may the monument erected
to Rochambeau in the capital Of the nation
ever remind the American citizen who will
contemplate it of the everlasting debt OF
gratitude which the United States owes TO
France"
Horseback Ride With President.
A quite unexpected feature Of the after
noon, and one which pleased the visitors
very much, was an invitation from Pres:-
dent Roosevelt to accompany him and sew
eral others on horseback ride. The entirn
party assembled In front of the n hite
House about 4 o. clock. the visitors in their
uniforms making a very pretty picture in
the bright afternoon 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 storm began to gath
err and the party came home at lively
canter. The rain overlook them, however.
and before "eaching their stopping place
the entire party drenched. Those on
horseback were President Roosevelt. his
son Theodore and daughter Alice. Secre-
tary Root and Senator Lodge and the fol-
lowing members OF the Rochambeau mis-
sion: General Brugere. Vice Admiral Four
nier, General Chalendar and Captain Las
son.