The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
THREE NATIONS IN
THE CELEBRATION
Spaniards, Gauls and
CreoIes Join Hands
SECOND DAYS EVENTS
SECOND DAYS EVENTS
A Brilliant Reception, Address of JUS
surand, Review of French and
American Marines and
Gala Performance at
the Opera House.
(By the Associated Press.)


New Orleans, La. Dee. 19.-Representa-
tives of three nations, possessors at differ
ent times of the territory which Napoleon
ceded to jefferson, joined hands with the
people of Louisiana in the second days
| celebration of the centennial of the trans
fer. The days exercises consisted OF
brilliant reception at the City Hall, IN
Guiding the address of M. Jusserand, the
French Ambassador to the United States
interesting exercises i'll the Old Spanish
Cabildo, in which a century ago the CIT
izen Laussat Gormilla transferred the
province, review OF the military and the
visiting American and French marines
and a gala performance at the French OPP
era.
The program of the celebration will be
consummated on Sunday, with an impos-
ing pontificial mass in the old French ca
thedral which long ante-dated the ces-
sion, and a repetition in paatomine of the
historic ceremony of December 20, 1908.
Though there was a forecast of rain,
todays ceremonies were conducted with
out the interruption of a drizzle The
uniformed band of the Washington Artil-
lery lined the marble steps of the City
Hall as the distinguished guests OF the city
arrived to attend the reception arranged by
the Governor of the State and Mayor of
teh city. The Louisiana cavalry troop in
their Khaki uniforms with guerdons fly
ing added picturesqueness to the occl-
sion The way through the hall to the
mayors pariors was made fragrant and
beautiful with the flowers and plants
The parlors were becomingly decorated
and the historic old paintings on the wall
including those of King Louis and Anne,
from whose names, conformity that of
Louisiana was derived attracted the in
terested attention of the visiting notables.
The guests included Admiral Wise and the
American naval officers Captain Lee
moyne, of the French cruiser, the French
Ambassador, the Spanish Consul, the
Chief Justice Tashereau and Judge
Routheir, of the Canadian Judiciary and
President Francis, of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition and his party. Governor
Heards staff resplendent in gold lace and
leaders in the various professions and bus
mess avocations of New Orleans were also
present.
Mayor Capdeville made a brief address
OF welcome to the guests and proposed
the health of the American and foreign
representatives who had come to attend
the celebration.
The reception at the hall concluded
carriages were entered ana escorted by
the cavalry troop, the procession moved
to the archbishop's palace, the Oldest
building in Louisiana which temporarily
has been converted into a colonial museum
It was erected between the years of 1927
ha Of bo
VINO came from France at Bienvlle's So
jcitation to take charge of the hospitals
and schools and board in the colony On
the third floor are the curously built
cells used by the nuns nearly two hun
dred years age, and there also remains
the desk of oak in the community room,
at which the superioress sat. In the
Museum have been gathered precious
relics and mementos of other days books
documents weapons, uniforms, portraits,
etc, and a painting by De ThulstruD, of
New York, representing the scene of the
Louisiana transfer.
Upon the arrival of the procession at
the palace the governor, the mayor and
the guests were received by Archbishop
Chapelle, at the portlco. President Fortier
Of the Louisiana Historical Society, de-
hvered an interesting historical address
touching on the colonial period in Lousi-
ana, and at its conclusion there was an
inspection o fthe museum. From the
palace the procession moved to the
Cabildo. before which large assemblage
had gathered.
Within the walls of the Cabildo, in 1903,
the transfer occurred and there in 1925.
resided as the guest of the State, the
Marquis OF Lafayette. Governor Heard
presided over the days ceremonies, and
the address were made from the portico,
from which President Mckee, on this
visit here shortly before his assassination.
M. Jusserand was cordially greeted when
he was introduced to speak as the repre-
sentative of the French government M.
Jusserard spoke of the friendship of
France for the United States; that he did
rot know Frenchman who does not
cherish in the depths of his soul friend
ly feeling for America"
He spoke Of the relation of France to
the United States in that the republic.
of America had received much of her ter
rltory from France.
He said in conclusion:
Regarding the ceremony which brings
us together today, all has been said or is
going to be said, in words that l can't
equal, and l expressed myself last spring,
among your brothers of st. Louis upon
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