Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-15
RECALL THE SCENES
WHEN BASTILE FELL
FRENCH AMERICANS CELEBRATE
THEIR INDEPENDENCE
Commissioned Schwamm Makes Ad-
dress for Mayor Harper and Pa.
triotic Exercises Are Carried
Out by Angelenos

Though it is 11s years since the Bastile
fell. loyal French. Americans in Los An
geles Yesterday celebrated the historic
event in the customary exuberant manner
cheered the patriotic scenes and music
which marked the official exercises and
sang the "Marseillaise" as of yore.
All afternoon and till midnight Turner
hail. Main street, was filed with the sons
and daughter of Gaul, and the French
colony pronounced the affair one of the
most notable of the long series
The afternoon was devoted to COM
memorative exercises, the program In
cluding addresses, tableaux, sketches and
military features as well as groups of
children singing and dancing. The even
ing was devoted to dancing and sociability.
Mayor A. G. Harper was unable to be
present because of family reunion on the
occasion of his fathers birthday. The
mayor deputized Fire Commissioner An
thony Schwamm to speak for him.
Schwamm Speaks for Mayor
Mayor Harper has warm spot in his
heart for the French colony" said Com
missioner Schwamm Nearly every vote
among them was cast for him. And again
the mayor enjoys French dinner
Los Angeles Is truly classed as the
Paris of America. 1t is growing more
true to that name daily. Like Paris, 1t is
illuminated, 1t has an amusement loving
people and Is the playground OF America
as Paris is of Europe.
Southern California owes much of her
early growth to her French colonists who,
following the Spanish. developed the
ranches, vineyards, orchards and other
sources of wealth that we rely on.
"Our French residents are fine examples
of frugality, enterprise, love of country
and of the better and higher life"
Attorney A. Orflla spoke in a patriotic
strain. He said France planted the seeds
of liberty long before the American revo-
luton and saw them blossom in the
United States afterward.
Both republics separated by the ocean,
are pillars of liberty whose glorious doc
trine is extending to South America" said
the speaker 1.-THE echoes of the French
revolution are still to be heard in the cry
of the unjustly oppressed everywhere.
France gave us a lafayette and other
heroes, and the fires still burn on the
affairs of patriotism"
Arouse Martial Memories
Along patriotic lines jacquard Auclair
delivered an address to the flag, M. H.
RueIlan to the republic, President of the
Day Leon Curtet spoke eloquently, M. A.
de RoSta1ng LED In the MarSelllalSe
singing Madame Lillian Scanlon sang the
"Star Spangled Banner" a sketch was
given by A. Blanchard and J. B. Lescou-
lie, and Miss G. Lourdou and F. Migliore
gave monologues and Miss Marie May a
parody.
BY way of contrast an apotheosis was
shown with Misses Hortense Save as
France, Miss Bertha Eyraud as Columbia
Miss A. Cazaux as Lorraine, Miss L. Gri-
maud as Alsace and Miss A. Forgues as a
cantiniere, all typifying the women o.
liberty. Filling out the stage picture were
Misses M. Blanchard, P. Save, ]. Man
durat A. Cazaux, Y. Grimaud M. Martin
E. and B. Escallier, ]. Darfeuille, ]. Ame
stoy, A. Brocq, j. Puissegur. A. Fleur. C
and M. Forgues, Marie, L. and G. May
ELLIE Poirier, E. Masselin, q. Sentous, G
Gaillard and NJ. Auclair.
Fetching indeed was the floral scene