The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-19
GRANITE MONUMENT UNVEILED
IN HONOR CT REvOLu-
TtoMARY SOLDIERS.
S@N
LAFAYETTE AND HIS MEN
Who Fo.5ht For American Liberty
Laudcd BY President Taft and
French Ambassador
Jl.sscrand.

Aunapols, Nil, April ,S. On the
campus Of st. Johns Coaagc, there
!was unveiled hera today a bronze
tablet erected by the General Society
Of tne Sons OF the ResuiuGor to the
memory OF the namcless French soi-
iiefs ana sailors who In 1881 laiei
down their lives in the cause OF
! American independence. President
! Taft and Ambassador Jnsserand
! both made fcrmnl addresses.
The monument is simple shaft Of
rink granite thirteen fer. ii.ga, bear
ing on one face bronze caiaDieture
In alto relieve, seven feet, seven
inches wide by three feet nine fnenes
hish. The composition shows sor-
rowing memory, crowned with the
olive leaves of peace and leaning up-
on her victorious shield. watching the
departure OF a small gsuup or march
Ing soldiers, AMI II III interesting to
note how much more subtle HI sug
gestion is this treatment than the
more usual one of troops confront
ing the spectator.
Above the heads of the marcaers,
/, banners ase flying III the wind aad
! in the background are seen Inc
spals Of yessalug, While IN tie fo+c-
ground al3 t1'o rmall Gr1Festoncs in
scribcd "Ieig!t m seidat de il
France ard tie other 'lci Git III
radn d5 Ia Frame tflere LES a. sol
dicr, here lies sailor Of Franee.1
On tbe shield appeara ;se Englitn
| inscription: "A tribute OF ggasttptc
10 the brave soldiers and sailors O.
! F.anoc buried here, WHO gave their
! lives in the struggle for Amnrical
i Independence. The memory oA ttc.F
leeds Will endure forever. 17Si-17Sa.n
roneath the tablet Is legesd
Erected April 10, 1911, By tle So
of the Revolution
1 Although Dayd Edsely in his FAn.
nais OF Annapolis" published in iSit.
says that traces OF the French en-
campmeut still remain" and speaks
or mounds raised to ta2se Wild
Eaicd III tic scryice," the exact spot
: for the memorial was chosen only
after painstaking research, and it has
J III en- impossible to discover the
names OF Ire doad or even their ex-
act number It is only known that
alive they 6elended re reid and
dead they still holl it.
With a glowing tribute to America
/. ideals ana thoughtfulncss Is memor-
ialzing those who came from for
oien lands to help in the struggle
for Independence, the french ambas-
j sador ID the United states jules
, susacyand to-day czprcdse. tnc sra-
+ fitudc Of fHnca 10 tho Sons Of the
$ Revolution for the monument erected
by them to the French solliers who
a fought in the Revolutionary war
ITO voluntarily remember the anS,
ioys times Of long aeo." said Ambas-
sador Jusscrand, the hard trials ex-
perienced, the willing hc:o conferred
IN the hour of need, BY friend, Is
IA rare accomplishment Among
: many other rare accomplishments,
the American nation certainly num-
bers that one. ore than 23e years
: have passed, and a Freac-man who
\ visits the United States mas only 10
open his eyes to discover images OF
c his compatiiots anl tokens OF the
Y survival Of the old friends;ip. Al
i the capitol, the speaker sits Pc
Ii tween a portrait Of Washington and
II ono of Lafayette. In front Of the
A White House, the one who brought
the FIRST help. Lafayette, and tde ono
ID who brought tae deiinitiyc aid, Ro-
n cRambeaa, stand on their pedestais,
in the centre OF ciiI that in their
g DAYS was vet TO H. Quilt. acitythai
was 10 bear tine nalac OF their friend
/, and leader, Washington. At FhiAa.
/, delphia, at Savannah, ut New lorH,
Newport, Baltimore, Boston, statues,
tablets. pictures tell tne same tale.
. The American nation II q nation thar
= remembers.
, due honor has been raid to the
leaders. those wAo Sisaed the treat.
\ ics, bogo who commended IN haJt'e.
II Nowo wine 10 your warm-eeartelness
\ ~ sou, sons OF TIE RsyCsGI.on. n
monument has dceh erected % tie
d thousands who were lei, ;;osc With
n cut whose good WILL courage and
y discipline, generals and diplomats
II would have achieved nothing 70 prl-
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