New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
CHARGE OF STOUT FOUR
Figures Largely at Celebration
of BaStiIe'S Fall.
HARLEM RIVER PARK FILLED
No Man at French Fourth of July
Escapes Posy Selling
Amazons.

The French Fourth of July was cele
brated at Harlem River Park, Second ave
nut and 18th street. by the Sociei'
FRANCHISE de Bienfaisance last night. Yes
terday was the 1921 anniversary of tho
tearing down Of the Bastile. the beginning
Of the French Revolution.
The first feature TO greet the men visi-
tors at the park was the best engineered
system of attack from ambush that has
been seen in this town for perhaps one
hundred years. The charge was silent
stealthy and sober and was conducted by
four young women. The better to carry
out their design. each wore a gown OF
black
Though French. the young women. were
rot petite. on the contrary, they were I'M
usually buxom and this, also. was evil
IDENTIFY by some ones deliberate design.
They stood in a dimly lighted arbor
Shoulder TO shoulder they stood there. un-
observed until It was too late. Standing
thus. they completely flied the only avenue
Of entrance TO the park, with its bright
decorations: to the dance hall. filed with
youth and beauty and waltz music Of the
most delcousy dreamy sort
Walking from the ticket choppers boN
toward the life and laughter within. hun
dreds of men, upon taking their fist step in
the arhor. felt hands plucking al their coat
lapels. In the hurry the hands sometimes
grasped an ear. With miraculous rapidity
two cents worth. Of rosies were pinned
somewhere
Perhaps the mon were already decorated
with more costly flowers. Perhaps. because
4 In Hta .1
| they occasionally pinned bouquets on d
shoulder. No matter. When the prisoners
surrendered 4 quarter Of a dollar each the
Young women smiled. Not ravishingly. not
| long-iu feetng acknowledgment o
the fact that YOU were now AT liberty tt
| go on.
There Vas no time for conversation. II
| YOU said you did not enjoy lowers on YOU
| shoulder they made as though they under
sto I'd not a foreign tongue.
Anyway. there were more unsuspectinl
men coming from the box office Coming
! their way. Of course. there being no othei
direction open to them. Shoulder to shout
der once again, mates,
|, I, was strange to see head walters, JUS
| walters. chefs and Just cooks stroll int
| the inferior light of that arbor and come
out of il asking each other how much i
cost and exchanging experiences while II
! the hands Of the amazonS. The money
was for ihe benefit Of the French Hospital
at No $50 West 34th street.
About five thousand persons attended tn
celebration. For the most part they Were
| helpers Of different sorts IN hotels AM
cafes The weather was threateni which
kept many away. n was said. and then
| again, other walters are travelling abroad
now.
The proceeds Of the entertainment vii
60 toward the erection of home for tn
aged. To be built as a wing To the French
hospital.
Consul General Etienne Lanel appeared
shortly after I q o'clock, and later addressed
a few fitting remarks to the audience.
But the principal feature of the night e
father. mother and the children was thu
opportunity afforded them all TO dance. Re
tween dances beer was the beverage.
was explained they partook Of wine a
home.
All danced and all were graceful. light