Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-14
lays program.
The Days Events

Accorded n gracious welcome by
Gov. Mccall. Mayor Curley and other
state and city officials, the French
etatcSman late. was the center OF
unique reception in the Boston Public
Library \ visit 10 the home OF 4.
Lawrence Lowell, president Of Har-
Yard University, and To the Widcner
Memorial library OF that institution
together with another reception and
dinner At the Boston CITY Club ended
= days entertainment such as seldom
has been provided here for a foreign
visitor.
VI NlvIani spoke from the grand star
way IN tho puhl. library to an audience
.rat oiled every available foot OF sDlce.
s., one point in his address in which he
~eferred with much emotion To the ira
ttoral friendship between France ana
..e tinted states. NJ paced his hand IN
.re shoulder Of the Marquis de Cham
rlr a descendant ~ Lafayette. and
,ro, SAID that he was happy 10 have been
iii. 90 trinE to this country a relative
o, mo man who took such prominent
tar. IN the formative period OF this couh-
'-y X history
Confidence in U. 5.
N Ni.ari asserted in opening ms al
-ss- tn4, he was never alarmed as inc
.e.,r.Ity q the United states.
new INA my heart, he said with en-
.a4. .tHat your great country couia
contemplate the slaughter Of limo
...- Inc burning OF cathedrals and ON
....tr,res without throwing IN your l't
o.-. France and her allies
tr. rralscd tho comradeship OF the ON
.eru,pd soldiers al the western front as
,e-,.rr that thet were "out 10 dispei 'he
.rer, who jumped at our threats IN
"4
Spiritual Union
Pfc pleaded for "a spiritual union across
M, sca which. he said. would forever
safeguard the principles ~ true defnocra-
Tho present war he said. must ne
XIII. fo "A finish sud there must be "niF
t.. Thought ~ victory in the minds OF All
.Yn.s n a German victory were pos
,-, he added. the free peoples OF the
world those a. America included. wouii
III ~.dy,od 90 .'scryitude and slavery
IN Ity,ri Maid a high tribute 20 Bos-
H., vs..-n he declared. had long been re-
r7-tea 1,. the French as a great city CT
I,,-r.rr lie also complimented Harvard
'..7f vorIl ard expressed the hope that
ef'sr tho war many more professors
wo..l ~ exchanged between that inst'u-
t.r ana French universities.
10 then referred with depth OF teei-
Ing - the death of Norman Prince tne
Young American aviator. VINO oleo "hlle
IN the service Of France rev mon'hs
seo Tro praised highly the work OF
n RTltfSh
armies and said the people Of France
opet them debt Of gratitude TOT 'he
wonderful sacrifice that they were max
Ing In closing he predicted the 'ri-
umrh ~ the Allied cause
VI viviani and his party. which IN
Guided tho Marquis de Chambrun ana
Gen yirnai. military attache at the
French embassy in Washington. arrived
here from Ottawa shortly after
clock this morning. Theys were met
a. the station BY william L. Philips
md Warren II. Robbins. Of the state
department. and local officers. ana were
driven 10 the home of DR.. Henry r.
Sears on Beacon street. where they were
given breakfast After a morning OF |
re-, VI yiviani and his party were the
guests OF Governor Mccall at a lun- /,
'hcon IN the Sears home.
Governor McCaIfs Address
Th4 VISIT 10 tho Boston Public LII
hrarv was the first public event on the
DAYS program. Mayor Curley ana IL
hrary officials recalled that the people
~ France were instrumental IN 'he
founding of the local institution ans
contributed 10 its first collection Oh
books Governor Mccall in short az
dress ~ welcome referred to the vice
Premier "a the man who has won ms
way into the hearts of the people OF
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