The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-04
$4,000 Inside and 10000
Outside Acclaim Sailors
on Visit Here.
ABASHED BY WELCOME
Spokesman of Guests Sure
America VIII Do Share
in War.

feyA champion ballyhooer of the West
- Hemisphere and points south:
If the blowout for the French sailors
IN Madison Square Garden wasn't the
Ssst show that has been pulled of in
this town since they built the good old
bsrn. then TIL eat my kelly and change
~ sons name from Georgemcohan
Humphrey to Hohenzollern Humph-
nasr'
And Joe II risht-there are no two
vays sbout IT. He is entirely supported
n such eminent authorities as Dudley
Iisid Malone. ringmaster for the show |;
Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske, Rear
Admiral Nathaniel p. Usher. Mile.
lssns Bordoni Frank Moran. Herbert
c. Hoover. Tim Healy. Willard D.
Straight and Billy Gibson. every ono Of
whom was tickled moro or less pink
With tho enthusiastic reception given
~ the Frenchmen by 10000 New
tAs Garden and BY 10000 who wanted
= get In and couldn't Billy Sundays
1sbernacls wouldn't have held the
throng that surEed to Madison avenue
and TWenty-oeventh street fred by
sassfness to cheer for France and to
Aeilsr for the French sailors who es-
eoetsd Marshal Joffre. Viv1ani and their
colleagues to this country. There hasn't
Zen such . Jam in and around the
oasdsn since tho Colonel spoke there.
Everybody Gave . Hand.
e was rather spontaneous as such
things 60 Only the other day Alex
ender J. Hemphil. chairman Of the
Mayors recruiting committee, was
struck with tho notion that t. would be
fine thing for New York to give a
party for the French sailormen, He
passed tho word along and pretty soon
everybody was hustling-Billy Gibson
and Joe Humphreys ana Peter Prunty
and Charley Harvey for tho sporting
men. the box fight" crowd; Charley Dill
uneham for the theatrical managers /:
various newspaper men whose native
modesty impels them to remain anony
nous; Admiral Usher for the navy and
- on. Overnight practically a pro-
srarme Of entertainment was arranged
which contained twenty boxing contests,
wherein many OF the best known pugi-
lists In New York slammed each other
upon beazer and brisket; the singing Of
French songs, a speech by Dudley Field
Malone. speech by Lieut.. Andre Leroy
OF the French navy, another speech BY
Malone. speech by the Consul-Ge
q France in New York. further remarks
trom d. F. NJ. volunteer choruses and
6oodness knows what all. II The Star
spangied Banner" and the "Marseillaise' -
kot mixed sometimes in the feryency of
emotion. who can wonder?
The patriotic promoters rather looked
'o- big crowd, but when they got to
me Garden little after 7 o'clock last
hlght their eyes popped. Lines Of DO
.ccmen. under the strident orders of In
sp' tor James Bolan, $50 uniformed
non. were pushing and thrusting and
showing back a crowd Of 10000 or more,
fcketless crowd made up of men and
women who were determined TO get in
SIDE TO see the French sailors and cheer
tHem and who wouldn't believe that the
great building was already tammed to
opacity. For blocks around the Garden
mere were turbulency and turmoil but
II IS to be noted that there was no Sc
f'ons disorder and that the police were
no. required to make a single arrest,
That was the kind Of crowd 1t was.
american Jackies Are Cue SITS.
The lucky ones inside were happy that
th.y had taken their foot in hand and
come early or had received tickets of
VI
Tiers were jammed solidly. the boxes
wer" filling and only vacant squares of
chairs upon the floor just east and west
o' me elevated platform in the centre
'ood empty. These had been reserved
10Y the French sailors and for the Amer
icaA b!uejackets who were the guests OF
honor and the escort OF the honor guests
little before 8. while Joe BGee was
Uying his noble voice. exercising his
vocal cords as all truly great artists
must do. and while folks were observ-
ing that among those present were
coroner Tim Healy. who may not care
n'uch FOR England. but who certainly
mas no use for what Tim calls the
Dutch; A. r. Latson. Guy L. Tripp
Rtymond Gunnison, Rear Admirals
Fiske and Usher. A. J. Hemphill. Her
pert c. Hoover. Ralph NJ. Easley. C
Ledyard Blair. Mrs. George Wheelock
ana lot more. there was a strain OF
muse from Madison avenue and ur
went big cheer. In marched a detach-
m"nt OF United States Marines. COM
manded by Ensign ]. T. Ostrander
Promptly after them trotted a battalion
OF sailors from American battleshps
young, trim. hard trained. clean looking
laas, the sight Of whom does the eye
good. and then the Frenchmen. squad by
squad, battalion by battalion.
Then the Noise started.
The people In the Garden leaped tc
the'r feet. tore off their hats. yelled the
no OF yell that seems to begin righ
GOWN az the feet aud surge north anc
R'' up the demonstration until tn.
F'euchmen were seated. They seemed
l''lc shy. a little abashed. in the fac.
o. 50 much complimentary racket i
was apparent that they had not antic!
na'"d greeting OF such energetic sin
oerty. Their officers bowed with tru,
French grace and the enlisted mer
duckcd their heads and touched thei
caps, those caps that are crowned will
little tufts Of red. and OF course tn,
crowd got UP and hollered louder thar
ever.
Every pair OF eyes In the GardeI
lcve,led glances at the French sailors
sWaying them for the men that the!
A." and perhaps there was no one II
IN" ernwd who was not impressed b,
thor hne bearing. They were men o
o. ages, from 10 or 16 TO 30 and more
1aer faces were reddened or bronze,
fspu long, hard service. Very man!
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