Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-05


court, the arcades and the corridor
the prolonged reclamation OF the c
left just room enough for the troop
Standing in the center were descendants ,
of soldiers of the American revolution:
with fanions in United States coiors ana
the colors of a major general of the
United States Army-a flag of red ground
with two silver stars-embroidered ny
Frenchwomen. and American veterans
who fought with the French in the war
of 1870, with the flag of the American
volunteers in the French Foreign Legion.
A few surviving inmates from the Sol
diers' Home. erect and soldierly IN ap,
pearance in spite of their gray hairs, stood /
behind as a guard of honor. Alongside |
was a delegation from lie Puy. the near
est city to the birthplace of Gen. Lafay-
cite. carrying a lace-adorned flag to De
presented to the American troops.
The head of every spectator was I'M
covered precisely at O'Clock. when the
American hand struck up THE Mar
seillaise.' The simultaneous appearance
OF President PoincaTe. Gen. Pershins, Gen;
Joffre. American Ambassador Sharp ana
other dignitaries at the entrance of the
building was the signal for tremendous
cheering. which continued until the off,
cial party passed the troops in review.
Flags Presented to Troops.
Hats were off again and an impressive
silence prevailed when the fanions and
flags were presented to the American
troops Gen Pershing was grave ana
apparently moved. Gen. Noix. governor
Of the Invalides. received the flag OF the
American Foreign Legion for the War
Museum
The colonel commanding the American
battalion advanced and saluted President
Poincare. The bands began playing and
the cheering broke cut again as President
Poincare shook hands with the members
of the official party as the troops began to
file out of the court Of honor
An airplane circling few hundred
feet overhead followed the line o"
march some distance. Thousands OF
French soldiers on leave from the front
were among the masses of people along
the route. Hundreds of people left the
sidewalks and rushed forward to shake
hands with the American troopers
Other hundreds of French soldiers In
trench uniforms. stained and dlngy,
Joined the marching troops on either
side in columns. and continued for
miles. Some of them wore bandages
on their heads, and others had their
arms in sings from recent wounds
Children ran forward. throwing flowers
in front of the marching American
troops. and flowers were tossed from
the sidewalks or came futtering down
from windows. They were caught by
the American soldiers who stuck them
in the muzAes of their rifles or tucked
them in their belts.
Call American Soldiers "Teddies."
The crowds removed their head cover
ings in salute to the Stars and stripes
as the colors passed along. From every
window women and girls waved hand
kerchiefc or flags, while everywhere
along the route sounded the acclaims
of the French people. The people called
out affectionately: "Sammies'' and Ted
dies" The name Teddy became sud
denly popular as an expression OF good
will. perhaps because it is easily pro-
nounced by the French
Children from all the primary SCHOOLS
in the quarter. were given the best
places. Along part of the Avenue
Daumesnil there were thousands OF
them calling: Teddy" Teddy" Ted
dy," and throwing flowers. The Ameri-
can soldiers. affected by all this enthu-
siasm, smiled and waved their hands at
the children.
French military men frequently COM
mented on the appearance OF the Amer
lean soldiers. their snappy marching
gait and their soldierly air.
The mounted Republican GUARDS
Joined the escort near the city hail,
municipal council. Gen. Pershing and
his staff were received there at the
same time. The crowds in the great
open places near the city hall were
massed so densely that the authorities
had much difficulty in keeping the line
of march open.
At Picpus cemetery. where Cen La
fayette is buried the American troops
passed through the arched gateway to
the old convent. where they rested in
the large garden In the little burial
ground adjoining were gathered three
or four hundred persons. including
prominent Americans and Frenchmen.
Wreath on Lafayette's Tomb.
H Cleveland Coke. as delegate of the
Sons of the American Revolution from
the Empire State Society. placed a
wreath on the plain stone slab above
the grave of Gen. Lafayette in the
presence of Ambassador Sharp. Gen
Pershing and Marshal Joffre. Others
grouped about were Brand Whitlock.
American minister to Belgium: Minister
of War Painleve, the Marquis de Cham
brun and Gems. Dubail and Peltier.
Ambassador Sharp. Minister Whitlock,
NJ Painleve and Col. Stanton, the latter
representing Gen. Pershing, made ad-
dresses. Gen. Pershing himself. who
occupied one of the seats about the
tomb. said:
Il had to say nothing, but l feel so
deeply the significance of this occasion
that i do not desire il to pass without
some expression on my part"
Gen. Pershing spoke earnestly of the
determination of the American people
and the American government. fighting
alongside their allies in Europe, to
maintain the just cause of liberty. Ills
remarks were received with trench
dous cheering.
Mayor Puy Mouilhave concluded the
ceremonies at the Lafayette tomb by
reciting an original poem on Gen. La
fayette.
The American soldiers marched to
their barracks nearby through dense
crowds and remained there until this
evening, when they left quietly for
their training camp.
American Dishes on Menus.
In celebration of Independence day
restaurants throughout Paris put dishes
suggesting America on their bills of
fare such as chicken a la Wilson, In
dependence cake, turbot Lafayette.
American cream soup and peaches
Rochambeau. The various theaters
gave special Fourth of July perform
ances among them the Coincide Fran
caise
Various events. such as a great pub
Lie meeting al the Sorhonne nlacins of