The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05
K. C, ARRAYED
IN FLAGS FOR
FRENCH ENJOYS
EntWined EmbIems of Two Ma
tons Decorate City.
10000 School Children in Line
to Greet Frenchmen.
GOVERNOR CAPPER A SPEAKER
Monster Religious Patriotic
Session at Convention Hall.
JOffre and Great Grandson of
Lafayette in Party.
10000 School Children in Line
to Greet Frenchmen.
GOVERNOR CAPPER A SPEAKER


French tri-color, interwined with the
Stars and Stripes of the United States
| the latest war ally of France, will be
| flying thruout Kansas City tomorrow
/ morning when this city will have for
its most distinguished guests Field
Marshal Joffre, hero of the Marine,
Former Premier Viviani and other
members of the French mission to
America. The final preparations were
being made today for a patriotic out
burst here in their honor which was
expected to surpass any demonstration
ever held here or in the southwest.
The party will arrive on the mis-
sion special. provided by the state de-
partment, a short time before
o'clock tomorrow morning. From then
until the departure at 1880 in the af-
ternoon, Kansas City literally is eX-
pected to turn herself over to the
Fernch emisSaries. Committees. guild
ed and directed by officials at Wash
ington, have been continuously at
work on the arrangements since the
visit first was announced and every
effort has been made to insure the
mission members while they are the
guests OF the city.
Two Governors Receive Them.
The program, briefly, calls for
breakfast at the Union Station,
motor ride thru the city during which
thousands of school children will offer
an ovation to the high French Off
Gals, and a monster meeting at 1880
O'Clock at Convention hall. Governors
Gardner of Missouri and Capper of
Kansas, Mayor Edwards of Kansas
City, and other we'll known men of the
southwest, will be members OF the
party receiving the commission. The
Third Missouri Infantry, already mo-
bolized in the federal service, Will
Gov In iCIf
other guard organizations will be sta
toned at various points to provide,
as much as possible. a military recep-
ton in keeping with the pre-em1nent
rank of Marshal Joffre, who will be
accompanied by his chief of stair,
turesuue Blue Devil, of numerous
desperate military exploits.
The meeting at Convention hall VIII
begin formally at 1880 o'clock, altho
the doors will be thrown open an hour
earlier. 1t will be both a religious
and patriotic demonstration and will
be opened with prayers. Short talks
will be made by the two governors
and Mayor Edwards before the French
commissioners take the platform. NO
one will be allowed to leave the hall
until after the ENJOYS have departed
and all visitors have been requested
by Mayor Edwards to bring both
French and British flags.
School Children Line the Paseo.
The board of education has cooper
ated in welcoming the distinguished
men by arranging to have 100000 pu-
pills of the local schools stand in re-
view along Paseo, from Admiral Boul-
evard to Seventeenth street. The au-
tomobiles of the party will pass thru
the lines of children, all of whom are
expected to be carrying flags, about
8 o'clock.
The party, according to advices from
Washington, will be composed of:
NJ Rene Viviani, vice-president of
the council of ministers; Marshal Jof-
fire, Vice-Admiral Chocheprat, Mar
quis de Chant run, great-grandSon of
General Lafayette; Emile Hovelaque,
inspector general of public instruction
and general counselor of the mission,
Niscount de Jean, counselor of the
French embassy. Lieut. Col Jean Fa-
bry. Marshal Joffres chief of staff.
whose nickname is 1.-The Blue Devil"
Lieutenant Commander Simon of the
French navy; Lieutenant De Tessaun,
military aide to Marshal Joffre; Lieut..
Col. Spencer Cosby United States
Navy, attached to the French mission:
warren d. Robbins, representative OF
the State Department, attached to the
French mission; Breckenridge Long,
third assistant secretary of state; three
American newspaper men, representa-
tives of two Frnch press associa lions
and one Paris newspa per: one private
secretary; one French stenogra pher,
three orderlies and one valet
Gerard in n c. Today.
James w. Gerard. ex-ambassador to
Germany, and Gov. Frederick A. Gard
ner will be the principal speakers at
the Knife and Fork club dinner at the
Hotel Muehlebach tonight. the Mis-
souri, executive having accepted an in
vitation to be guest of the club af-
i ter his arrival at $50 p. m.
wards is included in the entertainment
to be provided tor Mr.. Gerard, who ar
rived on a Santa Fe train at 1880
o'clock this morning. The ex-ambas-
sador addressed the City club at noon
| today Pressing business in New York
will necessite Mr.. Gerard's departure
tonight.