The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-11
,jOFFRE PLACES
WREATH On THE
TOMB Of GRAN

NEW YORK. May ln.-Thrce dram
attic events which viii become historic
in thc annals III Ndw York marked the
activities Of the French war mission
here today. In their chronological order
they Were.
Tic address Of Rene vivlani. vice
president If the council OF minister's
and head Of the mission, 1T luncheon
uf the Merchants association. when me-
declared Franc" never would cease llBH'-
ing until AlSncr and Lorraine were re-
stored to her. and when H. proclaimed
that the stars and Stripes never wcnII
attain their full SigniIicanc" until they
Heated from the trenches of Europe
The placing by Marshal Jofrre Of a
wreath upon The sarcophaEus or Gencrai
Grant.
Th. reception Of the French residents
Of the city at the public library tonight
when Iufir". Niviani and their COL
leagues greeted their CumpatriotS, IN
Gliding several hundred blueJackc's
from French warshlpS.
The spectacle which appealed most TO
the popular imagination WAS that enact
ed ~ Grants tunh. There was an an
rrcSsivr stiffness among the MANY
thousands II spectators as MuFSudi
Iotfrc aliShtrh from his automobile and
walked slowly along the wide pavement
leading to the tomb The memorable
words Of .hc man whose ashes hHT" long
rrpoScd within. carved i'll the granite
above the kincly tomb cratc1ul nation
gave him. seemed ono" again u ccho
their solemn adm"niil"n. Let us nave
IcuCc.'
That this thought. although possibly
remote ri achievement. WAS in tn" mimi
III he gallant French soldier whose iull-
MSS of heart has :" rmdcnred him Ia
his own men that they revere him as a
father, was evidenced by the tcurs that
Glittcrrd in his kind eyes
Passing into tho dimly lighted rotunda
Of IN" tomb. Marshal JuIIre d"licd his
cap and advanced silently toward Inc
~r;Lrway leading To the sarcnphaeus. H."
rlaInhur..I over the stone hnluStrad".
mounted 4 sI"p-ladder. and. with one
hand resting On the coffin "f General
Grant, pl;,,"d there with his other hand
The evergreen wreath, with th" lfI-'"l"r
"nr winrup ii. Then standing erect. h."
SNlutrrl. while the hundred ar NOR" ON
org VIII" had hrrn permitted Ia enter tn"
bomb. looked on. heads uncovered. from
the bHlust trade above.
!. Representative business men greeted
JuiIrr Rene NlvIaui and others Of th':
French war commission with wild en-
lhuSiaSm al Il luncheon of the Mel
chants association this afternoon.
Il say 10 You that III" American flag. "
Eiviani said. (which already flies along
sid" tn. French iaE ON the Lafayette
EsCadrlll" will soon. W"~@l"I". ID" dying
III the trenches Whcr" thu british and
CrcnCth Flags fly. And when your flag
IlioS there. Il viii not hr' lIk" the flag
you now SEQ around you that hangs
$p"il"S< in regular folds. hut l warn
you that alungSId" Of the stars il will
have holes. and among its rcd stripes
III" white viii lac stained with III" hl""d
If your rhildrcn."
Despite this picture Of war. the n"r
chnntS rhccrcd until L wave from the
SPEAKERS hand Still"d ia" tUmult. \
lhund'r"uS ovation greeted Marshal
.Ioffrr when he got up !" speak 1t few
simple words.
YOU know | am moi accustomed To
speaking in public" n" said slowly. ms
hstS doubled and raised to his cheSi.
and yuu Will understand the emotion
with which my heart is filled. | could
not possibly md words worthy OF t"-
ing uttered after SO magnificent n speech
As the on" To which you hay" just
listened. | want /" say to YOU. thanks.
thanks for France"
While the uproar was going on. VI.
Niviani stepped over To the her" 81!
Marine. embraced him and kissed him on
both cheeks