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

eminent of the republic has placarded
In every village in France and had
read and interpreted to all the chill
dren in the schools. your illustrious
President made manifest the ideas of
America. He expressed them too mag
niflcently for me to express them In
turn. But when I speak of democratic
ideas. when l speak of violated rights
to be avenged, of the sufferings en-
dured by those who have fought for
liberty and can only be repaid by vic
tory. I cannot do better to symbolic
my thoughts to give them concrete
form than to raise my glass In honor
of the illustrious President of the
United States"
Good Omen in the Sky.
While NJ viviani spoke many Chi
covery of a cloud which seemed to form
the American flag. The flag was COM
posed of six white stripes. alternating
with the blue of the sky. In the upper
left corner was a field OF stars. The
flag" resembling huge banner, waved
with realism for about ten minutes before
disspating.
Marshal .Joffre Of France urged by the
repeated and vociferous demands Of the
mass meeting last night made his first
speech in America aside from n few words
in Congress and drought the cheering
throngs to their feet amid waXng fags.
by asserting that the French and Ameri-
can flags which he entwned as he spoke
never separate while the struggle for
liberty continued.
The large crowd that gathered In the
Auditorium to greet the French commits
sion at the end of its first days tour Of
the middle west insisted on hearing Joffre.
1t had bOen explained to the audience tina
the marshal was a soldier and not an
orator. but the flag waving auditors. hav-
ing seen the veterans cheeks wet with
tears during an inspiring speech by former
Premier Niviani whom the marshal en-
braced at the climax of the minister s
Grafton, yelled for Joffre until lie finally
yielded.
The French war chief in full uniform
stepped to the front of the rostruln. hold
ing French flag in one hand and an
American flag in the other. He spoke in
French. waving first one flag and then the
other, finally twining the two banners.
His words were few and the auditors, few
of whom understood French, cheered so
that even the stenographers
could not record all he said, brief as it
was.
What Marshal Joffre Said.
Gen. Joffre said in part:
MY friends, l am proud to have in
my hand the American flag. which is
to the American people what the French
flag is to the people of France. a symbol
Of liberty. 1 hold in my other hand the
flag of France, who has given of her
best. her stanchest and her bravest.
and which also stands for liberty.
had the honor to carry the French flag
on the field of battle in the fight against
despousm. With 1t I bring to you the
salute of the French army to the Ameri-
can people. our stanch ally in the com
mon cause"
AS he Joined the two flags of red,
white and blue with the closing words
the whole assembly mounted the seats
and cEeered.
A barber at the Chicago Club today
is telling a story to illustrate the
democracy of Marshal Joffre, the hero
of the Marine. Two men were awaiting
their turn to he shaved when the door
to the shop swung open and the smiling
face beneath the marshars cap ap-
peared. The BARRIERS and the men who
were waiting begged the great French
man to climb Immediately into chair
But" said the barber, do you think
he'd move in out of his turn? Not he,
He just sat down and insisted on wait
ing until he was next
And Mrs. NJ. Roman, the manicure. is
pointing triumphantly to the hand that
Papa Joffre' squeezed as he left the
shop.