El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-12
BOSTON GREETS
FRENCH MISSION
Parade, Luncheon and Wei
come at State House Are
Features of Day.

Boston. Mass. May 12-When
marshal Joffre and members of the
French mission accompanying him ar
rived from New York today they were
met with the greatest display of flags
ever seen in this city. The reception
committee was headed by mayor Cur
icy and among its members was pres
ident a. ". Lawrence Lowell of Har-
ward.
The afternoon parade was the
central feature OF the day. Before
this. however. came a visit of the en-
voys TO the state house for presenta-
ton by Gov Mccall to the legislature
in joint session A luncheon rendered
by the city at Faneull hall followed
The climax of the parade was the
presentation to marshal Jofre Of more
than $4,000 contributed by New
England citizens toward the support
OF fatherless children in France.
Brilliant Banquet In New York.
New York. May 1l--One OF the
most brilliant banquets in the history
Of America was given here last night
in honor Of the British and French
missions.
Balfour, British foreign minister;
Rene Viviani, French minister of JUS
tice Marshal Joffre and two former
presidents of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt and William
Taft The streets on all sides of the
hotel were packed with men and
women.
Fifth Avenue 4 Sea OF Flags.
Outlined in electric lights upon the
front of the hotel were the flags OF
the three nations while far up and
down Fifth avenue a sea of flags
floating over parallel lines OF patrioI-
ic citizens who damned the sidewalks
on both sides for mile and half
The members OF the mission were
escorted first TO the great ball room
where a brief reception was held and
then to the grand banquet hall
BANQUET Room Decorations.
Stretched across one end Of the
banquet hall was a great curtain OF
horizon blue. In the center was the
American flag, thanked by the colors
Of France and England and with the
flags Of the ten other allies surround
ing them Below the flags was a
copy OF a medallion representing
France and England, supported on
golden panel bearing the now famous
words of president Wilson: To make
the world safe for democracy"
The menu. one Of the simplest ever
served at a great public dinner IN
New York. was limited to five courses.
each one q typicaly American dish.
and was designed to exemplify the
Spartan simplicity that should gov
ern the nation in its hour Of danger.
Toasts To The Presidents.
At the close Of the banquet mayor
Mitchell presented 10 Mr.. Balfour and
VI. Viviani gold medals emblematic
Of their visit 10 New York The mayor
of the United States. The diners rose,
cheering frantically and throwing
their napkins in the air while the or
ehestra played The Star Spangled
Banner" The mayor then toasted
king George Of England while the Or
chestra played God Save the King"
This was followed by a toast TO the
French republic which was drunk &c
the strains Of the -Marseillaise." and
then there was another toast to the
president of France
ChOate Praises Allies
Joseph n. Choate. VINO followed the
mayor. referred 10 those dear allies
of ours, Great Britain. our beloved
mother country. and France. our fas-
cinating. hypnotizing sister"
Mr.. BalfOur moved his hearers to
high enthusiasm when he said:
I'VE have not come here as instruct
ors Of the American republic. but it is
important for me TO proclaim my un-
alterable conviction that we have
reached a crisis when the whole OF
civilization must rise up and voice its
appeal for the preservation OF human
liberty
America Feels Menace.
What has brought Us together
he asked. What is the meaning to be
found in the crowding Of your streets
in welcome 10 u.s."
The answer lay in the fact. he said.
that America has felt the menace of
German autocracy, which he char
aeterized as an Imminent peril"
Plans World Domination
NJ sNiviani drew q distinction be-
tween the German ideas of life and
thought Germany had been thinking
and planning world domination, he
said, not only by militarism, but by
finance. diplomacy and trade. The
whole state directed every energy to
this end.
Germany chose its own time and
then leaped upon the democracies OF
The world, he declared. These demo-
cracies answered the challenge, the
French statesman asserted. not be-
cause of individual and different is
sues but because the one predominant
danger underneath was the same for
all
Americas most distinguished lead
ers OF industry. commerce and finance
today paid high honor to Mr.. Balfour
and other members OF the mission at
a reception and luncheon at the cham
Der of commerce
Among the 900 pRsons present
were J. P Morgan. Jacob H Schiff.
Otto Kahn. George B. Cortelyou,
August Belmont, William Guggen-
helm. Cornelius Vanderbilt, F. W.
Henry Morgenthau, Henry Clews and
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