The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-14
BERNHARDT TALK
TO u.s.. SOLDIERS
Takes Part in Celebration
Over Protest of Her
Physician

From the New York Sun: Sarah
Bernhard, crippled and only lately
recovered from grave illness, was
first among fifty thousand to rise
when the opening bars of THE Star
Spangled Banner sounded at Brook
lyn's great Fourth Of July celebra-
ton in Prospect Park.
Brushing aside the restraining
hands of her physician, Sarah arose.
And afterward, one arm uphfted, in
gtatuesque pose. she cried:
''Vive rAmerique! Vive les Allies"
Then with a swift glance at the
tricolor floating above her
''Vive Ia France!"
The hundreds of pretty school girls
who, with tri-colored ribbons in their
bobbed hair and starred and striped
flags clasped tightly in their moist
little hands, shrilled their greeting as
madame's motor swung up in front
Of the bandstand will, 1t is certain,
never forget the Fourth Of July, 1917.
Neither will the serious and import
ant youths of the American Junior
Naval and Marine Scouts who, in
cool, white duck and khaki stood at
present arms while Madame, with
that gractousness which is Madame's
and Madame's only, acknowledged
their salute. Neither, for that mat
ter, will any of the $4,000 persons
who swarmed on the greensward,
filled the beaches, even climbed the
trees about the spot on which mad
Ame's motor finally came to a halt
Madame looked better and stronger
than ever. All the old time verve,
all the interest in things and people
was depicted on her face. With wide
open eyes and with deep breaths she
drank in the beauties of the park
and the sweetness Of the cool after
noon breeze.
1.-THE park-it is bee-autiful!" she
murmured to. the coterie of reporters
who swarmed about her car.
why, oh, why, have I never been
here before?" she continued, looking
about here again, caressing the heap
ing big bouquet of American beau
ties which had just been presented
TO her.
Sheeeh? Certainly Not.
OF course, Madame was not going
TO speak.
1T is $3.50 many people," she ex-
planned eloquently in English as she
eyed the yociferously shouting crowd.
: "They could not hear. Besides,
cannot speak enough English" she
smiled.
Her clothes? A violet banked
toque and black lace veil sur
mounted her auburn hair.
A plentitude of white lace and chif-
fon framed her features. Purple
rich, royal purple-was the color Of
her motoring cloak. Beneath 1t she
wore a full length tunic of white
satin, brocaded with velvet and stud
ded throughout with buttons Of gold
braid.
White fox furs circled Madame's
Shoulders when she arrived. but both
flrs and motor cloak were soon dis
carded she wore no jewelry. Save
for q small, plain black bow at her
throat the severity of tEe military
lines Of the white and gold tunic was
unrelieved.
But no; on second thought Ma
dame wore one decorations little
knotted ribbon of brilliant red. One
did not need to look twice to know
that 1t was the insignia Of the Legion
H'Honneur.
The Naval Battalion Band started
epon its 'sOh, say, can you see"
It was then, wonder of wonders, up
rose Madame! She was standing be-
fore the occupants Of the front row
benches below her had even slowed
away thair hats preparatory to rising.