Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-18

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 Besides opening their hearts to the sixty members Of the French army band who made visit to this city on Tuesday in their tour of the state. the people of Norwich opened their pocketbooks, and what they did in this way will add probably more than $1,500, it was estimated Tuesday night, to the fund for the Foyer Du Soldat
 About $1,3eo of this will be the proceeds of the concert given before a crowded house at the Davis theatre in the evening"; $92.s0 more win be added through the sales of flowers on the streets; about $130 more will come from the sales of tri-color ribbon badges, ice cream cones and popcorn, and $110 more comes from the auc tion sale at the theatre of the basket of Elberta peaches donated to the cause from the Kitemaug orchards. There are other sources of revenue yet to be reported also.
 From the time they arrived here from Willimantic about o'clock under escort of Col Charles W. Gale in 26 automobiles that Norwich citizens had put at their disposal, they were guests everywhere.
 They were made to feel at home right from the start when they found Mayor J. J. Desmond ready to well come them with heartfelt earfMstness in a speech in the French language at the public reception in the common council chamber in the town hall; and when Col Gales automobile bore off Capt Gabriel Fares, Lieut.. Roger Will late and Interpreter Ralph Edmunds l to New London at the end of the evening, they still carried with them fragrant memories of Norwich. for they took with them the basketful of handsome peaches which Archibald Mitchell had purchased for s11O at the auction at the theatre and had then presented to the band.
 Soon after their arrival here, the band menlbers, all in their blue uni forms, attended the public, reception in the conElon council chamber, which many citizens attended as well. 1 The mayor addressed them as follows, and was frequently applauded.
 Mayor Desmond spoke as follows: Gentlemen: In the name of the people of this city. I heartily bid you welcome and rejoice that we are giv- l en the opportunity not only to enjoy the music of your band. but also to meet and greet such a distinguished 1 body of renowned musicians and he- roic soldiers of well beloved France. i The cordial greeting that we are proud to extend to you is our mani | festation of the love and admiration of l the American people for France. as to the cause for which you, yourselves l have so valiantly fought; we. recog- nize you as the worthy representa- tives l of that standardization which, de spite the sacrifices and perils it has l been called upon to endure. has SC nobly and so effectively stemmed thf 1 tide of savage and brutal invaders bent upon the substitution of brute force for human justice and the sub 1 iuga tion of the whole world to the domination Of an uDprincipled tyrant; | and we are delighted today to express l to you and through yhu to your glori- l ous France. the gratitude and affec- ton that animate our hearts. as wei as to assure you that. this great sistel republic will not pause or falter in hel
 efforts until victory crowns the arm! of your motherland and her allies and establishes reign Of freedom l and .rinl1t and justice and homo
 tl7rnu~htct7t the world.
 r. nav he of interest to you to lear1
 +7at you nra not the first brave sol
 diers nf France to visit this countr'
 and this citv; a few miles from tli
 building the chivalrous I.afayett
 namDed with his French troops in th
 days when our loved Was'e ngton wa
 leadin" the weals and strugglin American colonies toward the go1del
 goal of independeure and liberty am
 cn ycur journey fr'sn the capital cit
 Of o1or state you passed near the hal l O France and of Connecticut f1rst march
 ed and trained together under the in tertrvined banners Of their respectiv lands. ard he1ned so much to brin
 the blessings of democracy and self
 government to ttlis continent; and w
 of this period do not forget the par
 that France then played or the ever lasting debt of gratitude we owe her |, and we arc glad, and proud to sen to her in this hour of her trial an suffering not alone our wishes, ou , hopes and our prayers, but also ou hrathers and our children and ou
 trAa surn that she in turn. may agai
 enjoy the peace and freedom and hap pinees that our own land, wa believe
 would not have secured without he timely assistance.
 You are witnesses to what Uncl
 
 [ nieces and nephews are capable ( [ accomplishing when they set them l selves tn the task: and we can assur : VOL, without doubt. or boasting. ths i this vigorous old gentleInan has onl 7 just begun to fight and that all tn l Roches demons on earth, with the! : Austro- -Hunearian, Turkish, Bulgaria ] and Bolshev;ki cohorts, will not sto e him until his "Brownie Devils = march side by side with your ow n ''Blue Devils" shall compel Willial 0 the Beast to make obeisance to tt e Star Spangled Banner intertwine
 with the tricolor Of France. on Il X occasion of the burial survices ovt : the remains of tyranny's last descen6 ant (And Td like to hear Father Ca . barel deliver the funeral 'oration an Ii to see my own boy in his khaki un form in the audience: I'd be wilIin = to make the trip to Berlin for it) W e are confident that the day is not fs i distant when martyred Belgium. Int
 roic France sturdy Great Britain ar
 Ireland. avaliant Italy and invincib e America will unite in celebrating u Y advent of peace with justice and hoI 2 or and the final disappearance
 despotism. brutality and popressic a from the face of the earth.
 e We ask you. when your mission hel n shall have terminated. to take bak ). your loved France our message e sincere gratitude. underlying affectio
 and -unbounded admiration for l 5. people; and to remember that u I, children of fair France can alwa, d count upon a most hearty welcome { = American soil.
 $ Capt Fares. conductor of the ban Q made brief response in which
 said that he could promise for Il
 French and the allies that they wou