The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-15
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rants arose and barked their yells and
waved napkins as tho orchestras at the
dinner hour struck up the inspiring
national air OF France. :
The hearts Of all Italy are some
where In France to-day" said the Ital-
ian Ambassador in the course Of his ad-
dress at the Garden last night and he
expressed what was back of all the city's
celebration throughout the day when he
added. Every one of us has somewhere
In France not only a part. Of the flower
OF the country's manhood but also and
above all of his legitimate pride in our
common humanity"
Spirit BACK of Celebration.
1t was just that spirit which, after all
the meetings and exercises and spec
tacles of the morning and afternoon.
caused the streets surrounding Madison
Square Garden to become thronged with
humanity Mt 30 early an hour last eve
ming that the last rays of the sun-once
the weather had got properly ashamed
Of itself and had cleared up-lithted the
way Of the thousands upon Thousands
anxious to get inside the big building.
All Of them couldn't reach the interior.
Uncounted thousands were unable even
to approach the lobby. And when the
magnificent meeting finally had been
called to order and the programme OF
speaking. singing and band music had
been begun. other thousands still con-
verged toward Madison Square, many
Of them in marching formation with
their own bands and banners leading
their special PROFESSIONS
Early as the crowd assembled It had
much to interest and enthuse 1t during
the wait for the exercises to begin.
There was the arrival Of celebrities who
were escorted to the platform amid
cheers The trim girls Of the Motor
Corps Of America marched in in snappy
fashion and more cheers arose..
Down the aisle came seven aged men,
white haired and scarlet clad, led by
the venerable Cavalier Salvatore Pala-
DIM. and the applause cracked from the
Madison avenue doors to the Fourth ave-
nue. exits as the word few along that
these were veterans Of Garibaldfs war
for unity and freedom.
Girls Are MadIy Cheered.
Companies Of girls in white gowns.
with blue sashes across their bosoms,
came in amid more applause. These
were the girls Of the American Commit
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capable looking young women wearing
the uniform which only the trained nurse
can keep in perfection. which approaches
closest to the heavenly in all a grimy
world, were greeted with cheers that
made their faces radiant
When the little white caps with the
red pompoms, blue jackets and white
trousers of tho swarthy sailors from a
French scrapping ship tramped in and
banked their rife butts smartly onto
the floor at the east end Of the Garden
auditorium the Garden exploded.
Eight o'clock. the hour set for the be-
ginning of the programme had gone but
q minute or 80 when all the noted gen.
tlemen who had been scheduled to &C.
cupy seats on the high platform ar
ranged for the speakers were in their
places. There was the chairman. Mr..
Hughes. and near him was the gentle
man who, perhaps more than other in
dividual, could-if It were not for his
modesty-lay claim to having arranged
the whole great gathering. the same be-
Ing Edwin o. Hotter. chairman Of the
Committee on Allied Tribute to France.
Close by also was Owen Jot nson. the
writer, who last night and for days and
nights preceding let plots and counter
plots and publishers statements 20 to
to make the meeting the enormous sue
cess It was
And along the front lines also were
Lord Reading, British Ambassador: NJ.
Lucien Muratore, the singer, who now
wears the uniform of a Lieutenant Of the
French army: Count Macchi di Cellere,
Italian Ambassador to the United States
Josephus Daniels. Secretary OF the
Navy: Samuel Gompers. president of
the American Federation OF Labor the
misty haired Ignace Paderewski, and
| most uproariously received OF all-M
Jean ]: Jusserand. the French Ambassa-
| dor.
City Celebrities There.
Also somewhere up in the assemblage
| on the platform were Mayor Hylan
| and his secretary. Grover whalen. F..
Cunliffe-Owen, Charles Hanson Towne,
Assistant United States Treasurer Mar
tin Vogel. Admiral Usher. Admiral
Gleaves and a sufficient number of
to make q fair sized meeting by them
/ selves.
Arranged on another platform q few
| steps below the speakers stand were
Capt. Gabriel Pares and his blue clad
| musicians known as the Musique Mill
| taire Franchise.
The band set the programme in mo-
| ton by playing The Star Spangled
| Banner in inspiring fashion, whereupon,
| at the conclusion of the anthem, Madi-
son Square stood up on its 10000 or so
hind legs and began to touch Off the
first Of the series OF rackets which
| richoted the length, breadth and
height Of the building until far into the
night.
Roars Of applause greeted Chairman
| Charles E. Hughes then as he stepped
forth and began his opening address.
Judge Hughes told of the privilege It
| was for America and Americans to be
permitted to have part in Frances
| great day and welcomed the opportunity
to testify to our unity of purpose and
to our common determination in this
common struggle to win a complete VIC
| tory for our common cause
I'VE are doing more tonight than
paying tribute" Mr.. Hughes concluded
I'VE are here to make our pledge. We
make our pledges to the people OF
France. (Applause.1 We make on,
pledge and 1t is the pledge of a people
able to redeem 1t. We make our pledge
that France shall be restored, her beau
tiful territory regarnished, that ono,
more she shall be renewed in all hel
strength. We make our pledge that AL
sace-Lorraine shall be returned. Zap
plause and cheers1
| Il re-read the historic words Of oui
President, in his address with respect t.
the aims Of our people in this struggle
He said, All French territory shoult
be free. and the invaded portions re
stored and the wrong done to France b,
Prussia in 1871 in the matter OF Klsace
Lorraine which has unsettled the peac,