New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
New York Will Lead in
Celebration Of Ally's
Holiday
Flag Will Be Given
To Police of Paris
Patriotic Ceremonies To Be
Held All Over the
Country

man meet on July IA, whether it be
hack of the lines, during lull III the
schting. or in army camps here or
an tho streets Of Paris or New York,
Greetings will be exchanged in honor
of the great day of French freedom
which the United States has chosen
this wear to make their own.
From across the seas have come mes
ssces that American soldiers expect to
ioin in the celebration of Bastille Day,
inst as their French comrades observed
Iudependence Day. More than two
hundred communities in this country
have signfied their intention of pay
ing homage TO France. Seven Gov
ernors of states have recognized Off
cis|lv the preparations which their
people are planning for Sunday. The
fervor with which the proposal of 4
reciprocal fete to celebrate French in
dependence has been received in the
United States indicates that there
nrobably will be no hamlet on Sunday
next which does not pause to remem
ber the significance Of July IA to
France and to the world.
Many Celebrations Here
In New York City there will be cele-
brations lasting throughout the entire
day from the early morning church SER
vices to the close of the monster fes-
tiva to be held in the ever ing in
Madison Square Garden. A proclama-
ton issued yesterday by Mayor Hylan
placed New York officially in the Bas-
tile Day celebration. 1t is the re-
quest of the Mayor that all citizens
Of New York celebrate Sunday as day
Of rejoicing and acknowledgment Of
the common cause in which the Allies
are engaged He directed that the flag
Of France be displayed upon public
buildings and he called up citizens to
hang beside the American flag the
French trcolor.
During all celebrations of which the
committee on allied tribute to France
has been notified there will be air
plane manpuvres. The airplanes will
be under the direction of the French
aviator Captain 0. j. Poyriven, who
has planned the most elaborate flying
stunts yet seen in New York.
In the evening a public demonstra-
ton Will be held at Madison Square
Garden, with the Ambassadors of
France, Italy and England as speakers.
n hn foy I
publcaine and the Pelman Bay bands.
with pageant in which soldiers. sail
ors and marines of the Allies will par
tlclpate. and with singing by Lieutenant
Lucian Muratore
At the Garden celebration Deputy
Police Commissioner Rodman Wana-
maker will present to the New York
City Police Reserves a flag similar to
the one which Lafayette presented to
Washington. At the same time he Will
present to the police of Paris a hand
some French flag. While he and the
poilce reserves are enacting one-half
OF tableau here in token Of this
presentation. the French police will be
completing the tableaus in the Paris
Prefecture with appropriate cere-
monies.
Funds Sent to France
substantial reminder of our sym
pathy will reach France on July Ia,
when tne $25, 900 which Mrs. Whitney
Warren treasurer of the Secours Ma
tlonal, cabed from here yesterday
VIII reach that country. Ten thousand
dollars of this is for the relief of
French orphans and lost children,
$4,000 for the relief of civilian pris-
oners returned by Germany through
Switzerland and $4,000 for general re-
lief work. The fund has been raised
here by individual subscriptions
All the canteens of the Mayors Com
mlttee of Women on National Defence
VIII keep open house for French SOL
oiers and sailors Sunday
Reception committees were appointed
Yesterday to receive the ambassadors
OF France, Great Britain and Italy, and
a committee to receive the wives of the
visiting speakers.
A dinner will be given to the speak
eTs at the Garden celebration at the
harvard Club by Edwin o. Hotter,
Chairman of the New York City Com
mittee, and Edward Harding, chairman
OF the National Committee of Patriotic
Societies. Miss Maude Wetmore will
entertain their wives at the Colony
Club at the same time. The women's
eoihmlttee consists OF Miss Wetmore,
Mrs Howard w. Beale, Mrs Edward
McVicker, Mrs Whitney Warren, Mrs.
Merrill +. Gates, jr, and Mrs. Coffin
van Rensselaer,.
Celebration Is Country Wide
- While the Americans are honorine
france, sixty-hvc French societies of
New York and vicinity will celebrate
tnelr national holiday at the Manhattan
Oasino. 155th Street and Eighth Ave
nue.. for the benefit of the French War
relief Fund. CASTOR Liebert, French
consul General, will have charge of the
celebration.
kilograms have been received by
o%en Johnson, in charge of the Allied
ceiebration, from all over the country
requesting that speakers be sent for
II, AT Annapolis, on the very spot where
Washington stood when he greeted La
.."ye'te years ago. Governor Harring-
ION ION OF Maryland will greet the mem
pers OF the French Embassy at the
'asuile Day programme.
A. w. Green Left $2,434,555
Adolphus W. Green, who was presi-