The sun., 1918-12-22
HEROES ARE GUESTS
AT EXCHANGE FETE
Marine Cited Nine Times and
Sailor Speak at Christmas
Celebration.
TELL OF THEIR EXPLOITS
American Cob Has French
Gold Cordons Which Even
Officers Salute.

rmoloyees OF the New York Stock
Exchange and their families. numbering
pverA thousand persons. assembled In
IN. exchange yesterday afternoon for
the third, and undoubtedly ths greatest,
rnr,.;nas celebration ever held in the
financial DISTRICT While the floor Of the
,,chanes was the centre Of ths festivi-
,,ss hundreds Of persons crowded the
Galleries and at times overiowed into
the halls.
The celebration opened at o'clock
with the singing Of THE Star Spangied
BANNER" The feature of the celebration
was the appearance, high up above the
,brong, Of Santa Claus, in the person Of
Howard C. Foster OF Foster & Adams.
n, Foster made an imposing Santa, as
ba ia well over six feet tall In q short
zneech he babe all a hearty welcome,
.soecIally the hundreds of children
santa Has 20 Have Ala.
Santa was scheduled to meet each
ruest personally and hand him or her or
= a christmas token in the shape OF a
hox OF confectionery. This, however.
seemed TOO much Of a Job even for the
willing and jovial saint and so the task
WAS delegated to other and many hands.
Besides the guests and their families
therewere several special guests of men,
bers, The two most interesting OF these
were Private William N. Wolfe OF the
Fifth Marines, whose home IL In Idaho
Falls, Idaho. and First Class Gunner's
30 Nat tn
Pennsylvania, who lives In Miles City.
Mon.
Wolfe belongs TO the regiment OF ma
rlnes which was decorated as a unit for
bravery in the hattie OF Chateau Thi-
cry. Wolfe himself has been cited nine
times for GOODNESS and daring in the
face OF the enemy.
Helped Take 140 Prisoners.
He paitic llarly distinguished himself
when. with four companions, he took
n small wood during the Chateau TIL
cry engagement and brought in $40
prisoners .,..
First Glass Gunners Mate Stevens
has received the highest decoration
which goes with the award OF the Croix
de Guerre and which is held only by
three other soldiers OF the French army.
Stevens, despite the fact that no was a
member of the crew Of the battleship
Pennsylvania, was detailed TO hospital
corps duty during the Chateau Thierry
fight.
He was in the lead of party in, that
battle which took twenty-three machine
guns which had laid down death deal
ing barrage against the Americans. He
worked his way, with others, through
hail - IAn tazl 49,
manning the guns.
Not alone that. but he rescued at the
peril nj his own life Gen. Timpson OF the
French Army. .Eor this deed of extraor-
binary bravery ne received the Croix de
Guerre and the famous double gold cor
ioRs worn across the chest, which call
for 4 salute from men and officers alike
Of the French Army, the welTer having
the privilege of not being required 10
answer the salute. even II it is given by
the highest General.
Ovation. for Heroes.
Stevens spoke modestly of his exploit.
IN which he was severely wounded, but
called attention to the fact that one of
his companions in arms, Private Earl
Elliott. had been equally as daring and
rad been much more severely, wounded.
M, unfortunately had received no Off
rial recognition. =
When tho heroes OF Chateau Thierry
Nad told their stors they received an
ovation from the Chrxtmas celebrants.
santa Claus and the patriotic demonstra-
ion were only a forerunner, however,
% PAR as the youngsters were concerned.
% the real celebration, which came with
he serving of ice cream and other re-
freshments Band music and singing
'ook up the balance of the afternoon, and
was nearly o'clock when the last
-p"st had departed, covered with arti-
fcial snow and clasping one OF the gifts
provided by the members of the ex-