The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-12
BASTILE DAY PLANS
SWEEPING COUNTRY
Committee Receives News Of
Preparations Made in
106 Cities.
GOVERNORS TAKE ACTION
Great Mass Meeting in Madison
Square Garden Is
Arranged.

Sentiment in favor of the observation
Of Bastille Day--the national holiday Of
France-July IA, is sweeping the coun-
try, Judging by the food Of kilograms
and letters received by the Committee
on Allied Tribute to France. which Is
In charge of the celebration IN this
country. Pointing TO his desk. heaped
high with communications from Gov
ernors, Mayors and Federal officials
Owen. johnson, chairman OF the COM
mittee said yesterday:
There Is documentary proof Of the
deep rooted affection which the Ameri-
can people feel for France. The whole
country Is rising to salute France next
Sunday and to return the compliment
which she paid us by celebrating our
! Independence Day"
In all los cities have signified their
intention OF joining the great reciprocal
celebration and have appealed to the
committee for speakers and for sug-
gestions relative to the holding OF
parades and special exercises.
SONerhors FOLLOW hlt"ah hehu'
The committee likewise received word
yesterday that Governors BurnQuist OF
| Minnesota, Philip Of Wisconsin. Cats
of Florida, Bilbo of Mississippi. Davis
| of Virginia, Manning of South Carolina
and Lowden OF Illinois had followed the
| lead of Gov. whitman and had issued
proclsmations for the observance Of Bas-
tile Day in their separate States.
| The most gratifying news. however
was received in kilograms from Secre-
| tary of the Navy Daniels and Secretary
1 of War Baker. Secretary Daniels wired
| that arrangements had been made fo1
| the holding OF special services in every
| naval station and aboard every ship II
| Government service
| Following the receipt of Gen. Perish
| ing's cablegram that the Americans II
France intend to observe the day. Score
tary Baker gave orders for the holding
OF similar observances in every army
pest, fort and cantonment in thi:
| country
| Assurances have been received from
the Emergency Fleet Corporation of TIT
| United States Shipping Board tina
Frances Independence Day Will be Mt
tingly commemorated in every shipyar'
in the country. In one of the yards neal
New York city. the Emergency Flee
corporation plans to add a practica
touch to the ceremony by launching ont
more of the myriad of ships which tint
country is turning out for the trans
portation of troops and supplies t.
France. The ship will be christene'
1.-The Marine"
At Madison Square Garden.
| Many meetings and celebrations viii
Ill tn, hn nj
day, but the paramount feature of tn
local demonstration will be the mas
meeting in Madison Square Garden 4
the evening, over which Charles +
/. Hughes will preside. The speakers vii
be Lord Reading. the British High Com
missioner to this country; Jean j. Jusse
rand. the French Ambassador; Couu
Nacchi di Cellere. the Italian Ambas
sador; Ignace Paderewski and Samut
Gompers.
Lucien Muratore. who was schedule
to sail for France before the date or tn
r celebration. has cancelled his passage /
r order to sing the "Marsellaise' at tn
Garden meeting. Louise Homer wi
= sing the "Star Spangled Banner" I'll
music will be furnished by the Frenc
= military band and the Pelham Bay na
4 val training station band. Two tho'
= sand soldiers, sailors and marines froi
n all the allied countries will parttcipa'
e in tableaux vivants, and number {
United States Army and Navy Officer
will occupy seats on the stage
Expects Audience of 10000.
. Edwin O. Hotter. who is supervisor
ARRANGEMENTS for the meeting, expec
an attendance OF at least $4,000. Mo
( of the free seats will be occupied I
Z members of patriotic, civic and fratern
: organiza tons. Reserved seats, howeve
= may still be obtained at the headqua
n tiers of the Committee on Allied Tribu
( TO France, at 10 West Forty-four'
s street, at 2 West Forty-fifth street al
| at room 1901. so Broadway.
d President Wilson will probably be III
= able to attend the meeting, but he h;
e written a message which will be read
= the audience. Former Ambassador q
: rard will go to Chicago to be the pri
o cipal speaker at the mass meeting ther
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