Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
BISTILLE'S FALL
IN CITY
French Residents Keep Lib
erty Day in Independ-
ence Hall
I.APLACE GIVES EULOCY
Victor Fonteneau. Consul, and
lieutenant Perigord, Hero
sl of Verdun. Speak

french colony this afternoon held Bias.
tile Day celebration in Independence
Hall
Plans had been made for the progran,
70 he conducted outdoor. but the rain
prevented.
few minutes before noon. the mem
oers of the colony left the French con-
sulate. b24 walnut street. in marching
< order. with the Firemens Band leading
Or. Ernest Laplace, president of the
colony, presided at the hall pr. La
place thanked the city for allowing In
dependence Hall to be used 10 celebrate
the anniversary of the fall of the Bas-
TILE. Or. Laplace spoke in French. as
did all the other speakers. except J. S.
Mclaughlin, Director of Supplies
Mr.. Mclaughlin welcomed the visitors
to Independence Hall, and spoke Of the
help America now is giving to France in
this war. He eulogized The Frenchmen
Of Revolutionary days who helped the
United States Mr. Mclaughlin declared
= statue of Lafayette should be erected
in Philadelphia.
Tells Of Nerdun
Describing his experiences in the
trenches. Lieutenant Paul Perigord,
thrilled The audience He told Of the
things he saw during his three years in
service
NJ. Carnemy. Belgian poet recited
two compositions. Father t'rOmentin
the Rev: Theophile d. Malan and Victor
Fonteneau, acting French Consul in this
city, made short addresses. The Mar
seillaise'' and The Star Spangled Ban
ner' were sung.
At the navy yard today ships llew
French flags and salutes were fired for
France. This is by order of Secretary
Daniels
demonstration and celebration were
held at Belmont Mansion this afternoon.
All consuls in the city. members of
recruiting missions and other represen.a "a
tives of Allied countries attended
Mayor Smith. Governor Brumbaugh. Of
fcers and men from the navy yard.
soldiers and marines. also were invited
Members of the fourteen French soCi-
eties of the city were the guests Of
honor
BY order of Secretary Baker a detail
OF American soldiers. equipped for over
seas service was present. Lieutenant
Jack DeveTeaux commanded them Here
again the "Marsellaise" and the star
Spangled Banne.' were sung l.ieuten-
ant Perigord spoke.
Following the celebration there
were sports. games and dancing. The
committee of the Allied French Socie-
ties will be entertained at dinner with
the speakers this evening
A hundred and twenty-nine years ago
tomorrow, July IA, an infuriated Paris
mob stormed and wrecked that grim
prison which was the symbol of tyranny
Of rulers born to the crown but not fit
to wear it.
France, after four years of war cele.
brated the Fourth of July the other day
20 throughout America today and to-
morrow the Fall os the Bastille will be
celebrated, demons rating once more tn,
strong bond of sympathy between thi
country and the one across the waite
that made its fight for liberty and wor
only few years after 1875.
In many churches tomorrow the
Marseillaise" and the Star Spangled
banner will be sung. and in the after
noon great mass-meeting will be held
IN the Metropolitan Opera House
several hundred children held a
Bastile Day celebration at the Claehorn
playground. Seventeenth street and Sus-
quehanna avenue. this afternoon PIay-
ground instructors addressed the chill
dren and explained the meaning of
bastiie Day. following which a chorus
sang the Marsellaise. Sailors and ma
rines took part in a patriotic tableaux
-Four Minute Men OF the PennsyI-
vania Council of National Defense and
Committee of Public Safety will tonight
in all the theatres. voice a message from
the people of America TO the people OF
France. in honor of the French national
holiday. Following the recital of tbs
message, they will move that i, be de.
Iivered through the French Ambassa dor
10 the people of France. and the audi.
4 ences will vote. by standing while the
Marseillaise" is played
France UncOnauered
Striking paragraphs in the messa 90
follow;
France stands erecr today. uncon.
quered and unconquerable. America
stands beside her--our boys in KHAKI
shoulder to shoulder with the horizon
blue of Frances brave men Our Star,
and Stripes over the trenches beside tn,
trfeolor of France proclaim TO the mill.
Ary masters or Germany union which
shall carry the cause of democracy Il
triumph and form the basis Of create
world federation in the days of peace
To-day We ask for France nothing bu
the privilege of repaying the debt w
owe. We, too. celebrate the fall of tn,
Bastille, the first stronghold of absolut
ism to 60 down before the rising powe
Of free men. We shall stand beside he
till the last stronghold of autocracy fall
In ruins about the Hohenzollern dynas
ty."
Pepper TO Preside
George Wharton Pepper, head of tn
Pennsylvania Council of National DE
fense. will preside at the mass-meetin
In the Metropolitan Opera House tomoI
row afternoon. and James NJ Beck an
Lieutenant Perigord will speak This oh
seryance is one of those arrange
Throughout the country by a nations
committee. headed by William II. TAT
Miss Agnes Repplier, Mr.. Pepper and
r. Bertron are Philadelphia member
OF the committee.
Scott sings Tomorrow
Henri Scott, basso soloist of the Me
ropolitan Opera Company. will sing ii
-'Marseillaise" al the Bastile celebrate
at Valley Forge tomorrow afternoon
4 O'Clock
The arrangements for the afternoC
will be In charge of the Y. NJ q A. ar
J. Jarden Guenther, secretary of the m
rine camp at Paoli.
The marines win meet at the Tredy
frin Country Club at 1880. where the
will be patriotic concert by the Berwy
Band. and addresses will be made
Major Carbonet, representing the Fren,
High Commission; Captain FraI
Schwab. late of the Royal Canadian F!e
Artillery. and Private Paul r. Jon'
who was with the American enginee
~ cambrai.
Motor messenger cars and other m
chimes will take the marines. at I
conclusion of the band concert, to /
Washington headquarters, Valley For,
after which trip will be made arou
the entire encampment. At Fort Ks