Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-06-26
WILL BE in STATES
SOON SAYS MOORE
American School Detachment TO Leav.
For America Soon--Stay Has Been
Pleasant.

Montpelier, France, June 20, 1919.
Oxford Eagle, Oxford, Miss. Dear
Editor. BY the time this letter
reaches you the American School De-
tachment at the University of Mont
lpelier will be at least on the first leg
Of its journey homeWard. We had a
very pleasant stay in this ancient
town and school, but think every
fellow is impatient for the Atlantic
air Recently we made an excursion
trip down to the port city. of Cette on
the Mediterranean. The city gave US
gala day, turning out in great
crowds to meetus, conducting US
through the haroor and big canals Of
the city on large boats, and through
the great wine shipping establish
ments, and finally gave us big free
dinner. AS our barges were blowing
out across the harbor, loaded every
one with soldiers, we passed some
American ships lying at anchor in the
bay. Some soldiers shouted at the
sailors lined up along the rail,
"Where are you fellows FROM" and
they yelled back, Indiana" Every
one of us felt his pulses quicken with
q desire to step on board right there
land bow for Indiana and all the rest
of them.
All those desiring 1t are to be given
leaves at the end of June for ten days
to see some more of France before
sailing ] am planning to go up on
| some Of the big battle fields before
I go. There are seventy thousand Of
ur boys buried there, and it win be
a kind Of reconseeration for the liv-
ing to see the places where some Of
them fought and fell.
We observed Decoration Day here,
and since there are no graves here of
Americ anss we presented two wreathes
IN the name of the American soldiers
to decorate our fallen French com
rades buried in the cemeteries of
Montpelier. The presentation was
made in the University auditorium
| by our commandment, Capt. Morgan, to
Gen. Wcrble, the French commander
Of this region. The Mayor Of the
city, the Governor of this province,
land delegates from various patriotic
societies were en- the platform, and TIE
big hall was packed with the Ameri-
cans and the French people of the
town. The French seemed very much
moved by our little act, 1t was a
feeling, an impressive moment when
= committee of French and Americans
carried the wreathes to the cemeteries.
1t was slowly raining, while the plac-
| ing Of Wreathes at the foot of the
column erected in the cemetery TO the
soldiers, took place as we stood bare
headed. At one place a French cap
tain thanked US in simple, earnest
words spoken in good English for cur
remembrance At the other cemetery
delegation Of ministers met the par
| ty and made an emotional talk of
several minutes through one Of their
number. In all it was a beautiful
and expressive affair, and certainly
was served as a binding link ee-
tween us and our~French friends.
We are now donating sufficient
funds to send number of French stu
dents to American Universities next
year, to help cement stronger the
Franco-American ties. There are
fourteen Universities in France, and
the plan is to have one student from
each Of them come to America fer q
year Of study in our institutions.
We expect to leave here for port on
June g md viii probably sail by
July 10. We do not know to what
camp we shall be sent in the U. S. A
for rehabilitation nor how fast the