The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-04-19

We crossed 1t on the P0nt Alexan
5 der III, the statues of which are YER
) elaborate.
t We motored through that YER
) historical section of Paris known a
the. Latin Quarter. Here. the Uni
versity of Paris is located. At tn
J present time many Americans in un
] form are attending the courses of
, ferred by this university to ou
troops in France.
! Viewing the EArch de Triomphe
| which commentaries the victories o
] Napoleon, one is reminded that prac
tically all European nations have en-
gagged in many wars. In fact ma
jorfty of the statues represent thu
heroes of these wars.
Proceeding through La Place de !;
Concorde, we observed numerous
guns placed at intervals along tn,
! street. These were, captured from
the Germans during the present wal
and are symbolic of the wonderful
victory. In this section also arr
famous statues, one Of the most not
ed being the Statue de Strassbourg
mourning, signifying the loss Of AL
tsace-Lorraine, was placed upon it II
1871 and remained. there until tbs
recent victory. On the site of the
noted Bastile prison now arises the
Colonne de Juliet, another monu
ment, which was erected in memory
of the combatants who fell in July
1880. We next passed the Hotel
Murat, which was occupied by Presi.
dent Wilson during his stay in Paris
Near it the guide showed US the, ia.
nous church, La Madeline.
l don't think I could have, spent
three hours more prontably than on
this tour through the city, for I saw
SO many beautiful scenes, wonderful
paintings and artistic works. How
ever, brevity will not permit me tC
relate all of the interesting facts
connected with them. Having made
a hurried tour through some of the
most important sections OF. the city,
could better judge how to spend, in
a profitable way, my remaining
hours in Paris.
After dinner, went to Palais dc
IGlace, which at present is the Y. M
lC. A. theatre. Its seating capacity
lis perhaps 1000. Liberty Belle, "
the play of the evening. was well
rendered. The Americans in Paris
enjoy excellent entertainments such
las this, inasmuch as many of the
best shows are staged there.
No doubt / have never seen more
In twenty-four hours than / did on
my first days visit in Paris. In fact,
l saw so much of interest that it was
rather difficult for my mind to re-
ltain all, of 1t. After the entertain
Ement at the Y. NJ. C. A, proceeded
Ito my room at the Hotel Bellevue.
and feeling a bit tired, I said bon
lSoir, Paris.'
bon Jour-, after a fine nights
rest. Then, after having been served
chocolate, French bread and jam in
my room, / was ready for church.
All honor to those who have led our
boys in religious services while they
have been in France, for they have
wrought a wonderful work. How
ever, / always long for the church
services like we have in Mississippi.
Therefore, I was anxious to attend
services at the American church.
which is interdenominational Very
much provoked at myself that morn
ing, for l had failed to set my watch
to correspond to the change of time,
arrived at church one hour late,
but heard the latter part of the SER
mon. Following this communion
was held. The attendance was good,
there being present about the same
number of civilians as soldiers.
After lunch at Hotel Richmond
went to the Hotel des Invalides,
which is large museum, built in
French style around an open court.
In the court of this one are perhaps
an hundred captured German can
non and also two German aero
planes, one of which is much dilap-
Iidated. The interior of the building
presents many wonderful paintings,
relics of former wars, and statues OF
heroes. Within the chapel is re-
cent painting, in memory of the he
roes of the. present war. 1t is very
beautiful and the passersby readily
appreciate it's true meaning.
In another room, other than the
chapel, is found the famous tomb OF
Napoleon. This tomb Is under the
large dome of the building and was
covered with sand-bags during the
war for protection in case Of air
Iraids. The marble is magnificent,
and surrounding it are fine statues.
Above it, several feet toward the
chapel, is statue of the cross,
(which represents the crucifxion.
On Sunday afternoons military
lservices are held at the American
Holy Trinity church. ! was deter
Imined to be on time for this SER
vice, and in the meanwhile had re-
Iset my watch. The music was good;
Ian American band furnishing it. ]
heard an excellent address, the sub
Stance of which was an appeal for
individuals to make interpretive
Istudy Of their own lives and thus
fadapt themselves to the approaching
reconstructive period as successfully
las the nations are doing.
| The taxicab service in Paris is ex-
lcellent, and the fare is reasonable
4 However, on this particular occasion
III decided to stroll back to the Hotel
'IRichmond. Many Parisians were
promenading in the Place de la Con.
i corde at this time. In passing,
lavailed myself of this opportunity te
lsee the church. La Madeline. ] was
Impressed with the statues on the ex,
lterior which represent Different
saints, such at st. Bernard and st
Gabriel. Since then have heard
THAT during the war a German shell