Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-31

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half an hour before the advance
guard of the party appeared be
fore detachment of the famous
Cuirasseurs (Dont think that is
spelled right, splendidly mounted
with all the magnificent trapping
which you have read about. their
helmets glistening in the sun no
less than the flowing black plumes
which fell from the top of their
helmets down the back of their
necks. 1t was a sight to bring
back the days of Napoleon's
famous French cavalry So admired
IN history. Following them cam 9
the personal body guard of the
President in closed automobiles
and then the two Presidents of
the greatest republics on earth
in modest carriage drawn by
the same fine span of blacks
which 1 had seen at the 4th of
July celebration; which I had
seen draw the King of England
and President Poincare on
Thanksgiving day and which l
afterwards on Dec. 10Th saw
draw the King Of Italy and
President Poincare on that Kings
visit to Paris. l have wondered
just how much money it would
take to buy that pair of horses
Following the presidents car.
rage came one with Mrs. Wilson,
Madame Poincare, Miss Wilson
and others. which was followed
by still others containing French
notable from NJ. .Clemenceau on
down, the last official carriage
containing some French Generals
and our own "Black Jack" Perish
ing, looking for all the world as
innocent and modest as a school
boy, not sign except the roar of
the "doughbovs" as he'passed. to
to indicate that he had just led to
victory the creates. army ouI
great nation has ever produced
1 am persuaded from the smile
on his face that he was enjoying
himself immensely. OF course
the crowd went wild when the
: President and party went by. You
could hear expressions every
where of 'Grande President Viii
son Great President Wilson,
Madam Wilson Tres joli (very
Pretty)". A very amusing thing
was a movie operator on top OF
a limousine following the party
getting a picture of the whole
proceeding. I also saw a movie
man perched high On one of the
window stills of the American
Peace Commission headquarters
and he must rave gotten splen
did picture of the whole parade
across the Place de la Concorde
On Monday I ran into the Presi
dents parade twice, accidently
Parades in Paris have been sc
frequent of late that you are al
!. ways humping into them. The
: fact is that for the past month
all you needed to start a parade
was a snare drum and flute, the
Tri-color, Union Jack and "Olt
Glory, and you never fail to &c,
, a crowd, even though your
5 crowd really had no idea what
/ the parade about lots of times,
The celebration in honor of the
: President kept up from Saturday
, morning until Monday night,
snatching American hats and
caps being a prominent feature
I of the celebration. At firse
thought it was only Ia joke, and
> when a Madamoiselle snatched
: my over seas cap and ran,
} stood round for a while, expect.
, ing her to bring it back, but
) soon learned they were keeping
} them for souvenirs. I saw many
officers and men, from Majors
: on down going in that night bare
, headed, and not in too good &
hum NOR. I also saw the entrance
: into the city of the King of Ital,
( on Dec. 10Th. You will not be SC
f much interested in that, although
they turned out and gave him &
} royal welcome.
: Perhaps you will wonder what
! I am doing in Paris SO much.
spent part of my vacation il
Paris the last week In November
2 Two weeks later I WAS notified
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