The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-12

The blasted plans of Friends organi- !
cation people to occupy bleacher stand
ing room during the great parade OF
July IA, French Independence Day, is
described by Miss Gertrude Sims, of
Richmond, who is stationed in the
Paris Office of the Friends RECONSTRUCT
ton department in France. In letter
to her sister, Miss Ruthanna Sims of
the American Friend headquarters,
she says
The Brittannique was crowded this
noon with Mission people from the
provinces, who have come in for the
14th the great French holiday, Oh.
Monday will be one grand day, My
pension friends have talked of moth
ing else for the past four days.
There is to be a grand parade of
all the French troops and all the AL
lies available: the unwilling of a new
statute for the occasion, near the
Grand Arc de Triomphe and festivities
everywhere.
There win be torch light process
sions in the streets tonight and to-
morrow night; dancing in the streets;
bands; and much illumination. Lights
will be strung around the big buildings
as they were on Peace signing night,
Of course, there will be flags and other
decorations everywhere.
The Magazin de Louvre Ca large
department STOREY has erected scat
folding across its fronts representing
pillars and a piece across the top on
which are painted the names of the
war-famous places: Nerdun, Rheims
Marne, Mouse, Aisne, Ypres and
others. In the center are the words.
'Gloire a Notre France Eternelle," and
u-bt I
cept that they mention the great Vic
toir' Surmounting all is the chanti-
cleer Of France.
Crowds Stop and Gaze.
When it is all lighted it will be q
gorgeous sight, and already the pass
ing crowds stop and gaze in admirins
anticipation. Joan of Arcs statue
here in our Place de Rivoli has scat
folding around her too, but | do not
know what will be there yet, except
flags which are already in evidence.
The Hotel Regina. Of course, is COW
cred with flags Of the Allies, as it has
been since the beginning of the peace
manoeuvers.
Merchants Get Busy
ALREADY the thrifty French trades
people are decoying the visiting
crowds with specially erected street
stands on which are displayed, in at
tractive guise. laces, wells, shoe-a ces,
pins Of all description. rings, dress
patterns, maps of Paris. buttop-hooks.
thimbles and fancy cheap trinkets of
all sorts.
They line the Rue de Pivol from
here to Chatalay l stood before sew
eral stands ia scinated on my way back
from lunch this afternoon. but could
not discover anything which | really
wanted to possess SO compromised
with purchasing my first banana of
the season
The ceremonies begin Monday
morning, and my pension people seem
10 think that the crowds will begin
lining the street Sunday night. One
should be on the street by o'clock at
the very latest. they say, and then
the parade will be delayed until 10
o'clock more than likely. The Red
Cross people who desire to see the
parade are to report here at 6 o'clock
and an effort is to be made to reserve
place for them, though it is not
sure yet that such a thing will be
possible
Wouldn't Stand For Stands.
The situation about reserving seats
has been rather odd. Several big or
CARNATIONS, the A R. c. among others,
made plans to erect temporary stands
for their personnel on the Place de
Concord, and along the Champs Ely
sees, and the erecting was begun.
To-day, when it was about finished
and thousands of the A. r. G. people
.and others had purchased standing
room on these bleachers at 20 francs