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

tinued to roar at regular intervals
but it must have been almost a
half an hour before the advance
guard of the party appeared b. d.
fore q detachment of the famous
Cuirasseurs (Dont think that is
spelled right, splendidly mounted
with all the magnificent trapping
which you have real 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 81 admired
IN history. Following them came
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 l had seen at the 4th of
July celebration; which I had
seen draw the King of England
and President Poincare on
Thanksgiving day -snG which I
afterwards on Dec. 10Th saw
draw the KING OF Italy and
President Poincare on that Kings
visit to Paris. l have wondered
jus. how much money it would
take to buy that pair of horses
Following the Presidents car
riage came one with Mrs. Wilson,
Madame Poincare. Miss Wilson
and others. which was followed
by still others containing French
notables from M. IClemencesu on
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down, the last official carriage
containing some French Generals
and our own "Black Jack" Perish
ling, looking for all the world as
innocent and modest as a school
boy, not a sign except the roar OF
the "doughbovs" as he passed to
to indicate that he had just led to
victory the creates: army our
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. 1 also saw a movie
man perched high on one of the
window stills of the American
Peace Commission headquarters
and he must rave gotten a splen'
did picture of the whole parade
across the Place de la Concorde.
On Monday ran into the Presi.
dents parade twice, accidently.
Parades in Paris have been SO
frequent of late that you are al.
ways humping into them. The
fact is that for the past month
all you needed to start parade
was a snare drum and flute, the
Tri.color. Union Jack and "Old
Glory, and you never fail to &c,
a crowd, even though your
crowd really had no idea wha,
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 prominent feature
of the celebration. At tirsr ]
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. l saw many
officers and men, from Majors
on down going in that night bare
headed, and not in too good a
humor. I also saw the entrance
into the city of the King of Italy
ON Dec. 10Th. You will not be Sc
much interested in that, although
they turned out and gave him a
royal welcome.
Perhaps you will wonder what
lam doing in Paris so much.
spent a part Of my vacation in
Paris the last week in November
Two weeks later I was notified
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