Evening star., 1920-02-22
France TO HONOR
AMERICAN DEAD
neneraI CoIlardet to Present
!. Memorial Certificates at
! Central High Today.

~ Distribution or memorial cerlln-
Gates. the gift OF France to the next
OF kin OF those who died in the serv-
Ice of the United States during the
war with Germany, will take place at
Central High School Auditorium at 4
o'clock this afternoon. where an ap-
propriate program will be given un-
der the auspices of the District OF
Columbia Department of the Amer1-
can Legion.
Gen. L. Colfardet, military attache
of the French embassy. will present
the certificates to those entitled to
receive them and will also make an
address expressing the appreciatlon
OF his government for the sacrinces
America made in the war against
common enemy.
Nationwide Services.
Throughout the country the day will
be observed as american Legion
Sunday" and services will be held in
hundreds of churches The roll OF
those who died in service during the
war contains the names of 1O1,s
soldiers. $500 sailors and 1867
marines. OF the total there are about
500 from the District of Columbia.
The official program for this after
noon follows:
THE Star Spangled Banner by the
Marine Band: invocation, Rev. John
Paul Tyler, department chaplain OF the
American Legion: address, Col. e. Les
ter Jones, department commander OF
the American Legion; solo. America,
the Beautiful" Joseph Coiin: blole
r-Jerusalem, the Golden" by the con-
gregation; address, Commissioner Louis
Rrownlow; solo, Ia Marseilaise," Jo-
eeph Colin; address. Gen; Coilardet
Or Vincent B. Costello Post; hymn
sAmerica." by the congregation; bene-
diction, Rev. John Paul Tyler: taps,
by aNmember of the Marine Band; pres
entation of certificates by Gen. Col
lardet.
French Colors to Be shown.
> The auditorium will be decorated
under the supervision of Mrs. Charies
3. Thompson, and the tubes contain
Ing the certificates will be wrapped
IN tissue paper and tied with broad
Eibbon of the colors of France.
The engraved certificates show a
= group figure on cenotaph, on whlch
is the signature Of Raymond Poincare
as president of the French republic.
Tae inscription reads: ITO the MEM
cry of John Doe, of the United States
of America, who died for liberty dur.
ing the great war. the homage. OF
quotation from Victor Hugo, THE
people should come to pray at the
graves of those who died for their
country"
Certificates Symbolic.
J The group figure has been inter-
preted as follows:
The principal figure of the group
eymbolizes the soul and spirit of the
American Army which helped France
20 maintain alive the fame of the
torch of liberty and justice.
The sword is not in the scabbard,
but ready at any moment to protect
and defend the weak and oppressed,
who are symbolized in the group to
the left by a mother holding her baby
to her breast. and to insure freedom
and justice to the coming generations.
represented by the figure of the kneel-
ing boy, praying and thanking God
sfor deliverance.
At the right the figure of man,
chained and shackled. symbolizes the
spirit of evil and the victory over the
enemies. Also at the right. crowning
the spirit of America, stands Glory"
lwho rejoices with the old war vet
seran. standing to the left of the prin-
cipal figure, symbolizing the armies
who are always ready to fight for the
good OF humanity.
= Universal fame is symbolized by the
winged figure, flying over the group.
tfumpeting to the world the great tri-
umph in which the United States par
ticipated. The American eagle posed
on tne stan OF peace WdtcneS zeaious-
II and stands ready to swoop in case
enemies again endeavor to disturb the
peace of the world, SO dearly acquired.
= The entire group is framed by a
border of oak leaves. which are al
ways discerned to the victors.
!. At the foot of the cenotaph the flags
d France and America are draped and
Joined together by wreath, which
is the mark of gratitude and homage
, which France pays to our sons who
gave their lives for liberty and justice.