Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-23
FRANCE PRESENTS
TOKENS OF TRIBUTE
Honor Paid Richmond's Dead
Soldiers at Ceremony in
City Auditorium.
DR.. E. N. CALlSCH is ORATOR
Points Out How Destinies of
Two Nations Have Been Inter
woven for Two Centuries.


Tribute to the Richmond men who
made tho supreme sacrifice in the world
war was paid last night at the City
Auditorium when certificates OF honor
and esteem from the republic of
France were presented to the rela-
tives Of the dead.
Probably the presentation service last
night Will be remembered as the most
impressive ever held in the City Audi
torium: There were about 500 people
! present. Many were women wearing
| There was little demonstration The
occasion was much too sacred to the
assemblage. Washington's birthday
anniversary made IT doubly So
his stan were present. Representing
the French government were Captain
Pelix Olivier and French consul in
George Ainslie and party of officials
were also in the audience.
DIR. Edward N. Calisch. rabbi OF Beth
Ahaoah Temple. delivered the presenta-
ton address. He told his audience that
| the certificate itself was very simple
| compared with the ideal of friendship
ana sympathy which 1t represented.
DestinIcs Are interviewer.
Going back 1SS years to the birth
OF Washington. he traced the history
OF the United States from the time OF
the colonies and Of France from the
revolution which made that country a
republic.
Not alone for his courage or because
he was great general and 4 states
Ggs;1soh man Is Washington remembered, Or.
which he stood, his ideals, are the
greatest heritage left America.
rches sP,r on Dr. of caseb Mshhingion tad ns still
dience. Briefly he ii%lustrated % ed his
point, telling of Americas merciful In :
tervention in Cuba and OF the call to
arms to aid France. 49,
Tracing the story of France, the
| speaker showed the times when the
destinics OF the two lands had inter
woven their history until the present
date.
Quotes General PcrsbIns.
General Pershing's historic remark
IN Paris as he passed the statute of
Lafayette at the head of the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces: I'VE are here.
speaking of the American soldiers
buried in France, he compared their
sacrihGe to that Of the soldiers of Mar
buried in Virginia. The bodies of
French and Americans lie buried side
oy side In France. the speaker stated.
tries.
Yet when torn and bleeding from
the great disaster of the war France
remembered, DR.. Calisch said. land she
presents to the relatives OF those who
died for her 4 fitting tribute 10 show
them the love and affection Of the
children of France.
with their blood" said the speaker
referring r., Tin ,,d TO the victims Of the war,
After DIR. Calisch's address. DR., Rus
sell s. l, &C Cecil D. D., read the list of the
tnl.r
French officer Speaks.
AS the service was about to close
with the awarding of the certificates
Captain Felix. Olivier whispered to
Il would like to say a few words
on behalf of the republic of France"
&c. Colonel cutchins had been led to be-
astonished. The French captain came
to America only last November. The
and Colonel Cutchins rose and said:
"CaRtain Olivier. on, behalf of the
And Captain Olivier sRdsA did. although
stood all that he said. In an English
with the tongue Of his f beloved erming,sa Rranee
even as the flags floating. above his
head head intermingled ter he told his audi
the sacrifices made for her by America,
he touched lightly on the days of
and mine fought side by side" The
of the boys who offered their hearts
and their swords to the cause of lib
erty Strange though his rendition
or the American language was, the
audience leaned forward breathiessIy
finished applauded him until the great
nall resounded and the captain arose
and bowed In response.
Bishop Is on Program
-, Bishop D; J. o'Connell pronounced
Cutchins. commander of tho Richmond
Chapter, of the American Legion, in
'"rhe Marseillaise." "The Stars and
Stripes Forever" '!My Country, 'Tis of of
Thee" and several other patriotic
Rev. Russell Bowie. D. D.. OF St. s Paurs
Episcopal Church, pronounced the
Directly after tho ceremony the
platform was thronged with relatives
Of the dead. anxious to shake the hand
of the little, blue-elad Frenci, captain,
French: ~ ~ -
public, r, Poincare,"
who Mhe gave amss ssep Of Hss the Mn men
- Richmond Men Who Died.
5artoun Afarian VIM. r. Kendall
Adair Archer Horace A. Landrum
Lawrence Allen Grover Lancaster
Newton r. Ancarrow Charles n Laws
Geo. w. Anderson. Jr. Charles II. Lobcr
Joseph Leo Andrews PerIey G. Lewter
andrew w. Arnold 10 l.. Leucherburg
Clarence Il. Ashbrook Willie McCabe
William s. Ashbrook John NJ. Mcclellan
Frank Austin Baker Glen II. McI.aughlin
Arthur w. Bass Irwin II. Mnnkn S
John w. Black Robert B. Martin
Groves s. BlSckburn Randolph F.. Mason
a, Beirne Blair. ,Jr. Harry a. Mathews
/ George A. Blundy Frank j. Mayo III
Eddie r. Rohannon Claude r. Moador
Walter Il. Bohannon Warren Fl. Mercer 81.
|, Reginald st. c. Bosher Robert I. Merritt .
Geo Y. Bradley, Jr. Harry y. Miles