Evening journal., 1921-09-14
AT GRAVE OF
Edith CAVELL
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and the first Sunday at sea Governor
Denney was called on to preside at
the memorial exercises for the dead
heroes of the war. He was the only
Governor in the delegation.
When near Cherbourg, France. on
August ~. airplanes came out and
circled over the steamer, displaying
American flags. When the ship
docked, there we're admirals and gen.
erals of the French navy and army
awaiting to greet the legionnaires,
and the French band struck up THE
Star Spangled Banner" The greeting
was enthusiastic and served to make
the entire party feel that. while
thousands of miles away. they were
among friends. Thousands at
Cherbourg turned out to welcome the
delegation, and from the minute the
Americans landed to the close Of the
ceremony in the evening at the Arc
de Triomphe in Paris when the vet
Grams paid their tribute to the I'm
known Soldier. the French people
and official France paid homage to
the legionnaires.
A great throng Of people crowded
the station which was elaborately
decorted with French and American
flags.
M. Danielou. French Commissioner
of Foreign Affairs officially received
, the delegation and welcomed them
in the name OF France. NJ. Jusser-
. and, Ambassador to the United
. states; NJ. Leulier. police commits
sioner of Paris; M. Aucoc, Of the
Paris Municipal Council and M.
Tony Remond, Of the State Rail-
roads. each in turn welcomed them
for the French people.
Ambassador Myron T. Herrick,
Colonel Cabot Ward, Mr.. Hale
chairman Of the Legion entertain
ment committee; Colonel F. Il. Drake
and Colonel II. II. Haries welcomed
the party on behalf Of the Ameri-
cans in France.
The entire program was arranged
nv the French government and was
carried out including receptions
banouets, etc. in recognition oi
what Americans had done and
what Americans had sacrificed to aid
/ the French in their fight against
Among the points Of interest Wis
! tied bv Governor Denney and tn'
marty we're Blois. Bordeaux fau
Terhes Carcassonne and Lyon.
: The unvelung OF the statue a
Rlols on Saturday, August H. OF JoaI
~ Arc was one of the feature event
o Of the trip.
q president of the Joan OF arc Com
4 mittee OF New York, and donor o
. the statue to the city OF Blola nlau
= the first address at the unVehin
ceremonies. As the band played IN
American National Anthem the un
yelling took place, revealing a bronz
e,,,re OF the French heroine, mount
: "a on horseback, with head throw
( hacs and eyes looking upward IN
roa,or accepted the gift in the nam
OF the city Of Blois -
DIR. Carlton B. Mccullough Dem
Is ocratic candidate for governor
lie Indiana. made the chief ADDRESS iS
n the American Legion.
le Another point OF particular intel
"a cat visited by the party was We
IS. saiues A visit was made to n
ID Municipal Library, where the trea
te Of 1888. recognizing the indepei
dence of the United states, was TO
m ,,allv signed. other importal
r treaties were also signed at this m
ms toric place. including the treaty
1870 and OF the late World War.
e. II was while the delegation was
n this Municipal Library that Cove
ne nor Donney expressed the thanks
le the delegation for the warm recel
ton accorded it.
while at Versailles the delegate
visited the tomb OF Napoleon. Lea
ing the museum. the party went
v the Picpus Cemetery, 80 rue de ~
4 ms where a short ceremony W
held at the tomb OF Lafayette.
In the evening Of the same da
August 25, the Legionnaires we
entertained as special guests OF q
or ioint committee Of National Fren
ms Associations OF Former Combatar
n and Manned Soldiers on the M
n floor OF the Eiffel Tower.
on August 81 the party practical
g Maid farewell to France. as t'iey 40
preparing to visit Belgium. "''e
- they were received by the kins e.
"a Queen.
10 At Lyons. the great industrial ce
a. ter. the Legionnaires were given
~ royal reception and shown eve
xle courtesy.
a Another interesting place visit
n by the Legionnaires was the lit
Tas city Of Saint-Die in the Vose
he Mountains. where several centur
ON ago. Waldese- Muller, an Alsati
monk. baptised the Western Hem