Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-12
NATIONAL D. A. R. PRESENTS
 WATERWORKS TO FRENCH

Through the generosity of the 120,- 900 members of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolu- ton, the little village of Tilloloy, not far from Paris, was the scene of a thrilling and significant occasion on Tuesday, August 23. On the next day 'Le Petit Parisien" gave pictures On its front page, depicting the event. characterized by the head line "Un village devaste pourvu eau grace aux femmes americaines'. IL Excelsior" similarly reported the occasion, under the heading, "L'Aide Amaricaine aux regions devastees" and the Paris eG- ition of the Chicago Tribune" for that day had the headline "Waterworks presented to town by D. A. R.-Mrs. George Minor makes gift to Tiiloioy.'
 The little village of TilloI oy had been preparing many weeks for the mo- mentous occasion and on August 23 the streets were garnished as for a fete and were line with flowers and greens in honor of the guests of the day. The Paris accounts go on to say that probably so distinguished a group of peOule were never assembled be- fore in that small village, which was visited that day by M. Jules Jusse- rand, French ambassador to the Uni ted States and Mme Jusserand, M Vincent Daniels, representing the gov ernment, Captain Brooks Upham, na- val attache, representing Ambassador Myron T. Herrick, R. M ScOtten, Sec ond Secretary at the Embassy and Major Charles D. Westcott, of the American Consular service represent ed the American government, Mrs erican Mrs. George Maynard Minor President General, National Society Daughters ct the American Revolution Edward Lansing Harris, Baronness de la Grange, Mrs. John Laidlaw Buel State Agent of Connecticut Daughters l of the American Revolution, Mrs. c H. Bissell, State Vice Regent and many others, and all advanced sous les arcs | de triumphe de genets, piques de dra' 1 peaux."
 i The inhabitants on a signal from tn, ] Mayor Comte d Hinnisdael gathered l about the central fountain and afte his official welcome, he presented Am l bassadOr JusSerand. The AmDaSsa dor recalled the 'inestimable concour
 des Americaines" during the war an l spoke of the war relief work of tn | Daughters of the American Revolu
 tion, including the support of owe O1uOO T cIiOL " ctl NI lllldIS. M. lJdH
 iel Vincent, representing the Frenc government, referred eloquentIy to tn
 heroism of the American soldiers. H
 described how the wells of the villag had been poisoned by the German
 after their long period of occupatio ! and said that the question of fires
 water had been one of the hardes
 problems for the government to mee
 He deeply complimented the Daugf ters of the American Revolution. 0 giving to the village any thing, so nt | cessary as a water system, and with out which restoration would have bee
 impossible.
 In her address, preceding the pr,
 sentation of the fountain" Mrs. Ge Maynard Minor, President Genera S National Society Daughters of the An { erican Revolution gave much praise f, the accomplished work to Baronne Jeanne de la Grange formerly Mi Emily Sloan of New York) and
 Mrs Edward Lansing Harris, who he ; been the leaders in the actual fife work. The fountain, erected on u
 site of the destroyed school, is of sin . pie construction and bears the follow , ing markings:
 "Comme marQue de sympathic ' pour les cruelles souffrances endure
 par le peuple de France pendant
 grande guerre
 ct ayes le de sir de SC rendre utile