Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-14


America had done and Americans had
sacrificed to Aid the French In their
fiEht against Germany.
Other points OF interest visited by
Governor Dcnncy and the party In
Guided Blois. bordeaux. Pau. Tarbcs
Carcassonne and Lyon. In each of
these places, as we'll as smaller vii
lases visited. the architecture Of the
cathedrals and public buildings was
,aost noticeable. Mnny have stood
for centuries.
Impressive Ceremony.
The unveilinG OF the statue at Blols
on satnrKday. August II to Joan OF
Arc was one of the eventful days OF
tho trip. NJ. ]. Sanford saltus. honor
airy president of the Joan OF Arc com.
mittee OF New York and donor Of the
statue to the city Of Rlois. made the
first address. As the band played the
American national anthem the un-
yelling took place, revealing = bronze
figure Of the French hercina, mounted
en- horseback. with head thrown back
and eyes looking upward. NJ. croixesu
the mayor. accepted the gift In the
name OF the city of Rlois. DIR. Carl
ton II. Mccullough, Democratic candl-
date for governor of Indiana, made
the chief address for the American
Legion. Thia unveiling Governor
Denney described as being most Won
drrfnl.
Another point of particular interest
visited by Governor Denney and party
lreluded Versailles. A visit was made
10 the Municipal Library, where the
treaty of iTsa, recognizing the inde-
pendenee of the United States, was
formally signed. other important
treaties were also signed at this his
toric place. including the treaty of
1870 and OF the late World War. II
was while the delegation was In this
Municipal Library that Governor Dem
ney expressed the thanks of tho dele
cation for the warm reception accord
cd Il. While at Versailles the delega-
tion also visited the tomb of Napoleon.
Leaving the museum, the party went
TO the picpus cemetery. 90 rue do
Piepus, where 8 short ceremony WAS
held at the tomb of Lafayette.
In the evening of the same day.
August 25. the leeionaires were en-
tertained as special guests OF the
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Associations of Former Combatants
and Manned Soldiers on the first story
of Eiffel Tower.
ON August 81 the party practically
said farewell to France, as they were
preparing 10 visit Belgium, whera
they were TO be entertained by the
king and queen, after which prepara-
tions for returning TO the United
states began.
AT Lyons the delegation was shown
Frances great industrial centre,
which boasts Of It's factories. The
Legionaires were given a cordial re-
ception and shown every courtesy
pcsaible Lyons has more than 500
00e Inhabitants. who blocked the
streets for 20 or more squares, shout
ing "vive Ia rrancaisei" "yive
rAmeriduel"
Another interesting place visited by
the Legionaiies was the little Alsa-
tian city of Saint Die, I'm the vosges
mountains. where several centuries
ago Waldese- Muller, an Alsatian
monk, baptized the Western Hemis-
phere America. A memorial tablet,
the gift Of the American Legion. was
Rtatfa Eit Inv Htbrf VI AAiAE hA1tihs MfAu
suggested that the western continents
take she name Of Amerigo veRpuccl,
the Italian explorer. Through this
section was also seen the war SCARED
regions.
After the brief ceremonies incident
to the presenting of the tablet to ths
Alsatian monk the party visited TIE
local cemetery to pay homage TO the
American soldier dead buried there
A visit v~s then made to the Cathe.