Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-24
Hears Clemenceau
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Major General Clarence r. Ed
wards, commandment of the First
Army Corps Area, was among the
rarty of notables, led by Lieutenant
Governor Fuller, which met him in
the station, where 3 Limousine had
been run right up to his private ear.
A double lane of National Guards
men. drawn up at present arms. kept
the path open for him to the street.
Outside had been massed fighting
men of every sort that the citv could
inuster. There were cavalry men, in
fantry men. artillery men, marines.
blue jackets. and policemen, mad, OF
course, bands.
Continuous Ovation
Up Boston's winding streets, the
cavalcade moved. through. streets
lined the full distance of the route,
with cheering crowds. Ticker tape
and confetti rained down on him
through French and American flags
in the financial district.
The first stop was at city hall,
where every available inch inside
and outside the building, had been
packed with humanity.
Every step was an ovation.
The tiger slowly climbed long
flight of stairs 10 the aldermanic
chamber and was escorted to a little
platform set in flags and banked
with lilies and roses. When Mayor
Curley presented him with the little
gold medal, he rose impulsively and
shook the mayors hand with a de-
lighted smile. He beamed when eight
soldiers. all wearing the CroiX de
Guerre. presented him with the silk
en- tri-color.
At the State House
From city hall the procession
moved slowly up Beacon hill to the
state house. There he made his way
through dense. cheering crowds. up
the long stairway and into the an
cient colonial structure He paused
several moments before a statue of
Washington before entering the Hall
OF Flags.
Beneath the high dome, surround
ed by flags of Revolutionary and Civ
il war days, the tigers first greeting
went to a blinded son of his native
France.
Tie Blue Devil, who lost his sight
in the great drive Of 1915, was Pri
waite Guy Endin. now student at
Harvard. The tiger spied hi, as he
was led forward. his breast resplend-
ent with the Croix de Guerre, the
MedailIc Militaire and the decoration
Of the Legion OF Honor. and stepped
quickly to embrace him
He. spoke emotionally to him IN
French for several minutes before
Governor Cox could start his speech
OF introduction.
From the state house. again riding
through cheering crowds and parad-
ing troops. the tiger drove through
the Back Bay section where he got
his biggest thrill or the day.
Children Please Him
Banked on the steps OF the public
library were nearly a thousand school
children. singing the Marsellaise in
French. with their Iusty young voices.
and keeping time to it with a ryth-
mic waving of their flags.
Tired as he was, the tiger insisted
on alighting for a moment, so that
he and the children could see each
other better. Then he was driven to
the Higginson home, nearby. where
he kissed little girl on the street,
entered and Immediately began call
ing 70, his supper. 1t was the in
evitable SOUP gruyere cheese and
boilec egg diet to which he adheres
rlgidly morning and evening that he
called for.
An hour later he was in bed. rest
ing ur foi his second f.rmal address.
winch nc IS TO deliver at four o'clock
tomorrow afternoon IN fremont Tent