Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-22

these shores since AriStide BRAND came
a decade ago, is a dark, strongly built
man, whose quizzical smile is like a
flash of light. Straggly black hair,
swarthy face and soft voice made him
a figure to remember as he stood on the
bridge of the tug and dotted his hat
to the strains of the "Marsellaise' and
THE Star Spangled Banner" which
f1oated over the water. He did not even
start when an ear-wracking blast of a
siren sounded off almost behind his ear
to show him that the city was glad to
see him.
Taken From Liner.
The Macon took Premier Laval. his
daughter, JoSette, and the official
French party and press of the lie de
France at 1928 am. and started its trip
back to New York and the Battery. A
19-gun salute greeted the party as they
passed Fort Jay, Governors Island.
At Battery Park 800 mounted police
men. Army, Navy and Marine detach-
ments and military bands awaited the
arrival of the Macon.
Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson
had arrived at the Battery some time
before the Macon locked and was
waiting in the Offices of the Dock
Department to extend Official greetings
of the Government.
The Navy was represented at the
Battery welcome by Rear Admiral w.
w. Phelps and the Army by Brig. Gen.
LuciuS r. Holbrook, each attended by
several aides Mayor Walker was rep
resented by Albert H. Wiggin, chair
man of the Chase National Bank and
chairman of the Mayors Special Com
mittee for the Reception of the French
Premier.
Three planes in Army formation cir
cled above the harbor as an aerial
escort as the Macon, gayly decked with
American and French flags, moved
through the harbor traffic, which &C.
corded the visitors long SaluteS from
many sirens.
Band Plays "MadeIon."
AS the Macon docked Fire Depart
ment boats in the harbor sprayed
streams of water high in the air and
the city band broke into the strains
of 'Madelon," the popular song to
which French soldiers went to war.
Through streets lined with cheering
thousands the premier and his party
left the Battery for city hall at 9:35
o'clock. Lower Broadway was aflutter
with French and American flags. and
every window of the high buildings was
crowded with Office workers.
Before leaving the Battery for city
hall Premier Laval spoke few words
of greeting as follows:
"A great and living friendship unites
our two countries. II will be signally
strengthened, I am sure, by the CONVEX
sations I am about to have with Presi-
dent Hoover. It is my hope that a
closer cooperation between the United
States and France will facilitate Solu-
ton of the difficulties through which
the world is now passing.
"All governments must labor to BAN
ish suffering and restore prosperity;
they must devote themselves unceaslng-
ly to the consolidation OF peace. 1t is
to make my contribution to this noble
task that l left my country and have
come to confer with the President OF
your great and friendly Republic"
The party arrived at city hall at 1852
o'clock after a ride up Broadway through
a paper snowstorm such as New YORK
always gives to famed visitors.
Leaves for Washington.
Premier Laval and his party left City
Hall at 1859 for the Pennsylvania Sta
ton. There the Laval party was &C
corded another enthusiastic popular
reception. The crowd pressed against
solid police lines in an effort to get a
better view of the French premier, his
associates, and his daughter.
The special train bearing the premier
pulled out of the station for Washing
ton at 1922 am.
At City Hall, just before the French
premier left for Washington. he was
greeted by Mayor Walker as follows:
You come on a great diplomatic
mission, ON a great peace voyage, and
you come, sir, to meet the President
0rnof
iety today is to give you some mani
festation of the fact that, in the en-
deavor to bring peace throughout the
world and to make for reconstruction
that will lead us out of the wilderness
of oppression, which the world suffers
from today, we want to manifest and
we want you to know that the Ameri-
can people have one President and we
are all behind him in that great per-
ooro1 ondoov0rn