Evening star., 1951-03-27
.AurioI 10 Arrive
Here Tomorrow
On 4-Day Visit
President of France
To Get Key to City
During Reception


President Vincent Auriol of the
French Republic and his official
party are scheduled to arrive at
Union Station at 4:25 pm. tomor-
row for a four-day visit.
They will be met by President
Truman and other dignitaries be-
fore proceeding in an automobile
motorcade to the reception stand
N front of the District Building,
where the Commissioners will pre-
sent President Auriol with the key
to the city.
In honor of the first visit of a
French president to the United
States, the Citizens Committee
for the Reception has planned a
colorful reception and entertain-
ment program.
Donald S. Dawson, administra-
tive assistant to President Tru-
man. has requested Federal and
District Government department
heads in agencies near the line Of
the procession to release as many
OF their employees as they can to
take part in the reception.
Program Begins at 4 pm.
The reception stand program
will begin at pm. It will include
music by the Metropolitan Police
Band. the Marine Band and songs
by Soprano Marian Kiatta, Bari
tone Roy Roberts and the Justin
Laurie Singers. William Hillman
will present a short biographical
sketch of President Auriol. !
Following the reception, Presi-
dent and Mrs. Auriol and the
French party will have tea at
Blair House with Mr.. and Mrs.
Truman and members Of the well
coming committee. u.
Lamp posts along the line Of
the presidential cavalcade-from
Union Station plaza, Delaware
avenue, Constitution avenue and
Pennsylvania avenue to the Blair
House-have been decorated with
United States and French flags.
Twenty thousand small French
and American flags will be distrib- |
uted to children along the line Of
march.
Capital Transit Co. vehicles also
will carry the flags of the two
countries. Large. 25-feet French
flags will be draped from a num-
Der of buildings.
Three large arches formed by
Fire Department trucks will carry
the red, white and blue colors
of both countries. Each of the
arches bear large official color
photographs of President Auriol.
Sixty-foot banners will be at
tached to the lower ends of the
arches and will carry the mes,
sage 'Vive lie President Auriol"
lin letters three feet high.
Replica of Paris Arch.
The background of the recep-
ton stand will be 14-foot replica
of the Arch of Triumph in Paris.
On either side of it will be 25-foot
flags of both countries. The front
of the stand will be decorated with
red, white and blue bunting.
After the arrival of the two
presidents on the reviewing stand,
they will receive present arms"
by the United States Color Guard.
The Police Band will then play
the French national anthem, LA
Marseillaise." followed by "The
Star-Spangled Banner" by the
Marine Band.
G. Adolph Turner. special as
siStant to the Board of Commits
sioners, will introduce Edgar Nor
ris, general chairman of the re-
ception, who will present a floral
bouquet to the wife of each
president.
Mr.. Morris will then introduce
Commissioner John Russell Young,
who will welcome President Auriol
and present him with the key to
the city.
Speech to Be in French.
President Auriol's speech will
be in French and will be trans
lated by Robert Cru, a member Of
the French Commission to the
United Nations. After the speech,
the two presidents will review an
Armed Forces parade and will
then proceed to Blair House.
Mr.. Morris said those wishing
to witness the ceremonies at the
District Building should arrive
there at $3.50 pm.
In honor of the visit, the statues
Of Lafayette and Rochambeau in
Lafayette Park have been illumi-
mated. Servicemen who served in
France in World War II will place
wreaths on the two statues, and
an honor guard will be placed
around each of them after Presi-
dent AuriolS arrival.
In addition to the French pres
ident and his wife, the official
French party will include Robert
Schuman. minister of foreign af-
fairs; Henri Bonnet, ambassador
to the United States. and Nine.
Bonnet; Gen. Paul Grossin, mill
tary secretary-general to the pres
ident;; Jacques Dumaine, chief Of
protocol; Paul Auriol, the presi-
dents son and assistant secre-
tary-general; Jacques Koscziuski-
Morizet, director of the Office Of
the president, and Bernard Beck,
counselor of the Ministry of For
eign Affairs.
Included in the list of persons
assisting Mr.. Morris in preparing
for the visit are Bryson Rash, Joel
Margolis, Paul Schwarz, George
A. Crouch. Frank La Falce, Or
vile Crouch, Jack Foxe and Maui
rice r. Palmer.
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