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PHILADELPHIA PAYS TRIBUTE Tl
II FINCH COMMISSION.
Once upon a time, a general named
Howe evacuated under military stress
the city of Philadelphia—exit the
British (lag. enter the French and the
U. S.-to-be. Once upon a much later
time in this year of “impaired grace,”
fate took a hand and humanity formed
an alliance—enter flags cf the British,
French and Our Own! Could the
kaleidoscope of history have made a
prettier turn? Philadelphia today was
ablaze with flags. The Tricolor, the
Union Jack and Old Glory floated from
every building and almost every win
dow. The city was streaked and spot
ted with splashes of red, white and
blue, and slathered with enthusiasm,
war enthusiasm, French commission
enthusiasm, but above all Joffre en
thusiasm, for he was the The One!
Reacting from the disappointment of
the commission arriving a day late
and being nere only five hours, the
city turned out and gave them a wel
come conspicuous for its enthusiasm
and eclat.
From the Pennsylvania station
where the guests were formally re
ceived, following all the routes through
which the visitors passed over the
city, at ail points where speeches
were made, masses of cheering people
greeted them. From the Mayor and Mr.
Stotesbury down to the smallest
street gamin there was a welcome of
smiles and cheers, from Vlviani and
Joffre and all the other visitors a
smile of appreciation.
It was a very human kind of wel
come —only one band, only the city
troops and mounted police, so that
one’s feelings were not stirred by
much music and military, but by the
Marsellaise and the Fjenchmen, not
ably the stocky, big chested, red cap
ped Joffre —a Santa Claus looking man
.with his white hair and mustache, a
kindly, red-trousered, blue-capped man,
with his hand at salute most of the
time. HowUired that arm must be!
I wish I could make you see it—
Chestnut street, narrow and flanked
by tall buildings from every one of
which waved the flags, thousands of
them; the side walks jammed with an
eager throng, densely packed—every
window crowded with people waving'
flags. Almost every person in the city
wore or waved one or more flags. And
on us all the sun shown, showing him
self for the first time in five days.
I wish I could make you feel it —the
eager expectancy, the war talk going
back and forth among the people, the
pride of the French people one heard
talking—and the fire which ran
thr ugh us all as the city troops came
in sight and the strains of the Marse!-
laisa was heard. Before the troops
were in position..in front of Independ
ence Hall, befgre the cars had dis
ci, erged the visitors, the crowd wfts
encoring and yes, yelling and it was
Joffre, Joffre, Joffre! Is it a wonder
that he calls us the “dear people?”
The five hours were crowded with
events—which were historical, acade
mic, popular and social in their na
tutes, The route the party took carried
them through many city streets and to
many points of interest—so widely dis
tributed that at no place was the
crowd too big to be handled and'yet
every point was thronged.
Philadelphia has many historical
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shrines, most of them of special in
terest to ihe French. The one which
had the first place in our min<Js is of
course Independence Hail —but I
imagine that the Frenchmen's hearts
were most thrilled by the ceremony of
laying a wreath at the statue of Joan
of Arc in Fairmount Park. Here the
French societies were assembled and
a welcome in their nation's language
vas cried out to (heir Compatriots. A
wreath of lilies was placed while the
throng sang the MarselliaseT
The setting is beautiful, surrounded
by flowers and against the green back
ground of the hill, the bronze statue
stands out. The envoys grouped in
front with their bright uniforms added
color—Joffre’s red trousers and blue
cape, the blue Tam_’o shantcr of Col.
Fabry, the ‘‘blue devil” —gave the high
lights to the picture.
The ceremonies inside Independence
Hall were for the elect —but outside
.the picture presented was for every
one. Immense flags draped the front
of the hall, colors and a wre*+h were
on the statue of Washington iir front
and two rows of men, each holding a
* banner of some historical society lined
the path from the curb to the entrance
where stood marines. The city troops
wearing uniforms facsimiles of the
ones worn when LaFayette last came,
led the parade, the band following.
Once the party had gone in, there
was nothing to do hut wait —and in
fifteen, minutes their waijt w r as reward
ed for the party came out walking
down to the Congress IJall, where they
went in. In a few minutes they appear
ed in the balcony, from which Wash
ington, Lincoln and Wilson have
spoken, and the crowd welcomed them
with a roar, and such a pretty, tactful
tiling occured—Viviani stopped back
and so gave the applause to Joffre who
saluted!
To describe all the events at all the
I'Oints would take pages. I would like
to picture the thousands of school chil
dren who crowded the slopes around
Wm. Penn House and sang and threw
flowers, to show you a view of Frank
lin Field, in the center of which stood
the University of Pennsylvania boys
v. ho have gone into training, the cad
ets of the Penn. Military College and
the band. At the end of the field stands
Weightman Hall, and against its back
ground with stood out the
choir of 500 voices which sang the
Marsellaise as the cars bearing the
party circled the field, and thirty
thousand people cheered and waved
flags. The U. of P. is drilling a regi
iment, some are equipped, some are
not, and that makes them present'a
rather nondescript appearance. It is
said that Joffre looked at them ap
praisingly—-some one_asks, “as cannon
fodder?” Not necessarily, maybe a
| Kultur anti-toxin.
In front of Weightman Hall the de
| greejs of doctqr of laws were confer: ed.
} At the foot of the statue of Franklin
! presented by the class of 1804 to the
■ University, a •brillianO'ersian rug was
j spread and at either side sat the facul
|ty in full academic gowns. Dr. Tait
j Mackenzie, the sculptrrr, in the uniform,
cf a British officer, the only British
touch—-except the flags—in an other
wise French day. Provost Smith made
; the presentation and placed about the
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.-boulders the colors marking the de
grees.
At the Red Cross headquarters a
number of nurses in uniform greeted
the party, and had with them a num
ber of J' rench orphans who are being
cared for in this country. John Wana
maker’s girl cadets, thirteen of whom
were dressed to represent the original
thiiteen _ states, presented floral
wreathes. Franklin’s grave was visited
and a wrealh placed by Viviani—the
tablet at City Hall where Rochambeau
bivouacked also received a wreath —
Girard College turned out to cheer and
wave flags—and so it wqnt—at many
different points special welcomes and
special courtesies. But it was to the
school children that Joffre stood, and
the only time. *
At the Bellevue Stratford for two
hours a brilliant banquet was given
and here Viviani and Joffre spoke, the
former making a set speech and thril
ling the hearers with his plea for
1 ranee.
By the time of departure the skies
were weeping, and in a down-pour the
throngs stood to catch a last glimpse.
* * *
There were-humorous as well as
thrilling incidents, and the latter were
cf varied kind. At one "place argirl try
ing to throw a sheaf of lilies to Joffre
struck Viviani in the eye. At the con
ferring of degrees it appeared that
Viviani had lost his hat. and just as
the ceremonies were ended a red head
ed messenger boy rushed through -the
crowd and deposited a number of hat
boxes, and while events waited Viviani
tried on one after another until he-was
fitted, while Joffre laughed.
At Independence Hall wl. *n the '>ell
was visited, Joffre kissed it so did tin
others, and two aids in their
exuberance embraced each other, in
another part of the building recruits
were being examined, and both the
statesmen insisted on seeing it, one
of them giving one of the boys a
hearty slap on the shoulder. One of
the papers says that Viviani asked for
and was given a chew of "tine cut,”
which seems to me doubtful, another
says that Joffre’s eyes filled with
moisi tears,” which seems probable.
The eerenionies at the hall must
have been most impressive. The pray
ers of the Rabbi, Bishop and French
Priest, breathe a fine and noble feel
ing,- an<T the brief talks, made by Jof
fie and Vivian! and other notables are
of like tone. But it was the people, the
humanness of the whole' affair, which
made it of such thrilling and inspiring
interest. Viviani has the more intel
lectual face, and thostr close to him
ay that fFls tragic in its intense 1-
ness, that the sufferings of his coun
try have bitten into him, and left their
mark. All in all it was a great day for
Philadelphia, i*nd here Jolt're and
Viviani have surely a place in Ameri
can sun.
* * * i
One personal touch—across the
street from the Be’.!eveu where the
banquet was being held, in the crowd,
vas noticed two women talking volu
bly in French. One had been crying
until h<*r eyes and nose were red. I
what was the trouble. The elder, a
plain, -poor!# dressed wo’man, explain
ed in broken English that they had ex-
T '£'**od errds from—ths French Consul
which would enable them to see the
Marshal, but they hadn’t come. And
now she wouldn’t see him, more tears,
and “Madame, I have two sons and
four brothers in the French army, see,”
! opening her bag, “here is the picture
of one and he has the c.ox de guerre,"
proudly pointing it out, while the tears
fell, “and I would give all I have to
see the Marshal.” The lady spoke to
the policeman at the corner, but he
knew only his orders, to keep the cor
ner clear. She asked for the Sergeant
and went to him explaining the case
and asked him to place the woman
where she could see; he was kind and
did so, and as I walked away two peo
ple were specially happy—the one who
had a chance of seeing the great man,
and the one who had helped her to it —-
and both were crying.
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CROW SPRINGS
Quite a number of people from here
attended the annual meeting of the
County Singing Convention which met
a- Bine Log Methodist church last Fri
day and Saturday and enjoyed some
very tine singingi
The all day singing at this place last
fifth Sunday way? largely attended and
greatly, enjoyed.
Mr. R. C. Keith, who has been on
the sick list for some time, seems to
he improving.
.Mr. Charlie McCreary, of Atlanta, is
visiting homefolks.
Misses Clara and Mildred Bell are
spending a few weeks in Atlanta add
Athens.
Prof. W. W. -Combs, of Lawrence
burg, Teun., was the guest of Mr. J.
H. Gaines and family one day last
week. Prof. Combs made a number of
friends while teaching here last year.
He will teach another normal this year.
All who are interested in Gospel song
should attend.
Remember our singing every third
Sunday afternoon.
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