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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 MAKE YOUR OWN PAINT *ith L.&M SEMI-PASTE PAINT and UaSt U e lew blbqlm ■’or Sale by Knight Mercantile Company. Special Notice City Tax Books will be open on April Ist for receiving ol returns of personal property for the year 1917. and remain open until 6 o’clock p. m., on the first day of June 1917. All persons failing to make returns of their per sonal property will be doubled taxed as provided by law. By order of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Cartersvilie, Ga. ~n W. W. DANIEL, City Tax Receiver. Bv SALLY MAY AKIN 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 your own Linseed Oil. You obtain greatest durability and cover ing power. The L & IVY PAINT is so positively good that it is known as the “Master Paint.” Whereas the best of other high grade paints cost you $2.75 a gallon, our L & M Paint —made ready-for-use — will cost you only $2.00 a gallon. YOU SAVE 75c. A GALLON ON EVERY GALLON THE BARTOW TRiBUNE-THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS, MAY 17, 1917. .-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. YO! HO! FRECKLE-FACE Now is the Time to Get Rid of Those Ugly Spots. Do you know how easy it is to re move those ugly spots so that no one will call you freckle-face? Simply get an ounce of carpol, ex tra strong, from your druggist, and a few applications should show you how easy it is to rid yourself of freckles and get a beautiful complexion. The sun and winds this month have a strong tendency to bring out freckles, and as a result more carpol !g sold in these months. Be sure to ask for the extra strong, as this is sold under guarantee of money back if It fails to remove the freckles.—Carpol Labora tories, Boston, Mass., Sta. M. Mail or ders filled.—(advt.) 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