i-' -T'-' W"-"'' rv.A'A57: ' n.l. ef. " , , -'A JJ w; v K'LWT rjv' ERw x'ffl J. 'it ,-" .. k j . t r 3." V yri i f , i i" fl v t EVENING LEDGER-rHILADELlHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1917 'HILADELPHIA IN FESTIVAL ARRAY GIVES WARM WELCOME TO VISITING FRENCH MISSIO ll mi h l "fr U tf V (1 ! s R Jtih " WW ' k JO, sv V.n rt. f ? ESf" ? v j. M Ji fDTTrAtrfl tit Tii-vim "mT- jaXiiNVUIO rijttlJLrJii r'ltilNUJli 1U LilttttlVl X S" ... A 1 A TTkT ATTT1 - - s - STTT V. AItAIIN A Mil I UMh KS h' V 11UUE )&. Continued from I'm One jA . . .... . . ... .. jirai, ur. urncsi i.a rime, me nuiciat in terpreter of Hie day. Ambassador Juisc rand nnil tlio superb "Blue Devil" nf Ihn Flench nrmy, Col inol Knbrv, rugged nnd trnln', alrrt and stilidv despite III' wooden lesr, were oilier mwnlifo of the patty of cvcnlecn. vivi: i. kram'c "Vlvn In Krnnip' VIp Vilinil' lvc Jnffie! ' inns; IhrotiRli the ttnlnshul 'Hip .crowd vvn elenso hiAI keen but Hip ip.iI s.nlcnno of cheers did not burst fmth unlit 'the. envn.vs had taken IliPlr seals In tlic riiutnmoblles on Market street mid llip as sembled bnndi Inil plnpd Hip pulsp. tingling "Marseillaise. Tacked fhn and r elecp were thp Chest rut street cinwils Kvor.v stnr of every pulldlng was dense wild shouting llacnm "Insf spectators nt Hip windows TIip Clrst Clt Troop IpiI Hip procession In Inde pendence Hall l-'ianklln s statue nt the Post Offlip wan salutprl and acclaimed ninld throbbing choeis en route In front of Hip ener.ibe shrine of llbert Sous of Hip Revolution uerp nalnc Hip -flnclpnt "I'lnp Trep" nnd "1'on't Tread on Me" war llac? Thp eno entered Hip fttntclv liullilliier nnd pajpcil linmeill.ilel Into Hip I ipcl.u atloti t'linmber MAYOIfS ADIHtl-SS , Here Mnor Smith rend mi mlmlrtblc peech dplln(t nn thp re-cenientlnK of th lllinrp of llbprt between nitrlin nml Prance nnd uelcomltiR the Marfh.tl and it.ltesiiun to the innct ftnned Hpot on the continent Itibbl Kranrkopf made a brief praer hm did SuffniRan Hl'hop C ti land .IJo( tor l..i I'laie stood nearewt to tlio Iterla Btlon del To the rlKht of him urro JVlxlanl lorfie dmlral I'hochepiat The hnpre'dp I'ilenip dial johteeded the Invocation peemed Intenaltled when Itene Vlxlanl IHiiotrlotlH orator nK well an stitp- rnian nnd illploniit otepped In the plnt- fen in X l.lberts lie deflated Ilrit lire ithed Upon the world In thin hallowed room It vwm ip-cmocd In Kr.iniP wIiot Ideals nnd iyours are kin Vothlnc In mj llfp has reer touched me n the honor of llt iik this siicrid ihainber In the piimihp of ,thl cop of Hip Immortal Hecliu itlon of Independence I am deep and Inte-wly llloed AH emotion will ollh be KUI"-s'd 1 pomp d w I shall be cmbled a I hopi to naze Upon thp origin it document Ifelf o m:m'ish Moni:s "I'avliiK throiiKh the crowded lnpliliiR Btreets nf our clt I hive been stirred linmeasiiiahh In the Brett uppctade of our iiatrlotlsin and b nur rspnusil of ft iniiHP fot which von takp up arms. Im- pellpd b no celllli mo ls or thoughts of jKKrandlzement but mil bj the nion mi- elflsh rliimplonhlp of llbprtv fteelom , and the rlcht I would Ike to nil mote but I wolid also like. Hip nppoi tunlt of "celnK more of rhllidelphla, so I will re- Bere nn longer addiews for the lunilieon "at noon TutninK to Hip .Mai or lip praspod his hand, ncMInk that in tint act Iip was Im plnntln; ii kiss fiotn l"i nap on tho brow of rhllidelphla Doctor I. a Pine thpii presented the little haton to the Marshal who r piled In leri low tones tint lip Mould regard the Rift as the inot precioiM of his life Conctess Hall was slslted before Hip pait left (he t.ite House anil Hip .Marsh il and Vhlml pipu hnadpcl the reirultliiR ctatlnu nnd examined with inteiet a pair of recruits tikinc the plnslcil test kissin i.innirrs m:i.i. The ioinpresloii of Hip orlRlnil program within mull shoit Hiiip limits nilRht e isl tiave dimmed Hip ardoi of the most en- 'thusiastli i lib cuests but touched b the Jlmmortnl appeal of the Declaration chamber thi Intitcst nud puthustasni rif Hip nos Mere constantli ipili kened 1 he flueni and J polished oratnrlc H ease of M Vlilanl was !n Milking (ontrist to the Rood-humored retlceiup of .Marshal .loffre, hut his let econoni of words made the siRnllli line of s- his acts tho more telliiiR He kissed tin I Libert Hell lie said nothliiR Nothing was needed to enchain e Hip mutp I loqueuie of this leicient tribute Several othei members of the pirti contented tbetn IJ aelves with mereli touchliiR the precious relic I'oi all to have followed Joffre'a ex- FRENCH ENVOYS RECEIVED BY MAYOR AND CITIZENS' PARTY AT PAOLI The Trench envovs were met at Tioll by v Major .Smith and his speilnl committee to. I "tether with .lules I lusseraud Hi" Trench J Ambassador who came fiom WashhiRton J Inst night . It was exacllv S 10 this innniliii; when ' tlio tram ben lug the nations and cit s .Jtuests came In slRht Wearing- silk hats and I'ngllsh walking suits tthe ,Manr and , his coininllteeineii lined the platfniiu of the itntlou almost as If standing nt attention J Hundreds of ri'sldents were drawn tip alone the station slopes hoping that a for- J mal presentation would lake place on the platform or at leist for a glimpse at the distinguished guests J It was not so The train had nn sooner atopped tlnn from the rear of the nbserva- J lion car two buslncss-UUu figures in citl- ten8' clothes dropped to the platform They J vjcere heuet Service men t "Step this vva.v. Rcntlenien ' one an- nounced 'I'll have to look over every one i entering tho cai " he said "Onl commlt- teemen will be allowed In We are. talcing J Jio chain es," , t Kven Maor Smith was scrutinized for a J aecoud. Ho entered among the first follow t. lug Dr.- Hi nest I.a Place, president of the r combined French societies of "Philadelphia and the French Ambassador " 13. T Stotcsbury then stood beside, the Secret Service men and vouched for tho PHILADELPHIA'S CHEERING THOUSANDS HAIL HERO ALONG LINE OF MARCH Through lanes of cheering thousands the French enos and escorts proceeded from Broad Street Station to Independence Hall The .InfTie-Vlvlanl party arrived at Tlrond Street Station on the mlnuts of It o'clock. The ariungements for the recep tlon proceeded like clockwork Hxtrcmo precautions Mere taken for the guarding of the distinguished isltor Secret Service men and detoctlves fell in behind the vis itors and the Maor's reception committee, "tthlle the entire parti nroceeded slowly av. 'through tho tralnshed and eiuwn tho stall- itJ! way'on the soulh side of the station to Mar fi5? r-.Ket street. li-Sft . . ........ jj ueuerai joure was aitireei in ins Krencn ! dress uniform, conslstlne of red innv lan decorated with gold braid, blue army coat, firea trousers ana shiny black cavalry boots !'iJL shout swent thp tralnshpd when th crowds recognized Joffrc. Men, women and children craned their necks out of waiting trains, waved flags and shouted ''Joltre, Joffre," until they f were hoarse. Two thousand persons were packed be hind nn. In thai -mot nt ilia t,nln.l,.J Y-' outside of the track gates. As the hero or. the Marne passed throueh ttha rate of No. 3 track, the crowd "broke i loose." and sent up a delighted whoop, wav- tnjr derbies, brand new straws and cans. .ifundreds of French flags were waved fran- Jfeally, and the cry, "Joffre, Joffrer' sound td acain until the tralnshed rocked with J"4XUn din. kkception arms vistTons (AThera was every evidence that the refcep- tyaiirred me irrencj- nero agepiy, jjii I Kiowea wun ittunf. ana ns sniiea .of his characteristically wsrwr ijilal back 9t Jil array inllltary rnnalMtBt. wvwnt-xVf y;vt A trn ry-v t t T-t-T-tmr - s - - l - r - v - i - i.,ri - TT ns T Ml T T T" T7l ample would liaip somewlnl cheapened his in lion I'ic'iii'li I isle Is unfiilllnR Its sense of hlstnrlin' ntid ntrlotlc Illness was hue demount!, ttcd to the full llefnre the lletsy linn House, which w.ih only hi led Inspected fiom the outside, Hip faces of both envois Rleauied with pleas ure 111 Hi's time the whole altitude of Inrfin had nlleied lie seemed pi rfi e H.V enntent to pli the role of wliltlwlnd toiu. 1st TIHHf'l II 'Id 1 It.WKI.IS t I'tanklln's ri ive his blue eves spit Ulcd with plensuip ns he lieanl tho cloipieut Vlvlinl desitllip the ruinous ineetiiiK In Parts In I""'' of two Illustrious plllns of llliertv Amu i i's llisi nivoi in h'tanii' and Voltnlic With iIIriiMv and reieieine the dlplonnt laid n vvrenfi upon the simple tomb As loffre stepped nslde a photoRnphor iirxeil him In HiiKlish to uiovc a little fl ward Kliidlv mini' enci this vva, Mai shal" Insisted the plittuc man Hveiv one present smiled anil In a limine nt the .Mat isli.il without iiiideistaiKliiiR the wotihi bad Rrasped tin siiuation and obllRliiRlv took oiders Market street lulei vvlileli the caravan of meitois turnefl at IMh was as elcnselv Jinunid with humaultv ns Chestnut hid been nnd a i llmix was n uhul when Hip W'anaiiiaker hiltallons men and women stood at attention befoio t'ie envo it was then that Hie Mmslnl vis piesent'd with a kltiup of hiiRe Ameriein and oltv flaKS. and another one of the seemlnK'y Itiuiimeinble renditions nf til '.Maisell- I else was Riven Something' unite unprecedented In the wav of ti itlle iiRtilatlons was nee ouipllshed when tin whole proeesslniis of automobile sptntird in ross the Cltv Hill iiement HiroUKli Hie list r,hp nml aeros the couit mtil In order to rivp tlio envovs a glimpse of the memoilii tablet to Ilex hainbem Then- was no time for iuo-e than a the ting link at the itt"iilitlon which lint been t cstpfullv adorned with flnwets Tint 1'nm.li II IRS TIip loutp along Veil tli tii nnd stieet was less i lo"i h inikul with sppcntnis tlnn sonip of Hip otlipi avenues hid bun bin sill the lilcoloi was flown In piofusi m ind i beers ami shouts marked eei 1,1, , K (f the wav jiiMiiioi.-s i;i:i:i:rie. rtlstlc illv one of the Mm t erf. its ,,f j the wlioli Rill dav wis tiimvirl il tl r ' llrls High s, I, nol hi sr. m i '-'plllig Utlileli slnels The students massed on the steps and s-IiImi ilk trilled the Mntseillise anil f n -p iliKleJ ninner wh'i ele ii solit in mliablv p'aieil uiph is s in t . . it ,i this multitude eif wiung gnl w , in." students diessnl in nppinirl in Ins .md svmliollzltig ti nin p Uieit lirililu mil Mis oltiuibl i Mn i boston singing teiiliei of the si hool led the melodious cimrus ttoni i nKeil pint rm in The ,limlll iti III ss nf vWillliL, l.iliid i'olleg( tiiagnllkent meninrl H or a lieiuh cltlren whose nnno is win lirg mi tin scroll of Phllidelphla s hlstntv wis utile mailed bv iigiettab'i' speed the ilile iround the building '1 he glimpse w is not loo I rlef howpvei, to recall In the envovs -as it must hive dune the sanilitlH of the ptopoi Minis and an "lit f e Hire of the stiuetuie in thnse nf the fimniis I'm inthlan colnnn ide Chine h of I'm Madeleine In ,,t cournseniis P iris noveltv In tin div s nusci tuogram was the p'lvlng In Hi, olli Re hind In the ftont tank of tin uell-elrillid bo troops of the stlirlng old I'reiuh inmhlng all of "l.e Nimble et Mcue ' .iinnn sciiuih, cilit.tiRHS' 1'eih.ips 2nnni schoeil ehildieii tepeeted once tnnie the t'reiuli intlonil ant hem i, front of the Willi un penn House vv hie h was brleflv vlslterl hv the imvovs and then swift (irogress was made to the I'lanl-lln statue bpforp the 1 nlverltv Rvmiiislum where Mirshal loffre cod M lvlinl i,p e line Doi tors of I.iw eif the I ulversity of Pennsvlvnnla. t beers lags Trench and llrltish but uiostl the fnrinei songs lens I (lighter, Rieetlngs funn 'Hello .loffie old man' How are von" to the most teveteutlal s iliita tions thpsp wete the' ai i Dinpaulmctits nf the most overwhelmliiR dltplav nf love intllotlsm and lo,iltv Hi it a i I of lib em and fneilnm lould offei to elnepient Vivlani and uiidiunted ehlvalious, modest nnd until Iiir .Marshal Jnffie other committeemen a the were admitted one hv nnr Doeloi I.a Pino Introduced the Maor and others to tin envovs nnd meuibeis nf their putv MaMU Smith then made the i rt in n fellc Itntlniis 'It Is a pleisure and an honor lo meet von Marshal loffie sild In TieiiLh The pie sent ctlon was formal and htlef The trilu stnveel less than font minutes It left Pioll at 11 1, minutes pist R rtesl dents clamored fot a lool at the Riiests, but the were doomed to elkappolntniPiit ' Isn t he going to conip nut and mike a speech'' wa lieanl em in nn sides Tho nnlv imifoim si en was tint nf a Trench nr derlv who was catlnR breakfist Tlio commlneenien and envojs tnok ad vantage nf the nip to the lit to get bettei ncquilnled .Maishil loffre and .M lvlml lioth eiresed pleisure at the sight of Phllidelphla s beautiful suburbs ' Hven the skv greets us" M irslul .loffre sild nn olio occasion when the sun was brilliant The eomuillteo who accompanied the .Mn.vor weio .John C Hell Judge John M Patterson, e-i miRressm in I Washington l.ogue. Doctor I.i Plue Mr Stotesbui Justice Uobett on .Moschiskcr C Stu irt Patterson President I' II (lleason nf Com man Council .lamps i; l.ennnu iiresldent of Select Council and Joseph 12 Wldener staltcase Secret service men ind plain clothes men from Clt Hall mingled with the spectators at this point, for It was peihaps the most vulneiable point along the whole toute When the heio of thp Mamp reached the sidewalk on Market street. It wasyjust 9 05 o clock Here a spectacle was spread before him that must have warmed his heart Thousands upon thousands were packed along the sldewalj.s behind police ropes The people were massed upon City Hall plaza, all the way back In the City Hall Hundreds hung out of the windows of olllces, and the copings of tho buildings were lined with people clinging like inonkejs to precarlqus ac'-sltiOH? so that they might obtaltv'a glimpse ofTtilr man who saved I'r" .ce A tornad' of applauso rose In West Penn square. 4 The crowd fairly went mad; Colo nel l'jevelt has perhaps been the most wafin'y received man to the gates of the City of Brotherly I.ove, but be never was accorded hucIi an ovation as that tendered to the distinguished French general. It was a greeting which swept from tho hearts of the great multitudes, an ovation whlcr had as Its basis deep-felt admiration for great national hero, a man who saved nation by his grit and resourcefulness, lie tricolor of France and tho Star Spangled Banner were In evidence everywhere In this great throng Thousands nf the spec lators. carried the American flag in ore hand the waved the standard of Franct with the other. 1 CITV TBOOP J'SCORT The First City Troop, with their waMng black plumes and striking bLck-and-'lilto dress uniforms, were lined Op ontlh1' mounts to act as escort to the party, J -xne uayor ana nm reception cumi'iuco tewed Into the, t iautnwfcMv, (Then "HERO AND eleneial loffie and Ml Striteshmv rd! in Other menilMis of the loffie putv and se cret set v ii o mi ii and uewsp iiet men null. pied midlines folio vlng MenihPiH nf Hip Tn st Cltv 'I roup fmniPtl a imdnu aruund the inichliip eucupieil bv the Treni h In m ami Mr Stnteshurv 'I bo pirlv plaited slowlv tn encircle West Penn squire In smith Penn scpine to Ittniit stieet but weip halted for live minutes In WeM Penn sipiare so Hilt movie men i mild nbtalii iii tines At ' Hi the paity gut awav again furnishing an impressive spertai lt Il swung hi mind t'itv Hall Into South Broad stieet "the unlight glinted on the drawn sibers of the Tlrst City lump and tlie brilliant uniform nf tho Clench n pie sentatlves added a pleasing dish nf enlnr to the scene It Is estbniteil that mnte thin fifteen thnuind persons weie patked aiotig the sldewa'ks between South Penn sepiare nnd Ilinad anil Chestnut stieet" Hundreds hung out nf windows nr seiu.it led nn cop- VAST MULTITUDE CHEERS CITY'S GUESTS ON VISIT TO INDEPENDENCE HALL lb" i-antls eheei-il bands pa.ed the M irselUisp and enthiisi i-m leaeheel Its high pitch while the envins weie at Inde pendence Hall Miislnl .Inffie and Bene lvlaul vne pitsident nf the Cnuiii II nf Mudsills smki In the Dec I nation I lumber of the II ill In Hip iUli t eieinoii held there whin eiowds walled mil Ii1p fm i iliiiiu tn eep the e nmmissinti l.pd bv lieiiei.ll Jnffie members of the 1 leneh commission kissed the l.lbettv Hell iftei the epreinnnv nnd spent a few inn monts Inolclng at the relics In Congress Hall the westernmost building of the gioup Hats eanie off and cheer aflei cheer rose from the street ns (leneral .loffre stepped onto the second-floor balconv outside Con gress Hall Washington had stood there dining a meeting nf the Continental Con gress '1 lie biggest eleinonstratiou came at the end of the Independence Hall visit as loffie his aide l.leuten nit Colonel Tabrv, of the Trench Blue Devils' walked In full view of the crowd which was held hick bj ropes on the north side of Chestnut street from Congtess Hall, pest Washington s statue and Into waiting automobiles, which stone! near down to Tilth stieet 'Ihete were Indication that 'leneral loffre was stirred to the depths as the vista of Chestnut street with Its enthusl istlc thousands und waving tlags weie un folded beforo him His c.vcs became moist, and he placed a hand on the shoulder of Mr Stotesbury ns If to steady himself Just beforo tho partv had turned Into chestnut street thousands of depn Invent store) clerks bad poured Into the thorough fare 'I he wete baie-headed and molt of them were without wraps of ail k'nd Tneie weie thousands and thousands nf prett girls, girls whose faces wen aflame with the enthusiasm of hero vvorsMp The Ceueial beamed upon them with his habitual expression of kindle .s Perhaps tho great French general as thinking of the French women nt home, the heroic women of France, whrare doing their part for their vvar-rldilm country A WOMAN'S TRIBCTH There were thousands of mothers with their chlldienln the Chestnut street crowds At Thirteenth street a little old woman vw earing r queer little old-fashioned bonnet slood ir the front line of the crowd. She waved a small French flag; tears wern st vamlng ' down her cheeks, nnd when Aaffre's car passed by, she cried In a high pitched olce, cracked with age: "Vive I.a France; vlve Joffre." The hero of the Marne turned quickly, his mild ecs fulling full on the little woman. "Vive I'Amerlque!" be said, smiling one of his rare smiles. He waed n gloved hand and the old woman fell back Into the crowd, still -waving the tricolor of France. She was still crying, but they were tears of Joy. A remarkable demonstration, occurred opposite the Hotel Adelphla. On a balcony overlooking the main entrance were fifteen or twenty French chefs.f cooks and kitchen helpers, clad In their white caps and suits. When fJeneral Jnffre passed below them they all shrieked together; "Vve la France! Vive la France J" General Joffre looked upward and rtvcoi FRIEND, I BID THEE lugs nf Hie l.linnlii Building and nthei sk scrapcis lit the Immidiite vlelnitv 'I housanils weie packed behind police inpes on Brnid street I2ven the roofs of taxnalis stalled in the great emwil werp nciuplid bv nn n ami bov 1 be lit el 12s tate Trust Building inutlieast enrnei nf Bruad and Chestnut streets bristled with the beads nf eheeiing einlnokets Tlags swung fiantleallv tmk ind forth all thr wav up Hie fiont of the big I.ind Title I'uildttig l.nve for i n il heio was pxpressed In the faces of the thousands Men women aim! children smiled as thev cheeied, nom" liughed with a toui h of bvsterli III their miltli It was a levelallon to pi a hem with a faie as kind and gentle as that of a vv mil in It is lll.elv that mini nf the specimens hid pictured the hem nf the Mnriie as a stem unrelenting "oldlcr 'I he ileinonstrallon stew as the pirt swung ft inn south Broad bliect Into Bin caiiou nf ( he-slnm stieet rused the gmup cm Hi" bah mv igan Tho faces nf the Treni h i ooks were aflame with feivor, thev stood theie .mil shouted and waved Tienih stmderds until tho lo' fie i.ir bid pissed nut nf hearing 11 was the s.,,,1 enthushsm all along the routn to Cltv Hal) t sietned as If the spirit of Aineinau luele pendemp im.l liberty had been leawakened and techrls lened In the Hem nr the Mune ,. smds were picked about Independent e Hill awaiting the arilial nr tho pirn 'Iho Tiist cltv 'lrni.ii d,ew ,, ,,t att,n. tlnn as the pat tv i.llghted and the bands plaved The Marselll.ils,. Thousands cangh, up the ,ef,,ln of ,ho l-,enCn ?,a. tlonil anthem until the wpi ,re echoed and te-echoed with the soul-stlrrlng strains OVATION AT 1.IBI2BTVS SHHI.S'i; ' -Ihelr mrlval was Breeted li shoii', from thousands who lined the north side of hestnut stteet nnd were packed solidl at I Ifth street and at Slxtl The entire P izi In front of tho grnt,, ,,f Independence buildings was kept ilea, cd while ihc ei, ve.s enleicel the centce building No me.re than .',;rl persons wero in the I -clara ton ("lainbet on tho cant side if the main bidding during the brief cere meiiiv the.-.. The ei.ve.s spent fifteen minutes "n the Declaration Chamber the walked thtough Hie Naval Coast Beservo recruVIng station across the hall, and last of HI euteied Congress Hall for n look at Ha Bevolutlonar relics and documents on ine second Moor theie M Vlilanl and JofTie weie the onlv two memhets or the Trench part to 'speak during the Declaratjr.n Chamber cetemony. A crowd packed from tb0 building line tn the sidewalk nnd lining pvery window and covering roofs noioss Chestnut street shouted n, mighty cheer ns, led by thlrti mounted police, tho pi occasion came Into low In Chestnut street The First ciu Troop. In white Jackets, red breeches anil plumed helmets, wheeled across the street cutting off much of tho view the crowd had of the hall, and tho first automobile halted at the curb outside the main building Marshal Joffre, Dr 12rnest I,a Place, 12 T Stotesbury nnd the Oeneral'n aide, Lieuten ant da Tassar, were In this machine Behind theni came the Mayor. AmhasfRdnr Jusse rand, Vice Admiral Chocheprat nnd Viscount Di Jean, counselor of the French I2mbassy In other automobiles rode Lieutenant Fabry and other members of the French party, Judgo Patterson, fornior Attornc Ceneral John C Bell and Director Wilson, Colonel Louis Kolb and several Councilmen Secret Service men swung from tho i un iting boards of the automobiles that car ried the French party and walked closely beside them as they entered the main building. ON HISTORIC SCI2.n Mayor Smith walked ahead with M, Vl ilanl and General Joffre. On each side of the steps stood members of' the 'Penn sylvania Society of the Sons or the Revolu tion, each carrying a silk flag of Colonial da)s. The Mayor, General Joffre and VI vjanl turned to the left, through the big double doors Into th Declaration Chamber and walked slowly toward the John Han cock desk and chair used by signer of the Declaration of Independence. Mayor -rlUp'bac. of,tf" 4ek on in iiia.;s''i '&.: t -.ji.. WELCOME!" est the Mavoi mil besido him Marshil loffre and Ins aid AI irshill loffie wn.e blight led The Family Upstairs How to Every night in the apartment over head you hear the thump thump thump of hard leather heels on the hardwood floors. Millions of people who live in apart ment houses know and hate the sound. It means broken sleep, bad temper ; it does not help a man to love his neighbors. The thoughtless ones on the floor above are not only annoying the persons below them, they are actually injuring themselves. Not only are hard leather heels a noisy nuisance they are a menace. Every thump wastes energy Every thump shocks your spine. Every thump jolts your system. Fa tigue results. Leather heels ara not adapted to modern city conditions. The heels best adapted to modern city life are O'Sullivan's Heels. These breeches, dirk blue mat nnd reel. Rol"' trimmed cap that has been IiIh attire s nro bls arrival His legs below Hip knees weie cased In brown knllte-l bands which ended at his shoetops On entering the chamber betook off the gold.trliiimed cap and looked out at the crowd ncross the stieet when the partv was nil Inside the loom No one sat elt.wn during the ceremony Mnnr Smith looking townrd the French, men addressed them MA YOU - COliniAL W'I'LCOMr: You represent the mind and heart nnd soul of nur beloved sister lepubllc ' ho nld. 'France our nil In the d,is when, through blood nnd piln and teals we won our tight to life, llbert and the pursuit of happiness , ' Frnm our lie? i rt of beirts we welcome vou to this Mothet Cltv of Hie Republic N'earlv n eeiiturv nnd a Inlf ngo ou came in us In out dav of trial nnd sorrow , to day ou come to us in .ve.ur elay of supreme trial 'Our heirts are open to vou, we are reidv tn answer the call In Pght with oil nnd for ou ns vou fought with us nnd for us long long ago "Here In this little mom the fathers of JT7fi proclaimed llberlv under Iivv On this altar the flame of llbertv was lighted And so to lestlfv the depth nnd slneerltv of nur love for Trnncp nur svmpathv with her people In their heroic defense of home of honor, of llbertv. we have brought vou to the most sacred spot In America, tint hum blv bowing In supplication before Him who holds In the hollow of His hand the Issues of lire nnd death of victor nnd deTent we ask enmrntt Tor those who suffer and now strength for those who battle for the right Thnt even In this most sacred function wemav testlf out I ellef In ho brotherhood of man as well ns the fatherhood of God our nppeil to Hie Mmlght will be led bv representitlves nf tho three greit religious divisions of nur people Catholic, Proles tant Jewish Itabhl toseph Krntlsknpf preceded the Mavor with an Invocation In which he praved for a lasting peace nt the end of the wai VIVIANI THANK'' HOSTS When tho Maor finished speaking M Vivlani stepped out from beside .loffie and from tn front of tho Hancock table spoke in Trench for ten minutes He looked toward the Mavor frequently and also nt General Joffre Doctor La Place then tool- VISITORS BOW AT FRANKLIN'S TOMB AND OLD HOME OF BETSY ROSS Over the gtave of Benjamin I ranklln Beiio lvlinl .'miner Premier nf Trance p.ld tribute t" the memor nf tlio first great Ameriein tint Tin nee ever knew person nllv and epressed the prophetic hope that the filendhp between the two countries which was born nt Hip time of Franklin s visit to Fiance might never die I he en"rf eommlsslon le Ihelr auto mobiles it Fourth nnd Arch streets, at the rntianee or the Old Friends Cemetery and, led In Mavor Smith walked to the grave or Franklin Tor n minute the t Hked to. Rcthei In Heneh Then Bone Vlvlinl stonped e.vei the tomb and Hid on It a floral wreath presented b the Trench Al liance or this cltv Turning to the Mavor and the other members or Phllidelphli s reception com mittee be sild In French I nm evceedlnglv lnppv to be Hip In- leipreter ror Hip Tienih Republic or Its prevent the noisy banging of tfieir neeis on the floor heels act as little individual shock ab sorbers. They take the strain off your spine. Indoors they do not make a disturbing clatter on the hard floors. rJI lon sent the family overhead O bulhvan Heels their thumping on the floor would cease. They would then turn the energy pounded away on, the floor and street to better uses. Perhaps the family on the floor below you would appeciate it if you wore O'Sullivan Heels. Have a pair put on your shoes today. Notice the increase in your energy and efficiency. Insist on O'Sullivan's avoid the disappoint ment or substitutes. At all shoe stores and cobblers in black, white or tan. 50c attached. translated wht j "It has been the prlilltgo of some of ."D in visit Amcilca before," lie, Iransl.iJi 'It has been the prli liege hut neicr in nils way, in uii opportusiSJ to bo welcomed nt tho shrine of tru Tiaivj erty of n world first freed here In iii-ft place 'Hint great doctrine pronounced ff! Inn rpread nciosg me world In the coufjfc nf tune l rauco i-cuiiiio n leputillc. It . i fiom tho Idea that begin In this chamber. "I notlio tho facsimile of the uccli. m Hon of Indepenileiice which Is there on iJifif wall I hop" I may have at soma time ..fc'IS r.Mi.rii...ltv for Hccll.tr It In il.n ,.: I3 Mself nnd those with me are eleenh"! touched Ii thin great lecepllon t horit'l .,. it imp,, ui nn nn n mi ,. . r- that I may bo nhlo lei (,eo the pconl this greit e It ' JOTTKT.'.S Glti:i:TINO TP.OM AIlMyf- Tho Mavoi leaned toward Mm.i Joffre nnd nsked him In speak Joffre WT apparentl disinclined at first He shtwkl his bead uiiip and then stepped out fttmi tho line 'ine lew sentences he .pevjj were In Fiencli. nlsn nnd ngnln noctV1 a Place translated General Jnffre to. '" tured broarilv with his right band ,, "In this hall where llbert first was pri claimed to the world I mn proud and hon.' I , jliimt " hr s.lirl lllu nl... .. iire-u " '... . ' 'ficer urgt , i,i,o,i tilirber than Vivlani s. -i t..." Kreetlng from tho nrmv of Trance to u,, American peupte 1 bring the gratitude of the nrmv thnt vv are in he united one more In accord with the American arm .rnffrp raised his right hand ncalntt vc roiehend In a salute and stepped back Into line Then the Manr presented to Oenerl Joffro tho baton that had been mide from an old rafter In the baspinent nf Independ. ence Hnll The General reached out hli Inrge hand for the black r.ifn which held the bctoti and bowed deeply, then saluted. It was after the formal ceremony that the dramatic viewing of the Liberty Bell took place 1 he commission filed out of the room and tn the icir of tho building where the Bell with the glass protection shield raised stood In Us case Marslnl Joffre bowed his heid at the sight of tho Bell and suddenly leaned and kissed it nt Hie base M Vlilanl followed him qulckl, then the picturesque Colonel Tabrv. who lost his left leg at the battle of Verdun nnd was supported b Joffrei aid ns be bent over. friendship fnt America Tn 17S1 to estimable, gentlemen, Franklin and Vol taire, nipt In France. Since then the friendship of the two nnllons Ins been ipiupntcd and I hopo it will continue so forever 'I he stop at the Finnklln tomb consumed exactly five minutes This was tho first stop for the pirt after Idling the Uetiy Ross House, where ever member of the commission lecelved u certificate of life membership In the Bptsy Ross Association, l'pon i tch eettlflcite was engraved a reproduction of the oilglnal flag and each was lolled and tied separately with red, white and blue nnd the tricolor rlbbjn of the Trench Republic William A Carr purulent nf the lletsy Rnss AssnelHtli.il, h Hided a ceitlllcate to eni h niembei nf the e nmmlsslnu as the au tomobiles stopped in fi out if the Betsy Ross Hnlisi nil an mill nf the shorttiesi -r' Vlv hull's place nnd Vivlani had said. T'-.l I .. l 4ftl -"
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