Show FRENCH PAY TENDER TRIBUTE Present Present Elaborate Certificates to Next l Kin in of American Boys Who Died in the War The French certificates of which were distributed to the next kin of the American soldiers sailors and marines who died In the war are beautifully beautifully beau beau- engraved diplomas typical of the artistic nature of the French pee peo pIe The certificates were distributed by the posts of the American Legion with appropriate exercises on Washington's Wash Wash- ington's birthday In expression of the French governments government's appreciation of the supreme sacrifice made by these men The principal figure of the group the soul and spirit of the American army which helped France to maintain alive the flame of the torch of liberty and Justice Tile The sword Is not In the scabbard but ready at any moment to protect and defend the weak and op oppressed oppressed op- op pressed who are symbolized In the group to the left by a mother holding tier ber baby to herS her breast anti and to Insure 14 I Ig g i I nm Certificate Presented to the Kin of Americans freedom and and Justice to the coming generations represented by the figure o of the kneeling boy thankIng thankIng thank- thank Ing lug God for deliverance e. e At the right the figure of ot a n man chained and shackled symbolizes the spirit of evil and the victory over our our enemies Also at the right crowning the spirit of or America stands Glory who rejoices with the old war veteran standing to the left of the principal figure symbolizing g the armies who are always ready to fight for the e good of humanity Universal fame Is symbolized by b the winged figure flying over the group and trumpeting Ung to the tile world th the great grent triumph In which the United States participated The American eagle posed On the tile staff of ot pe peace ce watches zealously and stands ready to swoop In Incase incase case enemies again endeavor to disturb the peace of the th world so dearly ac ac- ac- ac The entire group Is framed by a n border border border bor bor- der of oak and laurel leaves which are arc always decreed to the victors At the foot of the cenotaph the flags of France and America are draped and Joined together by a wreath which Is la lathe the mark murk of gratitude and homage homa e which France pays to our sons who gave gae their lives for liberty and justice The lines engraved on the wall wail behind behind behind be be- hind the group ar are taken from one of ot Victor Hugos Hugo's poems and when trans bated read Those who died piously for th their lr country have the tue right that at their graves th the people come to pray |