The Archive · 1929

Relends Saying An Revoir

Te would be too much to detail the many" distinguished personages who clustered round the gangway Tending, to the pontoon to bit) the General a'porsonal farewell. There were representatives of the various consulates, national societies, the Manicipal Council, the French Muni" feipal Council, and veqpien's as: faciations, to say nothing of "the ficers of the French, American, Sapaness, and Ttalinn' forces who were present. Among these evuld be distinguished Col mandant of the French Gols Marfaing, while fand Lieut, Col, Kilgore represented the U, 8. Mavines. To nanve hut a few of the others, there were Capt farkeWardlass of H, M. 8. Bruce, sterling Fessenden, Chairman fof the SMC, Mr. A.

Mr, Brodie A. Clarke, Kadoorie, Rrig-General Macnaghten. Mr. 0. MI Green, Lord I fan his gon, Mr. Peter Li, Maj Waung of the Chinese Coy, SV.C. Capt. An-lessen Sandels, and many officers of the Corps, either in-mufti wr un The General trived at abet 110 Fin'ear, by. Brigadier Barrett, Col sie eye met us he. got ato

Hankaeds hin chiot nf sta who Areompanying iim by the Naera a fat as. Hon!

Cai. B. Orpen-Patoer, Commansl nat of the Sr¥. C.-On the right che me of the kuan! of nent san the detnehment. from the Janka with the regimental trad band a drums, Ax the Gen: Slat approached the well-known ceremonial if the by Tasted with the of the Russian Detachn fas smart, but unfamiliar. expecially their "war er)

ach ceded seesnt A the General waked tevin your together uncon "Se osset Talk With Other Ranks the number persons waiting near the head of the gangway leading to the pontoon that the good-byes took rather Tonger than had been expected. A ach, appreciated touch was, the hats" and" some time in ing Yank and file on the south side of the enclosure, shaking some of them cly the hand, And did not they cheer him when he left!

Practically the whole staff of the North Command was present and the General shook fands with them fil Lefore going down to the pontoon where two muter barges from FIRNS. Bruce, one laden with Alewers, were waiting to take him down to the Naldera. On the pot from the Libis, who had come up in a motor boat to say good-bye. The erowrd fon the pontoon gave three more cheers while the General and Mrs. Wardrop went aboard. the band struck up "Auld Long Syne," and crackers filled the air with noise,

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