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directly over the statue. The effect was telling and ex¬
pressed very beautifully our conception of the character
of Joan of Arc.

A procession marched around the Park led by Miss
Lillian Barrington as Joan of Arc on her white horse
and followed by the band of the Pelham Bay Naval
Camp, Captain Loyer, officers and men of the French
cruiser Marseillaise, Sons of the American Revolution,
Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, Ameri¬
can Scenic and Historic Preservation Society, City His¬
tory Club, Jeanne of Arc Home, Children of the Joan of
Arc School, and Boy Scouts of America.

At the statue messages were read from Mr. J. San-
ford Saltus, former Honorary President of the Joan of
Arc Statue Committee, the Louisiana Historical Society,
and Governor Alfred E. Smith. Dr. George F. Kunz,
President of the Joan of Arc Statue Committee, made the
address of welcome and was followed by other speakers,
among whom were Mr. Henry L. Hobart of the Church
Club, Capt. Loyer of the Marseillaise, Mr. Henry Snyder
Kissam of the Founders and Patriots of America, Dr.
Edward Hagaman Hall of the American Scenic and His¬
toric Preservation Society, and Miss Charlton, principal
of Joan of Arc Public School.
 

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