Article May 24, 1900 Issue

America's Own Day in Paris

Boston Herald

Paris, May 12, 1900.

The American pavilion at the Exposition was formally turned over to the authorities and public this afternoon. The inauguration took place in the presence of embassy and consulate officials, a number of high French functionaries, foreign diplomats and commissioners, and such a concourse of American citizens that many who were provided with tickets were unable to gain admittance to the building.

French municipal guards and policemen formed a cordon around the building, keeping the space in front of the main entrance, on the embankment of the Seine, free for the passage of the official party. The crowd assembled mainly on the terrace around the building facing the river, on which a special platform had been erected for Sousa's band. Before the hour set for the ceremony the crowd became so dense that orders were given to the police to keep the people at a respectful distance from the doors.

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