Life, 1927-09-08 · page 12 of 36
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This page celebrates American-French military cooperation during World War I. The illustrations depict official ceremonies honoring the alliance: The top panels show the **Chairwoman of the Women's Overseas Service League** addressing National Commander Howard P. Savage before the Statue of Liberty, and Savage reciprocating by addressing the Women's League at Lafayette's tomb in Paris. The middle section shows **National Adjutant James F. Barton** briefing Ambassador Myron T. Herrick before the Lafayette and Washington statues in the Place des États-Unis (Paris). The bottom panel depicts French and American legionnaires and their wives pledging allegiance to the Siamese flag before the American Embassy in the Avenue d'Iéna (Paris). The satire appears gentle—humorously exaggerating the diplomatic formality and ceremonial excess of wartime alliance-building rather than mocking the alliance itself.
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