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French delegation, The, to deliver Rodin’s bronze of “La France,” 1,
15;
welcomed in New York, 16;
the personnel of, 16-17, 37, 44, 61, 62, 75, 78;
the mission of, 17-18, 190;
social functions and hospitalities extended to, 23-28:
received at City Hall by Mayor Gaynor, 25;
luncheon to, at Metropolitan Club, 25;
visited Loan Exhibition of the French Institute, 26;
entertained by Senator Clark, 26;
visited Washington and Mount Vernon, 26-27;
reception and dinner at the French Embassy, 26-27;
reception at National Press Club, 27;
luncheon at the White House, 27;
dinner to, on board the _France_, 27;
some members entertained in Boston and Cambridge, 27;
others in Philadelphia, 27-28;
banquet to, at the Waldorf-Astoria, 31-55, 118;
tribute of Atty.-Gen. Wickersham to, 36-37;
M. Jusserand on, 38;
welcomed to New York State by Thomas F. Conway, 42-43;
Mayor Gaynor on, 43;
introduced by Pres. Finley, 44;
M. Hanotaux on mission of, 44-45, 50;
thanks to, by H. W. Hill, 53, 55;
entertained by the Chamber of Commerce of New York State, 59-67;
M. Hanotaux on personnel of, 62;
entertained at Fort Ticonderoga, 71-72;
breakfast with Mr. and Mrs. S. H. P. Pell, 71;
examined the ruins, 71-72;
trip to Crown Point Forts, 72;
suggested permanent location on the Memorial for “La France,” 73;
Lt.-Gov. Conway’s welcome to, 73;
greeting to, from Gov. Mead, 74;
M. Hanotaux’ presentation address in behalf of, 74-76;
Commissioner Lafontaine’s remarks to, accepting their gift “La
France,” 76;
shown the old forts and recent discoveries at, 76-77;
welcomed at Plattsburgh, 77;
reception at Plattsburgh Barracks, 77-80:
Address of Hon. V. F. Boire, 78-79;
replies by members of delegation, 79;
remarks of Mrs. G. F. Tuttle, 79-80;
left for Montreal, 80;
M. Deschamps on, 82;
reception and banquet at Montreal, 89;
luncheon by Franco-American Committee of Canada, 89;
visit Quebec, 89;
hosts of, in Canada, 89;
met by Senator Hill at Niagara Falls, 90;
entertained by General F. V. Greene, 90;
“bon voyage” to, on _La Provence_, 90;
pleased at reception in this country, 91;
dinner given to, in Paris on return to France, 91-93;
guests at, 91-92;
experiences of, reviewed by M. Gabriel Hanotaux, 92-93;
reception to, by Mr. and Mrs. Myron T. Herrick, 93-94;
M. Vidal de la Blache on journey of, 94-97;
mission of deeper import than mere presentation of bust, 109;
comment in appreciation of visit of, 109-10, 190;
Commission grateful to all who helped to entertain the, 192.

French Embassy at Washington, Reception and dinner at the, 26, 27.

French fleet, The, under De Grasse, 59-60.

French Institute in the United States, Loan Exhibit of the, 25, 26.

French literature, M. Hanotaux on, 91.

French names, Illustrious, in history of America, 35.

French officers, Bodies of, found at Fort Carillon, 103.

French Panama Canal Company, Interests of, purchased, 36.

French people, Friendship and good will of, 2, 13, 21, 25, 31, 36,
37, 53, 54, 60, 64-65, 66, 73, 79, 94, 109, 111, 138, 142, 170,
188.

French private soldiers and sailors, Monument to, at Annapolis, 142.

French Republic, Acts of friendship towards, the, 91.

French speaking and English speaking peoples, One hundredth
anniversary of last war between, 78-79.

French supremacy passed from Lake Champlain, 145.

French trade, M. G. Hanotaux on, 90-91.

Frenchmen played decisive part in America, 66;
prophetic vision of, made possible powerful unity of United States,
97.

Friends of the project remembered, 182.

Frontenac, Louis de Buade, Count, French explorer, 35, 102.

Fuller, Paul, spoke in French at luncheon at Metropolitan Club,
25-26.

Fuller, Paul, Jr., Secretary of Franco-American Committee, 16;
Commission grateful to, 192.

Fulton, Robert, Admiration of Frenchmen for, 67.

Gage’s, 80th (Light Armed), Regiment of Foot, under Gen. Amherst, 127;
fort built by, 239.

Galvão, Antonio, suggested canal across Isthmus of Panama, 36n.

Garfielde, Selucius, from the Champlain valley, 203.

Gateway of the Nation, The, Ticonderoga, 52, 72.

Gay, ——, Col., Edward Mott became Major in regiment under, 244.

Gaynor, William Jay, Mayor of New York City, received the French
delegates, 25;
at luncheon at Metropolitan Club, 25;
guest at Waldorf-Astoria banquet, 31;
address of, at banquet, 43-44;
willing to say nothing and write a letter, 43;
economy of the woman of France should be imitated, 44.

George II, Salutes at English Forts in honor of birthday of, 239-40.

George V, Toast to, at Paris dinner, 93.

Germain, ——, Capt. Régiment des Gardes de la Reine, Inscription to,
on the Germain redoubt, 103.

Germain Redoubt, at Fort Ticonderoga, 71;
inscription on, 103;
Commission entertained by Howland Pell at, 193.

Gibbons, James, Cardinal, on our debt to France, 97.

Gifford, James Meacham, lawyer, from the Champlain valley, 207.

Gignoux, Régis, member of French delegation, 17.

Gilbert, John Ingersoll, native of the Champlain valley, 206.

Girard, Antoine Charles, member of French delegation, 17;
represented commerce and industries, 109.

Girard, Mlle. Valentine, member of the French delegation, 17.

Glacier mill discovered near English Forts, 77.

Gold, Early explorers sought for, alone, 46-48;
the lure of, 47;
of natural wealth, 48.

Gómara, Francisco Lopez de, urged an Isthmian canal upon Philip II,
36n.

Goodell, Constans Liberty, D.D., from the Champlain valley, 208.

Goodrich, John Ellsworth, D.D., Works of, 211.

Gorgets, and other puzzling stone objects, 254.

Gouel, Roger, member of French delegation, 17.

Gouges, of chipped stone, found in valley, 252;
of copper, 258.

Gouin, Sir Lomer, represented Province of Quebec at Champlain
Tercentenary, 52, 187;
helped entertain French visitors in Canada, 89;
addresses of, 189.

Governor-General’s Footguards, Lt.-Col. D. R. Street commanding, at
the Celebration, 187.

Governors, Colonial, Correspondence of, with William Pitt, 198.

Governors and Legislatures, Support and co-operation of, acknowledged
by Commissioners, 218.

Grabau, Rev. Hubert Pierre Le Febvre, Invocation at dedication of
Champlain Memorial Statue, 163.

Grady, Thomas F., Death of Senator, 182.

Grand Isle, 96.

Grand Isle County, The bard of, 152.

Grants, French seigniorial, Few occupations under, 227.

Grasse, François Joseph Paul, Count de, commander of French fleet,
aided the colonies, 54, 59-60.

Great Britain, Government of, invited to participate in Champlain
Tercentenary, 180.

Great Britain, War between, and France, 145;
and American colonies, 145;
found Champlain Tercentenary an occasion to speak for international
peace, 147.

“Green Mountain Boys,” invaded shore of Lake Champlain, 138;
under Ethan Allen captured Ticonderoga, 145-46;
Allen’s address to, 146.

Green Mountain State, People of, welcome the French delegation, 74.

Green Mountains, Ancient French name of, given to State, 82;
Vidal de la Blache on the, 95;
seen from Lake Champlain, 153;
as seen from New York State, 167.

Greene, Gen. Francis Vinton, entertained French visitors at Niagara
Falls, 90.

Grenadier Fort, at Crown Point, 239.

Grinnell, Josiah Bushnell, from Champlain valley, 203.

Guests, specially invited to dedicatory ceremonies, Lists of, 117-18;
steamer _Ticonderoga_ chartered to carry, 119-20.

Hale, Chandler, met French delegates in Washington, 26.

Hale, Matthew, native of the Champlain valley, 206.

Hale, Robert Safford, from the Champlain valley, 203;
Member of Congress, 205.

Hall, Benjamin Elihu, lawyer, from the Champlain valley, 207.

Hall, Hiland, “History of Vermont,” 197.

Hamilton, Alexander, Correspondence of, with Nathaniel Chipman, on
boundary dispute, 210.

Hammers, Stone, found in numbers, 252-53.

Hammond, John, Colonel, born in the Champlain valley, 208.

Hammond, John, M. C., born in the Champlain valley, 206.

Hand, Augustus Cincinnatus, M. C., born in the Champlain valley, 205.

Hand, Richard Lockhart, native of the Champlain valley, 206.

Hand, Samuel, Judge of the Court of Appeals, born in the Champlain
valley, 207.

Handiwork, Difficulty of distinguishing Algonkian from Iroquoian,
250, 256-57.

HANOTAUX, ALBERT AUGUSTE GABRIEL, head of French delegation,
1, 16, 38;
Appeal of, to French people for funds to procure the Rodin bust,
13-16:
Tribute to Champlain, 13-14;
French commemorations in the United States, 14;
request that France contribute Rodin’s bust of “La France” to the
Lighthouse Memorial, 15;
appeal for funds, 16;
on “La France,” 18;
reply to Mayor Gaynor, 25;
placed wreath on Washington’s tomb, 26;
speaker at dinner on S.S. _France_, 27;
Address of, at Waldorf-Astoria dinner, 45-50:
Mission of the French delegation, 45;
receptions and entertainments in the United States, 45-46;
the conquistadores of America sought gold only, 46;
fantastic accounts of the new world, 47;
explorers like Champlain found land like the mother country,
47-48;
tribute to Champlain’s foresight, 48;
labor the true basis of American civilization, 48-49;
presentation of the bust “La France,” 50;
thanks to French people through, by Sen. Hill, 53;
Address of, at Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 61-65:
La générosité américaine a déterminé le voyage de la Délégation
française, 61-62;
La France envoie son tribut de gratitude, 62;
un parallèle entre les deux Républiques, 62-63;
le commerce, 63-64;
le Comité France-Amérique pour travailler au développement des
bonnes relations entre les deux pays, 64;
les volontaires de la foi, de la Liberté et de l’Amitié, 64;
“La France,” un symbole de l’amitié franco-américaine, 65;
responded to toast to the President of France, 67;
Address of, at Crown Point exercises, 74-76:
Rodin’s bust depicts France as Frenchmen conceive her, 74, 165;
the proofs of American sympathy prompted this response, 75;
personnel of the delegation, 75;
friendship of France, 75;
same sentiments animate both democracies, 75-76;
gift of “La France,” 76;
at Plattsburgh Barracks, 77, 79;
M. Deschamps on address of, at Crown Point, 84;
remarks of, on trade between United States and France, 90-91;
on French literature, 91;
on Pres. Taft, 91;
reviewed experiences of French delegation in address at the Paris
dinner, 92-93:
Salutation of thanks to United States and Canada, 92;
emotions of, on reaching Ticonderoga, 92-93;
toasts proposed by, 93;
tribute of Louis Barthou to, 93;
remarks of, at reception to French delegation at American Embassy,
94;
Vidal de la Blache’s report of Address of, at Crown Point, 95-97:
Champlain’s description of country, 95;
the islands of the Lake, 96;
adoption by America of the French heroes to her own honor, 96-97;
our American work not a failure, 97;
a foremost citizen of France, 109;
beauty of style of, 110;
selected the Rodin bust, 186.

Harrison, Francis Burton, member of Committee on Foreign Affairs, 179.

Harvard Exchange Lecturer at French universities, 111.

Harvard University, Members of French delegation at, 27.

Haskins, Kittredge, M. C., zealous for the project, 179.

Hatch, Edward, Jr., maintains hatchery for gulls, 152.

Haviland, William, Colonel, captured the French post at Isle aux
Noix, 231.

Hawkes, McDougall, Chairman of Franco-American Institute, 16;
tendered luncheon to Commissions and French delegates, 25-26;
at banquet, 32;
presented French delegates at Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 59;
invited to the dedications, 117;
Commission grateful to, 192.

Hayes, Roscoe G., Capt. Company “I” 2d Infantry, N. G. N. Y., at
Crown Point Forts, 121, 125.

Hays, Lynn [Lindsay] Mortimer, member of Vermont Commission, 5, 224,
226;
at dedication of Memorial Lighthouse, 133.

Heber, Carl Augustus, Works of, 2-3;
won Avery prize at Architectural League in 1910, 3;
sculptor of Champlain Statue, 6, 8, 9, 51;
invited to the dedications, 117.

Hedges, Job Elmer, invited to dedications, 118;
address of, at dedication of Champlain Statue, 172;
Champlain an epoch, 172.

Heights of Abraham, French delegation visited the, 89.

Henley, Robert, Capt., voted a gold medal by Congress, 233.

Hennepin, Father Louis, French explorer, 35;
homage to, 96.

Hepburn, Alonzo Barton, guest at Waldorf-Astoria banquet, 31;
Address of welcome at Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 59-61:
Obligation of this country to France, 59-60;
welcome to visitors, 60-61;
introduced Ambassador Jusserand, 61;
introduced M. Gabriel Hanotaux, 61;
introduced Count de Chambrun, 65;
made officer of Legion of Honor, 110-11;
Commission grateful to, 192.

Heroes, French, of 17th and 18th centuries, 92;
all adopted by America in the Tercentenary, 96;
more popular in America than in France, 96-97;
the founders, 97;
their work for France not a failure, 97.

Herrick, George Frederick, D.D., from the Champlain valley, 208.

Herrick, Myron Timothy, M. Poincaré on, 92;
remarks of, at dinner to French delegation on its return to Paris,
93;
gave reception to French delegation at the American Embassy, 93-94.

Hervieu, Paul Ernest, guest at dinner to French delegation on its
return to Paris, 91.

Hiawatha, Longfellow’s, Dramatic version of, by Indians, 235.

Hickey, Rev. Father David Joseph, Address of, at Cliff Haven, 157-58;
Notable visitors to the school, 157;
scope of its work, 158;
welcome to visitors, 158.

High Mass, first celebrated in Vermont at Fort Ste. Anne, 52.

Highway, An international, from Florida to Quebec, 78.

Highway for commerce and war, Lake Champlain a, 229.

Hill, Bert Hodge, Director of American School of Classical Studies at
Athens, Greece, a native of the Champlain valley, 214.

HILL, HENRY WAYLAND, compiler of this Report.
Secretary of the New York Commission, iii, 4, 8, 225, 226;
Address at Waldorf-Astoria banquet, 51-55:
Champlain’s discovery symbolized by Memorial Lighthouse, 51;
the Tercentenary Celebration reviewed, 51-53;
the generous and friendly gift of “La France” accepted on behalf
of the Commissions, 53;
tribute to the French people, 53-54;
cordial relations between the Republics, 54;
“La France” will help to restore interest in the Champlain
region, 54-55;
welcome and thanks, 55.

HILL, HENRY WAYLAND.—Allegorical interpretation of bust “La
France,” 18-21:
Symbolizes development of France, 18;
art ideals of the French, 18-19;
the work of Auguste Rodin, 19-20;
Benedetto Croce’s intuitional theory of æsthetics, 20;
the bust reveals the culture and intellectual development of the
French nation, 20;
some French contributions to science, 20-21.

HILL, HENRY WAYLAND.—Comment on visit of the French
delegation and honors conferred, 109-11:
Interest aroused, 109;
personnel of the delegation, 109;
addresses reported and unreported, 109-10;
style of their littérateurs, 110;
welcome to, and impression left by, delegation, 110;
Knighthood in Legion of Honor conferred on W. C. Witherbee, F. S.
Witherbee, and H. W. Hill. 110-11;
A. B. Hepburn made an officer in the Legion, 110-11;
C. B. Alexander presented with a Sèvres bisque group, “Télémaque
chez Calypso,” 110-11;
appreciation, 111.

HILL, HENRY WAYLAND.—Construction of Memorials to Samuel
Champlain, 1-9;
The allegorical bust “La France” and the French delegation, 11-21;
Hospitalities extended to French visitors, 25-97:
New York, Washington, Philadelphia and Boston, 25-28;
Banquet at Waldorf-Astoria, 31-55;
entertained by Chamber of Commerce, 59-67;
at Ticonderoga, Crown Point, and Plattsburgh, 71-86;
Canada and Niagara Falls, 89-90;
Impressions and comments by French visitors, 90-97;
Comment on visit of French delegation, and honors conferred, 109-11;
Dedicatory ceremonies, 117-73:
Preparation, 117-22;
Unveiling Tablet at English Fort, 125-29;
Champlain Memorial Lighthouse at Crown Point Forts, 133-47;
Sail to Bluff Point, 151-53;
at Summer School, Plattsburgh Barracks, and Plattsburgh, 157-59;
Champlain Memorial Statue at Plattsburgh, 163-73;
Federal co-operation and assistance, 179-82;
Review of the work of the Commission and acknowledgments of
assistance, 185-93;
Historical significance of the Tercentenary Celebration, 197-99;
Representative men of the Champlain region, 203-14;
Conclusion of the work of the Commission, 217-18;
multifarious duties and services of its members, 217-18;
resolution appreciating work of its Secretary, 218.

Hill, Henry Wayland, welcomed the French delegation in New York
harbor, 16;
at luncheon at Metropolitan Club, 25;
at reception at Senator Clark’s, 26;
at the dinner on the _France_, 27;
introduced by President Finley at the Waldorf-Astoria banquet, 50;
at Ticonderoga, 71;
Crown Point, 72;
at Plattsburgh, 77;
tribute of M. Deschamps to, 80;
met French visitors at Niagara Falls, 90;
made a Knight of the Legion of Honor, 111;
with President Thomas planned programme of dedicatory ceremonies,
119;
at dedication of Memorial Lighthouse, 133;
and of Champlain Memorial Statue, 163;
member Constitutional Convention of 1894, 207;
works of, 213;
Commission’s vote of thanks to, 218;
moved Concurrent resolution in State Senate, 224.

Historical significance of the Tercentenary Celebration, 197-99.

Holden, James Austin, invited to dedications, 117;
address accepting Tablet for N. Y. Historical Association, 126, 128;
papers by, 213.

Horicon Hose Co. in parade, 159.

Horr, Roswell G., 206.

Hose Companies escorted guests to site of Champlain Statue, 159.

Hospitalities to French visitors, 25-28.

Hospitality, American, 61;
M. Poincaré on, 92;
M. Bazin on, 101.

Hotel Biron, home of Rodin, 15.

Hotel Champlain, Commissioners and guests at, 153;
beauty of site of, 153.

Hotel Vanderbilt, The French delegation took rooms in the, 25.

Household utensils of stone, earthenware, and bone, found in valley,
250.

Howard, Jacob Merritt, from the Champlain valley, 203.

Howard, Walter Eugene, Professor, member of Vermont Commission, 224;
death of, 182;
from the Champlain valley, 208.

Howe, Julia Ward, resided in Rutland County, 212.

Hudson, Henry, Champlain two months before, 51.

Hudson, Henry Norman, born in the Champlain valley, 213.

Hudson-Fulton Commission, Members of the Commission guests of the,
193.

Hughes, Charles Evans, Governor, member of New York Commission, 4, 8,
225;
M. Jusserand on, 38;
invited to dedications, 117;
at Champlain Tercentenary, 143, 158;
obligations of Commissions to, 191.

Humanity of Champlain, René Bazin on the, 106.

Hunting, George Field, D.D., from the Champlain valley, 208.

Hurons, Battle of, with the Iroquois, 34, 230;
admiration of, for Champlain, 35-36;
tattooed, 81;
Lake Champlain the battle ground of the, 226.

Hurricane Isle Granite Co., contractors for Memorial Lighthouse, 3;
for Plattsburgh Memorial, 8.

Hyde Foundation for Harvard Exchange Lecturer at French
universities, 111.

Iberville, Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d’, Homage to, 96.

Illustrations, List of, ix-x.

Implements and weapons found in the valley, 249-54, 257-58.

Impressions of M. René Bazin, 101-6.
For analysis _see_ author entry.

Independence Hall, Members of French delegation visit, 27-28.

Indian pageants at Tercentenary, 53, 235.

Indian relics more abundant on eastern side of the Lake, 250;
village sites, the source of, 251.

Indian tortures, Champlain’s protest against, 34-35.

Indian wars before Champlain came, 137.

Inniskilling (27th) Regiment of Foot, under Gen. Amherst, 127.

Inscription on Rodin’s “La France,” 17.

Inscriptions on Memorial Lighthouse, 4-6;
on Plattsburgh Memorial, 8;
on Tablet at Fort Amherst, 127.

Inspiration from Champlain, 137.

International peace, Baron d’Estournelles de Constant spoke on, 50-51;
Great Britain, France, Canada and the United States, speaking for,
147.

Invitations to dedicatory ceremonies sent out, 117-18.

Ireland, Mgr. John, on American sentiment toward France, 92.

Ireland conquered long ago, but Irish conspicuous to-day, 146.

Iron, Implements of, supplied by French adventurers, 258.

Iroquois, The, and wars of French and English, 41;
displaced by civilization, 82;
strife of, with Hurons, 94, 226, 230;
wars of, 137;
first battle of Champlain with, 144, 230;
and English fought French and Algonquins, 145;
high and mighty talk of chiefs of, 146;
Champlain in pursuit of, 170;
affiliation of, with Dutch and English, 230;
name given to the Six Nations, 247;
territory occupied by the, 247;
on both sides of Lake, 247;
feared by the Algonquins, 248;
in Vermont, 249;
drove out the Algonquins, 249;
first inhabitants of western side of the valley, 249;
superior in culture to other tribes, 250;
pottery of, superior to that of the Algonquins, 256-57.

Islands, Controversy over grants of, 227.

Isle Aux Noix, 96;
French from, defeated by Rogers near Rouse’s Point, 234;
pageant and exercises at, 236.

Isle La Motte, Historic interest of, 52, 96, 233-34.

Isthmus of Panama, visited by Champlain, 36;
canal at, proposed, 36.

Italians, Appreciation of ideals in æsthetics by, 18-19.

Jameson, John Alexander, Judge, a native of the Champlain valley, 207.

Jaray, Gabriel Louis, member of French delegation, 17.

Jarvis, George Tibbals, member of Vermont Commission, 5;
at dedication of Memorial Lighthouse, 133.

Jefferson, Thomas, on France, 138.

Jogues, Isaac, at Plattsburgh, 78.

Johnson, Edwin Ferry, from the Champlain valley, 208.

Joint Resolution reported by House Committee on Foreign Affairs, 179;
reported to Senate by Henry Cabot Lodge, 181.

Joliet, Louis, saw the Missouri, 33, 35;
attitude of, toward Indians, 38-39.

Judges, Many, natives of the Champlain valley, 206-7.

JUSSERAND, JEAN ADRIEN ANTOINE JULES, French Ambassador,
informed Commission of French gift of “La France,” 13;
on French commemorations in the United States, 14, 75;
at luncheon at Metropolitan Club, 25;
entertained French delegates, at a reception and dinner, 26-27;
speaker at dinner on S.S. _France_, 27;
guest at Waldorf-Astoria banquet, 31;
introduced by Pres. Finley, 37;
Address at banquet, 37-39:
Recalls Tercentenary exercises, 37-38;
desire of French to contribute to permanent Memorials, 38;
Justice chief article of colonists’ creed, 38-39;
exchange of friendship between two nations, 39;
organized the French mission, 45;
guest at Champlain Tercentenary in 1909, 52, 158, 187;
at Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 59;
remarks at luncheon, 61;
informed France of intended Champlain Memorials, 61-62;
entertained at Fort Ticonderoga, 71-72;
representative of France at exercises, 75;
at Plattsburgh, 77;
spoke at exercises at Plattsburgh Barracks, 79;
personality of, 109;
expressions of appreciation from, 111;
invited to dedications, 117;
represented at dedications by Count de Peretti de la Rocca, 141,
169-170;
appreciation of, 188.

Justice, a chief article of the colonists’ creed, 38-39;
Washington on, 38.

Kasson, John Adam, M. C., from the Champlain valley, 204.

Keese, Richard, M. C., native of the Champlain valley, 205.

Kellogg, Brainard, Professor, author, from the Champlain valley, 211.

Kellogg, Dr. David Sherwood, Fine pottery jar in collection of, 255;
archæological collection of, 256n.

Kellogg, Henry Theodore, Judge, from the Champlain valley, 207.

Kellogg, Orlando, M. C., friend of Lincoln, native of the Champlain
valley, 205.

Kellogg, Sylvester Alonzo, Judge, from the Champlain valley, 207.

Kellogg, William Pitt, from the Champlain valley, 203;
Judge, 207.

Keystone from door of Champlain’s birthplace, at banquet, 32;
libation poured over, 33, 34.

King George’s, or the Five years’ war, 230.

Kingsley, Darwin Pearl, from the Champlain valley, 208.

KNAPP, HORATIO WALLACE, Chairman of New York Commission,
iii, 4, 218, 226;
supervised Memorials, 6, 119;
presided at formal exercises at Crown Point, 73;
opening address, 73;
introduced Lieut.-Gov. Conway, 73;
introduced Gov. Mead, 73;
presented French delegation, 74;
presented Col. Cowles and staff to French visitors, 77;
chairman of dedicatory exercises, at Memorial Lighthouse, 133;
Address presenting Memorial Lighthouse to Governor of New York,
135-36:
Commissions discharging their final duties, 135;
recognition of a century of peace, 135;
thanks to Vermont Commission, 136;
Lighthouse transferred to Executives, 136;
introduced Count de Peretti de la Rocca, 141;
presided at dedication of Champlain Memorial Statue at Plattsburgh,
163;
Address, 163-65:
Patriotic spirit of sons of Plattsburgh, 164;
tribute to Champlain, 164-65;
peace assured between nations gathered at Celebration, 165;
services rendered by, 218.

Knives of Stone, Chipped, found, 251-52;
of copper, 258.

Kunz, Dr. George Frederick, invited to dedications, 117;
loaned historic flag for draping Statue at Plattsburgh, 163.

La Clède, Pierre, Statue to, in St. Louis, 96.

La Fayette, Count de, at banquet, 32. _See also_ Lafayette,
_below_.

“La France,” _see_ “France, La.”

La Motte-Lusière, Pierre de St. Paul, Sieur de, gave name to Isle
La Motte, 234.

_La Provence_, French delegation returned home on, 90.

La Salle, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de, and the Mississippi, 33,
35;
attitude of, toward Indians, 39.

Labor, the true basis of American civilization, 48;
apostrophe to, 48-49.

Lafayette, Marie Jean Paul Roch Yves Gilbert Motier, Marquis de,
Tributes of America to, 13;
portrait of, 28;
statue to, at Burlington, 52;
aid from, in Revolution, 54;
carried back inspiration from this country, 54;
descendant of, in French delegation, 65;
enshrined in American heart, 78;
entertained by Mrs. Russell at Fort Niagara, 80;
statue of, given to France by American children, 163.

Lafayette, _see also_ La Fayette, _above_.

Lafayette Hose Company in parade at Plattsburgh, 159.

Lafontaine, Louis Camille, member of New York Commission, iii, 4, 8,
218, 226;
supervised the Memorial Lighthouse, 6, 119;
address in French on receiving gift of “La France” for the
Commission, 76;
at dedication of Memorial Lighthouse, 133;
services rendered by, 218.

Lago Maggiore, Lake Champlain compared with, 153.

Lake Champlain, described by M. Deschamps, 81-82;
by René Bazin, 101, 104;
separates and unites New York and Vermont, 140;
Sail down, to Bluff Point, 151-53;
works on the history of, 211;
importance of discovery of, 223, 224, 225;
battle ground of Indian nations, 226-27;
known as “Caniaderiguarunte,” the “gate of the country,” 227;
and “Mer des Iroquois,” 227;
many expeditions and engagements on, 227;
noted officers visited its forts, 227;
disputes over grants of islands and shore lands of, 227-28;
from S. S. Cutting’s poem on, 228;
historic importance of, 229;
a thoroughfare in hostile times and for commerce, 229;
reached and named by Champlain, 230;
France claimed by discovery, 230;
forts on, 231;
Arnold’s naval battle on, 232;
Macdonough’s victory on, 233;
the door of the northern country, 229, 233;
expedition from Isle La Motte, 233-34;
Indian pageants on, 235;
celebration of discovery of, of international importance, 236;
called Sea of the Iroquois, 81, 249.

“Lake Champlain,” poem by S. S. Cutting, Extracts from, 152, 228.

Lake Champlain Association, joined in banquet to French delegation,
31, 33;
M. Hanotaux presents bust “La France” to, and Commissions, 50;
Frank S. Witherbee, President of, 110;
Board of Governors of, sent invitations to dedicatory exercises to
members, 118;
took charge of Waldorf-Astoria dinner, 118;
Commission grateful to, 192.

Lake Champlain district, Struggle for the, 146.

Lake Champlain Tercentenary Celebration, Historical significance of
the [by HENRY W. HILL], 197-99:
Possible result of, 197;
critical history of the valley yet to be written, 197;
authorities on successive periods of, 197-98;
documentary and other sources in archives and libraries, 198;
settlement and development of valley since War of 1812, 198-99;
spirit of settlers, 199;
Significance of the anniversary, 225.

Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission of New York, Final Report of,
to Legislature, iii, 1;
previous Reports, 1;
Bills concerning, 1;
members of, iii, 4, 8;
welcomes French delegation, 16;
Report of, presented to French delegates, 17;
mission of French delegation to present bust to, 17;
tendered luncheon at Metropolitan Club, 25;
M. Jusserand on hospitality of, 38;
invitations sent by, to the dedicatory ceremonies of the Crown
Point and Plattsburgh Memorials, 117-18;
chartered the _Ticonderoga_, 119-20;
at dedication of the Tablet, 126;
members of, at dedication of Memorial Lighthouse, 133;
Chairman of, presented Memorial to Governor of New York, 135-36;
thanks Vermont Commission and the Executives of both States, 136;
Mayor Roberts on the Report of the, 143.

Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission of New York, Brief review of
work of the, and acknowledgments of assistance rendered [by
HENRY W. HILL], 185-93:
The Preliminary Commission, 185;
co-operation of Vermont Commission in Crown Point Memorial,
185-86;
Memorial Statue at Plattsburgh, 186;
the Celebration, Canadian troops, and foreign representatives,
187-88;
addresses of M. Jusserand and James Bryce, 188;
of MM. Lemieux and Gouin, 189;
of Baron Uriu, 189;
acknowledges its obligations to distinguished visitors and
Foreign Governments, 189;
“La France” and the French delegation, 190;
American officials and military organizations, 191-92;
acknowledgments for other assistance, and for entertainments,
192-93;
Conclusion of the work of the, 217-18;
Activities of the Commissioners, 217-18;
Resolution of thanks to Secretary Hill, 218;
co-operation of State Governors and Legislatures and of the
National Government, 218;
turned balance back into State Treasury, 218;
Concurrent resolution authorizing appointment of the, 224;
meetings, report, and recommendations of, to Legislature, 225;
appropriation for, 226;
Financial statement, 263.

Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commission of Vermont, Members of, 5,
224;
joined in erecting the Memorials, 74;
invitations to dedicatory exercises sent to, 118;
at dedication of Tablet, 126;
members of, at dedication of Lighthouse, 133;
formally transfers Lighthouse to Governor of Vermont, 136;
efforts of, appreciated by Vermont, 139;
joined with New York Commission in erection of Memorial Lighthouse,
185-86;
Joint resolution authorizing appointment of, 223-24;
joint meetings of, with New York Commission, 225.

Lake Champlain Tercentenary Commissions, French people raising funds
to present a bust to, 13;
mission of French delegation sent to, 17;
luncheon tendered to, at Metropolitan Club, 25;
received by Senator W. A. Clark, 26;
guests at dinner on the _France_, 27;
and at reception at C. B. Alexander’s, 27;
State banquet to French delegation at the Waldorf-Astoria, 31-55;
M. Hanotaux presented bust to, 50;
gift received on behalf of, by Henry W. Hill, 51, 53, 55;
welcome French delegation, 55;
entertained by Commissioner Pell at Fort Ticonderoga, 71-72;
at Port Henry, 72;
presentation of “La France” by M. Hanotaux at Crown Point Memorial,
74-76;
with guests at Plattsburgh, 77-80;
issued formal invitations to the dedicatory ceremonies of the
Memorials, 117-18;
assisted by the Lake Champlain Association, 118;
planned to turn over the Memorials to proper authorities, 118;
aided by people of Plattsburgh, 119;
sail down the Lake to Bluff Point, 119-20, 147, 151-53;
Society of Colonial Wars, guests of, 125-26;
members of, at dedication of Memorial Lighthouse, 133;
duties of, ended, 135, 138;
at Hotel Champlain, 153;
visit Cliff Haven, 157;
witness review at Plattsburgh Barracks, 158;
entertained by Smith M. Weed at Plattsburgh, 158;
at luncheon at Fouquet House by Chamber of Commerce, 159;
escorted to site of Champlain Memorial Statue, 159;
at dedicatory ceremonies, 163;
the joint memorial erected by, at Crown Point Forts, 185-86;
successful conclusion of the Celebration by the, 187-89;
Tour of the Lake by the, 225.

Lake House, Crown Point Village, Company “I,” 2d N. G., N. Y., in
camp at, 121.

Lake Superior, Copper from, 257.

Lalande, Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de, Contributions of, to astronomy,
21.

Lalemant, Gabriel, French explorer, 35.

Lamoille River, The, 248.

Lamy, Étienne Marie Victor, member of French delegation, 16;
at banquet, 44;
impressed with Memorial Lighthouse, 72;
at Plattsburgh Barracks, 77;
spoke in French, 79.

“Land of the White Helmet,” by E. A. Forbes, 39.

Landon, Warren Hall, from the Champlain valley, 208.

Lands, Controversy over grants of shore, 227-28.

Lanel, Étienne Marie Louis, French Consul-General, welcomed French
delegation, 16;
at banquet, 32.

Langelier, Francis Charles Stanislas, Lt.-Gov., of Canada,
entertained the French delegation in Canada, 89.

Laplace, Pierre Simonde de, Contributions of, to science, 21.

Larabee, Benjamin, President of Middlebury College, 208.

Larrabee’s Point, side door to New England, 233.

Latin America, Toast to people of, at Paris dinner, 93.

Laurens, Jean Paul, “Surrender of Yorktown,” painting by, in Court
House of Baltimore, 75.

Laval-Montmorency, François Xavier de, Bishop, visits Fort St. Anne,
234.

Lavelle, Rt. Rev. Mgr. Michael Joseph, pronounced benediction at
dedication of Champlain Statue, 172-73.

Lawyers, natives of the Champlain valley. 207.

Lebon, Félix Frédéric Georges, Général, member of the French
delegation, 16, 44;
saw strategic importance of Ticonderoga, 71-72;
at review at Plattsburgh Barracks, 77;
spoke in French, 79;
M. Deschamps on honor shown to, 85.

Legends, Fantastic, of the New World, believed, 47.

Legion of Honor, Insignia of, conferred on Senator Raoul Dandurand,
93;
Knighthood in the, conferred on W. C. Witherbee and Frank S.
Witherbee, 110;
A. Barton Hepburn made an Officer in the, 110-11;
Knighthood in the, conferred on John H. Finley and Henry W. Hill,
111.

Le Jeune, Père Paul, on the Indians’ admiration for Champlain,
35-36.

Lemieux, Rodolphe, Address of, at Plattsburgh, 38;
represented Canada at Tercentenary, 52, 187;
the address of, 189.

L’Enfant, Pierre Charles, Major, planned city of Washington, 46.

Lesseps, Ferdinand, Vicomte de, 13;
and the Panama Canal, 36.

Lessons from Champlain’s life, 138.

Lester, James Westcott, Colonel, and staff of Second Regiment of
National Guard, N. Y., Obligations of Commission to, 191.

Leverrier, Urbain Jean Joseph, Contributions of, to astronomy, 21.

Liberties, popular, Stability of nations founded upon, 18.

“Liberty enlightening the World,” Bartholdi’s, presented by the
French people, 54, 60.

Light Brigade, The, at Balaklava, and the Black Watch, “Old
Forty-Twa,” at Fort Ticonderoga, 129.

Light Infantry Fort, at Crown Point, 239.

Lighthouse, The, a symbol of national life, 141.

Lighthouse, Champlain Memorial, at Crown Point Forts, 1-6:
Cost of, 3;
artistic features of, 3-4;
inscriptions and arms on, 4-6;
M. Hanotaux on French contribution to, 15;
fitting memorial to Champlain, 35;
symbolizes Champlain’s discovery, 51;
on highway of water travel, 54;
pleases French visitors, 72, 186;
permanent location chosen for bust “La France” on, 73, 190;
formal exercises at, [for analysis see Crown Point Forts], 73-76;
Description of, by Deschamps, 83-84;
René Bazin on the unveiling of “La France” at, 104-5;
a testimonial in bronze of the good will of France on, 110;
military features at dedication of, 120, 121;
Dedicatory ceremonies, 133-47:
Prominent guests, 133;
invocation by Rev. Lewis Francis, 134;
unveiling of, by Miss Louise G. Witherbee, 134;
address of Chairman Knapp presenting Memorial to Governor of New
York, 135-36;
Pres. John M. Thomas presented Memorial to representative of
Governor of Vermont, 136;
address of Gov. Dix transferring Memorial to United States,
136-37;
address of Adjt.-Gen. Tillotson transferring Memorial to United
States, 138-40;
address of William Cary Sanger receiving Memorial on part of
United States, 140-41;
address of Count de Peretti de la Rocca representing France,
141-42;
address of Robert Roberts, 142-47;
benediction by Rev. J. W. Dwyer, 147;
Port Henry overlooks, 151;
joint work of New York and Vermont Commissions, 185-86;
French delegation approved and placed “La France” as seal on, 186,
190.

Literary exercises, Contributors to high quality of, 191.

Littebrant, William Thomas, Captain, and staff of Fifteenth U. S.
Cavalry, Obligations of Commission to, 191.

Lloyd, James Horace, Brig.-Gen., and staff of Third Brigade of
National Guard, N. Y., Obligations of Commission to, 191-92.

Locarno and Bluff Point, 153.

Lodge, Henry Cabot, U. S. Senator, reported Joint Resolution to
Senate, 181.

Long House, The, of the Iroquois, 41;
alliance of, with the English forces, 41;
greatest war machine of the time, 137.

Longfellow’s Hiawatha, Dramatic version of, presented by Indians, 235.

Longworth, Charles F., expert in food products, 208.

Louis XV sent Montcalm to Ticonderoga, 102;
officials of, 227.

Louis XVI, Officials of, 227.

Louis the Just, Champlain on France under, 14.

Louisiana, Cession of, 35;
anniversary of Treaty of cession of, 36;
once the territory of France, 60.

Louvre, Works of modern sculptors in the, 19.

Lovell’s, Col., New Hampshire Regiment, under Gen. Amherst, 127.

Lowell, Abbott Lawrence, President of Harvard University, entertained
French delegates at luncheon, 27.

Lyman’s, Col. Phineas, Connecticut Regiment, under Gen. Amherst, 127.

Lynde, John, Judge, 207.

Lyon, J. B., Company, Excellence of typographical work of, 193.

Mabie, Hamilton Wright, on the story of Lake Champlain, 72, 166;
on the beauties of the Champlain valley during the Tercentenary
Celebration, 199.

McCarren, Patrick Henry, Senator, Death of, 182.

McCuen, Robert William, moved the appointment of the Vermont
Commission, 181;
member of Commission, 224.

McCullough, John Griffith, guest at banquet, 32.

Macdonough, Thomas, Commodore of American fleet, 40, 52;
to have monument on Lake Champlain, 169;
importance of victory of, 228;
defeated British squadron, 233;
Congress voted a gold medal to, 233.

MacKaye, Percy, “Ballad of Ticonderoga,” 72, 81.

McLaughlin, Chester Bentine, Judge, from the Champlain valley, 207.

McMahon, Michael Deavitt, member of Vermont Commission, 224.

Macomb, Alexander, Brig.-Gen. commanding Americans at Plattsburgh,
233.

Maine, England after northeast corner of, 233.

Maisonneuve, Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de, Statue to, in Montreal, 96;
founder of Montreal, 96.

Malby, George Ronald, M. C., Efforts of, for Federal co-operation,
179, 182;
death of, 182;
obligations of Commissions to, 191.

_Manley_, torpedo boat, in the flotilla, 191.

Maps of the region, 198.

Marin, ——, French officer, saved Israel Putnam from being burned by
Indians, 235.

Marquette, James, saw the Missouri, 33, 35;
statue of, in the Capitol at Washington, 96.

Marseillaise, The, played, 72, 77;
M. Deschamps on, 80, 84, 86.

Marsh, George Perkins, from the Champlain valley, 204;
the works of, 210.

Marsh, James, President of the University of Vermont, 208;
writings of, 210.

Martin, George, Judge, native of the Champlain valley, 207.

Massachusetts granite for Plattsburgh Memorial, 7, 8.

Massachusetts Historical Society, Collections, 198.

Masson, Frédéric, presided at meeting of the Five Academies, 94.

_Matin, Le_, aided the Franco-American Committee, 16.

Maugras, Charles Gaston, of the French Embassy, invited to the
dedications, 117;
at dedication of Tablet, 125.

Maurepas, Jean Frédéric Phélippeaux, Fort Frédéric named after, 52,
227, 239.

Mead, Rev. Charles Marsh, author, from the Champlain valley, 211.

Mead, John Abner, Governor, member of Vermont Commission, 5;
guest at the Waldorf-Astoria banquet, 32;
declined to speak, 43;
entertained at Fort Ticonderoga, 71-72;
remarks of, at Crown Point exercises, 74;
represented by Adjt.-Gen. Tillotson at dedication of Memorial
Lighthouse, 120, 125, 138;
and of Champlain Statue, 166;
regret at absence of, 139;
Gen. Tillotson on cause of illness of, 167;
obligations of Commissions to, 191.

Memorial Lighthouse, _see_ Lighthouse.

Memorials to Samuel Champlain, Construction of [by HENRY W.
HILL], 1-9:
Bill authorizing, passed, 1;
opportunity at Crown Point Forts for a Memorial Lighthouse, 2;
contracts let for, 3;
cost, 3;
artistic features of, 3-4;
inscriptions on, 4-5;
arms on, 5;
Tablet on, 6;
the Rodin bust, 6;
the Plattsburgh Memorial, 6-9:
Described by the architects, 7;
inscriptions on, 8;
the Statue, 8;
completion and cost, 9.
_See also_ Champlain Memorial.

Mens agitat molem, 63.

Menu cards at State banquet, 31.

“Mer des Iroquois,” 227.

Merritt, Edwin Atkins, Jr., Chairman Committee on Appropriations, 182.

Messier, Charles, Contributions of, to science, 21.

Metropolitan Club in New York, Luncheon at, 25.

Michael Angelo, Rodin as devoted to mastery of nature as, 19.

Middlebury College Library, 198.

Military Committee, Report of, by Howland Pell, 120-22:
Staff of Gov. Dix, 120;
representatives of Gov. Mead, 120;
military companies, 121;
participation of companies in Crown Point exercises, 121;
review of Fifth Infantry at Plattsburgh Barracks, 122;
list of officers and men at ceremony, 122.

Military features of the ceremonies, _see_ Military Committee, Report
of.

Military records of the United States, France, Great Britain and
Canada, 198.

Millard, Stephen Columbus, M. C., born in the Champlain valley, 203.

Missionaries, Early French, 33, 35, 102;
treatment of natives by, 38-39;
sowed the seeds of civilization, 60;
_les volontaires de la foi et de l’espérance_, 64.

Missisquoi Bay, Major Robert Rogers at, 234.

Missisquoi River, The, 248.

Mississippi River, Pres. Finley on the, 33.

Mississippi valley, Pres. Finley on the, 33.

Missouri River, Pres. Finley on the, 33-34.

Mitchell, Dr. and Mrs. Silas Weir, at luncheon to the French
delegation, 28.

Moffit, John Henry, M. C., banker, born in the Champlain valley, 205.

Moffitt, Stephen, General, born in the Champlain valley, 208.

Mohawks attack Fort Ste. Anne, 234.

Mohegans, Encampments of, displaced by pleasant homes, 82.

Molière, _Les Fourberies de Scapin_ of, played by students of College
of City of New York, 25.

Mona Lisa, “La France” fit to replace the, 18.

Money loaned us by France, 59.

Monk, Frederick de Bartzch, helped entertain French visitors in
Canada, 89.

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem de, once mayor of Bordeaux, 43.

Montcalm de Saint-Véran, Louis Joseph, Marquis de, defeated
Abercromby, 40, 231;
achieved fame at Ticonderoga, 55;
victory of, in 1758, 71, 93;
at Plattsburgh, 78;
French delegation decorated tomb of, 89;
Vidal de la Blache on memories of, 94, 95;
homage to, in America, 96;
defended Fort Carillon against the English, 102;
Germain redoubt constructed by, 103;
inspiring deeds of, 128;
M. Jusserand’s tribute to, 188;
garrisoned Fort Carillon, 231.

Montgomery, Richard, Brig.-Gen., joined Gen. Schuyler on Isle La
Motte, 234.

Montgomery’s Highlanders, 77th Regiment, under Gen. Amherst, 127.

Montpetit, Édouard, Professor, of Laval University, helped to
entertain the French visitors in Canada, 89.

Montreal, Site of, fixed by Champlain, 48;
reception and banquet to French delegation at, 89;
founded by Maisonneuve, 96;
M. Bazin on the journey to, 106.

Montreal Chamber of Commerce, welcomes French visitors, 89.

Montreal Library, 198.

Mooers, Benjamin, Maj.-Gen., commanded militia at Battle of
Plattsburgh, 159.

Moore, Sir Henry, in land controversy, 227.

Moore, John White, Rear-Admiral, a native of the Champlain valley,
208.

Moore, Pliny, Judge, from the Champlain valley, 207.

Morning, Early, at Lake Champlain, 101.

Mortars, Stone, very uncommon in region, 253.

Morton, Levi Parsons, from the Champlain valley, 204.

Morvan, The mountains of, recalled, 95.

Mott, Edward, Captain, Report of, 243-44:
Order to Ethan Allen, 243;
informed Congress of capture of Ticonderoga, 243;
Major in Col. Gay’s regiment, 244.

Mott, Samuel, Chief Engineer of the northern army, 243-44.

Mount Defiance, overtowering Ticonderoga, 72;
Burgoyne erected a battery on, 232.

Mount Independence, owned by S. H. P. Pell, 71;
commanding position of, 72.

Mount Mansfield rises back of Burlington, 151.

Mount of France, The, at Ticonderoga, 103.

Mount Vernon, French delegation visits, 26.

Musée du Luxembourg, Works of modern sculptors in, 19.

Museum, The house of Fort Carillon a, 104.

Museum of French Art, Opening of a, 26.

Myers, John Rossiter, Tribute of M. Deschamps to, 80;
aided the Commission, 193.

Naples and Burlington compared, 151.

Nathan Beman Chapter, D. A. R., took part in reception of French
delegation, 79.

Nation, A, may lose in war, but a great race can hardly be rubbed
out, 146.

National Assembly of France aroused, 54;
response of, to message of President of United States in 1848, 54.

National Government, The, protects all the people, 140.

National Guard of New York, Third Brigade of, Obligations of
Commission to officers and members of, 191-92.

National Press Club, Washington, D. C., gave reception to French
delegation, 27.

Nations cannot neglect courtesies, 14.

Navy, Natives of the Champlain valley in the, 207, 209.

Nebulae, The, 21.

Nelson, Charles Alexander, Indexes by, 193.

Nelson, Samuel, Judge, a native of the Champlain valley, 206.

New England slowly becoming New France, 146.

New France, Champlain founder of, 168.

New York City, Hospitalities extended to French visitors in, 25-26,
27;
M. Hanotaux on, 45, 46, 49;
M. Bazin on, 101.

New York Historical Society, Collections, 198.

New York State, Arms of, on base of Memorial Lighthouse, 5;
once owned Ticonderoga, 95;
Senators and Representatives from, invited, 117;
Governor and other officials of, invited to dedications, 117;
co-operation of Governors and Legislatures of, 218;
share of, in general expenses and cost of Memorials, 218;
controversies of, with Vermont, 232.

New York State Historical Association, Tablet at Fort Amherst
placed in charge of, 126;
address of acceptance by Treasurer of, 128;
address of acceptance by Secretary of, 129;
Collections of the, 198;
papers in publications of, 214.

New York State Museum, Bulletins of, 258.

Niagara Falls, French visitors entertained at, 90.

Nichols, George Frederick, Colonel, native of the Champlain valley,
207.

Ninth Separate Company of Whitehall, at Crown Point Forts, 121, 125.

Noonan, Thomas Hazard, Judge, born in the Champlain valley, 207.

Notes on the archæology of the Champlain valley (G. H.
PERKINS), 247-58.

Nouvelle-Angleterre, la, Une des proclamations de, 63.

O’Brien, John Francis, Secretary of State, born in the Champlain
valley, 206.

Officers, Noted, visited the forts, 227.

Ohio, once French territory, 60.

Ohio River, The, called La Belle Rivière, 34.

Olcott, Jacob Van Vechten, M. C., assisted the Commission, 179.

“Old Forty-Twa” Royal Highlanders, 129.

Oliver, Robert Shaw, Brig.-Gen., accompanied the French delegates to
Mount Vernon, 26.

Orion, The great nebula of, 21.

O’Ryan, John F., Maj.-Gen., invited to dedications, 117;
guest of the Commission at Crown Point, 120;
at dedication of the Tablet, 125.

Ottawa Library, 198.

Otter Creek, American squadron fitted out at mouth of, 234;
a moulded copper celt found at, 258.

Oubanghi, Future city on the, 14.

Page, Carroll Smalley, aided in securing Federal co-operation, 181.

Palmer, Frank, Colonel, native of the Champlain valley, 207.

Palmer, George William, M. C., born in the Champlain valley, 205.

Palmer, Peter Sailly, “History of Lake Champlain,” and “History of
the Battle of Valcour on Lake Champlain,” 197.

Paltsits, Victor Hugo, Papers by, 214;
light on early history of the region in, 240.

Pan-American Building, Ball at the, to French delegation, 27.

Panama Canal, Frenchmen and the, 36;
conceived by Champlain, 36, 137;
M. Hanotaux on the, 49.

Parade, Civic and military, at Plattsburgh, 159.

Paris, Dinner to French delegation on return to, 91-93;
Americans return to, Frenchmen to America, 142.

Parisian press, The, aided the Franco-American Committee, 16.

Parker, John Mason, Judge, from the Champlain valley, 204, 207.

Parkman, Francis, on the struggles about Crown Point, 72;
on French pioneers, 170;
historical works of, 197.

“Pastoral,” Heber’s statue of the, 3.

Patridge, John Alden, Captain, from the Champlain valley, 209.

Patriotism, Intense, in France, 18;
of sons of Plattsburgh, 164.

Pau, The plain of, suggested by view at Carillon, 104.

Paulding, William, Colonel, and staff, of the Twenty-fourth U. S.
Infantry, Obligations of Commission to, 191.

“Pavilion, The,” summer home of S. H. P. Pell. 71.

“Paysages d’Amérique” (RENÉ BAZIN), 101-6.

Peace, between English speaking peoples, One hundredth anniversary
of, 78;
light of, replaces fitful fire of early war, 135;
a century of, 135, 164;
forces working for, 147;
an occasion to exchange words for international, 147;
assured, 165.

Peace projects, Great, planned between the United States and British
Empire, 78.

PELL, HOWLAND, Member of New York Commission, iii, 4, 8,
218, 226;
supervised erection of the Memorial Lighthouse, 6, 119;
ancient pieces of armor of, used as models, 8;
looked after details at banquet at Waldorf, 31;
entertained Joint Commissions in Block House, 71, 193;
at dock to bid farewell to French delegation, 90;
Report of the Military Committee, 120-22;
Report of Tablet Committee on exercises at the unveiling, 125-27;
At dedication of Memorial Lighthouse, 133;
Services rendered by, 218.

Pell, Stephen Hyatt Pelham, at banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria, 32;
welcomes and entertains the French delegation at Ticonderoga, 71,
102, 192;
M. Bazin on the hospitality of, 102-3;
bought land to protect historical ground, 71, 103;
invited to dedications, 117;
at unveiling of Tablet, 126;
entertained President Taft, 192.

Pell, William Ferris, Descendants of, own Ticonderoga, 95.

Pelletier, Sir Adolphe, at the Celebration, 187.

People assembled at Crown Point Forts, René Bazin on the, 104-5.

People of the Champlain valley. Enthusiastic support shown to the
Commission by the, 193.

Peretti de la Rocca, Emmanuel, Count de, met the French delegates in
Washington, 26;
invited to the dedications, 117;
at dedication of the Tablet, 125;
represented the French Ambassador at the dedication of the Memorial
Lighthouse, 133;
Address of, 141-42:
Many commemorations bind together the two Republics, 142;
Frenchmen now discover America and love it, 142;
visited Cliff Haven, 157;
salute in honor of, at Plattsburgh Barracks, 158;
Address at dedication of Champlain Statue, 170-71:
Monument to remind tourists of their first great predecessor, 170;
efforts of French explorers not in vain, 170;
thanks in French for cordial reception, 171.

Peretti de la Rocca, Countess de [_née_ Lepidi de Gaffory], at the
dedicatory exercises, 133.

PERKINS, GEORGE HENRY.—Notes on the archæology of the
Champlain valley, 247-58;
Occupants of the territory, 247-48;
claims of the Caughnawagas, 248;
Iroquois on both sides of the Lake, 249;
implements and weapons found, 249-52;
gouges, 252;
hammers, 252-53;
pestles and mortars, 253;
axes or hatchets, 254;
ceremonial and other stones, 254;
pipes, 255;
pottery, 255-56;
bone objects, and shell beads, 257;
copper from Lake Superior, 257;
Dr. Beauchamp’s writings on, 258.

Perkins, George Henry, Professor, Notes on the archæology of the
valley by, a valuable contribution to this Report, 193;
works of, 211.

Perkins, James Breck, writer on French history, 179.

Perry, Aaron F., M. C., born in the Champlain valley, 204.

Personnel and mission of the French delegation, 13, 16-17.

Peru, The conquistadores sought gold only in, 46.

Pestles of stone, some carved, found, 253.

Phelps, Dr. Abel Mix, from the Champlain valley, 208.

Phelps, Charles Henry, Judge, a native of the Champlain valley, 207.

Phelps, Edward John, from the Champlain valley, 204.

Phelps, Samuel Shethar, from the Champlain valley, 203.

Philadelphia, Hospitalities extended to members of French delegation
in, 27-28;
M. Hanotaux on, 46.

Philippine Islands, Justice in the, 38.

Piaz, J. Dal, _see_ Dal Piaz, J.

Pigeon, Henri, M. Deschamps on, 85.

Pilgrims, Champlain eleven years before the, 51.

Pipes, Stone and earthenware, of the Champlain valley, 255.

Pitt, William, Correspondence of Colonial Governors and officers
with, 198, 239-40.

Pizarro, Francisco, No gathering of many peoples to honor, 164.

Platt, Thomas Collier, U. S. Senator, aided in securing Federal
co-operation, 181.

Platt, Zephaniah, member of first Provincial Congress, 206.

Plattsburgh, Champlain Memorial at, 1, 6-9, 51;
purchased site for Memorial, 6, 119;
the Tercentenary Celebration at, 38;
Commissioners and visitors welcomed at, 77-80;
Vidal de la Blache recalled associations of 1814 at, 96;
Mayor and people of, assisted the Commissioners, 119;
Committee of Chamber of Commerce of, meets Commissioners and guests
at Bluff Point, 157;
tour of city and reception at home of Smith M. Weed, 158-59;
luncheon at Fouquet House, 159;
parade to site of Memorial Statue, 159;
dedicatory ceremonies, 163-73;
patriotic spirit of sons of, 163;
liberal benefactors of, 168;
Memorial Statue accepted on behalf of, 168;
Library at, 198;
land engagements about, 233;
military pageant and formal exercises at, planned, 235-36.

Plattsburgh Barracks, Pageant at, 52;
exercises at, welcoming French delegation, 77-80:
Address of V. F. Boire, 78-79;
addresses by French visitors, 79;
remarks of Mrs. G. F. Tuttle, 79-80;
regimental dress parade, 80;
M. Deschamps’ description of reception at, 85-86;
the salute by Col. Cowles, 86;
reviews of Fifth Infantry U. S. A. at, 122, 158.

Plattsburgh, Battle of, Graves of British officers who fell in,
visited, 158;
Maj.-Gen. Mooers commander of militia at, 159.

Plattsburgh Bay, Naval engagement in, 40, 52, 164, 233;
Davidson’s painting of “The Battle of Lake Champlain,” 159.

Plattsburgh Memorial, _see_ Champlain Memorial Statue.

_Plattsburgh_, steam cutter in the flotilla, 191.

Plumley, Frank, Obligations of Commissions to, 191.

Poëte, Marcel, on the intellectual expansion of France in the United
States, 25.

Poincaré, Raymond, President of Council of Ministers, sends personal
representative, 17, 62, 66;
elected President of France, 67;
subscribed to fund for bust, 75, 186;
presided at dinner to French delegation on its return to Paris, 91;
on Myron T. Herrick, 92;
closing address at dinner, 93;
as President of France made Henry W. Hill a Knight of the Legion
of Honor, 111.

Point au Fer, fortified by Gen. Sullivan, 235.

_Pointe de la Couronne_, 240.

Port Henry, Commissioners and guests at, 72, 151;
M. Deschamps on reception at, 80-81;
his word-picture of, 82;
guests from, on the _Ticonderoga_, 119, 120;
Library at, 198.

Port Henry Band, at Crown Point, 121, 125;
at dedication of Memorial Lighthouse, 134.

Port Kent, gateway to the Adirondacks, 152.

Portales, Jacques de. Count, guest at banquet, 32.

Porter, Horace, General, guest at Waldorf-Astoria banquet, 31.

Porter, Peter Augustus, M. C., assisted the Commission, 179.

Portico, or veranda, a distinctive feature of colonial architecture,
95.

Potter, Joseph, Judge, a native of the Champlain valley, 207.

Pottery, Great variety of, found, 255-56;
Algonkian and Iroquoian, 256-57.

Powers, Horace Henry, M. C. and Chief Judge Supreme Court of Vermont,
205.

Preliminary Champlain Commission, Work of the, 185;
acknowledgment for entertainment and transportation of the, 192;
entertained by Ethan Allen Club, 192.

Prentice, Samuel, from the Champlain valley, 203.

Preparation for dedicatory ceremonies, including military features,
117-22:
Formal invitations sent out, 117-18;
arrangements planned by, and assistance given to the Commissioners,
118-19;
attendance at exercises, 119-20;
report of Military Committee, 120-22.

President of the French Republic, Toasts to, at Waldorf-Astoria
banquet, 32, 37;
at Chamber of Commerce luncheon, 67;
at dinner in Paris on return of French delegation, 93.

President of the United States, Toasts to, 32, 34;
lent his presence to Tercentenary ceremonies, 37;
message of, on establishment of French Republic, 54;
Toast to, at Paris dinner, 93;
unable to attend dedicatory exercises, 118.

Press, the, of this country and of Canada, Thanks of Commissioners
to, 193.

Prevost, Sir George, commander of British forces about Plattsburgh,
233.

“Prideaux’s” (55th) Regiment of Foot, under Gen. Amherst, 127.

Proctor, Fletcher Dutton, Governor, approved Resolution appointing
Vermont Commission, 181, 224;
gave strong support, 182;
death of, 182.

Proctor, Redfield, Senator, favored Tercentenary, 181, 182;
death of, 181.

Prouty, George Herbert, Governor, member of Vermont Commission, 5,
226;
M. Jusserand on, 38;
invited to dedications, 117;
at Champlain Tercentenary, 143, 138;
obligations of the Commissions to, 191.

Provincial regiments commanded by Gen. Amherst, List of, on Tablet,
127.

Pruyn, John I., Colonel, and staff Tenth Infantry N. G. N. Y.,
Obligations of Commission to, 191.

Puga-Borne, Federico, spoke at dinner in Paris to French delegation,
93.

Putnam, Israel, Major, Attempt of Indians to burn, near Whitehall,
235.

Pyrke, Berne Ashley, Judge, of Port Henry, pledged care of the
Tablet, 126.

Quebec celebrated memory of Champlain, 14;
site of, fixed by Champlain, 48, 89, 189;
entertained French visitors, 89;
M. Bazin on the journey to, 106;
taken by English, 146;
foundations of New France laid by Champlain at, 230.

Quebec Library, 198.

Quebec, Province of, French speaking people in, 89;
still French, 146.

Quebec-Miami International Highway, 78.

Raines, John, Senator, Death of, 182.

Rastus, Uncle, not the respondent, 166-67.

Ray, Ossian, from the Champlain valley, 204.

Raymond, Henry Jarvis, founder of the New York _Times_, graduated at
the University of Vermont, 204.

Read, Almon Heath, from the Champlain valley, 204.

Receptions tendered to the French delegation, 16, 25, 26, 27, 28, 71,
77, 89, 90.

Reford, Robert Wilson, helped to entertain the French visitors in
Canada, 89.

Regiments of France represented at the battle of Fort Carillon,
Standards of the, displayed, 103-4.

Reid, William Max, Light thrown on early history of the region in
papers of, 240.

Renaissance of constitutional government in France, 18.

Report of the Tablet Committee by Chairman Howland Pell, 125-27.

Representative men of the Champlain Valley [by HENRY W.
HILL], 203-14:
Statesmen, 203;
members of Congress, 203-6;
early settlers, 206;
judges, 206-7;
lawyers, 207;
in army and navy, 207-8, 209;
educators, 208-9;
authors, 209-14.

Representatives, Official, of France, Great Britain, and Canada, at
the Celebration, 187-89;
added dignity and stateliness to the functions, 188;
obligations of Commission to, and their Governments acknowledged,
189;
U. S. Government should invite, 236.

Republican movement in America, Effects of, felt in Europe, 54.

Républiques, Un parallèle entre les deux, 62-63;
les deux filles aînées de la liberté, 63.

Rescue Hose Company in parade at Plattsburgh, 159.

Revol, Auguste François, President of Montreal Chamber of Commerce,
helped to entertain French visitors, 89.

Revolutionists, The buff and blue covered, 128.

_Revue des Deux Mondes_, “Paysages d’Amérique” by René Bazin in, 101.

Reynolds, George Greenwood, at unveiling of Tablet at English Fort,
126.

Rhode Island Historical Society, 198.

Richards, Frederick Bates, Secretary of New York State Historical
Association, 117;
accepted charge of Tablet at Fort Amherst for the Association, 126;
address of, 129;
papers by, 213.

Richelieu River, Champlain’s expedition into the, 230.