European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 3 by Emmett Lewis first lady Nancy Reagan greets children dressed in traditional costumes of the Alsace the children later danced for band first lady to Strasbourg Reagan watches from a window As Young dancers perform for by Judy Sarasohn staff writer France the people of this alsatian Border City welcomed first lady Nancy Reagan with a brass band and twirling dancers wednesday As she toured the Scenic old Section of the As Reagan viewed picturesque half timbered houses from her boat on the 111 frenchmen gathered along the Quai and the festive atmosphere continued in the City where the City of Strasbourg and the association Laid out a Barbecue in Honor of the who did not and the cites 25th anniversary of its affiliation with its sister the 8th inf div assigned to bad played for Sev eral thousand people in the place flags were Strung up around the Central Square and displayed in store win Dows and along some City French police were out in Force outside the european parliament and throughput the City wherever the president and first lady were expected to riflemen stood guard along the River As Reagan took her boat before she arrived in Petite France the old Section of the City for the dancing and three police divers scoured the River Bottom and checked around Bridges for any the first lady was accompanied on the boat by Marie Odile wife of european parliament president Pierre Pflimlin Marguerite wife of Stras Bourg mayor Marcel Rudloff Marie Helene wife of ambassador to France Evan Galbraith and other dignitaries the first lady spent Art least 10 minutes at the Back of the boat and outside its Bubble waving to Strasbourg she boarded the vessel at the chateau Des the 18thcentury residence of the Strasbourg which now houses a Fin arts her route was flanked with 16thand 18thcentury including the great butchers once a municipal slaughterhouse and now a and the Church of once the Parish of Albert she disembarked at place Benjamin named after the Strasbourg artist who was the official artist to she greeted the dancers and band and went inside la Maison de Tan a restaurant that was a tanners Guild House in the 16th from a second Story Rea Gan watched the dancers and the the women wore Bright red embroidered Black aprons and traditional Black or red Bow the men were dressed in traditional red vests with Gold Gilt some wore the traditional White conscript outfits with brightly coloured ribbons streaming from their hats that once indicated gifts from Young women before the men went to inside the Reagan had a Light lunch of Pate de foie gras from alsatian asparagus with three and fresh fruit alsatian wine and Champagne also were the narrow streets and police Barri Cades prevented Many people from seeing Reagan in Petite but a crowd still its America we like said Isabella explaining Why she and her sister came to see the first