Evening star., 1917-05-13
BOSTON|ANS PAY
HOMAGE TO JOFFRE
All New England Unites With
Hub in Honoring French
War Hero.
HARVARD GIVES Tim DEGREE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON. May 12.-New England paid
homage to the hero of the Marine today.
From the moment Marshal Joffre stepped
from his train at the South station, on
his arrival from New York this morning,
until ne 1eft for Canada tonight. he uas
The crowds massed along the streets,
needless Of the frequent showers. accord
greetings ever given a popular idol In this
city, when he ;was escorted through the
business section by a long line of truopo.,
On historic Boston Common he received
mayor. q parchment announcing that
through the marshal the school children
OF Massachusetts and the citizens of Bos-
ton and New England desired to present
2 sum for the care Of the children whose
fathers have died for France. This sum
tonight had reached total Of $175. 600.
with contributions still pouring in.
At Harvard University Gen. Joffre was
invested by President. Lowell with the
honorary degree Of doctor of laws. In
comforting the degree President Lowell
said:
Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre, mar
shal OF France, a commander whose
calm courage and sagacity shone as a
bright star in a dark night, whose
genius at the Marne wrung from defeat
victory that saved France, and with
France the world"
M. viviani Fails to Get Degree.
The university had voted to confer
a similar degree on Rene Viviani, but
the head OF the French mission had
gree could only be conferred in per-
son. 1t was automatically withdrawn.
i Harvard, however. was not content
with bestowing merely academic hon
ors. The student body waited for Gen.
Joffre in Memorial Hall. and as the
marshals sturdy figure was sighted on
balcony q blond young giant leaped
from the ranks of the undergraduates
and led them in "a regular cheer for
Joffre"-nine long Harvards with three
ringing Joffres on the end, given with
such vim as to stagger the man who
had grown accustomed to facing far
different roar on the fields Of France.
The cheer leader was r. c. Harte, I'd,
Of Philadelphia. star on the crfmson's
foot ball, base ball and tennis teams.
and commissioned to the Plattsburg
military camp. In a brief speech Mar
shall Joffre called attention to the uni
forms worn by members of the Har-
ward regiment and said he hoped to
meet the young men soon in France
The strain of the weeks tour was
apparent on the marshars face today.
He asked for half an hours armistice
before facing the assemblage of 100, 900
IL.
gift for the. orphans of France was
presented. --'
Cambridge Honors Marne/ Hero.
The neighboring city of Cambridge
also shared In the welcome. At the
city hall Mayor Wendell d. Rockwood's
little daughter Jeanette presented Mar
shall iJofere with purse of gold for the
fatherless children Of France from the
school children of the city. A silk flag,
the gift Of the school teachers, was
given him by the young daughter of
Prof. L. j. A. Mercier Of Harvard, who
was himself participant in the battle
both children and kissed them and sa-
luted the 1000 other children who sang
for him the "MarseIllaise" and 'The
Star Spangled Banner" In Boston
monweaith avenue, where the parade
began, cheering Marshal Joffre and
strewing his way with flowers. Several
little girls vino were held up to see him
he reached for and kissed while the
surrounding crowd cheered wildly.
One happening Of the day was kept
from the marshars knowledge. Lieut..
Col Franklin L JOY, commander 0f
the 1st Corps Of Cadets. dropped dead
line Of march. stretcher-beare%rs % picked red
up the fallen officer so quickly that the
majority OF his own troops did not
know Of their loss until after they had
disbanded.
At the state banquet Gov. Mccall, Gen.
Clarence r. Edwards, commander of
the newly created northeastern mill
tary district; Mayor Curley and other
state, city and military dignitaries
Joined In welcome to the French
visitors. With Marshal Joffre were his
aid. Lieut.. De Tessan; Vice Admiral
and his aid, Lieut.. Com
Spector general of public instruction in
France, and Lieut.. Col. Fabry, known
as ''the Blue Devil Of France"
His Last Public Appearance.
At the banquet 1t was announced that
this probably. would be Marshal JofIres