Evening star., 1917-05-11
.J0FFRE AT HISTORIC
SITE AT NENBURG
Gov. Whitman Welcomes the
French Hero at Washing
tons Headquarters. +
ARMY CADETS. REVIEWED

ARMY CADETS. REVIEWED
WEST POINT, n. ", May II.-Mar-
shall Johrre of France and his party ar
rived here this afternoon to inspect the
Military Academy md review the
cadets. They Were received with the
national military saIute Of twenty-one
gums.
headquarters in which George Wash
ington wrote the order which disband-
ed the Continental Army in 1888. after
the war for American independence had
been fought ant won. Gen. Joffre, mar
shal or France paid tribute to the first
President.
Accompanied by the. other military
members of the French war commission,
the man who .iyed France arrived in ;hlS
city. which ',ss founded by Germans. to
be the gues' # New York state. GOV.
Whitman an< virtually the entire legisla-
ture were hss' to welcome the party. After
the cerernci g. - the marshal went to West
Point to r.s-w the cadets. The marshal
was receis into the hearts of thousands
of citizens .>ld school children. From the
depot hi '@trty went to the Hasbrouck
house, { name of Washingtons head
quarters ihd there speeches We're made
by Mar .,al Joffre. Gov. Whitman and
SupremC' Justice Pendeton of New York.
grandsG of the author of THE Star
Rs%.ives Eagle of Cincinnati.
To ssarshal Joffre was presented the
Eagle of the Society of the Cincinnati,
founs:d here 1874 years ago yesterday
by tss officers of the army of the
Am"fesan Revolution. all the French
Officers serving with them being also
meYhers Of the order. The eagle con-
fe.i ed Marshal Joffre is an exact
dr. ticate of that worn by Washington.
FS.hambeau and Lafayette. 1t is the
fs1t presented to any one by the So
cay since Lafayette received the honor.
!,lnor.
Newburg's gift was a gold medal
'':ught with and 10 cent subscrip-
Ions from the children. On the front
tide appears the name of Washington,
lafayette and Joffre. On the reverse
are the dates, 1882, 1924 and 1917. Tha
presentation was made by school girls.
Governors Words of Welcome.
Gov. Whitman in his address of well
come said:
TT is singularly fitting that New
York state should first bid welcome
to our visitors from the French re-
public at Washington's military home
in Newburg. This place. peculiarly
precious to Americans. Is not without
Here, giving aid and comfort. coun-
sci and support to the leader of our
armies. lived for many weeks the great
son of France. Lafayette. and as We
Of struggle and of priyation we realize
that Americans and French have been
allies before.
Again. the representatives of these
thrss PEOPLES rsneh meet ana on soil
found in Washingtons headquarters.
Again a stubborn and arrogant ruler
has plunged his nation into war. Desf
potism has gone mad, has filled the
world with terror. But the French
man and the Englishman and the
American are not divided now. The
nation whose existence was made pos
sible by our French ally over CEN
tury ago-composed today as it is OF
people from all lands. speaking many
languages. with natural affections,
some of them for ancestral homes
over the seals united in devotion and
loyalty to the flag and all for which
1t stands. We realize that our allies
in Europe are fighting for civilization,
IS truly as did our fathers fight here;
that the struggle is struggle for
humanity today, as truly as it was in
pay, no sacrifice too great to make, for
the holy cause for which the sons OF
Great Britain and France and Russia
are Offering their all.
Their Cause Is Our Cause
we are with these people batting
for the right. Their cause is our
cause. We have engaged our lives,
our liberty and our sacred honor that
shadow may be lifted from the world
and that humanity may be rescued from
an evil and abominable thing
Peace will come again-a peace pur-
chased with the blood of martyrs IL
the sacrifice is to be worth while-if
those dead shall not have died in vain
that peace must come only with abb
solute, complete and finai gictc-<
Welcome is an easy word 10 say
and / realize that to those whose lives
have been what yours have been dur
ing the last months and years. words
may seem like empty things. 1t is n
privilege. however, for us to express
the admiration. the affection apd ,s.a
reverence that our people have grown
to possess for the men and for the
press the honest sentiment of the peo-
pie Of the state of New York. God
save. God bless the republic OF
France.
Banquet Tonight to Crown Events.
NEW YORK, HAY 1.-THE thr.A asy
of the visit of the French war COM
mission saw no diminution in tho
warmth of the welcome extended TO
the visitors by the people of New
York.
While Marshal Joffre and other mem
bers of the mission escaped from the
crowds and went to New wburgh and
West Point, NJ. Niviani remained in
New York. He was the guest of tho
lawyers OF the city at a luncheon at
the Biltmore Hotel.
The banquet tonight is to be the
crowning event of the citys welcome
to the members of the French and
British commissions. 1t will be ten
dered by the mayors citizens commit
tee. This affair will bring together
perhaps the most distingushec as
sembly in the history of the ,,ity.
The British commission. + eaded by
Arthur j. Balfour, the British foreign
secretary, was expected to arrive in
the city at 2:30 pr. They will land
at the battery. and the same program
that attended the arrival of the French
will be followed. The Brit
ish commission will be escorted to city
hall where the mayor Will receive
them Then will follow a reception in
the governors room in city hall ard
speeches by the mayor, Chairman
Choate and Mr.. Ralfour. after which
the visitors will be escorted by mount
ed policemen to the residence of Vim
cent Astor. Mr.. Astor will be host to
the British ENJOYS during their short
visit
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