Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-31
ARMY CHIEF
9tte, Easton and State
Tribute to General
March
OF II GRADUATES
Represented in Coun.
ts Service by % of lis
Members
OF II GRADUATES

~. Pa., May 3t.--Bafayctte
the state of Pennsylvania and
6Fof Easton are paying tribute to
~ Peyton c. March, chief of StaN
xfnies of the United States. whom
ms as a son. Last evening the
OF Easton paid their tribute TO
BAT American General who in the
uf many Eastoniaus. was 1t little
)1aying about the streets and lots of
cfty at the Forks Of the Delaware
ksA few. years ago, by presenting him
~ BEAUTIFUL iewclcd sword After
l. ~ Exercises which were held in Cen
M square, the General went to tho
%g9fthampton Country club and dincd
q HIS classmates. the mon who grad
40 from Lafayette College in 1854.
H xh4 Commencement proper was hold
1AN Before the exercises two Othor
were made the chief Of
g4.3 William T.. Baker. of New York.
aA k trustee Of Lafayette College. an
4Nn6ed the gift of a new riding horse
'7y1mfthe alumni Of tho college. Th"
b8se will be delivered to Hcadqliartcrs
&4 Washington. The members Of the
431Ha Kappa Epsilon Fraternity gave the
rhefnl a handsome wrist watch.
ssSE Az the college commeuCemcnt which
sW41 teld in Pardoe Hail. the cummon-
l&eaiM of Pennsylvania Joined with tho
14Hefe in expressing appreciation Of
ne 46tinguishcd Pennsylvania. Gov
4aoM Brumbaugh and his staff occu-
~ Beats on the platform.
|EF Address of Greeting
s$&{n Behalf of tho state. Emerson Cnl-
34Es Deputy Attorney General and
ffMssuhate of General March at COL
H1es @inade an address Of greeting t"
se1e soldier Mr.. Collins spoke a
c(I1otls:
have been rcnucstcrd by the pr"s-
&eTtEof the college tp extend. ON h'h1If
~ the State of P"rusyivanit. a word Of
9Aetlng to him who has com" back to
l6e6etke from Alma Mater the to','n Of
5ff Hnection and admiration. This is "
X4ppv day for community. college and
Sahonwealth. We have b"h"ld with
lUh&k keen qualification the stcady ad-
1Mctment In professional honors and
ExSpid ris" In rank spf him whom ""
3Au pDw hail as the chief of staff nf IN"
l59n$test Army ever mustered beneath
~ nng.
Amerson said that not tho Govern
x 44nS but the war appointed the con
l4H4fDg commander in our tiNil War.
n X&14l ltppointm"nt of the present chief of
45444pf the army was a summons born
- 1.~..1
l*ssssEs e., ~ W. '' n'l ~" va,
SSfnt in tha c1,se room, AVID n ,.,ar ~, ~
4 y Held of athlctire. a .rholar hv IN
1s4d aptitude and a warrior by in
Ia snowlng a.W"F# the mgh quality
1&3SstE 80 m,l'',' ~, Ht.I' am
f5uifcn ~ officsr Of ,iljo,, W ''.,'. 80,
3fdSnf of the art Of var carr, rrrnr-
113ti6 that modern warfare Is q matter
aSh99ence as well as 'alnr Nt the first
A -, l., I.... Il. Il
~ ESaIt note t"tu'E years ago n" htdu, -"
IA W., ~ F,,,,, W "|L,L ,,t VIZ
1Siny r;ce sv.,,,,,s mad ,,,I'.. i,,,,-
5spf Luzon, winning fndiyidrlal dis
fston In campaigns yielding fame to
we saw nm selected of many by
xI4&nin .!, 10 "hEeF'" inc war IN
anJ ,rdI,,,.,d aI', -, = ,,,, M,,' !.
s&kR{Ves Tn the zr,,ith nr his ,,InLn,d
ixt'th1 fulness of his ripru,m and dj.ri-
sin4 powers. opportunity cam" ia Inn
the thunder ana tn" i'amo Of tn
IA u,,"t ,,, n"M IN, N.% lhr ,"r,h,
SSs;Be whom, ~. h.,d ,rr L,,n,.,, .,,,i
16S gentle scenes Of Iu,rco and baarity
H. College iIIl ana whom IN" world
as the rhirt of STAR of IA"
i~iIIini'" ~ "l .N'n,f flra "-
1858 y sSSa ,,ch IL |;1I, ,,,,.,, y :, '.'' '''
|f51e6dy distingt1ishcd wbrrrvrr H..
8l1sh tongue is spoken or srt,licd
He noblest thing in Amrrira hcIr-
~ name of the lihrrty y-luNlng. sour
puled young uohlouan of France
III t0ined Washington in Hrhirvimg
Can independence, j. Lafayette
" II stands on the soil of Penn
~. Facile princcps in making
INTUITION what it is, looms and lfts
III Andrew March, so hIrssrd in
~ of many, so revorcd in the re-
rance Of I'll ever privileged to sit
yeet. ON the soil of pounSylvauia
banks of the picturesque Brandy
|1Uftllafayette shed his blood for our
.l0e eai freedom. 1t Is the very poetry
f4uees that an alumuus of this coy
eE son of that great scholar and
! c4er, and a PcnnSylvanian. shnuId
oreahih'"E ana ia"hi"nlh- lh'"
~ 81 iof'i .he mae i' armies TO re-
t1o'n uhhoIE an" ha,eful INVASION
INC oi lafayette with winch ours
KS iohs peeh uhlted III the sacred
5|4.z3 oi ipefty.
am not unmindiul of the titanic
70 "hicA General March has been
Sllis, or OF the burden that 1t brings
- appraisal. our future, all
4Rfure of civilization, rests with the
There is only one way to dcal
Hohenzollern rule. and that is ut
Mint of the hayonct.
ere must be no nconclusive peace
ncounted thousands of defenders
hs,,nted bbt,,o rrnr,. ,,'. 'i"ns mos.
He'd in vain. Without a conclusive