Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-24
General PershinR On a Tour.

The Harper's Ferry correspondent
Of the Charles Town Advocate give the
following account of a visit to the for
mer place by General John ]. Pershing
the distinguished commander OF tho
American armies in France during the
World War:
Harper's Ferry was thrown into q
fever Of excitement Thursday evening
when General John J. Pershing and
portion OF his staff drove up to tho
hotel and alighted for supper. Tho
were travelling in automobiles. The
General and Colonel Marshall sat in
the tonneau of very large, handsome
closed car, whilst his corporal and two
sergeants in a less pretentious ono
drove before him to clear the way
When they entered the Office one Of the
party stopped at the register and wrote
A Party of Two, A Party of Two, E
Party OF One-one under the other
However, the photos in the papers pub
lished frequently during and since
the war were so faithful of the dis
tinguished visitor that il was not a
very difficult undertaking to attempt TO
travel, incog, and it was quickly herald
ed throughout the town that General
Pershing was at Hotel Common, which
.
around the windows and doors to get
a peep at him.
The gracious and accommodating
proprietor promptly had a most de-
lightful meal prepared for the General
and Colonel Marshall, the sergeants and
corporal stepping into Whites restau-
rant, a door above, for theirs. The par
ty arrived about $50 and tarried an
hour and upward, the General taking
his own time TO enjoy his meal. He re-
marked TO the proprietor when they
returned TO the Office that his delight
full cottage cheese and large strawber-
rieS with their cOpious cream and
sugar impaired an extra pleasure TO
it, which was highly acceptable to his
palate. Upon request of the wife OF
the proprietor, who was standing by
he registered his name at the top of
new sheet in the register. He wrote
IN steady large round hand, John l.
Pershlng, Washington, D. c., and un-
derscored it with broad line and then
stepped back. 1t was small act, but
confirmatory of method and precision
for which he is famed. He remarked
TO the writer, who was at his side, to
question from a news correspondent
that they had left Washington for Lex
ington for the Virginia Military Insti,
tute and expected TO return this way af-
ter several days, when he would like to
look over the place-that whilst he had
, passed through it often he had never
| stopped over They left in the rain
taking the road leading around the
/ Shenandoah river
/ The New York Times gives the fol-
/ lowing account of General Pershine's
visit to Lexington on Friday:
The heart of the old South opened
here TO receive General John 7. Perish
ing at the tomb of General Robert E.
Lee. In the Memorial Chapel Of
Washington and Lee University,
General Pershing laid a wreath upon
the recumbent statue of Lee, while
gray-clad veterans stood at attention
beside khaki-clad youths who had car
ried the nag on the battlefelds of
! France.
General Pershing was introduced bu
DR.. Henry Louis Smith, president Of
Washington and Lee. In brief
eulogy, the General reminded his
audience that General Lee had gone
down in history as zone of the worlds
greatest Generals and Christian gentle
men. He eXhorted Americans to en-
ulate Lees character and life in wal
and in peace
From the tomb of Lee. General
PerShing with his staff of Confederate
veterans and World War veterans pro
ceeded in line of march to the tomb
or Stonewall Jackson. With barred
head and his steel-gray ores aglow
General PerShing spoke of the grea,
military strategiSt. He mentioned
that General IackSon's military tactics
are studied throughout the world, and
expressed his pleasure to be able to
pay tribute to this other soldier and
Christian, whom Mckinley admired
and of whose character the world is
not fOrgetful. %
General Pershing was in Licking
ION as the guest of the Virginia Mill.
tary Institute.
WI.