The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-10-29
FOCH MAKES
CALLS TODAY
AT CAPITAL
Allied Military Master Faces
Busy Program in Washing
ton, Including Luncheon at
White House.
FINDS WILSON is ILL
CBy Associated Press)

and unofficial Washington was eager
to express to the full today its senti
ment of heartfelt welcome to Mar
shall Foch of France, military master
who led the way to allied victory in
the great war.
Paying a brief preliminary visit
to the national capital enroute to Kan
sas City, as guest of the American
Legion at its annual convention there,
Marshal Foch, who was greeted en-
Enthusiastically on his arrival here last
night from New York, faced a busy
program today of official calls and
courtesies, including a luncheon at the
White House as the guest of Presi-
dent Harding.
When Marshal Foch called at the
home of former President Wilson,
Brigadier General w D. Connor. hon.
orary aide to the marshal was told
that Mr.. Wilson's physicians had Civ
en- instructions that il would be in
advisable to receive any visitors. The
marshal thereupon sent in his card.
Visits Officials
After being received early in the
day by the president, the French
General planned to pay his respects to
Secretary DENLY at the Navy depart
ment, and Acting secretary Wains-
wright at the War department. He
will also receive calls at the ho-~t
from General Pershing, in his official
capacity as general of the armies and
chief of staff; Admiral Coontz, chief
of operations of the navy and other
high officers of the army and navy.
Many of these calls will hold moro
than the formality of official courtes
les as they will afford the allied mill
tary chieftan the opportunity of re-
newing friendship among American
officers whom he has not seen since
they left Europe at the conclusion of
the war
Crowds which packed the Union sta
ton concourse last night gave Mar.
shal Foch a rousing welcome as he
left his train escorted by General
Pershing who had arrived here from
New York, bare half hour ahead of
the distinguished visitor.
Stopping in the presidents room at
the station for the brief ceremony of
being formally inducted into the Amer
ican legion as member of the George
Washington post, the national chapter
of the legion, the French general then
proceeded to his hotel under the clat-
tering escort of a cavalry squadron.
To Leave Washington Sunday.
Marshal Foch is scheduled to leave
here Sunday for Kansas City, to be
present at the legion convention, other
cities also. but will return to Wash
ington Nov. II, to pin the French dec
Grafton for valor on the coffin of the
American unknown d e d. from
France at Arlington national cemetery.
After that he will remain here at
| the disposal of the conference on linn
| itation of armament, to give any ad-
visory assistance he may to the French
| delegates, or to speak in an advisory
way on military subjects to all the
| conference, should need arise, his for
mer position as supreme military
chieftain of the allied and associated
! powers in the war. and his later work
as chief military advisor to the SUI
preme council after the armistice, fit
ting him peculiarly for the task, in
| the opinion of his own and the other
governments to be represented in the
conference.
A squadron of cavalry stretched
away in a long arc and an army band
crashed out a triple ruffle of drums
and bugles, followed by The Mar.
seilles" and THE Star-Spangled Ban
ner" Army motor cars were quickly
entered and rolled away behind the
galloping troopers. They went rattline
up Pennsylvania, along which stood
lines of people waiting to see the
French general pass, and finally came
/ to the Willard hotel entrance, to find
another big assemblage eager to greet
the man who led the way to victory
"over there"
The marshal responded with repeat
! ed salutes. and smiled like boy as he
paid his last military respects to his
cavalry escort, now swung out in q
| long line, as he climbed out of the car
/ Then he went into the hotel to rest aft
er the first day of that American hos
pitality, of which he has stood in some
awe in planning his visit to this coun
try.
j On his way to the presidents room
/ yesterday, General Pershing escort
/ ing the distinguished guest, Marsha
Foch halted at the engine to shake
hands with the crew that had whirled
his train down from the north
i A. G. r. Veterans Lead Way
/ To a steady round of shouts, tht
marshal moved on. and bugle rana
attention" to the waiting veterans O
the A E. F. lining his way. TIL.
party passed to the station concourse
beyond which loomed the capito
dome, bathed in flood of light. witt
flaming beacon of welcome blazin,
from the huge lantern on top.