The New York herald., 1921-11-03
FOCH GETS DEGREE;
IN ST. Louis TO-DAY
Marshal HOnOred by Rock
hurst College and Greeted
by Children.
VISITS AVIATION FIELD
TT. LeavenwOrth Welcomes
French Hero, Who In
spects Officers.
BUSY DAY IN KANSAS CITY
BUSY DAY IN KANSAS CITY
Entertains New Legion Com.
mander Before Leaving
Goes Next to Indianapolis.

~ a Staff Correspondent OF THE New York
HERALD.
ON BOARD MARSHAL FocH's SPECIAL,
EN- ROUTE FROM KANSAS CITY TO ST.
LOUIS, Nov. 2.-Marshal Foch left
Kansas City tonight on his special
train. He will arrive in st. Louis to-
morrow morning, pass the day there
and proceed to Indianapolis.
AS he spent yesterday letting Kan
sas City look at him, he devoted to-
day to seeing Kansas City and It's
environs. He began the day at Rock
hurst College, where the Rev. John
A. Weiand, S. j., president Of the in
stitution, conferred upon him the de-
gree Of doctor of laws.
Then he attended services in the
college chapel. Bishop Thomas F.
Lills sang the mass. From Rock
hurst he rode to the convent Of Notre
Dame de Zion, where 100 children,
chaperoned by their teachers, the Sis
ters, welcomed him in song.
Seven tiny girls approached the
French soldier and combined in making
to him a neat speech. Each had few
lines to deliver. and each spoke In
clear French. The Marshal bent for
ward so as not to miss word of 1t
because the children were somewhat
abashed by the great presence. He
looked so kind, though, they couldn't
be afraid. Presently it was grand
father and grandchld affair. The
speech was pretty long. but each child
grew in confidence as she spoke, until
the seventh was literally singing her
lines: Monsieur le Marechal. this is
the reason for our emotion Of joy.
gratitude and admiration. One word,
Il is the echo of what Charles said to
Jean d'Arch. we say to you. Here,
Marshal. everything is yours
Greeted by Children.
After that the Marshal rode through
the boulevards of Penn Valley Park,
and thousands of children formed a
gauntlet through which he rode. The
oldest of them was perhaps fifteen.
Every school and almost every home
contributed to the gathering. Some of
the youngsters were so tiny that their
parents had to hold them because their
small legs were incapable of the task of
supporting them for the hour they were
In line. And then there were babies
present who never had tried to stand
because they are too young. who never
have gone anywhere, except in their
mothers arms.
And even they, despite the fact that
they hadn't the most remote idea what
Il was all about. held flowers in their
hands and waved ther because the
older children did 60. Some day they
will understand what this rugged soldier
did for them. But as for to-day. they
were there in blissful ignorance and
glad on general principles.
OF course the children sang the ma
tional songs. All Kansas City and its
100 900 visitors have been singing them
since Sunday. The Marshal saluted the
children as he saluted the marching
doughboys and sailors yesterday. and
Just as gladly.
Over to the aviation fell the Marshal
was taken. where Eddie Rickenbacker
boss of the American aces, made a
speech OF welcome !r behalf of the fly
ing men. Irc,de3tally Rickenbacker
addressed the Merhal as "the Joan of
Arc of the twert'eti certury," and pre-
sented resolutions thai made the Mar
Shal n life member in the Aerotube of
America.
Visits Fort Leavenworth.
Tho Marshal did not remain ia see
the speed contests. the airplane aero
batics' att the wingover, the falling
leaf. the vertical reversement. the I'm
inelmann turn. the loop. the zoom. the
slide slip. the whipstall. the spinning
nose dive. the barrel roll and the stunts
that required men to stand on their
headn or thr *ax wtTsgs while the planes
wers nakbg sixty miles an hour. In
stead he went by motor over to Fort
Lea-evworth. twenty-four miles from
Kansas CITY where he inspected the
officers and gave few well chosen
words Of praise to them.
Tonight, before taking the train for
ST. Louis, he entertained Ifanford Mac
Nider, who was elected national COM
mander of the American Legion.