The New York herald., 1921-11-21
HONORS TWO HEROES
Catholic Children Present
Bouquet and Tell Him He
Is in Their Prayers.
SPEAKS AT HIPPODROME
Marshal Leaves on $4,000
Mile Tour TO-morrow-SailS
for Home on Dee. IA.

If every geographical and ethnic !
boundary in Europe were suddenly OBJ |
liberated; if Europe, thus commingled
were put under one flag, one govern |
n1ent and one constitution, and If all
these peoples could be imbued with a
common set of ideals and be charged
with fresh enthusiasms and a youth
full viewpoint-then Europe would be
something like the United States of
America.
That is what Marshal Foch thinks
of this country and its people. Rather,
that is the way he assays us. He didn't
say so in so many words. He was too
tired and was too willing to husband
his waning strength to receive the re-
porters and tell them. But from mem
bers of his party, with whom he left
New York last night to be conducted
by the American Legion across the
p country to the Pacific coast, rnis much
= was obtained. Also they said that he
considers himself wholly unable to set
forth in so many words just how ter
7 rife we Americans can be when we
decide to show people we like them.
The Marshal spent the last of his three
days in New York attending church, re-
ceiving his fifteenth degree of LII. D.,
decorating two valorous doughooys,
saluting children, responding to toasts
at a dinner participating in reception
+ in the Hippodrome and hearing himseH
praised as few persons ever have been
praised even in this country.
First ne went TO st. Patricks Cathe-
dral, where Archbishop Hayes celebrated
low mass, and three children gave the
/ Marshal spiritual and a floral bouquet
saying that they represented 100000
Catholic children in New York who had
been praying for him and would con-
tinue TO pray for him. He received the
+ spiritual bouquet. telling the child who
handed it to him-Leone Monthemont OF
the Cathedral school-that her message
(she spoke II in Frencih) was one of the
sweetest he ever had received He asked
her TO pray more for him and asked the
100000 children she represented to join
her la her supplications. Two other
children, Albert Concannon and Pauline
McWiggin, carried the bouquets, hand
ing them to Leone at the proper time.
Marshal Meets Babe Ruth.
The Marshal sat during the service in
the sanctuary, directly opposite the
Archbishop's throne. After the services
the Marshal was presented to no less
personage than George Herman Ruth,
z who. Foch was told by the Archbishop.
was a knight OF Columbus and the most
celebrated slugger in baseball. A brick
was handed to the Marshal, which he
inspected critically and then handed it
20 Ruth. He was told that II is to be
the first and most highly respected brick
20 be laid in the walls of the projected
headquarters OF the Knights of Co
,umbus
81 am glad we are both members OF
fflc knights Of Columbus" said the Mar
-.1dal to the Babe, and / wish that YOU
might introduce baseball into France"
The Babe scraped and bowed becom-
inGly as the Marshal smiled at him and
then left the rest of the day to the gall
ant soldier. At Fordham University.
The next stop. the Rev. Edward =. Tiv-
nan, president Of the college. conferred
the degree, and Raphael D'Amour. head
OF the French department, delivered q
-eylogy of the Marshal
The visitor then went TO the campus
where the SiXty-ninth Regiment, New
York Guard. was drawn Up for inspec-
tion. Out on front stood the two hon.
ored doughboys. Sergeant Richard
"
both Of whom saw service with Company
~, l65th United States Infantry (the
old Sixty-ninth). Upon the chest OF
O'Neill the Marshal pinned the Congress
s-ionsl Medal Of Honor for heroism on
the Ourcq River For equal valor near
Villers-sur-trance Gsney received the
Distinguished Service Cross. No. the
Marshal kissed neither Of the lads
O'Neils bit consisted in attacking and
rendering impoteut twenty-five Germans
who were harassing the American ad-
vance. Ganey. although wounded found
time TO run out between the lines and
pick up a wounded officer and carry him
10 a dressing station.
Rest Does Him Good.
II From Fordham the Marshal went to
the Academy of the Sacred Heart, where
he remained ten minutes. He spent the
afternoon in the home of De Lancey
Kountze resting From Washington the
secret service men received orders that
no person was TO Interfere with that rest.
The Marshal is tired. but as proof of the
fact that he is still physically fit they
said that he fell into a nap as easily as
child and awol<e really refreshed.
The Association Generate des Alsa-
cens Lorrains Of American and half n
dozen other French societies entertained
Marshal Foch at dinner at the Hotel
Plaza last night. He was introduced by
Ambassador Jusserand. who said he felt
sure the Washington conference, made
possible by the victory OF Foch, would
succeed.
THE conference has considered every
thing except the limitation Of armies. {"
said NJ. Jusserand. speaking IN French.