Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-15
FOCH SENDS GREETING
TO EXPECTANT HOSTS

'It Is very fitting that on such !,
bright and happy morning as tbio !,
should be going to the city of sp,crais
memories" said Marshal Focb. cos,
mander in Chief of the allied amt.
and hero of the World War. as ~
boarded his special train in New VI
9t $50 O'Clock for his trip to pbiIa
1t was his greeting in advance 70 a.
city which had entertained many of de hie
famous countrymen in years past onS s
wnlch honored him on his triumnhoi
tour this afternoon. '"'"pnal
.n,PhiIadelphia has been one of IN.
cities. dearest to my heart" said thhe
Marshal; ''for one reason. bocams,' b" 'ne
was the great city which law 'e in az ~
path of Rochambeai in his march rro,e ene
New York to Yorktown. II !. ,ioan Joan
70 me also because it was tho homo =,
FRANKLIN, the great friend of France 7.
was the homo of Freedom. ~
Pays Visit to Princeton
-. philadelphia was the birtbnIoco =,
liberty. 1t is one of my amhitiona. ".
to. visit Independence Hall. and sos
with my own eyes the Liberty Roll
which proclaimed the rights Of man man
to the world" anu"
The marshal and his party denortod
on their journey for Philadelphia in
gay spirits, buoyed up by the cbonos
in the weather. General Foch wes
eager, too, for the visit which he po,o
on the way, to historic Princeton, wbers
academic honors awaited him.
Members of the marshals party said
that for the last few days he haJ
been the most cheerful man on the sne.
cial train.
Most of us were affected unfavor.
ably by weather conditions" said ons
of his aides. 1--WE had colds or indis
gestion,' and our spirits were affected
by the lowering clouds. Not so tbs
general. He was as cheerful as ever,
He has been in excellent spirits and
health alike"
Reads Much, Talks Little s.
On the trip, members of his party
said, the marshal has kept much N
himself, as is his custom. He is q man
of great piety, so much so that in
France they call him the gray man
of Christ" On the train he spend,
much time reading the Limitation Of
Christ"
He has not talked n great deal to ths
Americans in the party, as he is not a
master OF English. He is taciturn. how-
ever, even with his closest French asso.
ciates, praCticing economy Of words ON
oil occasions.
When he is not reading, great part
of the time he is smoking his famous
pipe, burning in it n brand of dark
Moroccan tobacco which has vil-
lainOus reek to American nostrils, but
seems delight to the marshal.
His encourage say the secret Of his
good health on the fatiguing trip up and
down the country by train. with DAYS
of strenuous activity at cities which hs
visits and nights spent in long jumps BY
train, is his abstemious habit of life.
lie eats sparingly but regularly, and
sleeps great deal.
Sleeping on trains is no new thing
for him. one of his younger aides ex.
planned proudly. I'm the great war he
grew accustomed to living on trains.
He says now he is more comfortable In
trains than hotels. Travel does not
seem to fatigue him.
He takes it easy. as YOU say. When
night comes, if there is no journey to
~ made. he says that he will sleep In
his berth On the train, and not in
hotel bedroom, And he sleeps in the
train, seemingly with great joy"
Travelling With Foch
Travelling with Marshal Foch from
New York were General DcStickrr. rhicf
of staff to the marshal; Comptc Charles
de Chambrun, born in Washington and
long connected with the French En-.
bassy there, and before and since the '
war an official of the French Embassies
in Berlin and Vienna. and direct de.
sccndant of General Lafayette; Major
Demierry, on staff of the marshal:
Captain Rene Michel l'Hopitnl. aide dc
camp of the marshal; Lieutenant Paul
de SOudcylan, on the marshal'S staff
since October, 1919; DR.. Paul Andre,
physician to marshal. and one of the
foremost surgeons of France, profess
sOr before the war at the University
Of Nancy.
Colonel Frank Parker. u. S. A., mil
itary aide to Marshal FOch; Franklin
D'OliCr: Alton L. Roberts, Marquette,
Mich, chairman of the American LC-
gion National Executive Committee;
Francis f. Blake; Van Rensselaer, q.
King.
Charles f. Mccullough. &ransporta.
tion manager of the American Legion
National Executive Committee, aud in
private life division passenger agent for f..
the Pennsylvania Railroad. lie had
charge of the transportation of the King
of the Bclgians and the Prince Of
Wales.