Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-31
FOCH AND PERSHINC'
STOP At ST. LOUIS
Make Brief Halt in Misso,,,,
Metropolis on Way to
Kansas City
NO CEREMONIES ARE HEln

St. Louis. MO-, Oct. 31,--Marsh.,
Foch and General Pershine stonnn5 rsnal
st. Louis briefly today while ppsu on sa IN
TO Kansas City to attend the AmerGiouuse
Legion convention. Their train ean
cc5eduied . to arrive in Kansas Citv ~ ~
No formallty was arranged f.. a..
orlet stay, as the city's welcome ia b.,ne tne
TeserVed Tor Thursday, when Msr,hsf
foSh WI spend the entire day here
Marshal Foch will address tho "T,e. Ts
glop convention tomorrow and on WI
n sday will turn again towerS th Hn we'd
After visiting st. Louis Th,r,SSEas East.
will so to st. Louis. Chicago InS ne
apolis, Cleveland, Detroit and ISian- pitt
burgh before returning to Wasb;n,,as-
Chicago, Oct. 31.-(By A.pl,,
miral W. s. Benson, of tho ITau,
'tates Navy, today notified n reconttd .ed
ommittee Of the knights of Coirltlon
that he would attend the reception sl
Marshal Toch next Sunday now h,iu Lor
arranged by the Knights. oe'ns
a long list of notables will bo H..
TO honor the generalissImo of the a,i;,s
armies during the world war ond 'u
parade In his honor will include 10o noS
men. All branches of the army aV'oOS SpS
~ wiz Dt TcpTtkcnTpu.
The Governors of eight Middle Ws,.
tern states have announced they eitbs,
will attend the ceremonies or send 1,.mer .as
resentatives. fep-
The University of Chicago v;,, hal,
a special convocation on Sat,Irdaru uV.o
honor the French visitor. 1t will bs ~
brst such convocation since the visit -
Cardinal Mercicr, Of Belgium. "a ~.
university in October, 1919. " "s
Cleveland. Oct. 31.-(By A. p,,
Marshal Foch will spend two dsys 4,
Cleveland. Arriving here on the morn.
ing of November 8. he will be esco,tsS
by Troop 4 Of the Ohio National GusT
to Gates Mills, where he will be tbs
gues Of Parmeley Hcrricl, son Of nv. 3
ron L. Herrick, American Ambassador
TO France. 'auVr
=. The official reception will be accorded
November Q. State and CITY ofSci"Is
will call for the Marshal at Q A NJ
The party will be met BY Troon A.
which will escort it 10 the Americas
'ccgion headquarters, where u reception
will be held. |p'''"
Following this he will be escorted n
downtown theatre for civic meet.
dng,. Marshal Foch, Governor Davi,
nd former Secretary Of War Newton
y. Baker will deliver addresses,
A luncheon will then be tendersd
Marshal Foch, after which he will 90 n
Western Reserve University, where tbs
cgrec of doctor of laws will be CON.
serred on him. a formal dinner will b
Given in his honor In the evening and,
at II p. NJ. he will depart for Pitts.
hurgh.
Washington. Oct. 3l.-(By A. PD-
Marshal Foch, on his return 10
Washington for the Armistice Day cere.
monies. will receive from Georgetown
University the honorary degree Of doc.
TOR of canon and civil laws, John B.
Creedon. president OF the university,
announced today.
The marshal also will be presented
with, sword as gift from all tho
Jesuit institutions Of America. the
French military leader being a graduate
# the ,esuit College of st. Clements it
Metz. His brother is member Of the
order.
Ceremonies incident to the conferrine
OF the degree and presentation of the
sword will be attended by high Govern.
mont officials. the Ambassadors OF tho
allied Powers and official delegates Of
the Jesuit order. including notable Cath.
Ole prelates.