The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-13

which made such hit at the Kansas City
convention and which runs: ''N-E- r.
6 MONT, Vermont! Vermont. Yer
mont. Thank God!
| At promptly O'Clock the train bearing
Marshal Foch arrived and Legion officials
escorted the distinguished visitor through
the station to the platform. The band
played the MarseillaiSe, and at the first
strain of the music Marshal Foch's right
hand came to the viZor of his hat IN Sa-
Lutte, and the audience did likewise or un-
covered.
{ Commander Gibson then made an adj
dress of welcome, which is published III
another column, and presented Depart
ment Commander Bert :. Hyland of
Rutland, who said: Ladies and gentle
men, LegiOnaires THE American LIE
/ giOn has made possible the distinguished
gathering that you have in BrattleborO
this morning. / take great pleasure in
introducing to you your states chief ex-
ecutiyp and guest of the American Legion,
Governor HartneSs.' The Governor also
made an address of welcome. which is
published in this paper, and grasped
! General Foch by the hand.
/ Department Commander Hyland pre-
scented General Foch in these words {:
Ladies and Gentlemen The distin-
guished guest here this morning Is one of
the worlds leading citizens and the
worlds greatest soldier, who commanded
( the largest armies ever gathered together
and drove the Hun back on his own bull
warkS-MarShal Foch.
Marshal Foch surveyed the big audi
ence deliberately and then spoke a few
minutes in his native tongue, his words
being literally interpreted paragraph by
para graph by a member of his party. His
remarks are given in full in this paper.
There was frequent applause. and at the
close the crowd. led by Col. Gibson, gave
three cheers and tiger for Mars hal
FOch.
! Secretary James =. Taylor of the Bur
{ IingtOn Chamber of Commerce and the
greater Vermont association presented
Marshal F0ch a handsome leather-bound
booklet descriptive of Burlington and the
. Champaign valley. which General Lafay-
cite visited in 1926. and representative
from Windsor gave him Il souvenir in an
( envelope.
! Moving pictures and other photographs
| were made. and "a Marshal Foch and his
party left for their train the band played
I Star SpanglCd Banner.
/ Following the demonstration the visit
| ing Legion men and ladies were served
| luacn in Masonic temple, and there Col
! Gibson introduced Governor IartneSS.
/ who praised the American Legion organ
| ization and referred to the fact that last
! evening $50 new members were taken into
| st. Adams post, saying that such an &c
Il cOmplishment in times of peace was owl
dcnce OF the spirit thai accomplished inc
I defeat of the enemy overseas. He was
given three cheers. Governor Hartuess
was accompanied by Capt. Donald Emery
of Newport. Mai Reginald Buzzell OF
| Newport and Mai. II. Il. Shaw, secretary
of civil and military affairs.
Among the Legion men present. besides
those already mentioned. were Maj. II
Nelson Jackson of burlington. natiOna
vice commander: Max Fisher of Barre
national committeeman: Robert w. Me
Cuen of NergenneS. state finance officer
and Maj Leonard w. Wing of Rutland.
Four Springfield. Mass, citizens came
here and accompanied Marshal Foch Il
that city. his next stop before leaving
for New York to begin his trip back tC
France They were Capt. l.. :. Boutor
and Lieut.. Harold J. Mccain. com
mander and vice commander OF Spring
field post. and DIR. l.. g Doggott au(
Ralph w. Ellis.