The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-16
Yhe OnLOOker

The -Onlooker enjoyed the privilege sof attending the celebration in Bos- ton Monday in honor of Masha1 F'och, tograph. A few of the sidelights of his trip, and some of the lesser facts about the Marshal are brought out by the following bits of comment:
 
 He is everywhere described as the Little Gray Man. and it is no won- der. He fits into that description perfectly, until he talks and then the CT is shown as he raises his. voice and hands in praise of America, and her sons.
 A photographer set off a fiashlight | as Foch was making his remarks in the Hall of Flags, and while women screamed, the Frenchman never for an instant flashed an eye at the boom his remarks uninterrupted. The gal lery was filled with wounded soldiers, and during his entire speech he cast 1 his eyes toward them again and again. The most touching episode of his visit was at the Governors banquet 1 when a blind French officer walked into the long banquet hall and sought to shake the hand of his former 1 leader. Foch was all action and grasped the young blind soldier in both arms and gave him the custom ary French greeting. The young hero was then cheered, three times by the great American audience. led by the French general One little girl had a never-to-be- l forgotten moment when the leader of | the armies of the world lifted her up ! in his arms and kissed her. She was little Miss Marjorie Danforth, and she | stood on the State House steps with a l big ed-white-and-blue bouquet ready to hand the marshal as he left the State House after his reception:
 Say 'yive la France" they told her, as the marshal descended the steps and the girl in her French blue blue hat stepped forward. p But she she down to her, for the eyes of the | greatest general in the world are | those of a man who loves little chil- dren, and with confiding little ges- ture she simply lifted up her arms | with the bouquet in them. and Mar shal Foch picked her up and kissed l her.
 1 In his speech at Boston College, ! Monday, Marshal Foch sounded 8 1 note of optimism which was not only i courageous, but filled with principles of religion and patrio otisn. After Rev. l William Devlin. S. J.. had made his | address in French to the great sol | dier, the latter said:
 we can keep the principles of God and of truth and, if wezdo this, what l ever troubles rage around us. we shall come out to our satisfaction. If we 1 would make our countries gre3&er and ] more glorious, let France and Amer. ica take up their work and carry i through togetPeF'*
 One of the most significant and | noteworthy incidents Of the Marshall Boston visit was the election by th' ; American Legion state and post off cers to the post. of state commands and the Marshal signed several i'm portant legion bulletins, which were immediately mailed to all post com | manders of that state, as official in structions from the department com mander:
 The Marshal had great praise fol | the Legion, referring to this great or ganization as the United States Le zion, bringing more closely in his ref erenee to the soldiers, the fact tha the Legion and the United State! | forces mean almost one and the same thing, and this great body of mer actually deserved whatever praise | the leader of the armies which crush ed Germany could pay
 
 When Foch was presented to Stat' and Legion officials, the averag g greeting was made to him in English and when there was 8 BostoDlan wht spoke his native tongue, OF & former soldier who greeted the Marshal II French, the little generals eyes light ed up brilliantly, and his wrinkle curved into the expression of smiles r s , <
 Foeh was paFtieu1aF1y pleased whel | Mayor Andrew J. Peters told hin that "even In the dreams of the chil dren would he find home here" ant the illuminating twinkle of his ey | reappeared, when he heard the word l which conveyed to him the real feel | AfnaTtPanS have 1 S% < | ss
 When Mrs. Alvan T. Fuller, talent 1 ed wife of Bt--Gov. Fuller was Foch' guest at Strasbeafg. the marshal ask CT her, twill the American peopl like me?'', and Monday in Bostor when the generalissime was accorde leaned toward him, and asked, ''NoV M. le Mareehai, what do you think ? Foch could hardly answer; his joy a the reference was So great:
 A little coaching had evidently bee given to the Marshal in anticipation (
 his Boston visit, for when he wa , 1 speaking h the famous Hail of Flag ferred ta the place as the Cradle (
 Liberty. He was in the right city, a
 right, but Bestonians have applied tn
 name of the Cradle of Liberty t
 My right Is crushed. My left is i l retreat. am attacking with my cer | tre.7 The quotation is one of tt . most famous in history. That ws
 the memorable message of Fech . Joffre when the overwhelming arm . | ies of Won kluck were sweeping t' | ward Paris in September, 1914. TIT } little mans words on that eeeasio , l will never be forgotten.
 
 In one city at least, the Marsh; was free from chicken, for at bot ! the mayors lunchean and the go1
 erRor'S dinner, no chicken was ser, 5 ed. Everywhere, throughout th - | country he has been served with tf choice meat and has been sufferin S from "TnaI de peuiet,'' so the hos in the Hub gave him a real rest frol = the customary American baaqu'
 dish.
 The very unobstrusivenesS and eve
 shyness of F'och have impressed II
 American people with the stamp
 his greatness far more than any of u
 blusterings and swashbu cizling of u
 romantic, popular soldier type, coul