Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-04
FOCH is GIVEN
REAL HOOSIER
WELCOME IN CITY
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Guard. and was followed by the En-
CHEERS, Signal Company, 1S1st Field
Artillery and its band the 152d Infantry
and 1S9th Field Artillery. Next in line
came the Purdue University Band. big
favorite in Indianapolis, and behind 1t
the veterans of the Rainbow Division, al
ways popular in Indianapolis. In this
division were the boys Of the 150th Field
Artillery, Indiana's contingent in the
Rainbow
Heading the third division was the
American Legion band and then another
big favorlte with the crowd, composed of
former service men. Behind them came
the Ladies' American Legion Auxiliary
and the Berry-Copeland post of ex-service
Nurses. They were enthusiastically
greeted.
CoLORED MEN
IN LINE.
The fourth division was headed by the
Colored American Legion band. playing
with a rhythm so characteristic Of col
ored musicians. Following the band
was a large representation from the Col
ored American Legion and the spectators
were generous in their applause of the
cOlored vets"
If the enthusiasm of the crowd was
heartily directed TO Marshal Foch it was
TO the wounded soldiers of the fifth divi-
sion that its heart went out unreServedly.
These heroes were given q reception
which they undoubtedly will remember all
Of their days. The division was headed
by the DePauw University band.
Thousands Of outsiders were in the city
for the parade. All morning long lines
of automobiles poured in on every road
leading to the city.
Three times in a little more than one
hundred years has Indiana been the host
for great French soldiers About cen
fury ago when the State was in its in
fancy it was visited by Lafayette and
southern Indiana still is filed with stor-
les and legends Of his visit.
JOFFRE GIVEN
GREAT RECEPTION.
In April 1917. Marshal Jofre spent a
few hours here and was accorded q great
ovation. and last but by far the great
est reception OF all was the one given
today to Ferdinand Foch marshal OF
France.
Following the parade the Marshal Wis
tied national headquarters Of the Ameri-
can Legion whose guest he is IN this
country and then repaired to University
Park to dedicate the ground for the In
diana war memorial.
AS the great soldier, who as COM
mAnder-in- chief of the allied armies in
the final year Of the war directed the &C
tivities of more men than any other gen
eraI in the history OF the world,
stepped from the Union Station a tre-
mendous cheer went up from the throng
gathered to greet him. and from the big
Purdue band stationed IN Jackson Place
hourishes Of bugles. This was followed
by "Hail to the Chief and then, the
stirring strains Of the fiery LA Marsen-
laise,r filed the air. This was followed
by 1.-The Star Spangled Banner" As the
Marshal and his party and escort stood
at attention he presented a striking fig
ure, martial yet human.
As the marshal walked to his auto
mobile he laughed. chatted with his
escort while his keen eyes took in every
thing around him.
CANNON FIRES
SALUTE IN HONOR.
Meantime the report Of the 1e-gun
salute being fired from Civil War
cannon in the Statehouse yard by the
McIlvaine-Kothe post of the American
Legion came at regular intervals.
With Marshal Foch in the first car
were Governor Warren T. McCray, DR..
Carlton 3. McCulloch, World War vet
eran and chairman OF the general COM
mittee in charge OF all arrangements, and
Hanford Member, newly elected COM
mander-in-c chief Of the American Legion.
Ii was the latter's first Official visit to
Indianapolis.
IN the next automobile were Mai. Gen.
George ". Read. commander Of the 9Th
Army Corps; Claude E. Gregg, commander
In-chief Of the Indiana department Of the
American Legion; Mayor Charles W.
Jewett, General Desticker, Gen. W. D.
Conner, and Alton Roberts.
Among the members OF the party Of
Marshal Foch and the reception conf
mittee were, Count De Chambrun, Major
De Merry. Captain Hospital, Frank
lin D'Olier, former commandments
OF the American Legion; William A.
Ketcham, former commander chief Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic; Judge
Albert B. Anderson, Thomas r. Marshall
former Vive President Of the United
States; Samuel u. Ralston, former
Governor Of Indiana and chairman OF the
reception committee; Colonel Frank
Parker, Thomas TaggaFt, former United
States Senator; DR.. De Songeyran.
Lient- Won Den Ecke, and representa-
tives Of the lie Matin and the Echo de
Paris. two French newspapers.
BLACK HORSE TROOP
HEADS PARADE.
In a few minutes the parade TO the
Claypool Hotel, headed by the famous
Black Horse troop OF Culver Military
Academy and the Culver band. started.
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