The Washington herald., 1921-11-22
HARDING RECEIVES
MARSHAL FOCH.

President Harding received Mar
shall Foch at the White House yes
terday afternoon when he was ac-
companied by his aide. Lieut.. Sou
beyran. Last evening Marshal Foch
was entertained at dinner at the
New willard Hotel given by the
Y. NJ. C. A., to which about 200
guests were invited. william
Sloane. chairman Of the war work
council of the Y. NJ. c. A., presided.
and addresses were delivered by
william Sloane Comm, representa-
tive of the war work council Of the
Y. NJ. C. A. in France during the
war. and DR.. John r. Mott, general
secretary OF the international COM
mlttee of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Later in the evening Marshal
Foch attended a reception at the
National Press Club, where the
French Ambassador. J. J. Jusserand,
was also q guest. The reception
was under the joint auspices of the
Press Club and the Press Club
American Legion Post. Avery
Marks. president. greeted the dis
tinguished Frenchman on behalf OF
the club and William Wolf Smith.
commander, on behalf of the club
post. Music rendered by an orches-
ira. and THE Star Spangled Ban
ner" was sung by Miss Flora McGill
Keller. Only club members were
invited.
Yesterday afternoon Gen. PERISH
ing entertained at a luncheon in
compliment to Marshal Foch at the
Shoreham Hotel. There were thirty
Ave guests in the company, includ-
ing the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Weeks. Nine. Jusserand. Gen. De-
sticker, Senator and Mrs. Charles
Warren. Senator and Mrs. Free
linghuysen, Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Dawes. Mrs. Henry F. Dimock,
Mrs Marshall Field. Gen. Dupont,
Senator and Mrs. Phipps, the As
sistant Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Wainwright. Gen. and Mrs. Parker,
Gen. and Mrs. Vanderbilt. Col. and
Mrs. Marshall. Gov. Forbes. Mrs.
Hartman. Mrs. Henry c. corbin.
Gen. and Mrs. Harbord, Mrs. w. C.
Rivers. Col. Drake. Mrs. Henry Rae,
Mrs. Eleanor Franklin Egap. Col.
d'Olier. Col. and Mrs. Palmer. Maj.
de Merry and Capt. d'Hopitol.
Marshal Foch will go today to
Annapolis and Baltimore, leaving
tonight on a trip that will carry
him across the continent and to
Canada before Re sails for France
from New York, December Il.
WILL BREAK GROUND
FOR MEMORIAL BUILDING.
While in Baltimore he will break
the ground for the Memorial Build
ing to be erected by Maryland in
honor of its war dead. Invitations
to attend the ceremony have been
sent to the Secretary of War. the
Secretary of the Navy. the Secre-
ing and Maj. Gen John A. Lejeune.
The ceremony will take place imme-
diately after the generalissimo
reaches the City Hall.
While in Annapolis he will re-
ceive the highest honors and the
regiment of midshipmen will give a
special parade.
When Marshal Foch returns from
Baltimore this evening he will es-
tablish his abode in a private car
which win serve as his home for
about three weeks. Tonight he win
go to Richmond, Va, where he will
spend tomorrow. Early Thursday
morning he will pass through wash
ington en- route to Chicago, and
from that point his trip will pro-
coed through Minnesota, Montana
and Idaho to Seattle, Wash. From
Seattle the marshal will go to San
Francisco, arriving there Deem
Der 3. Then he will journey across
Arizona and New Mexico into Texas
and head north toward Washington
by way of New Orleans, Monteom-
cry. Ala: Atlanta. Ca, and cities
in South and North Carolina. The
marshal will pass through WASH
ington Saturday morning, Deem
Der 10, and visit West Point on his
way to Canada. He will spend De-
cember II. IL and 10 in Canada, and
at noon. on December II, he will
sail for France on the steamer
Paris.
Col. James A. Drain, department
commander Of the American Legion
of the District of Columbia, will &C.
Marshal Foch on his tour
of the country.
PREMIER BRAND
ENTERTAINs TODAY.
Premier Aristide BRAND Of France
will entertain forty-five guests at
luncheon today in the Cabinet room
Of the New Willard Hotel