The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-29
Distinguished General
Given a Rousing Re-
ception At the National
Capital On His Way To
Attend the Meeting of
the American ! Legion
At Kansas City

Washington, Oct. 29-President
Harding, acting for the American
people here today formally welcomed
Marshal Foch to the United States.
The leader of the allied armies in the
victorious stage of the struggle
against the forces of the Central
Powers began busy day at the cap
ital with formal call at the White
House to pay his respects to Presi-
dent Harding and to receive from the
president a formal welcome. Attend
ed by squadron of cavalry and ac-
companied by Ambassador Jusserand,
the Marshal arrived at the White
House at 10 o'clock. Crowds gath
cred along the driveway to the White
House grounds gave him "a rousing
greeting.
The President, attended by his mil
itary and naval aides, received the
marshal in the Blue room.
The visit to the White House was
followed by calls on Acting Secretary
of War Wainwright, Secretary
Hughes and Secretary DENLY. The
Marshars program for the day also
included a call on former President
Wilson.
Given Great Welcome
Washington, Oct. 29.-Official and
unofficial Washington was eager to
express to the full today it's senti-
ment of heartfelt welcome to Mar
shall Foch, of France, military master,
who led the way to allied victory in
the great war. Paying a brief pre-
liminary visit to the national capital
en- route to Kansas City as guest OF
the American Legion at it's annual
convention there, Marshal Foch, who
was greeted enthusiastically on his
arrival here last night from New
York, faced busy program today of
official calls and courtesies, including
luncheon at the White House as
the guest of President Harding
{. After being received earlier in the
day Gy the president, the French
general planned to pay his respects to
Secretary DENLY at the Navy depart
ment and Acting Secretary VAIN
wright at the War Department. He
will also receive calls at his hotel
from General Pershing, in his official
capacity as general of the armies and
chief of staff; Admiral Coonts, chief
of operations of the navy and other
high officials of the army and navy
Many Of these calls will hold more
than the formality OF official cour-
tesies as they will afford the allied
military >chieftain the opportunity of
renewing friendships among Ameri-
can officers whom he has not seen
since they left Europe at the close of
the war.
Crowds which packed the union
station concourse last night gave
Marshal Foch rousing welcome as
he left his train escorted by General
Pershing, who had arrived here from
New York, bare half hour ahead of
the distinguished visitor.
Stopping in the presidents room at
the station for the brief ceremony OF
being formally inducted into the
American Legion as member of the
George Washington Post, the National
Chapter of the Legion, the French
general then proceeded to his hotel
under the clattering escort of al
cavalry squadron.
FOch Inyeterate Smoker
Washington, Oct. .29.-(By The AS
sociated Press. )-Marshal Foch, who
Is known as an inveterate pipe
smoker, before boarding the steam
ship Paris for his trip to America,
made sure that sufficient amount of
his favorite French tobacco was on
board. One of his military aides has
1t in charge-twenty-five pounds of
it.
Soon after he was taken off the
Paris at New York and had exchang-
ed official courtesies with the men,
bers of the reception committee on
board a revenue cutter he went inside
the pilot house, lighted his small
briar pipe and seemed perfectly at
home,
He emptied it as he approached
Battery Park and put it back into his
pocket.
Two hours later, comfortably estab-
lished in his special train for the run
to Washington, the pipe was out
again. After dinner he followed the
example of his guests and smoked a
cigar, but this finished, the pipe again
came into view, only to disappear
when the train pulled in Union Sta
tion.
Again at his hotel the last thing he
did before going to bed was to take
q few more puffs.
DR.. Paul Andre, his personal ply
sician, was right when he said: "The
marshal loves his pipe