The Washington times., 1921-10-29
HARDING,
COOLIDGE
AND DENNY
MEETHER0
BIare of Trumpets and Pompous
Greeting Welcome Great
Leader to White House.

Leader to White House.
With a flourish of trumpets and
the cheers of huge crowd ringing
in his ears, Marshall Foch, leader
of the allied armies in the World
War, called at the White House to-
day, and was received by President
Harding.
Accompanied by Ambassador
Jusserand and General Pershing,
and under the escort of a Gathering
troop of cavalry, the marshal was
greeted by throngs along Pennsyl-
vania avenue. The White House
grounds were jammed with people,
who cheered wildly as the marshal
entered.
Responds to Cheers.
At the White House entrance. the
marshal was received with much
pomp and ceremony, and he bowed
in response to the cheers as he
crossed the broad varanda and en-.
tered the Executive Mansion.
President Harding, flanked on
either side by his entire staff Of
military and naval aids, received the
marshal in the East Room. The
two dignitaries exchanged formal sal
utations and talked for some fifteen
minutes. Then Marshal Focb was
driven down Pennsylvania avenue to
the Capitol.
Calls on Coolidge.
At the Capitol Marshal Foch called
upon Vice President Coolidge.
When Foch entered the office OF
Vice President Coolidge he spied
painting of George Washington hang.
ing on the wall and came immedi-
ately to a salute.
The Vice President greeted the
French general as "the man who
saved both Fra nee and America" Am
bassador Jusserand acted as inter
prefer during the exchange Of greet
ings.
Navy Girls Mellow Him.
The calls made by the marshal were
extremely formal, and II took the
Navy Department clerks to break the
cold formality. When Marshal Foch
arrived to call on Secretary DENLY he
found several hundred girls lined
along the corridors, and as he entered
"Marselaise," while the French leader
stood at attention.
Calls on Wilson.
After he had called at the Wb,,e
House and met the President and
had formally paid his respects to
other high officials of the Govern.
ment, the marshal's chauffeur was
ordered to drive to 2340 s street,
where former President Wilson dwells
In the most rigid seclusion.
No interview had been arranged,
and the marshal intended to call on
the former President in a purely
social way, ahd renew their acquaint.
ance begun In Paris. 1t has been re-
ported i'm many memoirs that have
been written since the war that II
was due to Wilson's insistence that
t'och was made the allied generals
simo, at time when the allied
armies were badly in need of
single directing head.
Ex-President DIMES Audience.
Accompanied by Ambassador JUS
'erand and the entire party of aids
md officials attached to the mar
'hal's staff, he drove to s street and
presented his card to the butler.
The butler disappeared ana pres.
,ntly there came John Randolph
Boiling, the former Presidents
now acting as his
secretary.
He bore the message that upon
he advice OF his physician. the for.
ner President was forced to deny
himself to all callers and regretted
Exceedingly that II would he impos.
ible for Mr.. Wilson TO receive the
MARSHAL.
Would the Marshal leave his card?
lie would. And, with polite express
ion Of regret at not seeing the for.