The New York herald., 1921-11-05
FOCH PLACES STONE
FROM BED OF MARINE
Leading Figure at Dedica-
tiOn OF Legion Memorial
in indianapolis.
VIEWS BEST PARADE
100000 Watch World War
Veterans and Guardsmen
in Review.
PLANTS ELM; HAS DEGREE
Marshal Watches Special Auto
mobile Race and Then De-
parts for Chicago.
PLANTS ELM; HAS DEGREE

Bu SfdU Correspondent Of THE NEW YosK
HERALD.
On BOARD MARSHAL FocH's SpEcr.r
TRAIN EN- ROUTE FROM INDIANAPOLIS To
CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-Before Marshal Foch
left Indianapolis tonight for Chicago
he was told that among the many
things he did during day that for
activity would make a candidate for
Alderman seem like q paralytic. was
to stand on the precise spot where the
late Benjamin Harrison invented front
porch campaigns.
1t was explained to the French SOL
dier that Benjamin Harrison became
President Of the United States as a re-
suit. The Marshal seemed interested
and that pleased Indianapolis enor-
mously, inasmuch as one is born into
politics in this Hoosier region and vir-
tually every one begins running for
office at the sophisticated age Of six.
Marshal Foch occupied the spot
where front porch campaigns were
born to smack with a special trowel a
boulder fetched an the way from the
bed of the River Marne in front of
Chateau-Thierry to become the chief
stone of the corner of the huge me-
mortal that Indiana is about to raise in
memory Of the men and boys and
women who went to France and didn't
come back.
This dedication and a parade (by far
the best from a military standpoint
that the Marshal has seen in America) }
were the most remarkable incidents in
a day that, to repeat, merely added to
the sturdy Gascon's often expressed
amazement at the headlong, pell nell
manner we have of doing something
that We enjoy.
Virtually everybody in Indianapolis
Joined in the celebration. 1t is estimated
that 100000 persons managed to cram
themselves behind tAe ropes that lined
the streets through which the parade
passed.
Farewell at Tabernacle.
Even the municipal campaign to cul-
Tuesday suffered a relapse. for they
took the Marshal to the new Howard
Cadle Tabernacle tonight and staged a
hail and farewell reception that made
a political meeting n sad thing to con-
template. The tabernacle, remarkable
for number of things, not in the least
of which Is the fact that Howard Cadle
used to be Janitor up in the State House
nd now can afford to give to the city
building costing him $780, 900. will hold
about 1000 persons About twice that
many tried to get inside tonight and
made complete failure of It,
And even Lew Shank. who is still run
ming for Mayor, quit calling his enemies
names in public during the day. He
did not take an officially prominent part
in the celebration, inasmuch as they
hadn't put him on any OF the commit
tees. but he corralled the newspaper
men and made them a private speech
that lacked nothing except motion pic
tures.
There was the usual reception COM
mittee at the station. with Gov. Warren
T. McCray at Its head. The Marshal
was taken up to the Claypool Hotel ia
be introduced to representatives Of the
populace. The latter stood out In the
street cheering. The black horse troop
from Culver Military Academy pranced
back and forth in the square. The pride
Of Indianapolis. the American Legion
Band, discoursed the national airs of
France and America, and il is but fair
to say that Indianapolis's pride has nor
been misplaced, for this band is good.
Sees Motor Race.
At the start Indianapolis's multitude
OF factory whistles were open wide
and roaring. Nineteen times the 1861 can
non at the State Capitol doomed and then
the visitor went to the far famed speed
way to see a special twenty-five mile
automobile race that Eddie Hearne won
with his Deusenberg that he had driven
In the Grand Prix race at lie Mans last
summer. There was luncheon at the
country club, at which former Vice
President Marshall was prominent and
where. instead of speeches. there wa
the planting of an elm tree by the
Marshal. The elm tree commemorate
the sacrifice made In France by soldiers
who were members of the club. And
then back to the centre of town.
through long lines OF screaming children
bravely arrayed In the tricolor.
The parade was by way OF being q
preliminary to the dedication ot the war
memorial in University Park. The sixth
United states Infantry from Fort Ben
jamin Harrison led the way and behind
came 800 National GuaDismen deter
mined that the regulars should not over
shadow them at close order marching.
The American Women's Overseas
League turned out in large numbers and
the war nurses hiked in the formation
Of a red cross.
Altar From Battle Field.
The altar used at the dedication was
section of n pillar from a church in
Chateau-Thierry, n trophy fetched home
by 1ndiana's contribution to the Rain
bow Division--the Forty-secord. The
boulder that became the cornerstone
once was portion Of a bridge that
spanned the Marne and which the
doughboys crossed despite the fact Ger
mans dynamited IL as they fled When
IL Is finished this memorial will consist
OF great plaza and building. to be
turned over to the American Legion,
under whose auspices the Marshal is
making this tour.
At s o'clock there was a semi-formal
dinner TO the Marshal In the Claypool
and finally the huge affair in the How.
ard Cadle Tabernacle. There Gov. Nc
Cray, Mayor Charles w. Jewett and the
Marshal spoke and prayers were offered
by Mgr Francis II. Gavisk and the Rev.
s. l.. Martin, department chaplain of
the American Legion. The Marshal was
made companion In the Military Order
OF Foreign Wars Of the United States.