Evening star., 1921-10-29
Hundreds Take Part in
/; Demonstration as He
| Reaches Union Station.
ARRIVES AHEAD OF TIME
Receives Medal From George
~
Washington Post, No. l,
American Legion.

supreme CoiHlndnu ol Tie NiStoiiouS ~
lied armies. arrived in Washington last
night at s:15 o'clock on d special train
from New York.
, Gen. Pershing. who had arrived in
> Wa shington only a short time before;
{ members of his staff, nearly score OF
generals and officers of the United
States Army. officials of the State De-
partment. the District Commissioners
S.and officers of the American Legion.
irasere on the platform to welcome the
Il E,famous French soldier and his staff as
hsthey stepped from the train.
iii Within the great concourse OF the sta
Hilton and everywhere else in the big
Ssstructure were crowds of eager per-
l'sons who had gone to the station to
sfparticipate in the National Capital
:. greeting to the generalissimo of the
,sallied armies. There was no MISLEADING
i,the pleasure experienced by the mar
II shal at the earnest and warm manner
ii.in which he was welcomed. He so en-
irpresSed himself to Gen. Pershing, who
,,;clasped his hand as he alghted from
!,,the car and walked arm in arm with
him down the lane through the large
|, ,lcrowd to the Presidents waiting room
Hin the station.
Hi Smiles, bows and Salutes.
y He smiled and bowed and saluted,
4. almost continuously. during his walk
ist 10 the freSlUent room, IN dCkHO"i-
e edgement of the greetings.
y; The train which brought the mar
7; shall and his party to Washington
III was nearly an hour ahead OF the
L: time originally set. The possibility
4; Of this earlier arrival was not made
Lsknown to those arranging for the
local reception until few hours be-
I fore the appointed hour. and because
Il of this 1t was impossible to notify all
|. of the legion members in the Dis
sfrio md of hD
to be on hand of the change.
h Gen. Pershing and his party, who
landed in New York a few hours
& ahead of the French hero, and who
greeted the latter when he landed In
/ New York, arrived in Washington
about three-quarters of an hour ahead
of the latter. The party waited in
! the Presidents room until the time
arrived for them to take their posi-
Z :tions on the train platform. Gen.
Pershing after an exchange of greet
: ings with the French commander, in
I .troduced the various American gen.
& erals and other officers and repre-
: sentatives Of the federal and District
governments and officials of the
American Legion.
Greets Officers ms Comrades.
. The sturdy, little, gray-haired mar
shall was enthusiastic in his greetings
. during these formalities. His face
was wreathed in smiles. and his bril-
liant eyes showed that he was deeply
affected Some of the ,officers he re-
the war and the period Immediately
following the armistice. However. in
almost every instance, the marshal
greeted these American officers as
: "comrade," and to each he acknowl-
edged the introduction. with a few
/ words spoken in French.
Proba bly, the most impressive fea-
], ture of the reception to this dis
tinguished Frenchman was in the
Presidents waiting room, when he
Legion as an active member of
. George Washington Post, No. 1, of
! this city. Lieut.. Howard 8. Fish,
commander of George Washington
Post, attended by Maj. James Buch-
anan. and Lieut. Philip c. Kaufman.
former officers Of the Army and Navy.
pinned upon the marshaPs coat the
, ceremonial badge of the legion and
. presented to him the certificate of
membership in George Washington
but deeply affecting and impressive.
Pershing Close mt Hand.
! Ambassador Jusserand of France.
/ New York. and Gen. Pershing stood
Z close at hand as these honors were
! bestowed. They were the first to con-
gratulate him at their conclusion.
When Gen. Pershing told the marshal
: that he too was a member of the
post, the latter took his hand in a
. long grasp and smiled.
Pinning the badge on the breast of
Marshal Foch, Commander Fisk said:
.On October s, the George wash
] elected you a life member of that
! post, and it is now my pleasure and
; privilege to present this ceremonial
badge to you. as well as this GER
tificate of life membership"
! In reply, Marshal Foch. speaking
in his native tongue, said. 1T is a
great honor which you of the Amer
! lean Legion, soldier-brothers of the
{ French poilu, have bestowed upon me,
: and l will always hold sacred the
proud traditions of the legion, and
forever feel honored at having been
{ elected a member of the George
Washington Post"
Stand With Barred Heads.
] Immediately following this scene
the marshal and his party walked to
the curb in front of the station and
as they entered the automobiles to
take them to the Willard Hotel, which
is to be the marshal's home while
here, the mounted band from Fort
Myer struck up The MarSeillaise,"
which was quickly followed by THE
: Star Spangled Banner" During this
every one stood at rigid attention and
the vast assemblage stood with barred
! heads.
\ squadron OF cavalry from Fort
Myer escorted the party to the hotel
and there was much cheering and
waving of hats and handkerchiefs
from the crowds along the route as
the distinguished party went along
the way.
There was huge crowd awaiting
their arrival at the hotel. The streets
and walkway at the entrance were
lined with cheering citizens, and
within the hotel the corridors were
jammed. The marshal acknowledged
these manifestations. 1t was with
much difficulty. however, that suff1-
cient space was made for him and
; his associates to squeeze through the
, the elevator which bore him to the
second floor. where they retired to
the suite of rooms occupied by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding on inaugu-
ration eve.
Touched by Reception.
Marshal Foch received a small party
of newspaper men in his private car
on the way from New York to Wash
ington and said:
ed by the reception given me in New
York today. This reception has not
surprised me, knowing the American
people as 1 do through having seen
their fighters at work. 1 am very
happy that the sentiments animate
all the people of America.
The manifestations are more
striking. more spontaneous. because
they are nothing official. they are the
free language of the people. who say.
What We have wanted you to do you
have done"
for the American Legion. whose guest
he will he until the 0neninC of the