New-York tribune., 1921-11-19

Mackay and George W. Wickersham.
Children Stage Pageant :
| IT was after this that the children
had their turn. Tho welcome accorded
Marshal Foch on his first arrival here
paled before the joyous acclaim of
thousands of youngsters, lined along
Park Avenue, to see the great French
man go by. AT the entrance to the
armory the Marshal was received by
squad Of boys in white uniforms,
while on the inside Company X, of the
7th Regiment, stood at attention in
full dress uniform.
5000 children, with multi-colored
sashes and the dress of many nations.
The scene was brilliant as Marshal
Foch threaded his way through the
children toward the dais. Each di-
vision symbolized events in the his
tory Of the state and city. One group
of girls typitied the Allied nations;
another, the various states of the
Union. America entered with guard
OF honor-Liberty, Justice ard Educa-
tion. Five thousand voices chorused
the pledge of allegiance to the flag. An
illuminated address describing the
service of the school children Of New
York to France was presented to
Marshal Foch by q school girl. After
the French and American national airs
were played Marshal Foch, escorted by
Board of Education, and his personal
staff, entered the drill hall and re-
viewed the children. They rose and
cheered him wildly. He was asked to
choose selections for the b. F. Keiths
Boys Band to play and he promptly
said he wanted "Madelon.' ,
With the cheers of the children still
ringing in his ears Marshal Foch drove
to the statue of Joan of Arc, at Ninety,
third Street and Riverside Drive, and
placed wreath upon. it. This cere-
monial was held under the joint aus
pices of the Joan of Arc Statue Com
mittee, the American Scenic and His
toric Preservation Society and the Bird
and Tree Club. Here again school chill
dren participated in the ceremony. The
guns of the U. S. S. Illinois doomed out
salute of nineteen guns as the wreath
was placed on the statue.
A little French girl named Jacqueline
Vernot presented Marshal Foch at this
point with a bouquet of flowers on be-
half of the Camp Fire Girls of Amer
lea. This organization was represented
| by Mrs. Oliver Hartman, national
president, and Mrs. Alice Mckay Kelly,
vice-president. A memorial tree sent
from Mount Vernon, the home of
George Washington in Virginia, was
planted beside the statue by Foch. His
next stop was at Grants Tomb, where
he placed a wreath on the sarcophagus
of the General. From there he pro-
ceeded to New York University, where,
for the thirteenth time since coming to
this country, the degree of LII. D. was
bestowed upon him.
Welcomed by College Yell
me university yell, the music of the
university band and the booming of a
salute from the captured German gun
in the campus welcomed him to the
grounds. He was saluted by the Re-
serve Officers Training Corps, the
military unit of New York University,
commanded by Major S. A. Campbell.
Members of the Veterans Corps of
Artillery were his bodyguard. includ-
ing Colonel Frank H. Hines, General
Charles H. Sheriff., Colonel Robert
Marshall, Lieutenant Colonel Frank A.
Spencer jr., Captain Wyman Herbert,
Captain Higgimon, Lieutenant Charles
Keegan and Major William S. Deegan
Marshal Foch was received at Gould
Memorial Library by Chancellor Elmer
Ellsworth Brown and the academic pro-
cession moved to the campus, where
the general made formal presentation
of the cannon, which is the gift of the
French government. It was accepted
by Captain Francklyn Paris, who said
that it would carry it's major lesson in
the thought that it was captured in a
war to end v<ar and would be symbolic
of danger which once threatened all
free men.
AS Marshal Foch, capped and gowned,
entered the auditorium he was given
a great ovation. The horizon blue of
his uniform could just be glimpsed
under the enveloping folds Of his gown
and his military boots were plainly
seen. He was soldier and academician
at one and the same time: DR.. Arthur
n. Mason grand marshal Of the Univer-
sity, initiated the formal ceremonies.
The degree was conferred by Chan
cellor Elmer Ellsworth Brown. General
Charles Sheriff., chairman of the COM
mittee, in introducing Marshal Foch to
the university, referred to him as ga
great general who commanded a great
army and was called from the profes-
sor's chair to one of the supreme tasks
of history"
Replies in French
Marshal Foch, replying in French
which was interpreted by Colonel
Frank Parker, said:
81 arm deeply honored and touched
by the degree which has been conferred
on me this afternoon by this celebrated
university, a center of art, science and
general intellectual development. But
far beyond the intellectual efforts of
this university is its moral effort re-
sulting from the spirit of patriotism
fostered here. This is expressed
through the four thousand alumni gone
from this center to the war, of which
400 rest(i in the soil of France. These
figures speak eloquently of the spirit of
this university and give clear prophecy
of it's future. For these reasons I am
particularly happy to be here to-day
to become part of this university
and | want to express my gratitude
and happiness at being here and being
taken into this great school"
Robert Underwood Johnson read tc
Marshal Foch poem of his own com
position. One of the~verses was:
Over the autumn sea
He comes, our own to be:
a man in every part
Or mind, soul, or heart:
lie. from the tyrant's rod
Who saved our smiling sod
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