The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1921-11-11
|FOCH WELCOMED
BY HARDING
Marshal Calls at White House,
Then on the Vice President
and Cabinet Chiefs.
VISITS WAsHINGT0N's TOMB
Attends State Luncheon at the White
House and Dinner and Reception at
French Embassy-Goes to Wilson's
Residence and Leaves His Gard.

WASHINGTON. - Marshal Foch was
formally welcomed to the United
States by President Harding, and from
the Chief Executive as we'll as from
other high government officials the
allied generalissimo received the ma
tion's thanks for his victorious leader
ship. From the people of Washington
he was the recipient of continuation
OF the hearty and noisy welcome ac-
corded him upon his arrival in New
York.
After a round of official calls that
included state luncheon at the White
House and stop at ex-President Will
sons home to leave his cards, Marchal
Foch motored to Mount Vernon and
repaid lie memorable visit of General
Pershing to the grave of La Fayette
by laying a wreath of roses, chrysan
themums and autumn leaves on the
tomb of Washington.
After the impressive ceremonies
there, Marshal Foch motored back to
Washington for the last function Of the
day, a reception at the French en-
bassy, that was attended by official
and diplomatic Washington.
Behind some very refractory horses
of the Third Cavalry that could not
seem to understand why they should
be taken from their corral at Fort
Meyer so early in the morning, Mar
shall Foch left his apartments at the
New Willard and motored to the White
House, where he was received by
President Harding, attended by his mil
itary and naval aides, in the Blue
Room.
With Ambassador Jusserand as in
terpreter, the President and the Hllied
commander conversed for some time.
The marshal received from the Presi-
dent the assurance that France held
high place in the heart Of the Ameri-
can people.
On leaving the White House, amid
the cheers of a great throng along the
driveway, Marshal Foch drove to the
capitol for formal cal! on Vice Presi-
Cent Coolidge, who told him during
their brief but cordi~l conversation
that he had saved both France and
America"
The next call upon Secretary
Hughes at the State Department, and
passing through the same building he
visited the offices of the secretary of
war, where, in Mr.. Weeks absence, he
was received by Assistant Secretary of
To;y rirh
office Of the chief of staff and called
upon General Pershing.
Women employees of the Navy Depart
ment grouped in front Of the building
sang the "Marseillaise" when Marshal
Foch and his staff arrived to call on
Secretary DENLY. When the marshal
entered the waiting room of the secre-
tary of the navy he was saluted by
Sergt. Major Thomas DOrney, orderly
to the secretary, who wore the blue
dress uniform of the Marine Corps and
his arms bearing the yellow stripes of
his rank and the "hash marks" OF many
enlistments, for Sergt. Major Dorney
was a marine back in Spanish War
days, twenty-three years ago. The
generalissimo quickly spied the decora-
tion of the Croix de Guerre which Dor
ney wore beside his World War Victory
Medal, with five battle clasps and other
campaign medals.
Marshal Foch said something to the
sergeant major in French, which Am
bassador Jusserand interpreted quick.
ly into English.
"The marshal says" said the French
ambassador, "those were stirring days,
sergeant major, when we were TO-
gether."
Dorney, tall, thick-set and square
jawed, with an appearance much like
that of Secretary DENLY when he wore
the Marine Corps enlisted mans uni.
form, saluted once more. He had
served with the Fifth Marines at Bel
leau Wood, at ST. Mihiel, Blarc Mont
Ridge and the Argcnne, and ''ad re-
ceived tie Croix de Guerr" from the
French government for his gall4ntry.