The New York herald., 1922-04-29
JOFFRE THANKS CITY
IN BEHALF OF FRANCE
Marshal Modest and Grateful
in Farewell Message to
New York.
SPENDS A QUIET FRIDAY
Sails To-day Under British
Flag, and May Get Un-
usual Salute.
SPENDS A QUIET FRIDAY

Frances senior Marshal. closing the
circle OF his swing around the world and
at the same time ending an extremely
active five days stay In New York. sails
on the Celtic, Liverpool bound, at noon
to-day. He will tarry briefly in Liver
pool and will go on with Mime. and Mile.
Joffre to Paris.
Ordinarily Frenchmen, believing in the
encouragement of French enterprise. go
down to the sea in French ships, and
the Marshals departure aboard British
liner Is something of an event, so much
so that the White Star Line calls at
tention to 1t with proper pride.
If Major-Gen. Robert Lee Billiard,
commanding the Second Army Corps.
has his way, Joffre will be honored by
the United States army In an unprece-
dented way, for Billiards. notion yester-
day was to give the veteran an outgoing
salute of all the guns his seven stars
entitle him to, nineteen.
Departing salutes are said to have
been so extremely rare in the annals OF
the army as to be virtually unknown,
but Joffre's peculiar fame--the some-
thing of unusual sentiment that hovers.
halo like, about his personality and re-
pute-prompts the army folk to go a
long way In honoring him.
Dictates His Valedictory.
Marshal Joffre expressed his pleasure
over his stay here by making formal
statement. He dictated this:
'I do not wish to leave New York
without expressing to the population OF
this great city my very deep gratitude
for the reception have again so happily
received at their hands.
''I had indeed retained an ineffaceable
remembrance of my stay in America In
1917, but the Indications of sympathy
and friendship which have again come
to me have proven conclusively that the
heart of America once won is never lost
$50 l carry away with me the con-
elusive proofs Of the faithfulness of the
American people in their friendships !;
and as cannot take for my own all the
indications of friendship that have been
mine, l consider the greater part OF them
meant for my country, and l would like
TO see In these the evidence and the
promise that the feeling of affection OF
your great country for mine is not in
danger of extinction. This assurance
gives me deep happiness.
Let then him whom you have had
the kindness to honor with the freedom
of your city, say to his new fellow citi-
zens a farewell pregnant with gratitude
and hope, confident that their hearts will
always beat In unison with the hearts OF
France whenever liberty and Justice are
threatened or In peril"
Visited by Col. House.
The Marshals day yesterday was
tranquil He stayed at the Hotel Plaza
all morning receiving callers. among
whom was Col. Edward M. House. The
Marshal said he and the Texan had
merely talked over old times"
At midday the three Joffres went to
the home Of Michael Gavin, IL East Six
ty-fifth street, for luncheon. Mr.. Gavin
is brother-in-law OF Erasmus G. Lind
ley, who, in turn, is brother-in-law Of
Joffres host In the United States. SAM
uel Hill. st. Paul. Mimi. railroad man.
After visit at the Gavin home the Jof-
fres motored to the home of Franklin d.
Roosevelt former Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy at 49 East Sixty-fifth street,
and paid a call. After this the Joffres
returned to the Plaza and Madame Jof-
fre and Mademoiselle Germaine disap-
peared down Fifth avenue on an adven-
ture dear to the hearts of women-shop-
ping. The Marshal, In his rooms. began
the task of packing up the odds and ends
of souvenirs and remembrances and cor
respondence that have come to him here
In New York, and to close, with his Sec
retary, certain correspondence he desired
to answer before sailing.
At o'clock, Mime. Joffre. with Made
moiselle, Major Davy, Major Mallein and
other members of the staff, went to tea
at the Cornelius Vanderbilts. but the
Marshal sent his excuses and pleaded
preoccupation with necessary tasks. Al
dinner the Joffres dined privately at the
Plaza. They had intended to visit the
Follies. but 1t was decided to spend the
final night here quietly.