The New York herald., 1922-04-25
|CITY GREETS JOFFRE
| AS AN OLD FRIEND
Marshal After Five Years
Finds Hearty if Quiet
Enthusiasm Here.
GETS CITY'S FREEDOM
Mayor Startles Visitor by
Reference to Martial Pol
icy in France.
CROWDS AT CITY HALL
Hero of Marne Kept Respond
ing to Greetings as Motor
Goes Uptown.
GETS CITY's FREEDOM
CROWDS AT CITY HALL

Marshal Joffre, accompanied by
Mime. Joffre and their daughter. Mile
Germaine came to New York yester-
Eday from Washington to be received
with the Highest official honors and
an affectionate welcome from the pub
/. lie. 1t has been five years, lacking a
few days, since the bulky figure of the
famous French commander who
stopped at the Marne the first German
drive. toward Paris-seven years and
eight months ago, 1t is now-passed
through the city on his way to appeal
for American troops. On that oc-
casion New York simply quit work
and jammed the streets to shout its
admiration. Yesterday the greeting
was quieter and there were fewer peo-
pie in the streets, but the note Of adj
n1iration and of high respect was
scarcely less palpable.
Arriving for five days round OF
ceremonies before he sails for France
next Saturday the Marshal received
taste yesterday of the social trials be-
fore him. Welcomed at the Pennsyl-
vania Station In the middle of the after
noon by representatives Of the Army.
the Navy and the State and city gov
ernments, and escorted to the City Hall,
where Mayor Hylan, In a speech that
made French eyebrows lift, presented
him with the freedom OF the city. the
"a oh hon 70 he a1 Dav
where he will stay while here, and
rested until 1t was time for him to
appear at the dinner given at the Ritz
Carlton last night by the American
Academy Of Arts and Letters in cele-
bration OF the tercentenary of Moliere.
IIe was enthusiastically greeted by
Americans and Frcnchmen at that af-
fair.
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The Marshal and his family and staff
cnme to New York from Washington in
a private car attached to a regular
Baltimore and Ohio train. arriving at
3:19 p vi. They were the guests of
Daniel Willard. president Of the road,
who was among the persons in the pri-
vate car. In the Marshal's party in ad-
dition TO Madame and Mademoisalle were
Lieut-Col. 1ssaly. chief OF stat to the
Marshal; MAYOR Davy, aide ee camp
Majo~ DR.. Meallein. personal physician,
and Major u. S. Grant Sd, u. s. A.. grand
son of President Grant. who has been
assigned by President Harding to act as
personal aide to Marshal Joffrc. The
journey from Washington was swift and
pleasant and the Marshal appeared to
enjoy 1t. In the course of general
conversation he said Ire probably would
never leave France again. that he had
seen about enough of the world and pur-
posed to spend the rest of his days In
the enjoyment OF simple pleasures. He
remarked, too. that he long ago lost the
feeling OF being a stranger in America
and that he had come TO feel curiously
at home in an alien land.
Upon tNe platform It the Pennsy,va-
MIA Station TO meet the Marshal were
Maj.-Gen. Robert l.. Bullard command
ing the Second Corps. ". $. A.. and his
staff Capt. c. IT. vogelgesang. repre-
se~t'nv .he Navy. podr,an Wr~amaker
chairman OF the Mayors committee OF
welcome, and Grover Whalen; Capt. r.
y. Tondon chairman Of the American
Legion reception committee, and Col.
George w. Burleigh. representing Gov.
Miller. The minute the train came to
4 stop Marshal Ioffrc was out of his
car and upon the platform. smile
lighting up his pink and white face and
Ills hand stretched out eagerly to meet
the handshakers thronging around him.
Nine. Joffre and Mile. Germaine, kept
IN the background. then went to tho
Hotel Plaza. avoiding the formaltics
that the Marshal had to meet.
Little Changed by Years.
There was II seemed, little difference
n his appearance from his former visit
Of five years ago. He is little whittier
Of hair and bushier of eyebrow. He Is
not quite so capacious in girth. At IL
he IL as vigorous. II would appear, az
he was at Sc. His uniform Is the same
the dart blue turic with the seven
golden stars OF Marshal OF France
upon the sleeves end a single straight
row of brrss buttons down the front:
haggy breeches of dark red. with
broad black stripe down the side: put
ices of a dark tan end tan shoes--the
old time uniform OF the French army
and one that Papa. Joffre. obviously.
clings to In preference to the smarter
horizon blue that F6ch wears. lie
carried walking stick of light yellow
wood and with a curved handle.
There was a few minutes Of greeting
upon the platform as the Army and
Navy people, the Mayors representa-
tivcs and Castor Liebert, Consul Cen
cral OF France In New York. greeted
the Marshal and shook hands with him.
and then the procession moved to an
elevator and so out into the rotunda of
the station. In another five minutes
they had the Marshal In Mr.. Wana-
makers car. the one that has hauled
so many celebrities about New York.
and were motoring him toward City
Hall, a string of cars following. In and
around the station were perhaps 1000
persons, who clapped their hands as tho
Marshal showed himself. Going east
ward In Thirty-second street and south
ward In Fifth avenue the Marshal found
other thousands waiting along the curbs
and he smiled and bowed frequently as
he paid his Acknowledgements. The pro-
cession turned from Fifth avenue into
Ninth street. where mounted police en-
tered the escort, and then to Lafayette
street and on south to the City Hall.
Mayor startles tho Guests.
Here was the biggest throng OF the
afternoon, perhaps 1000. and there was
hearty applause as the Marshal mounted
tho steps and disappeared within the