The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-27
French Societies Conspicu-
Gus in Day of Hearty
Demonstrations.
REVIEWS N. Y. GUARDSMEN
Plants Oak in Park, Dimes
With Consul and Attends
Theater Reception.

The strenuosity of New York's hos
pitality toward distinguished and much
admired guests was brought home with
emphasis to Marshal Joffre yesterday
in some fifteen hours of functions and
foregatherings. The marvel of it was
He was still going strong when they
carried him off to the Plaza and to bed
He began the day at 1880 A. NJ, at
tended a reception by the Colonie
FRANCHISE at the Seventh Regiment
Armory greeted the guests of Mrs.
Willard Straight in her Fifth avenue
home a little later planted an oak in
Central Park, lunched at the Union
Club. reviewed a provisional brigade
of the New York National Guard in
front OF the Army and Navy Club,
dined with the Consul General of his
country, NJ Liebert. and completed the
day by attending the formal reception
rendered to him in the Forty-ninth
Street Theater by Anne Morgan and
the Committee for Devastated France
seven functions, all except the dinner
at the Consul Generals. public and &C
companied by speechmalSing and con-
siderable strain for the Marshal.
Frances senior military genius was In
Jovial spirits when he began the day by
brcakfasting with Nine. Joffre and their
daughter. Mile. Germaine, In their suite
at the Plaza. The Marshal assured
Major L. 5. Grant Sd. u. S. ~, that he
was enjoying himself nagnificently in
New York
The Marshals first engagement took
him to the southern end of the Mall In
Central Park. where. in the Joan of Arc
grove, the American Scenic and Historic
Preservation Society. with Dr. George
r. Kunz president. was waiting for him
TO plant a pin oak. Park Commissioner
Gallatin received the Marshal's party,
with DR.. Edward Hagaman Hall and ].
Sanford Saltus. The pupils and teach
ers of the Joan OF Arc School, with
French and American flags, formed an
attractive background as the Marshal.
spade in hand. made hole for the roots
OF the tree, bowed all around and kissed
his finger tips to the thrilling children.
A little later, with Major Grant and
Ills staff the Marshal went to the Sew
enth Regiment Armory to receive the
wildly enthusiastic pIaudits of French
men and Frenchwomen living in this
city All the French societies were rep
resented. The Marshals brief response
to the address of welcome stirred his
countrymen and countrywomen to vocif-
erous delight.
An interesting incident of the day was
the reception by the French-American
Union for Open Air Schools at the home
Of Mrs. Straight, at 1870 Fifth avenue.
DR.. John III. Finley. president OF the
ch-American Union for Open Air
schools opened with short address OF
welcome The Rev. DIR. Henry Van
Dyke, former Minister to Holland.
aroused the audience to enthusiasm by
his plea for a proper understanding OF
France and her after-war problems.
Tributes to France and to the guest
OF honor were paid at the Union Clup
luncheon. Lieut.. Gov. Jeremiah Wood
Represented Gov. Miller, and among the
other speakers were Major-Gen. john
r. O'Ryan and Admiral Hilary +.
Jones. u. s. N, commanding the At
lantic fleet.
Marshal Joffre. speaking in French
Of course used this attractive phrase
"Of course, we are all brothers in the
great victory"
The French strategist had expressed
the wish to attend one military func-
ton while here and the National Guard
gratifed his desire by parading pro-
yislonal brigade while the Marshal,
very interested. very intent looked
down from a balcony of the Army and
Navy Club i'm Central Park Sonth. The
brigade of horse. foot. machine gun de-
tachment and artillery, was commanded
by Brig. Gen. George r. Dyer.
After the review the Marshal re-
ceived hundreds OF the guests. who in
Guided Lieut.-Gov. Wood. former Gov
ernors Charles S. Whitman and Alfred
H. Smith, Col. De Lancey kountze,
Major Creighton Webb Justice Francis
X Pendleton. Major-Gen. Robert Lee
Billiard. Admiral Jones. Commodore r.
p. Forshew. Capt. =. II. Vogelgesang,
Brig. Gen. Andre Brewster, the French
consul-General. Castor Liebert the
British Consu-General. Glostsr Arm
strong: the Belgian Consul-General,
Pierre Mali the Rumanian Consul
General. T. Tileston Wells, and the Jap
anese Consul General, *. kumasak
Major-Gen John i. Organ. Brig.-Gen.
Howard s. Borden. Gen. George A. Win
gate, Brig. Gen. Nelson "A. Henry, Brig
Gen. Oliver =. Bridgman, Rrig.-Gen
James Robb, Gen. Avery D. Andrews
COL Francis l.. Robbins. Col. William
Barclay Parsons. Col. Charles Hine.
fsieut.-Col Newbold Morris. Rear Ad-
rniral Livingston Hunt, Rear Admiral
Nathaniel Usher. Bishop William IT,
Manning, Ogden M. Reid Hamilton
Holt. Otto ". Kahn. Felix NJ. Warburg
Mortimer r. Schiff. X. a. c. Smith.
Rodman wanamalSer. Mary Roberts
Rinehart Police Commissioner En-
right. Major Almuth G. Vandiver
chairman OF the entertainment commit
tee OF the Army and Navy Club; Col
Franklin @. Brown. Col, George w
Burieigh and Col. Arthur II. Schermer-
horn
The principal events OF to-day arc
tho planting OF an oak al Grants Tomb
bv the Marshal in honor OF the CEN
tenary OF Grants birthday his visit to
New York University 70 unve!l bust
Of Grant nj the Hall OF Fame and a
banquet nj the Hotel Plaza BY the
Franco-Amcrica Society He has no
engagements for tomorrow and he sails
for France on Saturday aboard the
Celtic
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