Evening star., 1923-07-06
GEN. G0URAUDLkYS
WREATH UPON TOMB
French Leader Silent in
Reverence Before Grave of
Washington.
By 4 Star Correspondent.

great American general today when
Henri Joseph Eugene Gouraud, the
| strategist who led in the Champagne
| offensive. bowed his head before the
tomb of George Washington.
| Il am proud" he said as he placed
a wreath of black orchids upon the
bier of Americas father. ito have
served my country as you. George
Washington. served your country"
Then. reverently crossing himself,
he stepped from the tomb.
Memorial Rites Held.
| The pomp and military glitter that
had marked Gen. Gouraud's depar-
ture for the Marine Corps base here
from the Washington navy yard
| aboard the Presidents yacht May
| flower gave place to solemn memorial
ceremonies as the ship raised Mount
| ceased as the Mayfiower's bell began
to toll slowly. and officers and crew.
guests and escorts, stood at atten-
| tion along the rail facing the home.
1t was the beginning of the cere-
the United States Navv observed upon
reaching Mount Vernon, and Gen.
Gouraud stood at rigid salute through
the sounding 81 taps and the playing
Of THE Star Spangled Banner" By
the time the Mayfiower's tribute had
drop anchor and the guests were
hurried ashore In giistening Navy
barges.
! Escorted to Tomb.
Gen. Gouraud was escorted directly
! to Washtngton's tomb. The gates were
opened and he alone stepped inside,
while generals of the Army and Ma
/ n q 1vrny ypA q .f hn a RI
high officials of the United States gov
ernment came to attention outside.
For fully three minutes Gen. Gouraud
| remained In the cold tomb, before he
deposited the wreath and spoke his
! words of tribute.
| From the moment Gen. Gouraud
reached the Washington navy yard he
was In the hands OF the Army. Navy
| and Marine Corps. A salute of nine
teen guns marked his arrival at the
wharf, and he was formally piped
over the side of the Mayfiower with
Secretary Of the Navy DENLY. Maj.
| Gen. Lejeune. commandant of the
Marine Corps. and Admiral Robert E.
| Coontz. chief of naval operations.
Already on board the vessel were
more than a hundred other officers,
! representing the highest rank in the
| nations lighting services. After be-
| house and the grounds of Mount Yer
| non Gen. Gouraud was taken back
aboard the Mayfiower and the jour
| ney to Quantico resumed.
! Marines Drawn Up.
The devil dog base here presented a
| never to- be forgotten view as the
Presidents yacht poked her nose up
to the wharf; Brig. Gen. Smedley D.
Butler and his entire STAFF waited on
| the dock. The United States Marine
Corps Band and the regimental post
| musicians of Quantico, 25S strong.
were drawn up and saluted the party
as II landed.
Up the concrete road to the govern
ment reservation marines stood at
attention on either side of the road
way until the party had passed, when
they fell in behind and escorted their
distinguished guest to the main
! parade ground.
Immediately after lunch the visitors
will review the corps expeditionary
force. Gen. Gouroud will have ample
! opportunity to see the devil dogs at
work in peace time, as he saw them
to Washington will be made in time
to reach the navy yard by o'clock.
Member. of Party.
Among the members of the party
which accompanied Gen. Gouraud were
Secretary Denby and Assistant Secre-
tary Roosevelt of the Navy; Admiral
Robert Z. Coontz. chief of naval
Dyson. Rear Admiral Luther E Greg
ory. Rear Admiral Benjamin F.
Hutchinson, Rear Admiral William
A. Moffett, Rear Admiral David
Potter. Rear Admiral John X.
Robinson. Rear Admiral William L.
Rodgers. Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss,
Capt. Luke McNamee, Maj. Gen. Lam
sing H. Beach, Mai. Gen. Frank w.
Coe, Maj. Gen. Frank Mcintyre, Mai.
Cen, George G; Richards, Brig. Gen.
Heintzelman. Col. e. Lester Jones.
John Lewis Smith and Watson B. Mil
ler of the American Legion; Gen. An
ton Stephan Of the Veterans of For
eign Wars. Capt. wagsaman of the
Maj. NJ NJ. Marcus and a party of
members of the 42d Division Assoeia-
tfon, the military and naval attaches
OF the French embassy. as well as
Gen. Gourauds personal staff and
charged with the arrangements for
the French generals visit in the Unit
ed States.
Task Before Allies.
Gen. Gouraud made his first public
statement on international questions
at dinner given in his honor by
Col. Dumont Of the French embassy
last night. He said the task before
the allies was to make Germany real
ize that she was beaten. otherwise
Germany will again become a menace
to the world.
Through widely dispensed
propaganda OF lies" he declared, "the
Germans contend that they did not
lose the war They must be brought
to realize that the events OF the
closing days of tho war prove that
they were beaten and beaten de-
4 gathering of high ranking off,
GERS of the Army and Marine Corps
heard tho generals utterances. They
included Maj. Gen. John l. Hines.
deputy chief of stan; Maj. Gen. John
rine Corps; Mai, Cen. Wendell Neville,
U. 8. NJ. c., and Maj. Gen. Robert C.
Prior to the dinner. Gen. Gouraud
told . story Of tho bravery of Amer
lean women during the war. Two in
particular. Miss Knott and a Miss
teen at Chalons and administered to
the wants OF the soldiers who had
Just returned from, the front. During
their activities, he continued, the
town in which they operated was
shelled and bombed, but this had no
effect on the work OF the American
when Gen. Geuraud recommended
war crosses for the bravery displayed.
the women declared they were un-
worthy Of them and pointed to tho
soldiers who had been fighting in the
front lines a. the real heroes.
The Frenchman. however. refused
to be moved by these explanations and
put the matter up to the men them
solves. A barrage of answers in the
Affirmative followed and the decora-
tions were bestowed. France" he
ss~.x;I he .