The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-28
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President-Elect Retires
Room of His Birth for
Good Rest
STRENUOUS DAY is D
NOW AHEAD OF Hill
One Round of Entertainme
Lasting Until Midnighk
Is Provided by the
Committee
BY II. W. VINCENT.
STAFF Correspondents.

Especial to The Richmond virgfnt
STANTON. VA, Dec. 27.
row Wilson, next president 0 m
United States, who left this
fifty-four years ago in swax1
clothes, is back home. and Sta11
is the proudest, hsppiest city iN
whole country. Tonight Mr. W1
sumbers in the same room VI
fifty-six years ago. son of a 1n9
Presbyterian preacher. he first
the light.
Bonires blazed welcome "a n
native SON from the time his HI
crossed the Virginia line until
reached the city of his birth aa3
every station enthusiastic plaud3f
waiting crowds drowned this
Of the train. Here, at the ci1mM
his journey. he found a receptions
could not have been more tut
had II been accorded king. t.
sands, packed so close that
could move, occupied every aNN1
leading TO the station, church
heralded the approach of the
bearing the hero Of fSe hour, u
played and people shouted themAq
hoarse, I'D
Meets Governor Mann.
At Charlottesville the two SpM1
cars from Richmond bearing Cor
or Mann and the State officials W&1
had been dropped from the
Richmond train, were attach4M#
the train from Washington, ana
Virginia executive extended 10x
greetings to the president-elect.
the train with Mr.. Wilson were
tors Swanson and Martin, Cones
man Flood and other distingul
Virginians and a score of neWnD
correspondents, and from Cha71o<
Vile to Staunton it was genial
lily party
AS elaborate as were the pref
tions for his reception the ~
detail of meeting and greeting
next president and transporting
to the house where he was born
brief-too brief for the assema
multitude, some of whom had N
patiently for hours and then T.
got a glimpse of him.
Greeted BY Mayor.
AS Mr. Wilson stepped from
car with Mrs. Wilson. Mayor 81
promptly stepped up unattended
welcomed them. Pale and wan r.
his recent illness the face of the
tinguished visitor Frightened A
acknowledged the mayors co4
greeting and Mrs. Wilson be-
upon the official.
With the four secret service
obtrusively following, Mayor Wave
corted his distinguished guests t0
waiting automobile--a big tnN
car considerably made almost
tight to protect Mr.. Wilson fron1
sible draught. Governor ManIa@
the other guests were rYomntE
signed automobiles and carriax13
without loss OF time the partX
whisked away to the manae.
torchlight procession followed
but MIR. Wilson had becono
oughly reintroduced to his uld
before the vanguard OF the
thusiasts had arrived.
At "Home."
DIR A. NJ Fraser. a succexSN
his father at the First preabyt
church, and his host during hi1
here. greeted him on the st4n1
the old manse aud escorted h11
side. while thousands OF inte&
spectators looked on. The r0t
the procession was through
fianiSed by pillars of snow tn
entwined with garlands OF greeM
linked by endless chains OF ~
lights-a great white way AZ
passing splendor.
State and national flags ~
every conceivable vantage point
ness houses and residences arG
with bunting and ablaze with
Staunton started with a dcterM1
to make Woodrow Wilson prn
call this town home and kQ
doubling virginians that.
how to uphold the Virginia m
hospitality and 1t is making G0e
the jump.
Train 10 Delayed.
The train from Washingtoa
the president-elect, an hour
rived ats:30. The band stati0ne
depot was disooursing sDfxtG
as Mr.. Wilson alighted fruu
1t struck up Garry Ne BM1G
Virginia"
Accompanied by the rnAS6
was first to welcome him ba6
and under cover Of four s&&
vice men, Mr.. and Mrs. W1
escorted to big touring CktA
ing them, through cord0ns ~
men standing at present Ar1
Few Get Glimpse of H1
Though thousands banked
avenue leading to the stMt
many had waited for hours ~
ing cold. few caught q gliniI
man they had assembled
The automobile was closed 1i3
ilanked by mounted pcl4
whisked away to the PrQ
manse. the torchiight process
ing along In the rear
Governor and Mrs. Mann
specially invited guests f0yx
car containing the ryGNy
through the brilliantly LINN
and spent half hour N5&fS
the manse. ny $50 thA 4
ed g,iess had bsen cosast <IM1
to his own devices vt<