Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-23
WELCOME OF MACON
GIVEN GOV. WILSON
ECLIPSES OVATIONS
eliminating Reception of En-
tire Georgia Trip Is Held in
His Honor by Hosts Of Cen
trail City
BY W. T. WATERS. JR.
star Correspondent.)

Especial Dispatch 10 The Journal1
MACON, Ga. April 1O.-Governor Will
son received the ovation of his whole
Georgia trip in Macon Saturday after
noon. He was met at the depot by a
large representative delegation OF Macon
citizens and escorted by them to the La
nier hotel. and later was the honored
guest OF Mercer university. and of that
venerated southern institution, Wesleyan
Female college.
Following his visit TO these two col
Ieges. which have helped to make south
ern manhood and womanhoOd famed and
honored. Governor Wilson held short
and informal receptian in the lobby OF
the hotel
The reception at Wesleyan was more
formal than either Of the others. 1t was
held in the parlors OF the main building.
and Mrs Wilson participated in it. The
program arranged for Governor Wilson
in Macon was rather a strenuous one Ar
irving at O'Clock. he was left TO have
lunch and rest without disturbance until
5 O'Clock. when he was taken 20 Mercer
university for a short address TO the
undergraduates OF that institution
HAS BUSY NIGHT.
From Mercer at o'clock ne went to
wesleyan. where he remained until 400
O'Clock At s O'Clock he entered the city
auditorium for his speech in Georgia for
the presidential primary on May 1. At
SIS O'Clock ne was escorted TO the Con-
federate bazaar at Volunteers armory. ad-
dressing the gathering there and incident
ally announcing The winner in the
queens contest for the approaching Con-
federafe reunion
From there he was taken TO the Dink-
Ter hotel. where he addressed the United
Commercial Travellers. at their annual
banquet. Then he retired for the night.
expecting TO be awakened at $50 Sunday
morning and take the train an hour later
for lone.
he viii arrive in Trenton Monday morn
ing Comprehensive though the arrange
ments proved 20 be. and rather formula
bic, too for the last day o IA strenuous
week. they manifested the general cor
dlality which Governor Wilson has in
spired in this part Of Georgia They we're
so ad-sirably arranged that they moved
without q hitch $3.50. =.
From the time the gentlemen OF the
Macon reception comEzittee met the gov
ernor's party az the depot until the last
speech was said. and the governor had
retired. there was no awkward stop In
the program
W W. Hackett. travelling passenger
agent OF the Central railway, accompa-
uieI the party from Savannah. r. l.. Nc
Kenney and W E Harold who for four
years was a student at Princeton. under
President Wilson. journeyed TO Gordon
Saturday 20 meet the party there and
escort Il into Macon.
Among the first 10 greet the governor
at the depot was Representative ]. II.
Hall. OF Bibb. whose home Is here.
AR Hall is the third and last Of the
announced gubernatorial candidates TO.
meet Mr. Wilson; Senator J. NJ. SlatOn
having met him at Albany and Way
cross. and T. 9. Hudson at Waycross.
L. l. Martin presided over the program
at the auditorium Saturday evening. He
presented Editor Mckinney. OF the Ma
con News. who made a brief eulogy of
the great Democrat and introduced Mr..
Wilson