The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-28
Native City Tenders Ovation 10
tina President-Elect On Ar
rival Virginians Warm
in Welcome
ITS FINE TO BE
BACK HOME AGAIN"
Fifty-Sixth Birthday or Wilson
Is Also Celebrated Hello
Woodrow" is the POpu-
lar Greeting
Telegram by United Press.

Telegram BY United Press.
staunton, vau Dec. rs. This IA the
only town on the map today with C,oy.
erno Wilson spending his 5etb birth.
day anniversary here where he was
born. All Of the $4,000 Inhabitants Of
me town walked the streets cheering
MN as . hero, assisted by $4,000 Wis.,
TORS GOV Wilson enjoyed the ova.
tion with the keenest pleasure, espec.
laliy when he was greeted BY Frank
T. Ware, the old negro who toted him
about Gown first in baby carriage.
then containing a prospective presi-
dent-eleet. Ware was invited oh .he
stand in the seotion line with import.
ant citizens COT Wilson exchanged
anecdotes with oldSrieads and visited
DIR. N. Frazer now pastor Of Rev. Jo-
seph Wilson's church, where the gov
ernor will deliver speech tonight III
the place where he was baptized.
Virginia welcomed home last night
Gov. Wilson the eighth eg her native
sons to be chosen president of the
United States.
From the moment the president
elect crossed the state line AZ AIexan.
dria in the afternoon, after he had a
ten minute glimpse Of the national
capital, until 9 o'clock when he reach.
ed the little parsonage where he was
born fifty-six years ago, today the re-
ception given him was one OF great
enthusiasm, noisy demonstration ana
spectacular display Escorted by
troops Of cavalry, militia companies
and a torehlight procession, in which
practically the whole town particpat.
ed, the governor and Mrs. Wilson mo-
tored through the streets Of Staunton
to the home OF the Rev. Dr. A. N.
Frazer, pastor OF the Presbyterian
church. where the Rev. Joseph r. Will
son, father Of the presldent-elect, lived
in 1866.
With Mrs Wilson, the president.
elect paused for a minute on the iilu-
minated portico Of the house and
greeted Or. Frazer The band struck
up Dixie The governor turned and
waved his hat to the crowd and a
spontaneous shont Of welcome reas
the winter air.
''lt's fine to be back again. exclaim.
ed the presidentelect, as he stepped
indoors. Suffering still from the eff.
feots OF his cold, he retired immedl-
ately e the room in which he was
born, to rest for today. when the chief
program Of the jubilee viii be carried
out
Outside the crowds surged the
streets which We're alive with color
and flags and electrical displays. From
I far and near. native children Of Staun.
ton had come to greet their fellow
townsman Except for an informal
visit a year ago, Mn Wilson had moi
been here since he was three years
old.
Staunton was not alone in celehrat-
sng }he arrival in Virginia Of the dis
tinguished visitor B0niires hlazed ths
way fireworks shot across the skies
and red lights threw 4 festive glare a'
all stations along the route, thougl
the train glided by most Of them with
out stopping
Mrs. Wilson stood with her husband
on The rear platform Of tha train ann
enjoyed the demonstrations, too.
This is the real president-elect.
said Mr.. Wilson, as he introduced he
to the crowd at Alexandria a grea
, cheer followed. Senator Claude z
Swanson Of Virg MIA, Representative
Charles Carlin aud William A. Jone
Of this state got aboard at AlexandrI'
MT. Wilson was unable to speak q
amy Of the stops enroute. his nhysieia
forbidding unnecessary exeFtion q
Swanson explained this TO the CROW
al cnlpepper and Coz Wilson raise
his hat TO acknowledge the cheer
"Put your hat ON. caati0ned an age
Virginian on the fringe Of the grove
y Thank you very much, laughed Y