The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-11-14
TO PRESENT PREsDENT-ELEcT
His Boyhood Home at Columbia
for a "Wfnter" Residence.

LOT q "lutSF nSoAOSASes
Columbia, November 1O:-A COM
mittee of citizens left here this af-
ternoon for Princeton, to lay before
President-elect Woodrow Wilson the
wish of the people of Columbia that
he make this his winter" residence.
AS part of what the Columbia
people offer, the committee will tell
Governor Wilson that his boyhood
home, on Hampton street. has been
obtained and will be presented to
him if he will come here. He can
reside in the house of his youth, en-
deared to him by recollections OF
his early days.
The committee representing the
citizens, consisting of Capt W E Con-
zales, Mayor w H Gibbes, DR. sc
Mitchell, president of the University
of South Carolina; State Superinten-
dent of Education ] E Swearingen
and Mr. James Woodrow, a cousin OF
Governor Wilson, left here tonight
over the Seaboard for Princeton.
They telegraphed to New York for
Messrs E W Robertson, W D Melton
and August Kohn, who are there on
business, to join them at the homeSof
Governor Wilson tomorrow, to urge
Columbia's claims upon him.
As stated, the people Of Columbia
have secured an option on the boy
hood home of President-elect Will
son, where mis- father, lived while in
Columbia, and will purchase and
present this to him if he makes this
his winter" residence.
This home is a typical Southern
cottage and stands in beautiful
yard in one of the most desirable
residential sections of the city and
just opposite the Colonia, hotel.
where ample accommodations could
be found for the army of newspa-
per correspondents and officials who
would accompany the President.
1t is three blocks away from the
home of Mrs Felicia B Woodrow,
the favorite aunt of the President
elect.
There is every reason to believe
that the proposal to make this his
winter" home will be received with
favor by Governor Wilson. This
idea was advanced when the New
Jersey Governor was here as the
guest of the South Carolina Press
association, by President August
Kohn, " no at that early date, proph-
esied Governor Wilson's elevation
to the Presidency of the United
States; he said then that Governor
Wilson had intimated that If his
prophecy came true he might make
Columbia his winter" residence.
Immediately after his election to
the Presidency last Tuesday, the
people of Columbia set about to
make this reality. They secured
an option on his boyhood home and
sent the strongest committee possi-
BILE to Princeton to lay the matter
before him.
The strongest argument to be
presented to Governor Wilson is, of
course, sentiment, but Columbia is
an ideal place for the winter capt.
tai" of the United States. Its eli
mate is delightful and it is easily
accessible to every part of the coun-
try. President-elect Wilson has
many kin people here and many
friends, and it is believed that Co.
lumbia has a good chance of secur-
ing his consent to make his win
ter" home here. An effort will be
made to have him commence making
this his winter" home here right
this coming winter. The result of the
committees efforts will be awaited
with much interest by the people OF
the whole city and State.