The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-01-01
VISITS OLD Rome
PRESIDENT WILSON IS EARmg
WELCOMED TO
THE CITY OF His BIRTH

staunton, Va, Where the Pres36eak.
Elect Was Born, Gave Hln q
Grand Reception. as Dsd Al That
Part OF Virginia Hs Pseeea
ThrouSh 20 Get There.
Virginia welcomed home ca Friday
night Governor W;lsonsthe eighth Of
Der native cons to be chosen Press-
dent OF the United States. It was Q
great ovation 70 the distinguished
gentleman from the start to the eaA
Of his journey IN the State Of his na-
tiTtty. All the people vtea With eses
other in honorins him.
From the moment the nreei6eae-
elest elossed the State line at Aiea-
ardria i. the afternoon, after he has
a 10 minutes glimpse Of the national
capital, until 8 O'Clock Friday night
when he reached the little parsonage
At stauntoa where be was born Sc
years ago last Saturday. the rece7-
ton given him was one OF great eo-
thusiasn. noisy and spectacular Dis
play.
Escorted By troops Of cavalry. rn!li-
tia companies and torch light pro-
ieessicn in which practically the whole
:own participated. the governor and
Mrs. Wilson uotored through the
streets OF Staunton to the homo OF
the Rev. Dr.. 4. N. Frezer, pastor Of
the Presbyterian church where tse
Rev. Joseph r. Wilson. father Of tie
president-elect. lived IN 1855.
WITH Mrs. Wilson, the president
elect paused for q minute On tho T.:
Illuminated portico OF the house snd>
greeted DR.. Frazer. The band struck
up Dixie" the governor turned eo&s
waved his hat to the crowd and Q
spontaneous shout Of welcome echees
in the winter air. "It's nne 70 be
back again." exclaimed the president.
elect" "a he stepped indoors. -
Suffering etill from cold. no se-
tired Immediately to the foom IN
which he was born to rest Tor the
next day. when the chief program Of
the Jubilee was carried out. Outside,
the crowds surged through tie streete
which we're alive With color and aass
and electrical displays. Prom fat
and wide, native children OF Staun-
ton had come to greet thei, fellow.
|townsman. Except for an informal
visits year ago, Mr., Wilson had not
been there since he vas three years
old. -
Stanton was not alone IN ee}ehsas-
Ing the arrival IN virg.nis OF the dis
t.ngu.shed visitor. BonAres biased
the Fay. Ere works shot across the
skies and red lights threw g festive
glare at all stations along the route.
tthoush the train glided By most OF
them without stopping.
Mrs. Wilson stood With her shes-
band on the rear platform OF the
train: and enjoyed the demonstrattens
too. This 30 the real president
| elect, sag Coy. Wilson as he intro
duced her to the crowd at Alexandria
| A great cheer followed.
Senator Claude A.. Swanson o.
Virginia, Representative carlin and
Representative william a. Jones es
Virginia got aboard at Alexandria.
Gov. Wilson was unable to speaR ct
| aaycs the stops en- route, his Dhyst-
! clan having forbidden unnecessary
exposure. senater+Swanson explain
ed this to the crowd stCuipepper and
Gov Wilson raised htsS hat 70 &C
! knowledge the cheers.
Put .yspHshat sionet al
aged os the
uueh."
SsShe tooa 40
xard instead.
:ssT1 the crowd.
soes 1t feel to be back IN
virSnIa?" ard LET ne touch the
tips os your fingers" Hello. wooc
row" and series OF salutatsons ~efs
directed at the president-eleet 90 DO
bent from the platform OF the train
and endeavored to greet as many OF
| the crowd individually ss he could.
The governor did not respond to
tany OF the many cries for e speech.
1.-The crowds were good natured aas'
did not insist. II must cay they are
very generous in taking the thing as
they do," he said to National Chair
n.an WilliamsF. AeConbs, who ssooA
beside him on the platform.
II was at Manassas that the frss u
the series OF bonares along the route
cracked a welcome. The governor
peered from his staterooa ct tse
Ares along the way. as this the
Fourth Of JulJe" he querted &c esA-
non roared and sk7roekets s}es0ed
I at Orange.
Another display OF Fireworks ear
1T Gordonsvi.ie, but the biggest
crowd OF all pressed around the trasa
! at Charlottesville. whe-e' Gov. and
| Mrs. Mann and a delegation from
Richmond Joined the party. Ar.sT!+
| son again reached down into tie
crowd ana shook hands.
Harry Smith Jr., and Speaker K. 3.
! Bird OF the house Of delegates, eosh
of them classmates OF Gov. Wilson st
! the University OF Virginia, greeted
the 27esident-elect. He thanked them
! warmly for their ecorts n his beasis
IN the preconYention campaign. 20
! seph r. Willard. formerly lieutenant
I governor. OF Virginia, had his private
;. car attached at Charlottesville end
the party Of former Virginians vhe
iucrea sed to nearly 100 BY the. tt1s
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