Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-03

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President elect Woodrow Wilson
emerge from his hotel suite tomorrow
morning with a big placard hung on
mis- back, bearing the phrase, My busy
day" there isn't man in Washington
who would assert that he had Overesti-
mated the case.
Into the span of one short day he
must compress all the activities which
a hundred men have required winter
to outline, and he must carry it off
with ease and precision in order that
the people may realize that he is to
the manner born.
President-elect Wilson left Prince
ton, \. j.. with his family at II o'clock
this morning, aboard the princeton
special" which also bore some hum
dreds of Princeton students and alum
nj to Washington. Thomas Nelson
Page and a select group of members of
the reception committee on the inaugu-
ration will be at the Union station
when the princeton special" arrives at
O'Clock this afternoon.
Will Go to Hotel.
The Princeton student body plans to
form a bodyguard at the station until
MI Wilson's reception is over. After
President-elect Wilson and his family
have exchanged greetings with the To-
cal reception committee, the party, es-
corted by the Essex troop of New Jer-
sey cavalry and the Princeton students,
will proceed from the station to the
Shoreham hotel.
The chef at the Shoreham has been
lying awake o'nights, trying to concoct
suitable dishes with which to grace the
occasion. Reservations for other ia
bles in the dining room have been
booked for in advance of the dinner
hour for today, and by 8 o'clock half
of the feminine Washington is conf
IDENTIFY expected to be discussing the
number of Jumps of sugar each mem
Der of the Wilson family requires for
coffee. and whether it is true that Mr..
Wilson tucEs his napkin under his
chin
1t is even rumored that a syndicate
is forming to buy the twelve baskets
full of fragments to be gathered up
after the meal and to sell them for
souvenirs on Pennsylvania avenue the
next day.
Smoker on Bill, Too.
Mr.. Wilson is scheduled to smoke the
peace pipe at the New Willard hotel
! tonight. To that pace he will adjourn
| Immediately after the Shoreham hotel
dinner, and the smoker arranged to
| take place there in his honor is being
prepared by the men of Princeton uni
versity.
Prominent citizens of Washington,
prominent politicians from elsewhere
students of the University of Virginia,
| Mr.. Wilson's alma mater, and members
Of the local inaugural committee will
be guests.
| At $3.50 o'clock on the fateful morn
! ing of March 4, the joint congressional
committee will wait on President-elec
Wilson at the hotel and conduct him
to the white house. The Essex TROOP
| of New Jersey Musketeers will act as
| bodyguard. and the way will be lined
with sleepy headed Princeton and Viz
gina college men, who have been max
ing the night alive with sound since
the smoker
President-elect Wilson will ride in
horse-drawn carriage. Taft will re-
ceive him in person at the white house.
There will be no extended reception
there however, for it will be time to
start to the capitol
Major General Leonard Wood, chief
of staff of the United States army, and
his staff will escort President Taft and
the president elect who, as custom die
tates, will ride in the same carriage.
Seated opposite to them in the barouche
will be Senator W. Murray Crane, of
Massachusetts chairman of the joint
congressional committee in charge OF
the Inauguration day ceremonies. and
Senator Augustus O. Bacon, of Geor-
gia, ranking Democrat of the commit
tee. The ever present Essex troop will
be on hand as an additional escort.
Vice President elect Thomas r. Mar
81, will he i'm the second aria