Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-03

| today for Washington to become Presi-
dent of the United States tomorrow. Mrs
| wilson, their three daughters, the Misses
! Margaret. Jessie and Eleanor and an
| escort OF $50 Princeton students accom-
| panied him.
| The longest special that has ever rolled
out of Princeton carried Mr. Wilson and
| his family and their escort away. AS it
| pulled out the President-elect stood on
| the platform of the last fourteen cars.
| Silk hat in hand, he looked down on
| mass of futtering handkerchefs and ban
| ners.
Wilson Joins in Singing.
The smile on his lips vanished as the
train gained headwaH and his lips were
moving. The crowd at his feet heard him
Join in the singing of the college anthem:
Her sons shall give while they shall live.
Three cheers for old Nassau.
! As the train disappeared Princeton saw
him still standing uncovered, his silk hat
waving rhythInically to the chorus of the
| song.
Long before the hour set for Mr.. VIII
| sons departure the students were troop
| Ing from the campus through Blair arch
| to the station. They gathered nearly a
thousand strong, those departing and
| those remaining behind, around the long
| lIllS Oh steel cars. Inc tOWnSmen were
| there in greater numbers. A crisp, sharp
wind that set the banner fiuttering mer-
| rily, and the great flag over Nassau Hall
cracking. chilled the crowd, but they
waited till he arrived without murmuring.
Poses for the Photographers.
| 1t was 1890 o'clock when the President
elect walked out the front door of his
home with Mrs. Wilson on his arm and
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later they reached the station. Three au-
| tomobiles carried the President-elect and
party from their home to the station. Mr..
| Wilson was wearing his new silk hat,
| purchased especially for the Inaugural
| ton. and his glasses. He posed for the
photogra piers before he was whisked
| away.
| The bright sunshine took away none of
! the sting Of the breeze. and the Presi-
| dent-eect buttoned his black overcoat
| tightly about him.
great cheer went UP when the cars
reached the station. Almost before Mr.
Wilson had gained the platform dozen
hands were outstretched to grasp his.
Before he had taken two steps the town
| of Princeton was filing by, wishing him
Godspeed and all manner of good luck.
This kept up until his arm was tired
| Smiles at Each Cheer.
AS the President-elect stepped aboard
the train the students gave him loco
motive" yell That was the beginning of
a long series of yells. The President
elect smiled at each cheer, said that he
wished he could give as good cheer in
return and joined in some of the college
songs.
After thirty minutes of cheering, hand
shaking and singing a leather-iunged
| x.,tr cd 10 he in har
of affairs, grabbed a megaphone and
gave the order 'All aboard" The three
locomotives attached to the heavy train
began putting, the long line Of cars inched
slowly out of the yards. the wall Of stu
dents uncovered and 800 voices Joined i'll
| ''Old Nassau
| OFF came the silk hat from the Presi-
dent-elect's head, he stepped near the
edge Of the platform and thrust his hand
| far out, waving his hat as he sang
Twenty-Five Pieces Of Baggage.
After ne had passed from the gaze Of
the crowd they still saw his right hand
protr,sing from the side Of the train and
grasping his new silk hat with its white
lining gistening In the sunlight.
| In the baggage car Of the special were
| twenty-five suit cases, grips and trunks
belonging to the Presd dent-elect and his
party. On the personal baggage Of the
next President was written, in his own
handwriting Woodrow Wilson. White
| House." There was no other address and
Mr.. Wilson laughingly let it he known
that ne considered this quite sufficient.
The only thing that seemed to annoy
| the President ELECT was his high hat. He
has repeatedly said he would never wear
one when he could avoid it. This was
the unavoidable occasion.
Princeton's History Added To.
Another page was added to the history
of Princeton when it sent forth Wood
row Wilson to the White House today.
Just century ago, James Madison one
of the early graduates of Princeton. was
inaugurated President of the United
States. The little town also saw much
of George Washington when he received
the thanks of Continental Congress for
his services during the revolution. The
Congress had been meeting in Nassau
! Hall, the principal building OF the COL
lege. Not until the close of the nine
teenth century did Princeton receive any
OF the nations presidents, when Grover
Cleveland. the last democratic President.
came here to spend his last years. and
was elected a member of the board of
trustees over which Mr.. Wilson as presi-
dent Of the university presided.
Forecasts Pleasant Weather.
| PHILADELPHIA, March 3.-President-
elect Wilson forecasts pleasant weather
for his own inauguration. The canvas
! back of his razor strop, which he calls
IAN infallible barometer" was quite limp
today and it usually is stiff, he said, when
rain or inclement weather is in sight
| The President-elect delivered this FORE
! cast with smile as he received the cor
respondents in his car Just before reach
ing Philadelphia. Mr.. Wilson outlined his
plans for tonight saying he would make
a brief call President Taft with Mrs
Wilson, but did not expect to see any
other official folk. Besides the family
dinner. Mr.. Wilson said he would 20 to