The Washington times., 1913-03-02
WILSON'S NIECE IS
IN COLLEGE PARTY
Tennessee School Sends Squad
of 125 Girls to View Parade
on Inauguration Day.

Miss Alice Wilson,, niece of the Rresi-
6ent-elect and rs of her college mates
from Belmont Seminary, Nashville,
Tenn, are in Washington today seeing
the sights of the National Capital and
preparing to view the inauguration of
the uncle of one Of their party as Presi-
dent of the United States rcxt Tuesday.
In their excursions through the city,
they have been taken repeatedly for
suffragettes, because the uniforms OF
the Belmont girls and Of the hikers
from New York are both brown. But
for General Jones' hikers wear brown
capes, while the Belmont girls wear
brown suits and hats.
Miss Wilson Arrives Today.
Because of the death of her maternal
grandmother. Mis- Alice Wilson. daugh-
ter OF. Jo5cph r. Wilson. who is can
didate for clerk of the Senate and is a
brother Of the President was un-
able TO accompany the Belmont bevy
on its special train from Nashville TO
Washington, although reservations had
been made for her along with the other
LIS. But the delay was only for one day.
and Miss Wilson arrived and Joined her
school chums today.
OF course, Miss Wilson, who Is eight
cen. a blond and decidedly attractive, is
rents and the officials Of the incoming
Administration. But she is not spend
ing all OF It that way. She Is rubber
necking" with her college, mates, among
whom she is quite, popdlar, and OF
whom she is very fond. She is in the
junior class at Belmont and expects to
return and graduate next year.
Belmont has put one over on all
other Southern colleges in making this
trip. The young women Travelled from
ehx -
from Washington to New York on a
special train. 1t Is the only special
train ever chartered by Southern
girls college for an inaugural trip.
OF course, most of the girls are from
the Southern States. There are twenty
see. and Mississippi has fourteen. But
New York. Colorado. New Mexico, ILL.,
nois. Missouri, Washington, Oklahoma
South Dakota, Iowa, Ohio, and Indiana
are all represented by one or more little
ladies In brown
The girls are just ''tickled to death
with Washington. Miss lone Brown.
one Of the college leaders at Belmont,
only regrets that she did not arrive In
time to see the "hikers" from New York
come down Pennsylvania avenue.
Il am not suffragette'' declared Miss
Brown. but | think it would have been
lots OF fun to see the army marching
down Pennsylvania avenue. They GER
tainly chose the right color for their
uniforms"
Visit Arlington Today.
The Belmont girls are determined not
to let any Of the points of interest in
Washington escape them before they
leave the Capital for New York. They
visited the Library of Congress last
evening. and reached the unanimous
decision that there are more books in
tta flo,
Belmont. They attended church this
morning and this afternoon visited
Arlington Cemetery.
Tomorrow morning they will visit Mt
Vernon, and on their return tomorrow
afternoon will be met by four big sight
city. Tomorrow night they will attend
the National Theater I'm body to see
Miss Billie Burke play "The Mind the
Paint Girl"
auguraI procession from the stand at
Market space, and Tuesday evening
they will, of course, see the fireworks
They leave Wednesday morning for
New York, where they will spend until
Saturday afternoon. seeing the sights
OF the great metropolis.
Steamer to Norfolk.
They will then go TO Norfolk by
steamer. spend a day there, and take
a special train back home" Sunday
afternoon. arriving at Nashville and
dear old Belmont" carly Tuesday
morning,
Mrs. Roberta T.. Borden of Arkansas:
Miss Louise Wheeler, of Kentucky; /;
Miss Alberta Cooper of Tennessee and
Miss Lillian Watkins. of Tennessee. are
chaperoning the party. The business
AFFAIRS are being attended to by a
"mere man." He is Charles Cason, field
secretary of the college and clerk of
the house of representatives OF the Ten
nessee general assembly.