The Detroit times., 1913-02-27
Pretty Little Lawrence, Cousin
Of President-elect, Will Con.
tinue Work in Mill
is QUITE COMMENTED
WITH LOT IN FACTORY
How Her Friends Know She Is
Related to the Governor
of New Jersey

LAWRENCE. Miss, Feb. Ell
everything goes along we'll in the
world OF textiles. Miss Margaret Viii
son. the pretty Lawrence cousin OF
Presidenteleot Woodrow Wilson. will
spend Inauguration day In one Of the
weave rooms OF the Aver mill. The
Aver IL one Of the great modern mill
buildings of the American Woollen
co.
Everybody In the Aver mill Is GER
tain that the winsome little weaver
rom the north Of Ireland Is lone or
the Woodrow Wilson's"
Margaret herself IL not SO sure;
anyhow. she makes no claims. sets up
no pretensions. abhors notoriety, and
positively will not write letter to
the president or any member OF his
family.
The Family Connections.
Her Lawrence friends know that
Margaret 10 q relative Of the next
president because:
% Woodrow Wilson 10 the grand.
son Of Judge James Wilson. an Irish
man OF Scottish descent. who emf.
grated IN 1907 to Philadelphia from
the County Down. In the north OF Ire
land.
(2) Margaret Wilson. OF Lawrence,
Mass, born at Belfast, in the County
Down, q little over 20 years ago. Is a
member Of the best known Wilson
family In the county. Her father ana
her six uncles learned shipbuilding
in all Its parts at the great yards OF
The Harland.WolfY company.
(3) Joseph Wilson, Margaret's late
father, when he came to America
vas obsessed with the idea OF locat-
ing branch OF the family which had
come to America early In the century
and which was supposed to have set
tied I'm the south" Woodrow Wilson
vas born In Virginia and raised In
Georgia.
"a Recent letters TO Margaret from
her folks In the old country, ex-
presses the belief that Gov. Wilson Is
descended from the same stock.
Miss Wilson was found at the home
OF her widowed mother In pretty
cottage at No. SO Knox-st.. In one or
he best neighborhoods OF Lawrence
Mother and daughter are employed
as weavers by the wolen company
Their little home is model OF neat.
uess.
Objects to Publicity.
~ should cut my hand of before
bothered oGv. Wilson. So far az
know, It is nothing more than gossip.
springing from a suggestion made In
a letter from our folks in the County
Down. 1t Is, perhaps, natural to sup
pose that, Of the same man. the same
faith and the same neighborhood. our
~cla ad M
wish ct all for the kind on fotoriety
they will give me at the mill.
The mother said:
We'll, Margaret. Certainly We are
not ashamed OF the name Wilson, or
he County Down. or our place in the
world. We owe nobody q dollar ana
we have no favors 10 ask OF the presi-
dent-elect any more than ne mas OF
u.s."
And the girl said:
Very well. then, but II | had my
way about II should ask TO give tho
same space 10 an article correcting
the false impression that has gone
abroad of living conditions In Law
renee.
IL make SIS week in the aver
min, and mother, employed m the
Wood MILL can do nearly as we'll We
live, a. YOU can see. In very nice
street Our neighbors are mostly
Germans, who own the houses in TINS
section--mind you. they are all mlii
workers-and In the summer this
whole neighborhood is beautifui
flower garden.
mot long ago saw something
about the other side of life in LAW
renee and the 'miserably-clad opera
tives.' For myself. | go to work In
working clothes. but these people who
write OF Lawrence ought to stand nj
the bridge of morning and see some
Of the girls we call foreigners march
ing to the mill In plush coats.
Works inaugural Day.
II expect to be at work on inaug-
ural day, although many weavers have
been let out lately because OF the
condition OF the market. Personally,
am glad OF the temporary depres-
sion, II that 10 what IL is, for need
rest
When Margarets father came over
he was headed for Newburyport ana
the shipyards he had been told were
"nourishing" there. Margaret was n
baby then. Joseph Wilson never re-
covered from his disappointment at
Newburyport He died while Mar
garet was still learning to talk
The Lawrence girl has twice visit
ed her fathers people In the north
OF ireland. A year or two ago she
was sorely tempted TO remain in the
County Down.
why didn't H." she says. We'll
like everybody else I am anxious
TO get q few dollars together. and /
find the best opportunity in Law.
rspce."
Two Railway Employees Injured.