Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
MARSHALL IN CITY,;
IS GIVEN WELCOME
TONAT|ON CAPITAL
Prominent Citizens Greet the
Vice President-EIeCt at
Union Station.
ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON
FOR A FOUR YEAR STAY
Committee, Headed by H. B. F.
Mcfarland, Escorts Him to Hotel.
PLANS TO MEET GOV. WILSON
Reception Will Be Accorded New
President When He Reaches City
Monday-Rules During
the Parade.
ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON
FOR A FOUR-YEAR STAY
Committee, Headed by H. B. F.
Mcfarland, Escorts Him to Hotel.
PLANS TO MEET GOV. WILSON

Welcomed to Washington by a delesa-
tion Of some OF the city's most prominent
residents. Vice President-eIect Thomas r.
Marshall of Indiana arrived this afternoon
10 make the capital his home for the COM
ing four years.
CARRYING out the idea of Thomas Mel
son Page. chairman of the reception COM
mittee of the inaugural committee, and
other members of the committee. that in
view of the fact that the President-elect
and the Vice President-elect are to be the
city 8 most prominent citizens for four
wears, welcome should be extended to
them at the city's gates a subcommittee.
headed by former District Commissioner
Henry B. r. Macfarland, met the Vice
President-elect on his arrival at Union
station and conveyed to him the greetings
OF residents of the capital.
Representing the city in the group of
men in public life who met the Vice
President-elect were legislators. senators
as we'll as representati- es, scientists,
lawyers. clergymen. bankers. newspaper
men. men engaged in commerce and the
various other activities of the city's life.
There was no speechmaking. Mr.. Mac
farland and the other members of the
committee greeted Gov. Marshall in an
informal. conversational manner. assur-
ing him in the simplest possible way that
the city was glad to welcome him. and
he responded in similar informal man
ner. expressing his pleasure at the pros
pect of his residence here. and his thanks
for the courtesy OF his welcome.
The crowds cheered Gov. Marshall as
ne passed through the depot with Mrs.
Marshall, and entered the waiting con-
veyance, accompanied by members OF the
reception committee. who escorted him
20 the ShOreham Hotef. where he Will
reside for the next four years.
Old Acquaintances Renewed.
AS soon as the Vice President-elect
arrived at his future home. members
of the Indiana delegation. with whom he
IS to dine tonight, and many other per-
sons in public and private life called
upon him and upon Mrs. Marshall. to
renew old acquaintances and to begin
new ones.
The reception committee met by pre-
arrangement at the presidential room
at Union station at 1.30 o'clock and
Chairman Macfarland went out to the
train platform and brought Gov. and
Mrs. Marshall into the room, where the
informal greetings took place, with the
much talked OF democratic simplicity"
The committee to receive the Vice
President-elect on behalf of the citizens
of Washington was as follows: Henry E.
f. Mactarland, chairman; Senator John
W. Kerns. Senator Robert l.. Owen, Sena-
tor Claude A. Swanson, Senator Morris
Sheppard, Representative Lincoln Dixon.
Representative John j. Fitzgerald, Repre-
sentative James Hay, Representative X.
j. HObson, Representative w. S. Eam-
nond. Representative Joseph T. Johnson,
Representative Henry T. Rainey. Repre-
sentative ". r. Smith. Representative u.
y. stephens, Representative Edward w.
Saunders. Representative William E. Will
son. Alexander Graham Bell, Louis Ben
nett, f. c. Graham, William u. Hoover,
John Z. Henderson. jr.: DR. Ralph Jen-
kins. District Commissioner John A.
Johnston. Robert Lansing. r. V. Oula-
han. Walter s. Penfield Henry Cleveland
Perkins, Myron NJ. Parker, Rev. G.
Ernest Smith, James Brown Scott. DR..
W lillian Taylor Thorn. George Truesdell,
Ropert Woody and Simon Wolf
Plans to Greet Wilson.
Meanwhile, throughout the city. final
prepa rations for the Inauguration were
taking place. II was announced today
by Thomas Nelson Page. chairman of
the committee which will go to Union
station Monday afternoon 10 receive
Pres!dentelec Wilson on his arrival
here, that members of his committee ar.
expected to assemble at the presidential
room at Union station Monday after
noon half an hour before the expected
arrival of the President-elect's train.
Gov. Wilson's train is scheduled to
leave Princeton at II O'Clock Mon
day morning, and il is said at
Union station that il is expected TO
arrive in Washington at 3:45 Monday
afternoon. Committeeman are therefore
asked by the chairman OF the reception
committee to be at Union station. in the
presidential room. at 3:l5 Monday after
noon. 1t is stated that because of the
large number OF men composing the COM
mittee, the chairman cannot communi-
cate with each one individually as to the
time of the arrival of the train and they
are therefore expected TO inform them
selves on the afternoon OF March as tC
Whether Gov. Wilson's train is running
on schedule or behind time, and to bt
at the station half an hour before its
arrival
The committee which will meet the
PTesident-elect is as follows. Thomas
Nelson Page. chairman: Theodore w
Noyes. vice chairman: H. Prescott Cat.
ley. secretary: Senator Charles A Culber
son son Senator Thomas P. Gore. Sena-
r.. MARITIME. Senator Lee S. Oyerman
Senator James A. O'Gorman. Sena
Tor Hoke Smith. Senator John p
Thornton and Senator John Sharr
Miiiiains. Representative A. s. Burleson
Representative Henry d. Clayton. Repre-.
sentative Henry ID. Flood, Representative
T. :. Henry. Representative o. NJ lanes
Representative William A Jones. Rem
resentative Gordon Lee. Representative 4
NJ. Palmer. Representative Swagar Sher
ley. Representative j. L. Slayden anc
Representative Edward W. Townsend
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe. D. j. Callahan
Ira T. Bennett. Charles J. Bell. Adds b
BROWNE Il n
Wis. Edward II. Droop. Rear Admira
George Dewey. John Joy Edison. Charlie.
&. Glover. Right Rev. A. Harding, Justic,
A y. Hagner. Rudolph Kaufman
FRANKLIN Lane Blair Lee, j. X. Mclean
Gen. Nelson \. Niles, John A. McIhenny
George y. McLanahan. r. Ross Perry
tuno II. Rudolph. Arhur Peter. Rev
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