Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-02

PRINCETON. n. J.. March Thou.
sands OF the home folk OF Princeton and
with them the students Of Princeton Uni.
versty gave Woodrow Wilson a farewell
demonstration tonight. as they bade him
Godspeed to the White House
1t was a unique tribute to the man who
after twenty-seven years of residence in
| the historic town. had been elevated to
| the presidency of the United States. in
that both students and townsfolk joined in
cheering him. 1t was the first celebra-
ton in which town and gown mingled
in such great numbers and with so much
enthusiasm.
A brass band. glare of fireworks and
continuous cheering brought the Presi-
oent-elect to the door Of his bungalow
just as the procession of students and
residents turned the corner Of Cleveland
.ane. marching by the house where Gro
yer Cleveland lived and died.
Didn't Mind the Mud.
The streets were muddy but the march,
ers trudged merrily along. When thew
reached the Wilson home a great cheer
went up. c. S. Robinson, a republican
and A. 8. Leigh, a democrat bore a silver
loving cup. Col. David NJ. Flynn pre-
sented 1t in a brief speech. The presi-
dent-eiect stood on a box just outside the
his fellow-townsfolk
The President-elect said he meant to
enjoy the three days between his resio-
nation Of the sovernorship and tnahxura-
tlon day, In which he was "a plain and
untitled Citizen" not because he had no
particular responsibility. but because Of
the "reminiscences of the years that had
preceded. 49,
Il want You to believe me- he. ra;a
when ! say shall never lose the con-
very poor President IL I did lose n
have always believed that the real root
ages of patriotism were local. that thav
resided in ones consciousness of an in.
innate touch with persons who were
watching him with a knowledge or his
character iis
To Be One of People.
You cannot love a country ahstrao,,,,
you have got to love it concrete,v Won
have got to know people in order tn love
them. You have got to feel as they do
In order to have sympathy with them
and any man would be a very Moor nh
lie servant who did not regard himself
F~-s " sHc NO man
can imagine how other people are think
ing' lie can know only by what is going
on in his own head, and if that head is
gestion with the heads Of people about
him ne cannot think as they think.
am turning away from this place
In body, but not in spirit, and / am
DOING 1t with genuine sadness. The
real trials Of life are the connections
you break, and when a man has lived
In one place as long as I have in
Prlhceton and had as many experiences
as ] have had here. first as an under
graduate, and then as resident. he
residence and to go into strange en-
vironments and SURROUNDINGS
Il have never been inside Of the
White House. and / shall feel very
strange when | get inside of it, /
shall think of this little house behind
me and remember how much more
familiar 1t Is to me than that is likely
to be. and how much more intimate a
sense of possession there must be in
the one case than in the other
one cannot be a neighbor to the
whole United States. / shall miss my
neighbors. | shall miss the daily con
tact with the men l know and by
whom 1 am known, and one of the
that your good wishes go with me-
Expects to Enjoy Tasks.
With your confidence and the con-
fidence Of men like you. the task that
lies before me will be gracious and
agreeable. 1t will be thing to be
prosld of. because I am trying to rep
resent those who have SO graciously
trusted me-.
An outburst of applause arose from the
crowd after the speech. Line was formed
| and MIR. Wilson shook hands for nearly
an hour.
| 1t was the climax of busy day for
Mr. Wilson. He had witnessed the inau-
guration of his successor In Trenton and
! spoken farewell to the members of the
| Legislature.
| The afternoon he devoted to packing
| Just before dinner all the Princeton mail
! carriers who have borne the heavy mail
| OF the President-elect since he first en-
| tered public life. came in d body to saw
goodbye. Friends called in a continuous
stream. Practically the whole town said
| good bye to him tonight and the fare