The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-04

after cheer came from the Princeton stu
dents. First they gave the locomotive"
cheer with it's ''siz- -boom-bah'' for "Wil-
son." and then for Wilson and then i5r
Princeton They a1ternated this with
a laundering roar until the President
elect started away. Col. Spencer S. Cos
by chief aide to President Taft and
naval and military aide from the White
House accompanied Mr.. Wilson to his
hotel. There We're cheers along the way.
Greeted by Mcdonald
The first person to greet the President
elect and Mrs. Wilson on the steps of the
hotel was Capt "Bill' Mcdonald. the
aged Texas ranger and bodyguard to Mr..
Wilson during the recent campaign.
How are your exclaimed the Presi-
dent-elect and Mrs. Wilson at the same
time, as they stepped rapidly forward and
grasped Captain McDonalds hands. The
captain, who, it frequently is said in
Texas, is filed with so much lead from
shooting affrays in the ranger service that
he would, sink if ne went swimming, was
overcome with joy. He wore big felt
sombrero. an incongrous companion to the
silk hat of the President-elect.,s"I never
died happy il hadn't been here today"
SAID Captain Bill, as he walked arm in
arm into the hotel with Mr.. Wilson.
The President-elect found the corridors
alumni, wearing orange and black ros-
ettes The Wilson's went Immediately to
their suite on the fourth floor of the
hotel, where John w. Wilson. a cousin of
the President-elect, and score OF rela-
tives We're waiting to receive them.
Marshall Pays Call
The President-elect had been in his
rooms but few minutes when Vice Pres
ident-elect Marshall and Mrs. Marshall
called to pay their respects. Is
Mr.. Wilson's three and half hour trip
from Princeton to the national capital
seemed like a moment to him he said. He
found aboard the train which the students
had provided especially for him every
comfort and convenience. They had In
vited also some of the intimate friends OF
| the Wilson fami and the latter found
themselves in q home like atmosphere all
the way.
Mr. Wilson sat in the rear parlor car
with his family, chatting most of the time
with his friends. Col. Thomas H. Birch,
PERSONAL aide to Mr. Wilson as governor
of New Jersey, appeared for the first time
| in gold braid uniform. 1t was one of the
rare occasions when Mr.. Wilson was ac-
companfed by uniformed aide, and he
was somewhat uneasy over it. When his
chief came into the smoking compartment
the colonelsrose ceremonously.
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good naturedly. I'm nobody yet
1t was a happy family group on the
train. With Mrs Annie Howe. a sister
of the President-elect, who joined the
party at West Philadelphia, came her
daughter, Mrs. Perrin Cothran, and
granddanghter, Josephine. The Cothran
baby is a favorite with the President
eject Little Josephine was the object OF
much attention from the family. and when
the train stopped at Baltimore she oc-
cppied conspicuous place at the window
from which vantage point she struck up
an immediate acquaintance with the
crowd.
Bands We're playing. soldiers were
marching from incoming trains and thou
sands of visitors in holiday array were
parading the capitals streets under a
brilliant sun and cloudless sky today
lawaiting the arrival of Woodrow Wilson.
SO heavy was the traffic on all railroads
converging into the capital that many
trains were late delaying the arrival Of
thousands of visitors and participants in
the inaugural parade, but weather condi-
tiuns augured well against any serious
congestion, and by tomorrow morning
every organization of military and civic
bodies that Is to join he inaugural page
Liant will have arrived. 81.
The arrival of the new President and
his family attended by $50 students