The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-01
STUDENTS TO ESCORT
PRESIDENT-ELECTON ON
INAUGURATION DAY
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tary and at the head of the civic or
ganizations.
Il will be delighted. That will be fine
exclaimed Mr.. Wilson enthusiastically
when the plans of the students were ex-
planned. He added that he wanted 10
reach Washington about o'clock In the
afternoon, so as to get a few hours rest
before the Princeton smoker.
Mr.. Wilson came to New York for
his usual week end OF diversion from Off
ner of the Round Table club, of which
he is a member. He planned to return
to Princeton tomorrow and will spend
Sunday there.
Regarding Cabinet Selections
President-elect Wilson does not feel
that he is limited in picking his cabinet
to the men who have been suggested TO
him by political leaders and friends OF
candidates.
While riding to Philadelphia from
Princeton to see a dentist, he read some
of the published reports today which
drew the inference that because he was
unab BILE in his conversation with the cor
respondents last night to remember off
hand who had been suggested for the
secretaryship of state besides Mr.. Bryan,
the selection of the Nebraskan was in
dicated.
There is absolutely no justification for
the deduction Mr.. Wilson declared. II
could not remember the names of men
who have been suggested for portfolios
other than the secretaryship of a few"
He said he had been tentatively max
ing a slate, adding: 81 certainly will moi
feel bound to confine myself to names
suggested rhe governor took occasion
to reiterate that Colonel f. NJ House,
an intimate friend, who is also close TO
Mr. Bryan. had gone to Miami, Fla,
at his direction. The governor has found
that he will have to give up several days
between now and Inauguration time for
trips to a dentist.
New York January 3l.-President-elect
Wilson reached here at O'clock today.
He had an appointment with tailor,
who will make him a new suit for the
Inaugural ceremonies Tonight he will
attend a private dinner at the Round
Table club of which he is member
The Round Table club, whose dinner
Mr.. Wilson attended, has been In ex-
istence between 10 and so years. but
Prof Brander Matthews, one of its
members. said tonight that not a line
had ever appeared in print about 1t.
1t consists of about 20 members. every
one of whom is eminent in some way,
in literature, public affairs or other
wise. Among them are the President
elect former Ambassador Joseph III.
Choate, John L. Cadwallader and DIR.
s. Weir Mitchell.
The members of this mysterious club
do not know who organized or what
were the circumstances leading to its
foundation. 1t has no officers, is not
incorporated or has no rules. For the
past 80 years it has met at dinner
on the first Friday of each month. It's
members. who live i'm different parts
OF the country, journey to New York
when that day comes. IT was the ar
rival of the dinner date which brought
the President t-elect here to-day.
No speeches are permitted at these
dinners. After the dinner proper is
over the members rcarrange themselves
and flow of table talk begins.
Governor Wilson, when asked today
if he intended going anywhere after
the dinner, replied, with some surprise,
"Oh, no. The talk is always so in
teresting that the whole evening is
taken up with it,