Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-21
PRESIDENT MAY DECIDE
TO VISIT EXPOS|T|ONs
Receives Delegation of California
Women. Who Urge Him tn
Make Trip.
GIVE GOLD FOR WEDDING RING
They Present Executive With Petit
ton Signed by 100000 Names
Asking That He Go to Pacific
Coast on Honeymoon.
Especial 70 The rimes.Dispa,ch.

tSpeclai 20 The Times Dispatch
WASHINGTON. October 2o-Presi-
dent Wilson smiling an, happy. re-
ceivcd a smiling ana happy delegation
OF California women to-day who made
the long trip across the continent to
give him lump of -irg;n gold for his
wedding ring and 10 present - petition
from 100000 californians that he at
tend the two cXpoSiiiUnS on his honey
moon.
In their anxiety To have everything
just right, tho delegation kept the
president fifteen minutes by the clock
The President didn't mind. however,
ana said So SO il is said He thank ed
the delegation earnestly. and the dele.
cation quoted him as saying in regard
10 the gold for the ring: That's a
very good idea
In the delegation was Miss Altha aIc-
Cucn. aged eleven: Miss Esther Run.
Miss Dorothy Starr and Mrs GaiIlard
Stoney, secretary Of tn" Woman's Board
OF the san Francisco Exposition I'm
fortunately. the orange blossoms were
delayed in transmission, and did not
arrive in time to he presented 10 the
President. one of the delegation sur-
Mrs. Calf, plan in which the presi-
G-rt smilinEly acquiesced
President Wilson is understood to
have told the delegation that II. was
seriously considering visiting the cali
tornia eXpositionS before they closed
III December Mrs. Storey urged that
ne go, If only TO make flying trip
there and back without any stops
The President promised to consider it,
and II Is thought that he will adopt
such "a plan. Iuasmuch as tho invita-
tons all include Mrs. Gait. this pre-
siGes a wedding. before ThankSriving
VERY ANXIOtS T0 SEE
BEAUTIFUL ENPOSITIONS
According TO one of the visitors. the
President responded 70 the imrulsive
plea of little .Altha McCucn. the
youngest of tho party, who is only
eleven years Old. that he como 10 cali
fornia and bring Mrs. Gait with him.
as follows
There has never been a time when
| had to he urged to. go to California
am very anxious TO see the beautiful
! eNposltons. 1t has been merely a
question of finding time to go"
In addition to the gold for the we'd
ding ring, the delegation presented the
President with a piece OF gold quartz
taken from the Empire Mine. the oldest
in California. and fashioned like a rose
After seeing the Pres ideut the party
waited vainiy for the orange blossoms
10 arrive i'll time To present them TO
Mrs Gait before leaving for New York
early Tomorrow morning. The orig
inal intention of the party was to re-
turn directly To California but the.
pleas of the school girls on Mrs Stoney.
their chaperon, who is secretary of
the Woman's Board OF the San Fran
cisco Exposition, prevailed, and they
VIII 90 home via New York
The delegation posed for moving pie
lures after leaving the President Miss
McCucn. the baby of the party. stated
naively that she intended TO watch for
the Nlms If she had to go to the motion
pictures every day. The part, was en-
tcrtaincd at dinner at the Chevy Chase
Club tonight by Mr.. and Mrs j. A.
Emory. Of this city. formerly of San
Francisco.