Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-05-28
WILSON GIVEN
Great OVATION
No President Ever Before so
Acclaimed in New York.
Sees PARADE; reviews FLEET
Declares at Banquet America Asks
Nothing For Herself Except What
She Can Ask For Humanity.

The greatest ovation ever given to
a president of the Unrted States was
accorded President Woodrow Wilson
when he came ashore in New York to
review tie naval parade.
Hall million persons, who turned
OUT despite the wind and rain, tren-
ziedly cheered and waved their hats,
and as the brass bands from the bat
tleships in the harbor crashed out
martial music, the demonstration
passed all bounds.
Afterward Joseph Tumulty, the Sec
retary of the president, said:
"The president is more affected by
this reception than by anything he
has experienced lately. 1t is the
greatest patriotic outburst have ever
seen."
Following the review, President
Wilson delivered patriotic address
at the civic banquet in his honor and
stirred an audience OF 500 citizens and
officers of the Atlantic fleet into a
wild tumult Of applause.
In the course of his speech, which
because of the present strained state
Of international affairs is taken to be
highly significant, the president de-
clared the interesting and inspiring
thing about this country is that it asks
nothing for itsel? except what it has
q right to ask for humanity. He said
America wants no nations property
and questions no nations honor.
America Stands Tor that which every
nation should wish to stand for, he
said. When crisis comes in this
country, he declared, it was as If you
put your hands on the pulse of a dy-
namo. He said this spirit was now pre-
vailing in New York, where the great
fleet is assembled, not as a threat
against any man or nation, but just
as evidence that the force OF America
is lifted for "Tc1t moral principles.
The country will contend for nothing
else, he said.
Rain continued to fall for about fif-
teen Minutes nfter the president en-
tered the retrieving stand. lie stood
out in front on the platform, with
Acting MAYOR 2i@Anony ct his right
and Secretary Of the Navy Daniels at
his le.5. Ev,ry tine an American flag
came iGto &:rAt IL the parade the
president tipped his hat, and rain,
dripping faWn from flags strung
across the t@n Of the platform, spat-
tered on his head.
The rain ceased, however, before
the parade was finished. Both Secre-
tary Daniels, Private Secretary Tu-
multy and other members Of the party
were thoroughly soaked.
The president took the keenest in
terest in the blIeiackets. His face
beamed with smiles as the sailors
marched by. His little grandniece, Ann
Cothran, stood with him during part
of the parade His daughter Margaret
also was VIII him.
TIE pr0rr&.a called for Mr.. Wilson'S
return to fhr M@yfower Immediately
after tic luncheon. Then the raising
of the Ir2~i cnt's flag was the signal
that the tAnmander-in-chief of the
feet was reair TO receive formal calls
from its la officers and captains.
THIS ceremony completed, the May
flower weighed anchor for the review.
Eer course, cleared OF all other traf'
fic, was north between the battleships
and the Manhattan shore. The May.
flowers escort was a division of de-
stroyers, followed by the dispatch
boat Dolphin, carrying Secretary Dan
iols, and by the feet tender Yankton,
the police beat patrol and the auxil'
ia:y cruiser Ii%ie.