Evening star., 1915-05-17

n1ascots from the various battleships
drew ripples of laughter from the
crowd.
Luncheon at Hotel Biltmore.
The line was not long in passing the
stand When the last detachment had
passed the President. accompanied by
Acting Mayor McAneny. Admiral
Fletcher, officers of the cabinet. Mr..
Butler, representing the citizens com
mittee; naval officers and members of
the committee. left for the Hotel Bilt-
more, where the program called for a
brief address by the President at a
luncheon given by the citizens commit
tee.
AS the President rode from the re-
viewing stand to the hotel the throng
on the street gave him another enthu-
siastic welcome. During the ride the
President stood in his automobile, hat
in hand md smiled his appreciation A
wall of bluecoats held the crowd back
and at several points had some diff
Guilty in holding in check the men and
women who sought to reach the Presi-
dent and shake his hand.
Fine. Wonderful. A great set OF
men" were some of the President.
expressions. as the blue line tramped
past in front of the reviewing stand.
Once his face became very grave, how
ever, when the sailors from the Flor
ida and Utah marched by. holding
'aloft standard on which was writ
ten. Vera Cruz. April 2l-22, 1914.
The Florda's mascot. Dynamite, a
goat, restored his smile.
AS the President entered the hotel
by crowd in the lobby. He went to
his room to rest before luncheon.
Yacht Runs Into Storm.
The Mayflowers arrival in New York
harbor last night instead of this morn
ing. as planned, was explained today.
The yacht ran into a storm off the
New Jersey coast yesterday Nearly
every one in the Presidents party be-
came seasick, the chief sufferers be-
ing Secretary Tumulty and Charles l..
SVEN, the Presidents stenographer
For a time DR.. Cary T. Grayson, the
White House physician. WAS busy
ministering to them. The President
showed the effects of the voyage less
than other members of the party, but
did not feel very well, he said
Because of the storm il was decided
10 put into New York harbor last night
instead of waiting outside till today
1t is likely that the party will return
to Washington by train
Before going to luncheon the presi-
dent received Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
comma nding the Department of the
East; Admiral Fletcher. ranking officer
of the Atlantic fleet. who We're in full
uniform, and Cornelius Nandebit.
chairman of the citizens committee
Because of the death of his brother,
Alfred G. Vanderbilt. a passenger on
the Lusitania. Mr.. Vanderbilt had
taken no part in the ceremonies pre-
ceding the review The group escorted
the President to the luncheon.
In his room the President received
number of kilograms from Washington
relating to the foreign situation. 1t was
said that they conthined nothing de-
manding his immediate attention. Some
Of the messages. it was said. outlined
the reception by the press of Germany
of the Presidents note of May 1S.
Course Cleared for Mayflower.
The program called for Mr. Wilson'S
return to the Mayfower Immediately
after the luncheon. Froba bly, by $50
O'Clock the Mayfower was to weigh
anchor for the review. Her course,
cleared of all other traffic, was north
between the battleships and the Man
haitian shore. The Mayf1ower's escort
was division of destroyers, followed
by the dispatch boat Dolphin, carrying
Secretary Daniels. and by the fleet
tender fankton, the police boat patrol
and the auxiliary cruiser Dixie
The feet which President Wilson
sees today for the first time in his of
fetal capacity comprises virtually the
entire strength of the Atlantic naval
forces. and is the back bone of a navy
which at the outbreak of the European
war stood second only to Great Brit
ans and Germany's. The cruiser di-
vision alone is not represented of
the sixteen battleships the superdread-
naughts New York and Texas with
their great fourteen-inch guns are
rated the most powerful The other
units of the battle squadron in the
order in which they were built are:
Wyoming (feet fagshp), Utah, Flor
ida. Delaware, North Dakota, Michl-
gan, South Carolina, Kansas, New
Hampshire. Louisiana. Virginia, Rhode
Island, Nebraska and Georgia. Sixteen
destroyers, twelve submarines, three
monitors. mine laying, repair. hospital.
refrigerator and other auxiliary yes
sells compose the rest of the fleet
Tonight the President and his official
party will be dinner guests of Admiral
Fletcher aboard the Wyoming The
days program Will end with a race
among boat crews from the battle
ships and a water carnival. which the
President will witness from the Wyo-
rinp'S deck