Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-05
FORD PARTY OF
PEACE PLEADERS
OFF FOR EUROPE
Advocates of Attempt to End War
Accompanied by Fifty-Seven
Newspaper Reporters and
Photographers.
LATE ARRIVALS DELAY sAILINGs
Bryan and Edison Go to Dock Before
Steamer Sails to Say Farewell
to Ford.
STUFFED DOVES HUNG IN SALOON

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Henry Ford
and more than eighty peace advo-
Gates sailed from here today on the
steamer Oscar II for Christiansand,
Norway. The party was accompan-
led by fifty-seven newspaper corre-
spondents and photographers and
more than twenty general assistants,
secretaries and stenographers.
The sailing of the Oscar II, scheduled
for o'clock, was delayed some time by
the unexpected arrival of fifteen per-
sons who had been invited by Mr.. Ford,
but had not indicated they intepded SAIL
ing The examination of the baggage,
passports and tickets of the fifteen later
arrivals as well as the final clearing of
the ship of all but persons who held
tickets took up considerable time.
Ryan and Edison There.
William Jennings Bryan and Thomas
A. Edison arrived at the dock an hour
before the steamer sailed to bid farewell
20 Mr.. Ford. Mr.. Bryan spent half an
hour with Ford.
The steamer sailed at 3:15 o'clock one
hour and fifteen minutes later than the
scheduled sailing hour.
.-r. Bryan spent some time on the ship
bidding good speed" as he termed 1t. to
.t& party.
There is some chance for the mission
TO succeed" said Mr.. Bryan; that is all
care to say now, except that wish
them every good fortune"
welcome from King HaakOn.
just before the gang plank was pulled
up, a cable messenger rushed on the ship,
and 1t was reported that Ford had re-
ceived a message from King Haakon of
Norway. stating the Ford party would
be courteously received in Norway.
Much excitement prevailed on the
ship and dock for some time prior tc
the sailing. This, In addition to the
fact that fifteen of the party arrived Jess
than five minutes before 2 o'clock, helt
up the work of examining passports anc
tickets and other matters incidental L
the saillnE@cSra--,-
Officials of the line, fearful that th'
steamer would not be able to leave thu
pier until after dark, held a hurrieS
conference AS result of this repre-
sentative of the line boarded the vesse
and sailed, for the purpose OF checking
up all the persons on board.
IL was said then by the line officials
that the Ford party would probably to
tai I75, but the exact number will no
be known until a wireless is received to
night from the representatives aboard.
All Of the saloons and many Of th'
cabins on the steamer were decorated
with palms, ferns. flowers, flags anC
streamers representing the national col
ors of about seventeen countries. Red
white and blue predominated.
Two large white doves, which hac
>>sen carefully mounted and bearing ollv'
branches, were suspended from the cell
ing of the main saloon and excited con
siderable comment.
Ford Poses for Movies.
Henry Ford boarded the steamer at 10
o'clock accompanied by several friend
and three policemen. The latter held tn
crowd back while Ford posed for scor'
cf moving picture cameras and more thai
seventy-five other photographers. Fore
carried a tattered American flag whicf
ne waved with one hand while he re
reatedly DOTTED his hat to the cameras
TWO bands played constantly during tn
last forty-five minutes before the shiI
got away The crowd on the docf
steadily increased and some difflcuitH
was experienced in clearing the ship o.
hundred or more persons who were
there to bid trends good bye.
one of the diversions during the las
hour was the marriage on board the shi
Of Miss Marion Rubincom of Philadelphia
and Berton Braley of New York. tn
ceremony was performed by the, Rev
Jenkin Lloyd Jones of Chicago, who wa
a member. of the peace party. The brid
ard groom also sailed.
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