Evening star., 1915-01-01
Send New Year Congratula-
tions to American People
and Their Chief.
WILSON AND GRAYSON
GOLF DURING MORNING
White House Key Pressed at 8 AM.
Starts San Diego Exposition.
Holiday for Employees.

While President Wilson was playing
golf today, having gone out shortly
after o'clock for that purpose, cable
grams and kilograms from all over the
world were arriving at the executive
offices conveying to him the warmest
greetings for the new year. These
were from foreign rulers and from
plain Americans at home and abroad.
Notable among those which had ar
rived early this morning were the fol-
lowing:
King George of Great Britain: "It
affords me sincere pleasure to convey
to you on commencement of the new
year my hearty good wishes for your
personal happiness, for the welfare
and prosperity of the United States of
America, to which we are united by
such close ties of friendship and in
timacy."
King Gustav of Sweden: "I beg you
to receive. my best wishes for happy
new year"
King Haakon of Norway: "On the
occasion of New Year day 1 express
my most sincere good wishes for you
and the American people"
King Albert of Belgium, from the
general army headquarters of his
country: cat the occasion of the new
year I send my most sincere con-
gratulations and the wishes 1 form
for the welfare of the great American
nation. whose generosity to Belgium
is of so much help in this time of dis
tress and sorrow.
Count Won Bernstorff, German am
bassador to the United States: please
accept my most sincere and respect
full wishes for a very happy new year
for yourself, your country and your
family"
Dispatches quoted Kaiser Wilhelm as
having sent his greetings, which will
arrive during the day, as will others
now on their way.
Spends Morning at Golf.
The President spent an enjoyable"
morning at golf, having a spirited con-
test with DR.. Cary Grayson, his aid.
They returned to the White House be-
fore noon. This afternoon they will
go for ride or walk. The President
partook of luncheon with the members
OF his family and at dinner tonight at
o'clock there will be no guests Miss
Margaret Wilson, Mrs. F. B. Sayre and
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones are the
only members of the family at the
White House.
The President went to bed last night
an hour before the midnight frolics in
the city. He was awakened just be-
fore . o'clock to press the button for
mally opening the San Diego exposi-
t1on, but soon went back to sleep
again, arising at his usual hour The
button was attached away from the
Presidents bedroom and was the end
of a wire that ran from the White
House to the exposition grounds At
the exposition grounds, awaiting the
flashing of the lights and the starting
OF the machinery, were Secretary and
Mrs. McAdoo, representing the Presi-
dent.
The key used by the President in
sending the fash is a most interesting
and valuable one. When President
Taft opened the Yukon-Alaska exposi-
ton several years ago he was provid-
ed with a special telegraph key, stud
ded with gold nuggets and valued at
$500. Mr.. Taft left the key at the
White House when he left. and this
was used by Mr.. Wilson this morning.
Complimentary Auto Licenses.
The White House has received compli-
mentery automobile license tags from
the Maryland automobile officials for the
coming year. There are seven of them,
running in numbers from 25O00 to
25Oo6. inclusive. They will be used on
the various White House machines.
Secretary Tuululty spent some time at
the executive offices today going over mail
needing immediate attention, but the
majority of officials and clerks in the
executive Offices were not at their
desks.