Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-19
President Wilson Receives
Many Tokens of Appreciation
for American Aid.
PRESENTS ARE LARGELY
FROM SCHOOL CHILDREN
Senators and Representatives Call at
White transformations Along
Mexican Border Discussed.

MANY testimonials of Belgian graft
tude 10 the United States for the relief
work done there since the occupation
of Belgium by the German army were
presented TO President Wilson today by
T. H. Chadbourn, who represented the
Belgium relief commission at Liege and
other points for more than year. The
presents, largely from Belgian school
children but from all classes of people
there include beautiful embroidered
pieces. tapestry, Illuminated parch-
ments. dolls. crockery and glassware
and almost every conceivable thing
that the hands of man. woman and
child could make
The flags of Belgium and the United
States are intertwined on most of the
presents. together with fervent express
sions of gratitude to the people of the
United States and their President and
his family. one little vase. of no great
intrinsic value. contains a card bearing
the single word, Gratitude. Mrs. Will
son and Miss Margaret Wilson are re-
cipients of majority of the presents.
Collection Photographed.
The collection was. by consent of the
President, placed upon the cabinet
table. where it was photographed by
motion picture men and others.
Mr.. Chadbourn said that the presents
were all spontaneous and came to him
unsolicited. More than 5000 We're
brought 10 this country by him, the
Belgian recipients of American aid
feeling that they must do something to
snow their appreciation. Mr.. Chad
bourn described the great scarcity of
all hTrps- oil nl,Y
one time and said that while he was
distributing -four at Liege hundreds of
women called upon him begging for
flour sacks to turn into garments for
the little ones These sacks were very
scarce and had to be returned to the
-four mills grinding American grain,
But on one occasion he gave 1000 sacks
out among the most needy women.
which they converted into garments
for their children.
Asks Reprieve for Convicted Man.
Senator Stone of Missouri saw the
President early today regarding a re-
prieve for convicted man he is in
terested in. The Missouri senator, who
is chairman of the Senate committee
on foreign relations, said he did not
visit the President to discuss the fight
in the Senate over Intervention in
Mexico He said he supposed they
will keep on talking
Senator Kern, who visited the Presf-
dent to invite Mr.. Wilson to a large
religious gathering in Indianapolis
early in March. said he did not believe
there would he ANY intervention reso-
luton agreed upon before 6 O'Clock
tonight" and smiled.
Senator Sheppard and Representatives
Cyclone Davis and Hardy called on
the President today to urge him to
select former United States Senator
Horace Chiffon of Texas for associate
justice of the Supreme Court. 1t was
Cyclone" Davis first visit to the
White House.
President Asked to Gridiron Dinner.
committee from the Gridiron Club
called on the President today and in
vited him to attend the next dinner of
the organization, February 26
Senator Ashurst of Arizona, with a
big map of that state in his possession.
talked with the President today about
conditions along the Mexican border
Mr.. Ashurst told the President that he
hoped there would be no withdrawal
of American troops at border points in
Arizona. In Douglas alone, he said the
investments aggregate probably $780,
100000. and the presence of troops was
absolutely essential to the protection
of lives and property for some time to
come. The President indicated that
there is no present intention OF re-
moving American troops from the
border.
Wants Cleveland in Itinerary.
Mayor Baker of Cleveland. Ohio
called on the President to ask that
Cleveland be included in the itinerary
Of the President on his coming speech
making tour, designed to stiffen the
advocates OF preparedness and strength
en- public sentiment in favor of it. The
eXpecta zion today was that the Presi-
dent would determine upon the timer
airy in "A short time He was busy with
one of his secretaries today, going over
railroad schedules in the middle west
and IL is understood his first trip in
that section of the country is to begin
early in February. His first two
speeches VIII be made in New York
January -.