The sun., 1916-10-07
MONTCLAIR TO CALL
ON HUGHES TO-DAY
Residents. Irrespective OF
Party. Will Attend Reccp-
ton at His Hotel.
NOMINEE VISITS NEWARK
Sees His Old Home for First
Time Since His Father
Was Pastor There.

Montcla!r. where Charles r.. Hughes Is
recovering his voice and renewing hi.
energy preparatory to starting westward
next Monday for n third onset against
wisconsin. Is so delighted at having the
Republican candidate for President in It's
midst that pretty nearly everybody IN
town-Repuhlicans. Democrats. Progress
s'ves, Prohibitionists. even some Social
ists-are going to cal, on him this after
noon at the Hotel Montclair.
There will he tea and cakes and some
dabs Of speechmaking while Montclair
tells Mr.. Hughes how much It admires
him. politics aside. and while Mr.. Hughes
recalls the fact that he can nearly claim
citizenship In New Jersey.
For the last week "A citizens commit
tee. headed by Mayor Louis F. Dodd, has
been arranging for the reception in honor
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes. The hour is
$3.50 F. VI. The town will be dressed up
in American flags as a special mark OF
honor. Practically all the women's clubs
will be represented at the reception. and
many OF the neighboring towns and vii
lagos will send Northumberland
san delegations.
Some Of the Entertainers.
Amone the Montclair folk that are in
charge OF the afYair are w. I. Lincoln
Adams. Charles W. Anderson. Union y.
Bethel. John c. Barclay. Henry V.
Crawford. Frank NJ. Crawley. william
p. Dickson. Ellis +, Earle. L. II. East
man. Jr.. Edwin r. Goodeil. Ralph W.
Grout. Frederick C. Hall. Ernest c.
Hinck. Benjamin v. Harrison. DIR. r. g.
Hutchinson. Edwin VI. Harrison. Charles
Evans Hughes. Jr.. Louis o.. ivey, Eu-
gene W. Leake, Vincent :. milford, starr
J. Murphy. John G. Mcricar. George
Wildwood Murray. Il. NJ. c. Glenn. Ed
nund b. Osborne. Charles q. Phillips.
John Picken. J. Lester Parsons, Erman
J. Ridgway and Hosea Webster.
The reception Is wholly In the spirit OF
an ''old ION" visit that Mi. and Mrs.
Hughes made to Newark yesterday
afternoon. From 1863 to 1874 Mr..
Hughes spent some boyhood years in
Newark. where his father WAS a Baptist
minister.
lie had never seen his old home at
1874 Elm street since those days and had
been in Newark only once. In 1850. after
moving away in 1874. Yesterday after
noon. with Mrs. Hughes. he motored to
Newark n was driven straight to the
frame house and the big yard where he
had lived and played. Time had brought
about many changes. he found. Most
Of the big elm trees he remembered were
some and the place had a different look.
but there was enough OF the familiar
atmosphere preserved to touch the
emotions of a man going back home
after forty-two years.
Nr. HuGhes's Comment.
81 WAS horn In Glens Fails,' said
Mr.. Hughes a. he walked about the
yard. "aud my first rccollections are Of
Glons Falls. OF course. hut here ] spent
some OF the happiest days OF my life.
There is n real Homecoming feeling
about this visit. though IL has it's
melancholy side. The changes OF years
always produce that feeling in a mans
heart when he comes suddenly back
hoping to see the same old pleasant
places"
Mr.. Hughes allowed nothing to inter-
fere with his rest yesterday. There were
no callers to take up his time seriously.
He did exactly as he plcased--working
some hours over his correspondence and
over a mass OF data from which his
Western speeches will be constructed.
motoring and taking an afternoon a
when he returned from Newark. Last
evening he and Mrs. Hughes dined with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes.
Jr. and their grandchildren AT Glen
Ridge.
The weeks rest has obviously done
wonders for the Republican candidate.
He says he never felt better In his life.
His voice Is entirely restored and he ex-
poets II 10 stand the strain Of thirty
Ave or forty speeches to be made during
the forthcoming tour.