The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-22
WILSON COMES HOME
on TRYING MISSION
Attends Funeral in Columbia Of His
Only Sister, Mrs. Annie W. Howe.
Afterward Visits Familiar
Places.


The State.
President Wilson came to Columbia
Yesterday. for the first time since his
Inauguration. to bury his only sister,
Mrs Annie Josephine Howe of Phila-
delphia, wife of the late George Howe.
NJ. D., of Columbia. Mrs. HcE7e died
early FRIDAY at New London, Conn.
Quietly and sadly, he attended simple
funeral services at the First Presby-
terian church, where his f4ther and
other relatives have held pastorates
and then walked with relatives to the
family plot in the brick walled church
ward and stood with bowed head dur
ing the brief committal rites.
Afterward he lunched with his party
aboard the special train. During the
afternoon he called upon his vener-
able aunt, Mrs. Felie B. woodrow, Wis
tied the house at 1905 Hampton street
designed, built and occupied for some
years by his father, and spent three
quarters of an hour at the Columbia
seminary, an ancient and honorable
institution with which the Wilson's,
the Woodrows and the Howes have
many associations. He was told there
of movement lately launched to erect
a library building which will serve as
a memorial to his father, the lamented
Joseph Ruggles Wilson, D. D.
In Columbia 1-2 Hours
The president and his party left
Columbia in their special train at 6:15
o'clock last evening, having spent in
this city 6 1-2 hours. He will reach
the summer White House, Shadow
Lawn. at Long Branch, N. j., shortly
after 8 O'Clock this afternoon. The
trip from West End, MI, to Shadow
Lawn will be made by automobile.
Mr. Wilson plans to spend the after
noon and night quietly and tomorrow
will resume active direction of his re-
election campaign.
Columbians, with numbers of visi-
tors from other sections of South
Carolina gathered by thousands alonn
the streets to see the president, but
thew respected his grief and made no
demonstrations. During the trip
Southwark station platforms en- route
were crowded, but there was no cheer
ing. Flowers were put aboard at
several places by school children.
The presidential special, comprising
three private cars, a baggage car and
a diner moving as the first section OF
Seaboard Air Line train No. l, pulled
into Columbia at 1885 o'clock yester-
day morning. The platform at the
south end of the station had Deen
cleared The funeral party crossed
the platform to waiting limouslnes
and proceeded Immediately to the
church. wa Gervais and Marion
streets One secret service operative
rode with the driver of the presidents
.,,ton,ohile FIVE others following cars
which bore the other members OF the
family, A touring car which pre-
ceded the motor hearse carried the
naJFbearers: James Wbodrow, Douglas
Mckay, McDavid Horton, Julius H.
Tavlor. M. D., Reed Smith and Joseph
Hyde Pratt.
Reyisits BoyhoOd Scenes.
After lunching aboard their train at
l:15 o'clock, the president, with Mrs.
Wilson. Miss Margaret Wilson, Joseph
r Wilson of Baltimore and the White
House physician, Cary T. Grayson,
M. D., set out on an open motor car
to visit some of the scenes of his boy
hood The party stopped at the north
east corner of Sumter and Washington
streets in order that the president
might call upon his aunt, Mrs. F. B.
woodrow. She welcomed him as
.orommv'' and remarked to Mrs, VIII
son: osince he took to writing books
ne calls himself Woodrow" Mrs
woodrow attended the burial service
Thence the party proceeded to l7o0
Hampton street, premises owned NO"
nv J. M. vanMetre. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son cot out in order to inspect the
dwelling, which Joseph r. wilson
huilt and in which the family resided