Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-12
Will SON SELLS BONDS;
$6O0,000 IN NEW YORK
Appears Unannounced at Meeting;
Stirs Manhattan, and Gets
Most Thrilling Ovation
in City's History.

Nov York. Oct. t. President Wilson
arrived in New York yesterday after
noon to review the Liberty Loan parade
TODAY and to honor Italy tonight py ms
presence Mt the benefit In the metropolitan
Opcra House the proceeds OF when VIII
he devoted to the care and education Oh
Italian soldiers who have been blinded
in battle The presence of the President
showed its effect in the Liberty Loan
campaign and. following great de
,nonstration IN the New Amsterdam
Theatre last night where the smile of the
President made the audience invest TO
the extent ot more than s600, 0N, IT.
was freely predicted that New ork was
al last awake and that the district would
go "over the top with flying coiors
AUDIENCE IN RorsING GREETING.
The scene in the New Amsterdam The
atrc was one of the most remarkable IN
The history Of New ork Accompanied
bv Mrs Wilson, Colonel and Mrs +. NJ.
House Rear Admiral Grayson, his aide,
and Secretary Tumuty. the President
arrived, fifteen minutes alter the Schcd-
uled hour for the curtain 10 go up. " ne
Girl Behind the Cum was held Tor the
President and when he appeared the
!bo,1se v Cnt into an uproar To most
of those present the coming ot the Presl-
dent was n complete surprise, a fact
that made the welcome accorded even
more enthusiastic Il such = thing was
possible.
The Liberty Loan boomers. who had
been told the President would be present.
w-rrr on hand early They had great
hamper basket full of pledge cards,
while m official Of the Loan Committee
was present with ell pockets stuffed
full Of real bonds ready for delivery 70
those who paid cash. Tho show was
good and the players PLAYED their very
ibest-a fact the President appreciated
Put the blggcs, part of the show was
the Liberty Loan rally between the second
and third acts.
rCr MS NAME oN EoNn~-
Nobody escaped John T.. Hazard,
who has charge Of the laugh department
of Inc show. was the seller and the Prcsl-
dent as Mr. Hazard nut T. was the
inspIratinn that made the people buy
and my until The total figure was well
nast the 5000 900 mark The President
himself bought s. OeO bond and when
Mr. Hazard called npnn everybody WI"
couId ID ,llInhcate the purchase moro
than ffty persons il the house respond
"A as onr Some 81 he bonds the l'rcSl-
dent autorranncd and that was one rca-
son that MIR Hazard stopped selling -
II 50 O'Clock
III kccr, this up, ne said. "the Prc>i-
dent won't hr abic ~ sign what gong
10 Mr Hohcnzolcrn IN tho next few DAYS
The President did not make speech,
The audience wanted him 10. but ne
only smiled his appreciation of The dem
onstratIon and waved his hand and
nodded his head
The President 10 some appeared g
bc n bit tired and anxious for ono night
~ least 10 forget that such thing IS
the kalser IS in existence
Ten thousand dollars, bd man
IN the house for bonds Tho house
shouted The man was James Y Gerard
ex-Ambassador to Germany
cHFERED BY RAILROAD MEN-
President Wilson and AirS Wilson
With Rear ADMIRAL Cary II Graysor
and Secretary Joseph 7 Tumnlty. ar.
rived III the Pennsylvania station ny :
special tram Al 30 q clock yesterday
afternoon There had been no announce
mont of The President intention 10 visit
the city. but he wis recognized ~ once
and cheercd bv railroad men and mum
ber of mechanics working IL the station
as soon as he stepped from the car H'
was greeted bv Col Il NJ House anc
Mrs House
Word spread through The Pennsyl
vania Terminal that the President wai
there and in few seconds hundred
had gathered to cheer hIm as he anC
his party. with their police guard un
der Inspector Joseph ! Eaurot. Capt
Henry Of the local Secret Servlce. anC
Capt. Murphy OF Washington. entered
two automobiles and started of escorted
bv a squad of motorcycle pohcemen
The Darfv went up Fifth avenue L
-kara 4fsa4- tor ~
Central Park From 10th street the
went 10 Riverside Drive where 1t wa
stated that the President vslted az oil
friend
CONSTANT OVATION ~ FIFTH AVENUE
On the return the party went dow
Fifth Avenue. where the President va
repeatedly recognized. In front Of :
Patrick : Cathedral naval band, play
ing AT a Liberty Loan meeting. bega
ia plav The Star-Spangled Banner
when the President 5 party was sighte
9 block away The President stood u
and lifted his silk hat, the crowd cheel
ing as he passed on There were burst
ri cheering and shouting rs the part
proceeded along Fifth Avenue
There was q great outburst when Il
Presidential party passed q large crow
At the Liberty Theatre IN front Of ii
Public Library at Forty-second Stree
Here an Australian soldier, who v,
speaking, paused, drew himself up an
ssL1ted the President. vino lifted Il
hat. Three ringing cheers we're give
bv the crowd as the President was carrie
along. smiling and returning saIute>
Il am ! Britisher continued II
Australian. who was Signaler Thorn;
SkevhiH 10 the crowd which he ha
been addressing, and a a Brtishe
] say that man = the spokesman f
the world today
This was received With great al
plause There was another large chee
ing crowd in front Of the v aldor
Astoria. when the President returne
About 800 persons mostly Wone
cheered and clapDed thcir hands aa Il