New-York tribune., 1918-05-18

campaign, which opens IN earnest Mon
day morning and continues through
May 27.
Concerning the mass meeting in the
Metropolitan Opera House, there is as
yet nothing definite to be said, except
that President Wilson and Henry P.
Dawson, American Red Cross Com
missioner in Europe, who has just re-
turned from the other side, will speak.
May Discuss World Affairs
Both will appeal for funds for the
Red Cross, but it is believed that the
President may take occasion to touch
on the international situation, especial
ly In view of recent expression in Eng
land in connection with German
maneuvres for peace. 1t is known,
considerable attention of late to Rus
sian affairs.
Every precaution has been taken to
safeguard the President during his
stay in New York, which probably will
extends through tomorrow and possibly
we'll into Monday. The greatest care
was taken in distributing tickets to the
Metropolitan meeting, and Secret Ser
vice men and detectives will guard the
doors to make sure that none of the
tickets has strayed into bad hands.
loaded with Federal agents and plain
clothes men of the city police force
trailed the President, and motorcycle
policemen served as outriders, whirling
along on either side of the car in
which he rode with Colonel House,
Mrs. Wilson and Joseph Murphy, iis
personal bodyguard.
The President had been recognized
and cheered on the brief trip through
i,kry .,I =
to the Waldorf. Before there was time
for a crowd to gather, however, he was
out of the machine. into the hotel and
upstairs.
At 1880 the party started away
again. By this time there had devel-
oped considerable parade. In a Sec
ond machine were Admiral Cary Gray
son, the Presidents personal physician,
and Joseph Tumulty, his secretary,
both of whom had come from Washing
ton: With Admiral Grayson and Tu-
multy rode several secret service men,
Ihen there was a third car and a
fourth car, each loaded with New York
policemen.
Warning of the Presidents coming
had been signalled ahead to the traf-
tic men, and Fifth Avenue, from Thir-
ty-thlrd Street to Fifty-ninth Street,
where the party rolled intos Central
Park, was held open for some minues.
Inc clearing of the avenue was tanta-
mount to an announcement that some
thlng out of the ordinary was about
to happen, and crowds of parade day
proportions gathered along the side
walks. When the President did come
along nobody had any doubt as to who
ne was. and he was kept busy tipping
MS hat IN response to the cheers which
everywhere greeted him.
In the park the motor procession
sailed along the East Drive to Seventy
second street, cut across to the West
side and followed Riverside Drive north
to Dyckman Street. After traversing
Dyckman Street to Broadway and run
Street the machines returned over the
Same course.
Laughs at and Applauds Stone
In the evening the President went
to the Globe Theatre to see Fred Stone
panied by Mrs. Wilson, Colonel and
Mrs. House and DR.. Grayson. He
looked tired as he took his seat in the
box, which was draped with the Stars
and Stripes. The crowd, on recogniz-
ing him, cheercd, and he rose and
bowed, which was the signal for fur
ther applause. Finally the orchestra
got started, and the President, with his
eyes on the curtain, but with his
thoughts evidently far off, kept time
with the rhythm Of the music by drum
ming on his knee with a folded pro-
gramme.
He smiled broadly as the curtain
rose and throughout the first act he
laughed and appauded as heartily as
any youngster who saw Fred Stone for
the first time. What made him laugh
hearticr than anything else was Stones
reading of the story of "Red Riding
Hood" to the two children in the play.
"And Little Red Riding Hood looked
up and saw something terrible looking
down on her with big white teeth"
And Fred Stone looked at the chill
dren with mock horror and asked:
What do you suppose it was?"
"Teddy Roosevelt!" piped up the boy.