Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-23
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mas as is possible, under the circum-
stances
There was no cheering in reply, for
some of the men were in no condition
for cheering. there was no handicap
ping. for most of the men had at least
one hand in surgical apparatus. But
there were genuine smiles of appre
citation.
Some of the wounded were intro
duced to the president by the names
the doctors and nurses had given them
There were Texas Red" Tennessee
Sly and Sunny Sam The last
named was introduced as the sunniest
boy in the hospital.
The president saw one lad who came
TO the hospital, eighteen months ago,
with half his face shot away. His
story was almost too terrible to re
peat but the president wanted to hear.
So the doctors told it to him.
The boy entered the hospital with so
little of his face remaining that his
eyes were all that are shown in the
plaster cast. For a year he took all
his food through tube. Now by ad
dfdons from one of his own ribs, a bit
OF shin bone, and teeth from a soldier
less fortunate, and some scraps Of
odds and ends, he has a face again.
Today he sat up in bed and was
chewing gum. At distance of twenty
feet his face looked quite normal.
Await Wilson In London
LONDON, Dec. 22.-President Will
sons arrival in London on a public
holiday makes it certain that there will
be great gathering of Londoners to
welcome him. The only handicap to
would be. observers is the fact that the
distance from the station to the palace
rs SO short that it is likely there will
be many persons who will be unable
to get places from which they can wit
ness the passage of the royal anC
presidential parties. A better oppor-
tunity to see the president will. be Of
fered the public when the American
executive goes to Guild Hall Saturday
TO receive an address from the lore
mayor Of London President Wilson
then will traverse the route the king
usually follows when he visits the city
for public functions-through thu
Strand and Fleet street and past st
Paurs cathedral, and returning aIong
the Thames embankment
Various public bodies have expressed
a desire to present President Wilson
with addresses, but the president:
time in London will be so encroache(
upon for official conferences. that i
is not expected he will be able to re
ceive them American organization
in London are anxious to entertain tn
president at dinner or luncheon. bu
the yalso are likely to be disappointed
1t is expected that the president viii
find time for Il short inspection o
some of the American soldiers still il
London
The diplomatic corps is interested
in the question of precedence, whic
will prevail at the state banquet TIL
general view is that the foreign am
bassadors as personal representa-
tives of their sovereigns or govern
ments will precede all except the kin
and the premier.
Earl of Derby Entertains
PARIS Dec. % Havas)-
dent and Mrs. Wilson were guests o
honor at a dinner given last evening q
the British embassy by the Earl 0
Derby. British ambassador. Anon
the guests were Count Romanones
Spanish premier: Vittorio Orlando
Italian premier; Baron Sir David Hen
derson, former president of the BIRTHS
air council; Admiral W. s. Benson
and Colonel F. NJ. House. Many prom
inent figures in political life were pres
ent.
Following the reception that sue
cceded the dinner. Mr.. and Mrs. viii
son were escorted to their carriage b
the Earl of Derby and the secretary c
the embassy.