Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-16

Paris, Dec. i5.-President Wilson 1 spent his first Sunday in Paris by go Ing twice to church, laying a wreath | O1 the tomb of Lafayette and having ] a brief conference with Premier Cle- ] Tnenceau and another with Colonel E. | A. House. In the evening he rested ] sn preparation for the coming strenu- i 1us week of preliminary conferences. | During the afternoon the president l made short call on President and Madame Poincare at the palace of the Elysee. In the morning, the president, ac- companied by Mrs. Wilson tnd Ad- niral Grayson and by secret service men went to the American Presby- terian church in the Rue de Berri, His coming was known only to a. few of the American colony who had guessed that the president. being a consistent church. goer. would choose a church of his own denomination. The Rev. Chauncey w. Goodrich, the pastor. took his text from the ninth verse of the ninth chapter of Isaiah. He dwelt on the necessity of innpreg- mating political and civil life with ioealism and showed how the evolu- ton of humanity was reaching the last stage in the constitution of a society of nations. The edifce was filled, but there was no special service. The president took part as he would as if Ee were present at the Central Pres byterian church in Washington.
 In the afternoon President Wilson went 10 church of Mrs. Wilson's de- nomination., as is the custom in arlington when he goes twice on : 'toraN. The church selected was the 4'f, can Episcopal church of the .s'uifr- fba hfebOto of SOuth t., . ? i.l4eung.
 esident visited the tomb of ;.' r in the Picpus cemetery, In 'e istern secJlon of Parls ~,irulng nome after inc morn !f rGur b service. No ceremony d i ecn ir-5ns cd at the ceme;ery oanu .iv .rfs usnt went accompan ed on4v " :lcg fier General Harts a secret irsva operative and a French officer gs. aret to him as a personal aiue. ii. tlresideut. removing his hat, en- trt.a the tomb carrying q large floral WIc-ih. IS the president placed the wreath on the tomb. he bowed his head and stood silent before the resting place of tue famous F'renchman who helped Americd in her fight for liberty He made 10 speech whatsoever. He then rfnirned 10 the Murat residence.
 Meanwhile. all the residents Of Paris apparently had turned out in the hope of getting q glimpse ef ts1e president. It was remarked that the Wilson luck was continuing, for the sun broke through the murky clouds for the first time in days and began to dry up the muddy streets. The sun lit up the city in all it's fiuttering banners and flags.
 To a foreign observer. It appeared that everyone in Paris was on the houlevards. There was no space whatever on the sidewalks. A great crowd gath,red in the Place de la concord refOre the headquarters of the American mission. The crowd damned. about the doors and took <een interest in every American pass iiiS iu and out. The most lnconse- lueniial attache. carrying a case of Jftirial papers. was surrounded and r., tuily inspected by admiring i.nneh men and women.
 American army automobiles were siirTcunded and cheered whenever they stopped. All one needed, apparently, c. be taken into the hearts of the cTowd was just 10 look like an Amer ican. Every sort of conveyance was cut on the boulevards or in the parks, .ach carrying individual cheering
 
 American Soldiers and even. the old ,ne-horse chaise again was doing iuty.
 Int parading happy crowds smack d of Riverside Drive on a Sunday af- -ernoon, while the wide spaces and she parks gave just q touch of Wash lngton.
 Henry White, former American am bsssador here and now a member of the American peace mission, who has known Paris through long residence here, said that seldom had king, em- psror or foreign dignitary ever re- eeived such welcome as that extended President Wilson. The special signl- ficance felt by the members of the American mission was that the French people seemed to be wholly ;:i sympathy with the presidents PUT poses. -A-il.I
 The members of the American mis- sion now are devoting their time to getting themselves settled and to or ganizing for their work. It is believed fortunate that the next two weeks will be taken up by informal confer ences. because the way things are now 1t would be virtually impossible to d. any business. There are offices to bt arranged, personal affairs straighten.
 
 general arrangements attendant on ar affair of this kind must be perfected
 One of the most important arrange ments to be perfected is not yet un. der way, It concerns organized, mean. for making public the news of tho preliminary arrangements as wei a. of the meetings Of the mission wher they get under way Colonel House and George Creel. chairman of tn, committee on public information, con ferred on the subject with the presi dent today.
 Meanwhile small army of report CTS is here trying to get the new home in the usual American way which is strange in Paris to say tn least Some American army official who are attached to the mission seen to have acquired the foreign style o dealing with newspaper correspond ehts which in the United states i usually described as "red tape. Nev ertheless, the. correspondents ar spending their efforts in organizinI channels which will take tpyicall. American newspaper stories home t America in the American way.
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