The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28
WILSON i Z ! GREETED ri AS
HERALD OF VICTORY
Automobile Ride Through
City Sign for Unsurpassed
Enthusiasm.
ARRIVAL HOUR A SECRET
Only Police and Secret Service
Agents Meet President
at the Station.

New York gave President wilson
tumultuous greeting when he reached
here yesterday afternoon. His coming
was simultaneous with the news In the
evening papers that the American army
was pressing the Germans back and the
crowds In the streets seemed to regard
him az the embodiment Of the spirit Of
victory. Perhaps that was why the en-
thusiasn reached a pitch which has sell
dom been equalled in the metropolis
and never excelled.
The cheering was taken up block oy
block as the Presidents closely guarded
automobile scooted through the streets
The sound was continuous, ripplins
along the sidewalks in waves 1t was
the spontaneous demonstration OF an
entire people. voiced by the inhabitants
OF its greatest city.
The trip from washington was un-
eventful, save for the fact that MT.
Wilson, depa ring from his usual GUS
tom, entered the car assigned to the
newspaper reporters. where he sat and
chatted with them for some time. just
outside of Newark the engineer Of the
train threw on the air brakes and there
WAS q sudden etop which for . few
seconds caused some anxiety. 1t de-
veloped that the locomotive was ap-
preaching dangerously near q woman
track walker. but she sprang nimbly
to safety and the run was resumed with
increased speed.
Col. House Il Present.
It was / 20 when tho Presidential
train pulled into the Pennsylvania sta
| ton. No one save the police and the
secret service agents knew tho exac'
hour OF his arrival. but he was quickly
recognized and cheered by 200 or 3oC
| persons whose curiosity had beer
aroused by the sight Of gathering police
| men.
dozen or more automobiles had
drawn UP at the Thirty-frst street en-
trance. Col. Edward NJ. House stepped
from one OF them. closely followed by
his wife. The other motor cars con-
tained Miss Margaret Wilson, the Presi
dents daughter. and members OF thu
local Liberty Loan Committee. The
President and Mrs. Wilson bowed and
smiled their greetings and the process
sion Of automobiles Immediately started
| across town to the Waldorf.
The President was tanned and looked
healthy and vigorous. Mrs. Wilson wore
tailored suit OF dark blue serge witt
black trimmings, black toQue trimmed
with white, and q black fur cape.
Arriving from Washington with thu
Residential party were Col. and Mrs
II T. Brown, Georgia, cousins OF Mr.
Wilson: Mrs. Boiling. Mrs. Wilson'S
mother: Miss Boiling. Rear Admra
Cary T Grayson, u. s. ~, the Presi
dents physician. and Joseph Tumulty
his secretary.
At the hotel Mr.. Wilson entered hi.
suite merely for few moments, de
scendlng In his private elevator almost
Immediately. Accompanied by the ofri
cial party he entered his automobile fol
the second time, TO he whirled up Fifth
| avenue to Col. Houses home al 1913 Eas
| Fifty-thrd street. hftcr a short cal
there he returned to the Waldorf. wher,
he picked up Mrs and Miss Wilson fol
| motor ride up the avenue, through
| Central Park and up Riverside Drive as
= far as 165th street. The start was made
at 4:co and the party returned to the
| hotel by the same route.