The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-04
Woodrow Wilson
 Begins Voyage
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 Knapp and Captain William V. Pratt, | who will report to Admiral Benson, | naval representative now with Colonel | House on the peace mission. as the l admirals assistants; Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, the Presidents phy- siciani Gilbert T. Close, confidential clerk to the President; Brig.-Gen. w. | H. Harts, former aide to the President, | who will command the military aides and messengers at the conference; Brig. Gen. Churchill, chief of military intelligence divisioni Raymond D. Fosdick. chairman of the commission on training camp activities who will direct welfare work for the War De- partment among American soldiers in France; 23 members of the peace in- | formation commission, headed by | Colonel House and MT. Creel.
 John w. Davis, newly appointed ambassador to Great Britain, with Mrs, Davis, and the French and Ital- ian ambassadors, with their families, also were on the passenger list For the first time in the nations history President stepped on board
 a steamship which was to take him | to Europe when, today, Woodrow Will
 son walked up the gang plank of the
 transport George Washington, berth
 ed at a Hoboken decks The George l Washington was prepared to sail two | hours later on its unprecedented voy-
 age to France, where the President
 is to take part in the peace confer
 ence.
 A picturesque military reception
 was accorded the President, Mrs Will
 sen, Secretary of War Baker, Secre-
 tary Lansing, Secretary Humility and
 others who were passengers on the
 special train which reached Hoboken
 at 7;3O a. m.
 Between the spur of track on which
 the train drew up at the entrance to
 the pier, and the North river ter
 minus of the dock, an archway of
 American flags had been erected. As the Pesident stepped from the train
 and shook hands with General c H. , McManus, bugles and drums sound ed and an army band played the Star , Spangled Banner. Army guards and girls of the army transport service : were drawn up in military forma- tion.
 Accompanied by General MoManus : and his staff, the Presidential party moved slowly under the archway of flags and between solid rows of sci- diers, who presented arms, as the President and Secretary Baker pass
 ed. Admiral Albert Gleaves, head
 of the cruiser and transport division of the Atlantic fleet, met the Presi-
 dent and shook hands with him at the
 entrance to the gangway.
 The President said goodbye to Gen eral McManus and, accompanied by
 Admiral Gleaves, went aboard the } transport, where he was introduced to ; Captain McCauley, the commander of ) the former North German Lloyd t steamship.
 Sec -stary Baker planned to leave the George Washington before 1t got
 under way Secretary Tumulty, how ,. ever, remained on board for a final
 conference with the President and it 8 had been arranged for a tugboat to }. take him off at quarantine and bring ', him back to the city.
 n President and Mrs. Wilson had
 breakfast alone in the private dining . room which is part of their suite
 Later they took a short stroll on the !, ships deck and were epplauded by . persons assembled on the pier. 8 The President, in high spirits, said r he was looking forward to the voyage g as a rest---indeed, the first real rest ]. since he assumed office. He remarked :. that it might be an enforced rest fo1
 a few days" thus acknowledging his , reputation for being 8 very poo1
 sailor. The George Washington, with , its convoy of war vessels, will take 7 the southern route, going by way o1
 the Azores. in order to avoid the = colder temperatures of the northern o route.
 An office desk in one room of the :. Presidents suite was piled high witt -' telegrams and official documents be
 fore the transport sailed, and indica. '' tions were that the President would
 plunge into this work even before the > George Washington got out to sea.