Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-30

early hours. The President was the
first to leave the building. wearing .
long yellow fur coat. AS soon as the
people saw him they began to shout
Wilson and ''Hurrah for Wilson!"
The President. with the lord mayor,
entered an open landau. The re-
mainder of the party were in similar
one. She wore a purple hat, which
was the one dash of color in the whole
procession. The square and the
! statues in the center of it were COW
surrounding were black with them.
1t seemed as if all Manchester was
taking the morning off to see the
President.
The presidential carriage proceeded
to the end of the square. the other
vehicles following closely. The crowd
! tiring Of cheering, contented itself
with fiuttering handkerchiefs as the
carriages halted momentarily, and
about the same time the American and
| brltish fags strung across the front
OF the town hall and from the poles
along the curbing began to stand out
IN the freshening breeze.
Ovations Are Renewed.
When. after the brief halt, the Presi-
dents carriage started again the
crowds once more began cheering and
shouting, the cheers continuing as the
presidential carriage, with mounted
police before and behind it, passed
along.
The President looked refreshed after
his nights rest Mrs. Wilson was
persons threw big bouquets of flowers
INTO her carriage, in which she was
riding with the lady mayoress. She
picked up the floral tributes and smil-
lngly bowed her Acknowledgements
Finds Democratic Atmosphere.
Manchester is in the great manu-
featuring midlands of England. Pres
ident Wilson, who arrived here last
evening, found in this city a different
atmosphere from that Of London.
There his time was absorbed, and
necessarily, by formalities and Of
fetal functions. Here there have been
formal events, but with a more dem
ocratic air and on more democratic
| scale. Here he found a hospitality
which could not be warmer than that
of London, but which brought him
closer to the people.
There is strong civic pride in this
metropolis. It's people feel that their
| city was sfgnally honored in being
chosen from among other English
| cities for the Presidents visit.
The lord mayor is a self-made man.
His home. where Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
city hall. where the mayors live dur
! ing their term of Office. It is q
typical English home. The rest OF
the Presidents party was quartered
at nearby hotel.
Feels Physical Strain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson sat down to an
early dinner last evening, and soon
afterward retired to their apartment
on the fourth floor, where they could
rest. with nothing more disturbing
than the gongs of passing tramcars
The Presidents days in England have
involved great physical strain. which
was apparent to those near him last
evening.
The most important feature Of to-
day was the presentation of the free
dom of the city to Mr.. Wilson, with
an address by the President. What
speech is shown by the fact that
| thirty-five minutes was allotted to It,
1t was at first planned to hild the
ceremony in the municipal chamber
which is the customary theater for
civic events, but in response to public
opinion. the old Free Trade Hall,
which accommodates nearly 1000 per-
sons, Vas selected.
Every one wished to hear the CHIEF
executive of the United States. and
the pressure for invitations from Of
! ficials Of nearby cities as well as
from the people OF Manchester was
nsistent.
Big Hall Proves Inadequate.
The members Of the council foresaw
that the President would be glad to
| address a popular, rather than Sc
| lect. audience such as the municipai
chamber would accommodate. If Free
Trade Hall. however, had been three
times as large 1t could not nave
sheltered all who were anxious to Sc
/ cure admission
The most notable engineering works
in Manchester are the ship canal and
docks. The first activity of the day
! was an inspection of these and the
| party proceeded from the city han
i in automobiles. There were eight cars
/ in the procession, three OF them be ing
] occupied by city officials Mr.. Wilson
was received BY Capt. Bacon. chair
man of the directors of the ship canal;
and spent an hour on board small
steamer. which cruised among tie
docks. After his return to the city
| hall Ross E. Holiday. American con-
sui. presented Americans residing Ia
! the city.
Entertained at Luncheon.
From there it was a short drive to
! the Free Trade Hall. After the cere-
n,onies there the official party drove
Nv a circuitous route to the MtdlAnd
Hotel. where, at l o'clock. the Preet-
dent was entertained at luncheon ~
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