Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30
WILSON'S CLIMB To
FOURTH FLOOR GUEST
ROOM IN CITY HALL
Visit Mayor Of Manchester in
Old Official Residence. Town
Honored by Visit.
PRESIDENT WORN. WEARY
ny Associated press 70 Every Evening

fIy Associated Press - Every Evening
Manchester. Der 20 President vii
son. who arrived here last evening found
Tho atmosphere of tins city different from
that al London Ihcrc iiIs time DeccS-
sariiv was abeor0cd hv forrneii'ice and
official Junction. Hero aIeofornai events
have taken place but NTH 4 moro dem
ocratlr air and on more defn ocrafic scale
Here hc found 2 hospitality which could
not bc werner than that ut London hut
Wiici brought him closer to the people
Fhero i Is strong civic pride IN ms
metropolis which Is IN fho greet uanu-
featuring mIdlands lts pco1Ir leol that
their cIfE Ra9 sigr8ilt a0ncr"t ,n being
chosen from among fthcr English CITIES
for hc President visit The lord mavor
Is q -elf-mado man His hgnc sh-re Air
and MIR Wilson wore giieess. r. Il = SER
tion of thr cltv hail where the mayors livc
during heir terms " office It's q typical
English home Tie rest oI fiie Presidential
party was uuarfercd a. nearDy hotel.
PRESIDENT SHOWS WEARrNFs-
lTr. and Mrs. Wilson sat down "a m
esrlv .amIv dinner last evening and soon
aftcrward retired to- their apartment on
fhe fourth floor The President days III
England have involved great physical
strain which yas apparent 10 those near
rim last evening
The most importer feature "a today
was the presentation oi the freedom of the
c;tv to Mr Wilson with IN address 0y
he President II was al first rsianRed TO
hold the ceremony in the Municipal cham
iser. .rgIascaa ls.s the Customary theatre .loT
civic events. but in response to pubiIc
opinion. he eid Free Trade HALL winch
accommodates nearly four thousand per-
sons. was selected
Everyone Wantrd 10 hear he President
81 tho { nited State4 and the pressure for
invitations from Officials oI nearby cities
Is well IS from Tie people of Manchester
was inslstpnt Il Free Trade i.4i had
Deen three times is large II could not have
sheltered ali who were Anxious "a SECURE
admission.
GREETs RRIT1~HERs
The most notable engineering WORK. IN
Manchester are fhe snip canal and cocks
The first activity Of the day was an n-
spection oi these. The party proceeded
from the cltv hall IN eight automobiles
Mr.. Wilson was received bN Captain b.
con. chairman Of the directors ot the snip
canal and spent an hour On board small
steamer which cruIsed among Gc docks
After his return TO the city hall, RosS b.
Holaday. American consul, presented
Americans residing in he city
From there II was short drive 70 the
Free Trade Hall After the ceremonies
there the official party drove BIZ eu-
cuitous route 10 { he Midland Hotel, Whelc
at one O'Clock he President Wao e'iJ,g-
tanned at luncheon by he city Officials au4
many OF the representative citzyH-.
SPEAKS At Ro1AL ENeHANeE-
Before Nj Wilson arrival ST tue
hotel there Vas j scene - The Royal
Exchange which will be treasured n the
history Of that institution sne President
appeared in the distinguished stranger
gallery wbile the floor wa, fiiIcd w'h
members and made hcu q very hllet
informal speech
The only escort Tor tie PrCSldcng :
drives about the city was = squad *
mounted police
Nlr and Mrs Wilson aua heir party
took the tram for London ,hortly before
3 O'Clock closing a day which Nlll he re-
gardcd as ono of the most important pa he
history oi this citN