The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-31
sE (By Floyd MacGriff)
Inndon, Dec. 31.-President VIII
= II Aistsrfe. visit To ENGLAND came
to an end today.

| TO an end today.
Accompanied by King George,
| Queen Mary and Princess Mary, the
/ president and Mrs. Wilson drove in
l. semistate TO Victoria station, arriv-
ing at $40 o'clock. The special pres
idential train left for Dover eight
minutes later.
II am extremely pleased with my
visit and deeply gratitied at the
warmth of the welcome" President
I Wilson was quoted as saying by Il
member of his party. ut is a re
! iteration of the complete and solid
!, understanding between the two coun-
tries"
In spite Of rain and cold. driving
wind. a tremendous crowd turned out
| to- say farewell to the first American
| president who ever visited British
| soil during his tenure of office.
Good by and good luck" shouted
the masses of soldiers and civilians
+ along the route. This cry was taken
up later by cries of Good old Will
| son. cheers!"
The buildings along the streets
were covered with American and al
lied flags. Victoria station was gaily
decorated.
Among those who said good-by at
the station in addition to the king
and Princess Mary were the Duke
of Connaught, Premier Lloyd George,
A. J. Balfour, the foreign secretary;
Walter Hume Long and a number of
other notables.
During the wait and while the
farewells were being said, the band
Of the Scots guard played lively airs.
Five open carriages were in the
procession from the palace to the
railway station. In the first were
King George and the president. The
second contained Queen Mary, Mrs.
Wilson and Princess Mary The
Others were filled with the staff. Mr..
Wilson sat to the right of King
George. Mrs. Wilson wore the now
familiar purple toque, and Princess
Mary, as a delicate compliment. also
wore q toque trimmed with purple.
The warmth Of British feeling to-
wards the president was again mani
Tested today all along the way from
the palace to Victoria station. Thou
sands of business men and women
on their way to work overhowed the
sidewalks into the streets. cheering
Justify and shouting farewell mes
sages. There were many wounded
soldiers also.
There was a marked cordality in
the handclasps at the railway sta
ton.
Both naval and aerial escort will
accompany the presidents ship
across the channel from the British
to the French coast.
Mrs. Wilson carried n handsome
bouquet that had been presented to
her by Lady Reading in the royal
waiting room of Victoria station.
The chief topic Of conversation on
the train coming down from London
to Dover was the speech of Premier
Clemenceau, in the French chamber
Of deputies Monday morning, when
the French statesman recounted q
conversation he had with President
Wilson about the British fleet. Mr..
Wilson would make no statement.
At the station President Wilson
shook hands all around, saying nc
had had a delightful time.
The weather was cold and raw, in
dicating a rough passage but Mr.
Wilson was warmly clad in a great
fur coat.
AS soon as they went on ship
board the president and Mrs. Wilson
mounted the bridge where the for
lHCT WdNeu MS nat anu Tue ldlItI lcl
handkerchief.
Sir Charles Gust will accompany
the party as far as Calais, as the
representative of King George.
Among those at the pier were the
mayor Of Dover, the marquis OF
Camden, General Sir Charles We'll
land, Gen. Sir Colin Mackenzie and
other distinguished army and naval
officers.
A twenty one gun salute was fired
by the guns in Dover Castle as the
Brighton departed.