Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-05
PRESIDENT BUSY
ON OFFICIAL WORK;
HASSL|GHT COLD
Begins Labors as Soon as
| Steamer Leaves Port on
Peace Mission.
RECEIVES CALLS FROM
OFFICIALS ON BOARD
Keeps in Touch With Washington
by Wireless-Mrs. Wilson Re-
leases Carrier Birds.

BY Wireless . the Associated Press.
ON BOA. U. s. S. GEORGE
WASHINGTON, December s.
President Wilson's ship this morn
ing was $50 miles out, steering n
steady course mt n speed of seven
teen knots an hour.
ON BOARD THE U. S. s. GEORGE
WASHINGTON, December 5.-Presi-
dent Wilson spent most of the first
day of the trip on this steamship work
ing in the Office part of his suite
After acknowledging from the bridge
the greetings that were given him as
the ship put to sea, he turned to the
pile of letters and kilograms awaiting
him and spent several hours working
with his stenographers.
In the afternoon, on the advice of
his physician, Rear Admiral Cary T.
Grayson, he lay down and rested for
a time because of slight cold that
was affecting his voice.
Ambassadors Call.
Later the President received calls
from officials on board, including the
Italian and French ambassadors. Fol-
lowing this he took a walk on deck,
together with Mrs. Wilson. --.'
The presidential party dined quietly
in the evening, being served by a
waiter who claimed to have attended
Emperor William and the empress in
the same suite on the trial trip OF
the George Washington.
The reports that the presidential
suite had been fitted up in a luxurious
manner are untrue.
In the dining hall music was fur-
nished by the ships band and quar-
tet of sailors.
The President is keeping in touch
with official business by wireless.
The escorting destroyers. with the
battleship Pennsylvania leading the
column, are keeping in close touch
with the steamship carrying the Pres
ident. Mine sweepers are running be-
fore the bow of his ship. They are
loaded with steel. billets to Insure
their deep draught.
The weather is cold and misty, out
the sea is calm.
In the evening Mrs. Wilson released
from the George Washington carrier
pigeons bearing notes OF thanks TO
Vice Admiral Gleaves for the success
of the arrangements made for the de-
parture.
The George Washington will steam
by way of the Azores, but will not put
in at those islands.
A pouch of official mail will be put
off at the Azores Sunday and be hur-
ried back to the United States Oil
board Il destroyer.
The President has his own type
writer on board and is using it at in
;ervals in working upon the speeches
he expects to deliver in France. =,
No announcement was made on
board today regarding appointments
TO the offices OF the Treasury or di-
rector of railways. (The appointment
of Representative Glass as Secretary
of the Treasury was announced IN
Washington.)
The weather today was clear and
cold the pale sunlight making the
escort observable from the decks of
the Presidents steamer.
The President slept late and took
brea kfast with Mrs. Wilson. no other
members of the party being present
with them at this meal Afterward
the President worked with his ste
nographer and examined the official
wireless messages, which included
several applies tions for clemency.