Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-30
WILSON HOHORS
MOTHER s MEMORY
At HER OLD HOME
Carlisle. England. Gave President
a Warm Reception and Hears
Him Speak at Church.
WAS THANKED BY BISHOP

arlIslc. England, Dec 50 President
Wilson. accompanied by NrS. " llson,
came 10 Carlisle Yesterday IN ram and a
cold penetrating mist Ia VISIT the girl
hood home of hls mother. But The warmth
cf the greeting of the people OF the town
and of the thousands of strangers from
the surrounding country moro than off
sci the dt,arncss OF the weather
l.argc crowds lined the streets and
chccrcd the Presidential party Justify rs
/, drove from the station, where the FrcSi-
dent was received by Mayor Bertram
carr and other local notahics, To the
Crown and Nitro Hotel, whc-c the Prcsi-
dent signed the frccmens roll
VISITED GKANpFATHER = HoMt
The Presidcn, visited Annctwel street
where the site uf hls late grandfaihcrs
chapel Was pointed out 10 him, and the
house in Cavcndlsh Place that was ,ilt
by his grandfather Later hc attended
services IN the Iowthcr Street Congrc-
gational Church
Here. in the course ot the services,
the Rev Edward Booth, pastor of the
church, requested the President TO ad
dress the aSsCnlhlage This the President
did. delivering short speech, IN which
he referred simply but eloqucntly to his
mother
NET BY CARLISLE OFFICIALS
The Presidential tram arrived n tho
Citadel station on schedule timc Besides
Mavor Carr, the Lady MavorcSs, Miss
Eleanor Carr, MsJor-Ccn Sir John Cow
an, and the high sheriff were on the plat
form when President Wilson alightcd
After the presentations, Miss Carr gaNc
Mrs Wilson huge bouquet
The Presidential party was then con
Quoted 10 tho entrance Of the station.
where the square was thronged with
people who burst INTO hearty cheers.
which lasted tor some moments The
stars and Stripes and tho mon Jack
vrre hoisted on the tower of the law
Courts as the party emerged frnm the
rtatlon.
ssEs his GRANDFATHER rUFu.
The rain continued "a fall hut the
crowds IN the streets chccrCd President
Wilson all he way ~ the rUwn and
Mitr Hotel, whtrc other prominent cltl-
zens were waiting 10 receive the noted
guest Here Thomas Watson. an aged
house painter and the last hVIng pupil 81
the school of President Wilson's grand
father, was introduced 10 the President
Grasping the old man 5 hand the
President asked You remember my
grandfather
I'm AFRAID not ! WAS rsther \ small
fellow, replied the old man. shvll
President Wilson inspected document
dealing with the residence here 81 his
grandfather, the Rev Mr. Thomas Mood
row, and then drove 70 the ~fsatIon
Army Hall. where once stood III, uaildng
that WAS the President ; mother home.
Erum here he visited the CaVCndi,h house
N Warwick Road, which wa> built hy
a ts.sfi, .lr Is II
father taught school and the President
mother also hved for a while The prr,I-
dent renamed here for 10 minutes and
procccded 20 the Lowthcr street Congrc-
gational Church. which was crowded
sINGs R.rrLE HYM> 81 RErUnLc
The congregation rose aS the Prc>l-
dent and las party entered and We're
conducted 10 the front pcR As The
party walked down the aisle the organIst
PLAYED The Battle Hymn 81 tic Re
public which was listed an thr program
as the American national anthem
The Rev Mr. Booth entered pull
PIT, accompanied hy the Bishop Of irlls'c
Mr. Booth gave the Invocation. and the
choir and the congregation sang he
hvmn, "Beforr lchovahs Awful Throne
President Wilson joined IN the singing
MIR Booth read as tho first lesson
iron the siNth chapter of = Sal8n, and the
choir chsnted 'Oh sing nto the Lord
New Song The Bishop Of Carlisle
resd the second lesson, which WAS from
the second chapter Of Luke-the story
Of Chrlst questioning the doctors IN the
Temple
PRAYER FOR PRESIDgST.
Then followed another hymn, and
the Rev Mr. Booth afterwa-d prayed
for the King and the President and hIs
family and also for lasting peace
The congregation then sang The Battle
Hymn OF tie Republic and Mir Booth
delivered hS sermon
Il feel great PRIDE. the pastor said
IN part. that the great and honored
leader OF the American people should
have left the company OF kings and set
sside important functions 10 travel 10
tins border city III winch his mother was
born 70 attend a a humble worshipper.
the church over winch MS grandfather
once presided such action reveals ms
character. IL IS a great spectacle for the
world
THOMAS WOODROW oSCHURCH ROLL.
Mr Presid ent two-thiTds Of vour
name belongs here as the words Thomas
Woodrow were Inscribed on the church
roll ninety eight wears ago From then
until 1885 he taught tho church tho word
az God he gathered around hun Dc