Arizona republican., 1918-12-16
President Spends Quiet Day Attends
Church Twice Pays Simple Visit To
Cemetery-Calls On Poincare- Com
ments On Welcome Italy Waits Ex-
pectantly Paris Cheers Americans.

PARIS, Dec. 15-President Wilson
spent his first Sunday in Paris by
going twice to church, laying a wreath
on the tomb of Lafayette, and having
brief conference with Premier Glenn
enceau and another with Colonel L.
NJ. House. In the evening he rested
in preparation for the coming strenu-
GUS week of preliminary conferences.
During the afternoon the president
made a short call on President and
Madame Poincare at the Palace of the
Elysee.
In the morning, the president, ac-
companied Mrs. Wilson and Admiral
Grayson, and by secret service men,
went to the American Presbyterian
church in the Rue de Berri. His COM
ing was known to only a few of the
American colony, who had guessed
that the president. being a consistent
church gOer, would choose a church of
his own denomination.
Episcopal in Afternoons
The Rev. Chauncey w. Goodrich.
the pastor took his text from the
ninth verse of the ninth chapter of
Isaiah. He dwelt on the necessity of
impregnating political and civil life
evolution OF humanity was reaching
the last stage in the constitution of a
society of nations.
The edifice was filled, but there was
no special service. The president took
part as he would if he had been at the
Central Presbyterian church in Wash
ington.
! In the afternoon President Wilson
went to church of Mrs. Wilson's de-
nomination, as is the custom in Wash
| ington, when he goes twice on Sunday.
| The church selected was the American
| Episcopal church of the Holy Trinity.
| the bishop of South Carolina off,
ciating.
The president visited the tomb of La
| fayette in the Picpus cemetery, in the
| southeastern section of Paris, while
returning home after the morning
service. No ceremony had been ar
ranged at the cemetery and the pres-
| dent went accompanied only by Brig.
! General Harts, a secret service opera
/ tive and a French officer assigned to
him as a personal aide. The presi-
dent, removing his hat, entered the
tomb carrying a large floral wreath.
Wreath for Lafayette
AS the president placed the wreath
stood silent before the resting place
of the Frenchman who helped America
in her fight for liberty. He made no
speech whatever. He then returned
to the Murat residence.
In the meantime all the residents of
Paris apparently had turned out in
the hope of getting a glimpse of the
president. 1t was remarked that the
Wilson luck was continuing, for the
sun broke through the murky clouds
for the first time in days, and began
to dry up the streets. The sun lit up
the city in all its fluttering banners
and flags.
To a foreign observer it appeared
that every one in Paris was on the
boulevards. There was no space what
ever on the sidewalks. A great crowd
gathered at the Palace de la Concorde
before the headquarters of the Ameri-
can mission. The crowd jammed about
the doors and took keen interest in
, every American passing in or out. The
most inconsequential attache, carrying
a case of official papers, was sur
, rounded and carefully inspected by
! admiring Frenchmen and women.
All Americans Cheered
American army automobiles We're
surrounded and cheered whenever they
| stopped. All one needed, apparently,
/ to be taken into the hearts of the
crowd, was just to look like an Aneri
: can. Every sort of conveyance was
, out on the boulevards or in the parks
: Each carrying individual cheering
groups. TaXicabs carried crowds oi
) American soldiers and even the ole
| one horse chaises were again on duty
The parading happy crowds smacket
4 of Riverside drive on a Sunday after
noon. while the wide spaces and tn,
parks gave just touch of Washing
ton. Doubtless the president felt a
home, But all the members of tE'
American mission, doubtless felt tn,
deeper significance of the day
Henry White, former Ambassado
\ here, and now member of the Ameri
can peace mission. who had know
Paris through long residence here, sal,
} that seldom had king, emperor or for
eign dignitary ever received such wei
come as that extended President VIII
son. The special significance felt b,
the members of the American mission
n was that the French people seemed t.
s be wholly in sympathy with the presi
d dents purpose.