The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15

MILLIONS GREET PRESIDENT
 Paris December 14-President Will son entred Paris today amid the boom of hundred guns in salute, and a greeting at the railway station and along the route to his temporary resi- dence by enthusiastic throngs, esti- mated to total nearly two million per sons, whose cheers set the air yibrat- ing.
 President Poincaire, Premier Glenn enceau and other French officials, met the presidential party at the railway station, together with French and American military officers, and proni- nent civilians, while the Republican Guard band greeted him with the Star -Spaneled Banner"
 After the formalities of welcome, the Presidents party entered open carriages of state, and drove under overcast skies along the appointed route, escorted by the mounted Re- publican guard between solid ranks of French troops.
 The route was lined for miles with captured guns and other battle trophies and every available space was crowded by vast crowds waving and shouting their welcome-such crowds as have rarely been seen in Paris
 
 barring his head and smiling in ac- knowledging his welcome, while Mrs. Wilson's carriage was piled with flow CTS thrown into it along the route to the mansion of Prince Murat, which was reached at I0:45 o'clock about a half hour after the American execu- tiye's arrival in the French capital
 An official luncheon, given by Presi- dent and Madame Poincaire at the I'alais de L'Elysee in honor of Presi- dent and Mrs Wilson, ended the of- ficiaI programme of the day At the luncheon President Poincaire delivered an address of welcome to President Wilson and the American executive In reply made the first notable utterance of his European visit.
 ORDER OF PROCESSION
 In the procession from the railway station tho first carriage was occupied by President Wilson and President Poincaire, and the second carriage by Mrs. W ilson, Madame Poincaire, Madame Jusserand and Miss Margaret Wilson. Those in other carriages werej Premier Clemenceau and Generals Mordacq and Desparge; fourth, Secre tary of State Lansing and Foreign Minister Pichon; fifth, General Bliss and MT. Henry White; sixth, General Pershing and Ambassador Jusserand; ; seventh, Admiral Benson and Captain Tardieu, French high commissioner to the United States, and eighth, Admiral Grayson, General Harts and Lieutenant Colonel Lobez.
 The reception, in the estimation of some of the onlookers, appeared to have drawn out a greater crowd than wei comed either King George or King All bert on their recent visits. The pro- cession left the Porte Dauphine just a few minutes after the President ar rived. The crowds cheered and then uncoevred reverently as the bands played the "Star-Spangled Banner A lare throng was gathered at tlle Arc de Triopiphe, where the procession turned down the Champs Elysee to the Bridge Alexander III. After crossing the Seine, the procession moved past the building of the Chamber of Depu- ties and again crossed the Seine to the Place de La Concorde.
 President Wilson seemed greatly af- fected as he passed the Church of the Madeline, for the American societies gathered there raised a characteristic American cheer. ending with tiger
 GREETED BY PRESIDENT
 Paris, December 14.-Huge crowds massed around the Bois de Boulogne station awaiting the Presidents com Ing. As he alighted from his train, roar of welcome went up that left no doubt of the cordiality of the welcome given by Paris to its latest guest President Wilson was greeted by President and Madame Poincare, Pre- mier Clemenceau, Andre Tardeiu. French high mmissioner to the Uni tod States, and other high officials.
 The formalities of the greeting over. the President entered the carriage with President Poincare Mrs. Wilson and Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter of the President followed in another car- riage accompanied by Madame Poin- cpre. The party drove immediately 10 the residence of Prince Murat in the Rue de Monceau, where the President will reside while in the French cap ita1.
 The route to the presidential resi- dence was lined with French troops in solid array along it's entire length
 The welcome given by the vrowds as the President drove by was vociferous and hearty The city was making a vast fete of the Presidents coming.
 The passage of the presidential train from Brest to Paris gave evidence of the interest the population attached to the Presidents visit. At every station along the railway, crowds of men,
 
 the night for the passing of the train hoping to catch glipmse of the Amer ican executive Through the night along the route their cheers could be heard as the train slid by in the dark ness.
 The crowds assembled to greet the President were at an early hour large beyond the precedent set on the oc- casion of previous visits of heads of foreign states. The weather was fav- orable, for although the, morning was a rather gray one. it gave pomise ot decided improvement.
 The scene at the station where tho Presidents train came In was beauti- fully set. The platform was carpeted In red and palms adorned the broad stairway.
 The people crowded thickly upon the grassy slope of the old Paris forti- fications could be heard crying in Eng Nsh: e
 Welcome. Wilson! Long Live Will son." or in great choruses like a col lege yell, shouting, Wilson, Wilson, Wilson"
 DINNER OF WELCOME
 Paris, December 14.-President and Madame Poincare gave dinner at the Palace de I.aElysee in honor of Presi-