The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-31
No Demonstration as Presi- dent Wilson Reaches sn- don After Visit fan- chester-Goes DS.t to Buckingham Pa
By Associa5. Sre..

London, Dece fr 30.-P Pres |ident Wilson arrived in London at 7:15 p. m. and immediately went to Buckingham palace. He was cheered by large numbers of persons who were proceed ing honeward from business. Otherwise there was no demonstra- ton, as the time of the arrival of the presidential special train was not known to the public
 Pr esident Wilson will go directly to Italy from Paris. He will leave Paris for Rome Wednesday night, arriving in the Italian capital Friday. Rome is to be the only city in Italy the President will visit. He expects to be away from Paris a week, returning there week from next Tuesday.
 While in Rome the President will be the guest of the Italian government It seems certain now that he will visit Pope Benedict and also call at the Methodist college.
 by the tune the 9TeSlQent lctui us to Paris from Italy the British dele gates to the peace conference will have arrived it is expected. The pre- liminary conferences may then be in sight and the preliminary organization work of the American peace mission will have been completed.
 FAREWELL DINNER
 The farewell dinner given in the state dining room a Buckingham pal ace tonight by King George and Queen Mary in honor of President Wilson and Mrs Wilson was private function. There was no procession into the din- ing room, which was decorated With yellow, and there were no speeches or toasts The Grenadier Guards band played during the dinner, but no na- tional anthems were rendered.
 Those who sat down to dinner were the King and Queen, President and Mrs. Wilson, Princess Mary, Prince Henry, Prince George, the Duke of ConLaught, John w, Davis. the Amefi- can ambassador; the Duke and Cavendish, Viscount and Viscountess Abceson, viscount Astor, Admiral Sir Stanley Coville and Lady Coville, Sir Ronald Graham and Lady Graham; Miss Edith Benham, Mrs. Wilson's sec retarys Read Admiral Grayson, U. s. N; Rrigadier General Wm. H. fiarts, U.s S. A: the Duchess of Sutherland. the Dowager Countess of Airle, Viscount Farquhar, lord steward to the King, and Lord Stamfordham private secre- tary to the King.
 LEAVE TUESDAY MORNING
 President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson will leave Buckingham palace Tuesday morning al o'clock on the first stage n fhair EranCa In the procession to the Victoria station semi state landaus will be used. King George and President Wilson will oc- cupy the first. Queen Mary, Mrs. Will son and Princess Mary the second and members of the Presidents party and court officials the third, fourth and fifth. No troops will be stationed along the streets, but the party will have q guard of honor to the station. Sir Charles Gust. the Kings equerry. wilt accompany President Wilson to Ca lais.
 The diners entered the dining hall in pairs. King George escorting Mrs Wilson and President Wilson giving his arm to Queen Mary. The dinner was served on one long table. The King. with Mrs: Wilson on his right sat in the center on one side, while President Wilson, with the Queen be- side him. sat opposite the King.
 The , dining room is a handsome apartment and contains many fine pie lures and art treasures. The table dec orations were daffodils. Some of the smaller pieces of the Windsor gold plate also were used for decorative purposes
 After dinner other members of tha royal household who had not attended the function joined the party infor- mally in the drawing room.