The Washington herald., 1918-01-08
And MA
VISIT TUMULTY,
DANIELS, SHAKER
Revivalist Fails to See Presi-
dent, but Shakes Hands
with Many Workers.
By ARTHUR JOYCE.

There were no revival services at
the tabernacle yesterday. but Billy
Sunday and Ma weren't idle. Not by
q jugful!
The strenuous evangelist, Mrs. Sun
day and every member of the Official
party talked at a big gathering OF
ministers and laymen in the First
Congregational Church in the morn
ing. And in the afternoon Billy and
Ma went sightseeing" while the
other Sunday campaigners stayed at
home and rested up a bit
The ~"sightseeing" trip included
visits to the White House and the
State, War and Navy departments.
Billy and Ma went in their own
limousine, with its American flags
draped at the side windows and its
service flag, in honor OF "son George" /"
who is an officer in the United States
Aviation Corps, at the rear.
Billy Invites EN- AL
The noted evangelist and his wife
met Secretary of War Baker. Sec
retary Of the Navy Daniels, and Joe
Tumulty. executive secretary to Presi-
dent Wilson. They shook hands with
several hundred attaches OF the vari-
GUS departments and invited the
whole bunch" over to the Tabernacle
during the campaign.
Anybody working to help Uncle
Sam win this war against that dirty
bunch overseas" remarked Billy as
he got friendly with the attaches, can
have anything they want over at the
Tabernacle. Best seats in the house
are yours for the asking"
Billy and Ma didn't get to President
Wilson. He was attending an impor-
tant conference and Billy said he'd
call again. Secretary Tumulty TOOK
the visitors in tow and showed them
the executive offices and several OF
the White House rooms.
Old Pals Meet Agsin.
Sunday and Tumulty are old
friends. They met while Billy was
conducting a revival in Trenton, n.
headquarters when he was associat-
of New Jersey.
''Howdy. Billy and the pair were
soon I'm deep confab talking over
old times. Secretary Tumulty ex-
ENCchatAl W III
gagged at an important conference,
and Billy replied:
That's all right, Joe. I'll Just look
around a bit while I'm here and I'll
sure call again to pay my respects
to Mr.. Wilson. He's got a mighty
hard job on his hands just now. and
it's a wonder to me he is able to
lie comfortably at night. so great
to H.
up to him rs the head of the world s
greatest nation
So Secretary Tumulty took Bills
and Ma through the executive Of
fees and showed them about all that's
to be seen.
"World's Greatest Man.,
Great place, this" commented
Billy. And so here's where the great.
est man in the world today does his
work, Ell? Well, say. this is one OF
the most sacred spots I've ever been
in. God bless the President and his
Cabinet and everybody that's got any.
thing to do with running this whale
Of a country Of ours"
Billy and Ma shook hands all around
and then drifted over to the State
War and Navy Building. Secretary
Of state Lansing was not in his office
when the visitors called. But Billy
shook hands some more and grinned
like a kid at first sight of the tree or
Christmas morn.
''Howdy, folks" was his greeting tc
the attaches and the cops and the
guards. They closed in around Billy
and Ma for a closeup view and Billy
was for shaking hands all around.
Secretary of War Baker greeted
Billy and Ma effusively and Billy
smiled his broadest smile as he warm
ly grasped the hand of the country's
war director"
God bless you," was Billy's saluta-
ton.
The evangelist had a few minutes
chat with the Secretary of War and
then he and Ma did some more hand
shaking.
Secretary Daniels had warm
greeting for the evangelist and for
Ma. The Secretary had attended the
opening meeting of the Sunday cam
paign and he expressed himself as be-
ing surprised at the remarkable
vitality of the evangelist. Mr.. Dan
iels remarked that Billy would sure
make a good recruiting officer"
Billy and Secretary Daniels talked
bit together and then the evangel-
ist wished Mr.. Daniels "Goodspeed'
and shouted 'goodby." He went
through another handshaking period