The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-27
1I's u WI ~ Vi y e fsrver with which
FNsis 1rsesed him ne osner
~. rms rs LONDON,

ssS 44&4khf IN WoEustsHSN'
M fSHs thc surprise was mutual fo
" X, ~ we rot the man LONDON PIC
i fss{a0 n the great spokesman Oh is ~.
Y I'M ;rstice the world over. In's wa
4 80 ira sfaid reserved college proIes
Il S,sSs4- Z snfrsuy1en whose sfeecies' 90.
rvs.s 4fsns had suggested TO them -
ato6frtess and isolation thar 49,.
make IL hard for him TO corr -S g-,.a
Z ana meet up with the'nc 80 II
n n,an 20 their liking. a Demoafs, -
4 r.srtsee ss wei as III preaching, "a ma
sea-, bs.nc. s'even as you and l.
yhr. urax the thought that c"os ~ .
~ minds OF these millions the ~.
Aisnf they laid eyes upon hii"' ax
<rs.ie- rnseiepeI face @s"'f'en y" -
10 ore and al: go
sTte,k how are YOU >,.,,,
Aasl good sport AZ u, =,
hs,axs,lf the English icse aoy.s -
s,4s. Ut was when ne s'ooa W. -,
reyai i.osts upon thn " ouaen
buckingham palace. arc Nie ~
hAnae.s him . small union tacS.
gs,st,x re- bowed, and then fnrn'i ~
.,ta rae. .nrorr In tho victory 70.
tsirsa Below aud high above ~ y. 49, -
- y~a,7a.s this little union JACK tv'
ssee,si -nsrutes. where AT the Gro" "
asssaa7 v laoarsa from cheering, 49,
frn1 ii, that was EFT ot thef ~
-A9aur~es together for enc ~ =, 81. g..
shcut that SEEMED 10 seal yer ~ ' -,
~. oe-sens, friendship they ma" jus
"a vrt,s him. 80 II was no won
80 ci.har. that the people OF Leea"H
DER. saving all day;
$50 this is Wilson
wTrTS THE KING.
Al e.narin- Cross the presiHeS
xe.n.sd l,y the king and qiesh.
Ts.sr eass Mary Che Prime fal''lsts'
ans. rvariy aii the members OF re III, Ma
cabin. and PRINCIPAL naval ara s''''''
rsr- officers OF the af9plre' -....,~
T-ner the presidents frst faessssls
sxssn premier Lloyd George TIE
s,.s,xg,ss ard tbs small army o. accom- ;
r.s-~irr newspaper men conc'3S y = a
go. ~ -hety curiosity. knowing tH1A
-.rsa- -h,a svtsst these tao men ~,
,s@-ssa~s one another 0epf af@5 "l"f ~
!. cswYra~t.cn sT}th the Ea0ii1eh "N'
conferences 10 come ,
rvcy, Tho eeraSa2 manner ~ t.i$ti
sAsv ssoo% hands and 9%csia'il's''i '
ser a-orsis ot formal greeting. i.oit
-he .rsnt strsc.neSs with whteh faelV
80 s,,st &c .h.v seemed ia take ore
.nn,her's measure. all those present
~. ssfe in concluding that IN =
s.nertcsu president and the bfH Is"
e+.-ntsr will have little. II any trouote
vf.t.inu ACQUAINTED and fFaNottln~
,,srrnorsa,tsly together along the ua'l,-
,u;i road toward lasting world pe@Ve
N~s Wilson's charm and beauty
yisib,y captured che entire foyd.
xrcun at FIRST glance. ana "asn Stlc
a. between Inc queen Snd ifiiic',ss
Marx i'll the carriage following t,a.
ss,r@- I'D president til. three were
sAen chatting and Laughing a. II ''eN
We're old friends.
pafare leaving for the palace. m"
kinr and tho President Inspected fh'
4s~ii.tsns gssasi OF honor, Mr. tspi
l,eI.y r,ssr .sstly Impressed with Inc
- .-tt4---- t-4- I .---ast =
THE ROYAL. sALt iT.
3ust a. the carriages sta 20" 81
.ae,s came Il dull bcom from the e u
"a ,ru.n- 81 london. the royal s.iutf
vtIth the tower guns roar ntiagl"'
,hat Of tho eannon In HYDE Park.
7ha ssule tine every church nel4 y
r.nndon began 10 tell Long after IN
s ,,fhsrs had become silent and IN" gan
/ ,ters resting from th'ir roar fhe N4eitIl,
I ~ ST Martins overiooking 'ae N",
son monument. kept on ciah&h s t"'i
yne,oftcaR welcome,
More than one American IN Arotl'1o
saniwht compared the demon stration
M the car,tnfs population VILE IN
yUroar Of IN election night N w
gates Under the magic touch 90 IN
urrxieents personality tue statd Ion
sfoneys seemed TO "thaw up' and tnr'
,hemsslves inside o0t Certain II !
d MAT not within the memoirs 81 ~"
living man has this cold OLA soW
ahn~n a,1ch warmth OF emotion
An impressive incident during IN
y f5Ts,ce sion to the palace occurred Wh'
;tw the carriages we're Nearing MARI
borough house. there was saaas
xsrur,ing In the sidewalk crowd ~
I S.Awtrt saeir way 70 the curb came tn
S,ueAa powagar Alexandra, the qaee
nf Norway, Prince Olaf hnd lrineos
pi4t.,,iA The crowd recognizing &heir
4, .s,fa f,an8s The president leaned Ro}
.asa waw@I y grarie1s sF1tel&h'
: S, srlsEslsi{3. 70 rtsal,tSsas 20 $SS'A'sy
husdkereaicfs The ssAa ALSO salute
wife the Queen powagef and IN
priNces8 notded heartily toward Mr.
Ef5sor.
An American Greeting,
A. one time during the memcrapl
Ia,ad. the president same near brln
hurled alive by Some of his own con1
,ryr,en. /. was WHOM the carriage
passed The Rergsicy' hotsI. where IN
American military and naval mission
a,aa organized = tremendous demonStra
aicr.
Each window or the balcony wa
D-rAed with baskets OF laurel AZ th
presidents oarrlalse passed a Tefi'.ht
avalanche showerei upon him Will
women threw handfuis OK flowers. Thi
was repeated when the presidents wifi
End the queen passed by. Admi'a
sims. General Biddis. winston spence
Churchill and nany American womc
were on the balcony,
sshe engine of the train that bore IN
president from Dover 10 Charing Cros
had a tiny American flag At It's mast
lead The train rolled into the station
on The dot Of the scheduled tirne~--2;S
r NJ.
4 delicate tribute to tho president
ancestry wus the fact that Scots guard
were selected for the Gordon OF homo
nj tho station
The president inspected these guard
10 the clicking Of numerous cameras
while the crowds outside as far az tn
strand and Trafalgar Square eheerc'
tuadiy before they had even caught
glimpse of the great guest,
The queen wore a blue dress with
HACK sealskin fur-trimmad cloak an'
/, black hat.
The reception party at the station in
s.IudAd besides those mentioned For
.IKn Minister Balrcrr. Lord Curzop
Chancellor OF the Exchcauer Bona1
Law. Cord Miner, Lord Robert Cecil
aiy Erie ueddes. Austen chamberlain
stecrve N Barnes, the labor leader: ths
Il u d