Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
PRESIDENT SAILS
TO PARIS MEETING
Trip to Europe Unprecedented in
Annals of American Gov
ernment.
GIVEN A R0UsiNG SEND-OFF
New York Harbor Presents
Scene of Animation and
Great Enthusiasm.
fRy Associated rressl !,

Wilson procia.n, ~, a., ,.,.,
saiied to-day for Europe to participate
as one OF five representatives of the
United states to the peace conforennc
- o' heiu IN france The transport
George Washington got under way at
The presiden,.s n,,,r ,,,,
o,b.r me-,,.ors wv
ga,;on-.secre,,rr &c Sas -"
:, - S'''e NooeFt Lam
s.ns ana iienry White. former ambas-
sI'pL M Honee 20 france an and Italy, Colonel +.
ine in ".her two members. are already,
IN Eulope:
inMto M the the Eeorse .ar, Washington swung out
precedentcd in American history. Presi-
nent inr hni@r ana MrS; s. Wilson stood on the NY
ing bsiuge' the highest point to which
passtengsrs could climb. An army band
on me shore played Over There"
aboara @ayng qver his eraf n5,
which crowded nearby waters. the
L,eorgs Washington turned her bow
ooHaTo oaT 'nc sea shortly after 1890
ner course the presidential saluc of
.Mtn.s one guns thundered from the
''Iuap1I. riIp b guns.
way across the river before she turned.
ana ana ,e when TWO destroyers and naval
the iook bar fr tSs IN escort for the trip down
pS M tnultitude OF persons crowdinE
80 sIo,s ana upper windows OF New York
,hs SII,apers I,,dSa ana piers on both sides Of
UT luusoH'
Ihe tug took position directly
aneao OF lhe George Washington. stop
ing a path toward quarantine. while
me destroyers ranged along either
SIDE.
s0lADROS OF AIRPLANES
APPEARs OVEN SHIP
AS the Meet started down the bay q
squaaFon ot airpianes dropped from the
GS.ouas CLOUDS ana executed series OF daring
ioIPs The abGvg I;nar the nea Presidents ,, ship.
toward the sea with the George Wash
ingsons band playing martial airs and
" ,,h na,oor Sratt or all types: includ-
ing many allied merchant ships. dip
ping ping nags ana footing whistles in sa-
iuSe re, .o tne departing chief executive.
black With tSEnn,,s Shiamu, "n4se nose shores were
since snaa eariy morning to witness a pre-
!, ,tstn,,Dn iIs ~ rSfectaGle I'M Af1erirau
its. ocean convog ~ asnaington ar Met
ara t, ana ne ana quintet OF destroy
era, l'ih III new coats of battlcshfp
As the souadro, n...a,
gate in the submarine MOI u,,,i,S
In Zoo Ss.a acaSss nS 81, .ne narrows and with
a group of several hundrcd a,u .nho snofe' e,fre'
dren was transformed at a word of
The presidential fleet nasseS n,s
tine at IL o'clock the PenpsviS.aia
leading and the destroyers depioyed on
transnor, Cnnh IN me wake OF the
fired salvos in salute . oas
as s;nt The s;I,dr squadron steamed out to sea
feet above the water, could hS sae, SLY
leading the way toward the a,ssee, seer,
horizon. "
JON ~ 1sSSc,>,
~ HiNEiNG CHEERS
as the S;enrp" enr maveas W or the Hudson just
20 20 san there came the roaring cheers
pa,ur0ie oe more than 1000 american soldiers
frnn, Po,e Lhp,and: danaa,i From crowded rigging.
aver,. ,or, uense!S packed rails. and from
inr men porl shnoied mole the homecoming fight
~ ds ,iien shouted greetings 10 the Pres
nnn,i lnent ana from the decks OF the presi-
nen'ial ;na hnr liner and the dcstroyers guard
'"f Erinr' mer' answering nss cheers came back.
w., Ino,aay IL became known that he goes
for, u,'ii'nsa r against militarism in any
iarisn, was lIsning nar, :, OF FL Prussan mill
presidenp, pItidd peace OF the whole world. the
who oorf reefs, according TO persons
port m Georgs ,srreu WI With him on the trans
. 49,,
PICTURESQUE RECEPTION
GIVEN TO PREsIDESr
accorded the presiIan; reception was
Secretary OF war Bake sc.rs; Mrs; wilson.
sing. Secretary Tumui,y and o,haIs ian
train which TssShsGrs rsachsS ,eho on the special
a. NJ 'ioooheh az ':3o
Between the snur ot
the train drew up NJ ,he een en,r. on which
the pier and tb. Sor,h re en'Iance to
Of the pier an .r"i, ~ ,Nfsr terminus
flags had been erecteJs o' Hmerican e,
dent stepped from the S is INC me f@resi. @
hands with Gem"rai q; ;f"In III ana ma shook
bugles and drums Sounded a. and meManus: nus
band played The "StarSnaaI aiu an army
ner;" Army guards. and EiE,s .sa Of f'ah, ahe
in military formation "'e drawn up
Accompanied by General McNa,us
and his staff. the nresidan,; ~, ;mchanus
moved slowly under the arch party
flags and between soliI rous "as 9i
d:crs, who presented arms -. th u pi soi-
dent and Secretary Raiscr na,sea e esi-
Admiral Albert Cileavcs haoJ ~ 49,,
CRUISER and transport djvisinna o tne t
Atlantic Fleet. met the President and
shook hands with him M tbn nn,ro,,a. aioa
to the gangway. nee
The President said .,oodhy - o.,
eral McManus and. accompanied nv
Nni "a. Gleaves; went aboard the