The Washington herald., 1918-12-15

eome whisper, now by Juo!iant
shouts and then by a boom an6 roar,
that set the old town atremble, the
story of her love; the message OF
her gratitude toward him and Amer
lea
- Message Vivid and Sincere.
/ Not within memory of modern
times has mortal man been greeted
with such fevor. such magnificence
land such sincerity.
One hundred and one guns.
Frances finest. thundered their sa-
lutte in one minute intervals as the
long line OF open automobiles carry
ing the Wilson party and the dis
tinguished French representatives
that had met them at the station.
slowly proceeded through flower and
flag bedecked streets to the Partisan
White House"
Gentlemen" he began. Il receive
with great interest the address which
you have Just read to me. The war
through which We have just passed
has illustrated. in a way which never
can be forgotten. the extraordinary
wrongs which can be perpetrated by
arbitrary and irresponsible power. 1t
Is not possible to secure the happi-
ness and prosperity of the world, to
establish an enduring peace unless the
repetition of such wrongs is rendered
impossible.
This has indeed been a peoples war.
1t has been waged against absolutism
and militarism. and these eDemies of
liberty must. from this time forth, be
shut out from the possibility of work
ing their cruel will upon mankind"
Crowd Waits for Hours.
Hours besore the presidential train
pulled into Paris from Brest the
(, streets were thronged by Parisians
2 eager to secure a good spot from
which to get a near glimpse Of the
conquerOr OF Paris love.
II was 1910 a. m. when the surginS
humanity was electrified by 4 uull,
Iong-drawn-Out boom" 1t came from
a "75" at Fort Mont VaIerian, one of
the outer bastions OF Paris. II was
the signal that the Wilson train was
speeding through the network of forth
icatiOns. Then boom followed boom,
and with the thunder OF ths guns
mingled the eCstatiC cries from hun
dreds of thousands of throats. JUss
above the Bois de Boulogne station
mighty whirr reinforced the paEdemo-
MUM Of nOiSe-a fleet of airplanes,
eyes of the Wilson train.
There was a brief ceremony at the
station. All around the plaza flank
ing the station stood horizon blue
lines Of picked pOilus as guard of
honor. A band struck up the Star
Spangled Banner the moment the
President and Mrs. Wilson emerged
from the train.
Captured Guns Line street.
The streets through which the party
proceeded to the Murat residence were
lined with captured German guns and
other war trophies. President Wilson
was plainly moved by the reception
Many a time he nodded with specially
= Intimate emphasis 10 the right. and
1 left, and when he saw American SOL
diers and sailors whose cheers rang
out with regular football preciseness.
In the Place de la COncOrde the roar
frOm 5000 thTOats sent up such a
volume of sound as to rival the artiI-
leTy bombardments through which
the soldier guards had passed but
few brief months ago, while on battle
duty
Hundreds of spectators tried by all
sorts OF tricks to evade the guards
to fling bouquets into the Wilson
carriage Two thousand British SOL
diers were gathered on the Place de
ia Concorde, and they cheersd as
ldstily as if King George were pass
ing by.
Flag Over "whIte House.,
sFrom the top Of the Murat man
sion huttered Old Glory as the party
turned in at the gates. A battalion
Of Zouaves stood rigidly at attention
while bands played the ''MarseiIaise"
and the American national anthem.
The Chinese and japanese minis
ters were the first diplomats to make
official calls upon the President.
In the procession there were,
among other notables, Premier Gle
nenceau, Gen. Pershing, French For
e-sn Minister Stephen Pichon. AM
be ssador Jusserand, Admiral Benson,
Ambassador Sharp and Andre Tar
dieu, French High Commissioner to
the United States.
At the station a detail of Boy
Scouts, and a detachment of AIsa-
uans engaged in excited rivalry to
get big bouquet to Mrs. Wilson
hrst.
AS the procession passed theCham-
Der Of Deputies and the Foreign Of
nee the flags were dipped in salute.
u the windows were thousands of
ofcials and employees cheering and
waving banners.
=" AASOh LllOuOpOLlZeQ FEMININE
attention as the party drove through
the streets. She wore a beautiful
bouquet Of orchids. CALCULATIONS of
admiration for her beauty were
heard on all sides.
At the official luncheon in the EIysee
Palace President Poincare sat in the
center with President Wilson on his
right
Mrs. Wilson wore gown of black
silk with a Aeart-shape necklace
Mime Poincare wore pearl gray
The table was arranged in horseshoe
effect There were covers for 221 per-
sons The room was respondent with
allied and American flags and the
table was gay with roses and violets.
To the left of the President sat Mrs
Wilson. The guests included NJ. Des-
chassl. president Of the senate: Lord
Derby, British ambassador to France:
Secretary of State Lansing and many
others.
Mrs. House, wife of Col. z. NJ.
House, sat opposite President Wilson,
and beside her sat Marshal Foch.