The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-25
President Will Deliver Most
Important Address of His
Political Career.
WILL REVIEW TROOPS.
Following Turkey Dinner, FIX
eeutive Will Visit General
Pershing - Program In
eludes Christmas Tree.

Al American Field Headquarters.
Ihaumont, France, Dec. s4.--F'rom a
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reviewing stand erected In tho midst
Humes, three miles from lsanEres.
President Nilson will deliver what y
heralded as the most important adj
dress Of his political career There
will he 10000 American troops to
pass in review before the President.
General Pershing and General Bliss.
The presidents codeiegates to the
peace conference may accompany him
ON the visit -
The president and his party on the
s-tsit to the front viii roysr the hffsr
iuFse triangle formed M tetAaanaanf.
Langres and Montigny de Roi
Engineers have been working day
and night getting the roads into shape
for the great military pageant {. A
into the field. where the open review
ing stand has been built.
Rain has been so heavy during the
past month that. even should the
weather be npe tomorrow, the mud
will he kneed deep everywhere of the
paved road
The troops to be reviewed comprise
composite infantry battalions, con
sisting OF one company from each
regiment in the First army. which is
made up Of the Twenty-sixth,
Eightieth and Eighty second divisions
as well as machine gun and engi-
neering. battaiions. wire companies.
artillery units and cavalry and tank
contingcnt,.
stage All Set.
A rehearsal OF the review took
place tonight The troops were
brought in motor trucks, the same
which rushed American shock-troops
many hundred mile across France
for the various offensives.
The troops to be reviewed carry
twc-days' Iron rations'' in their
havarsacks. They win return to their
billets on Thursday. In the parade
the men win wear steel helmets. carry
their gas masks. hAvsrsacks and full
equipment
noon, when the president will motor
to the headquarters 08 the Twenty
sixth division 1t Nontigny 10 Roi. He
viii take Christmas dinner In an I'M
occupied Frsnch Hospital A hundred
oflcers from the Yankee division
rwill b present, instead OF enlisted
men. a. was originally planned.
The Twenty-sixth division was
selected because It has been longest
In France, Mess-SerEeant Berthoy. a
restaurant keeper OF Worcester,
will be In charge OF the dinner. The
menu follows:
Celery Roast Turkey
Mashed Potatoes Turn&ps
Cranberry Jelly
Pumpkin Pie Cakes
Bread and Butter
Coffee
VIII BE ChFiatunas Tree.
Everything except the turkeys is
included In tho ration. There will be
no soup, owing 10 the diners using
their mess kits. "A hundred new moss
kits have been obtained for the
guests, the oficers Usine their own.
There will no tablecloths and no
napkins.
Following the Dime, President
Wilson will motor through the towns
u Freicourt Hinnecourt. Rococourt,
Avrisourt. Epinaint. darroy. odival.
[treopa biiieted IA these places will be
Returnin9 y ChAurnonA the president
will ~ q 0eneFat FSr.hings home in
4he u Louvre chateau. outside
Chaumont. whore Mrs. Boyd, wife OF
Colonel Boyd. General reahtnG's aide,
will receive Mr.. wilson A banquet
|will ~ held Ii the evening. There
Will ~ = CArtstSmas tres.
Amung the mens " the Yankee"
division, Representative William
HenFy Garter. ~ NeeAham Heights.
MAss., u the hero az the day. He IN
donating mONaY zOR the purchase on
Christmas dinner AKIN O. and cieafk.
On the way from Ch&ilsnona 4
rs M ~